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Spring/Summer 2023
« on: March 20, 2023, 02:59:56 AM »
It's the first day of Spring on the calendar, so time to start a change to new time of year weather thread.
Spring/Summer 2023

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« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2023, 09:41:46 AM »
We have always been told that the Equinox is the day when day and night are equal or 12 hours each. Well, almost equal. Due to our orbit and our atmosphere the true balance between day and night only occurs on the Equilux. That happens several days before the Equinox. The Equinox is also tied to astrology because the sun moves into the constellation Pisces. This dates back to the time of Aristotle 2000 years ago. Anyway, happy first day of spring. Either Equilux or Equinox, celebrate because summer is coming!

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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2023, 11:59:09 PM »
In Oklahoma, it's interesting how this year the weather systems have been setting themselves up complete with training rain so that that most of eastern and southern Oklahoma is now cleared of drought. It's also, interesting how extremes have gone from exceptional drought in northern Osage County to no drought at all in much of neighboring Tulsa County.

With the current rain producing system, Stillwater has only gotten .1" at best, while an hour away to the south Shawnee has had 2.5" of rain, so far. I-44 is a major cut off area. The situation won't change until the cold fronts delay passing through northern and central Oklahoma so soon in the day.  The only downside to that is that a delay to later in the afternoon gives tornadoes and big hail a more favorable time to develop.

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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2023, 08:19:53 AM »
The last time the high temperature in the Twin Cities failed to hit 50 degrees during the month of March was back in 2001, when the highest temperature reached was 48.  WU’s 10-day forecast for the area doesn’t show much prospect for 50 by the end of the month, so it looks like we’ll keep our winter gear at hand for a while yet. Most of the Minnesota is still covered in snow.

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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2023, 03:49:04 PM »
A little bit of everything for almost everybody this weekend.

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The only thing missing is the brimstone and the hurricane that is bearing down on Alabama.
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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2023, 12:27:38 PM »
Some of the radar images from last night's storms in Mississippi are pretty horrifying. Thoughts and prayers to all affected down there.
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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2023, 03:26:56 PM »
Was confirmed the light was a vehicle in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaUfe5QCKNs&t=96s

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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2023, 06:11:34 PM »
Some of the radar images from last night's storms in Mississippi are pretty horrifying. Thoughts and prayers to all affected down there.
Just saw some footage for the first time. I think without doubt at least EF4 from just what little I've seen. Hellacious hook/debris ball on the radar. No surprise there, seeing the destruction.  Currently, 25 dead...and counting. :-(

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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2023, 07:19:34 PM »
Man I hate to see that. :-(
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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2023, 01:48:06 AM »
Was confirmed the light was a vehicle in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaUfe5QCKNs&t=96s

That is gut-wrenching. Some of the photos, videos and media in general illuminating the extent of damage from that storm is hard to comprehend.
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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2023, 07:16:34 PM »
No wonder I'm sick of winter....still! At least we got some rain.

CLIMATE...March 2023 for Tucson goes into the record books as the
63rd warmest or 66th coolest at 2.8 degrees below normal and 42nd
wettest at 0.10" above normal. This is the 3rd straight month
that Tucson has recorded a monthly mean temperature being below
normal and the first time since 1975 that the first three months
of the year were all below normal.

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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2023, 05:03:15 AM »
Mid 90's expected here this week. It's not bad though without the humidity.
As for rain, we need some bad.
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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #12 on: April 03, 2023, 04:33:34 PM »
Wow.... for a moment I thought SPC had mistakenly put up the same map as a few days ago. Lather, rinse, repeat..

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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #13 on: April 04, 2023, 05:18:12 PM »
Can't even get out of the 50's today under full sun and strong early April insolation. Pushing freezing tomorrow morning, even in the valleys. Incredible. Next Sunday, progged for 95F.

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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2023, 05:43:17 AM »
Behold, that which was record cold a literal week ago for many, is now potential record warm. Now that's a ridge.

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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #15 on: April 10, 2023, 04:50:38 PM »
Behold, that which was record cold a literal week ago for many, is now potential record warm. Now that's a ridge.

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=global-northamerica-09-24-1-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined

Obviously global warming.
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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #16 on: April 10, 2023, 05:25:01 PM »
Behold, that which was record cold a literal week ago for many, is now potential record warm. Now that's a ridge.

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=global-northamerica-09-24-1-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined

Obviously global warming.
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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #17 on: April 11, 2023, 06:28:15 PM »
I just hit 101F. I don't ever recall such an incredible swing of temps in such a short period. Must be that GW thang.   :mrgreen:

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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #18 on: April 12, 2023, 11:32:12 PM »
Pushing toward 20" of rain near Fort Lauderdale. Pretty interesting to watch on radar. No doubt some catastrophic flooding taking place.  :-(
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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #19 on: April 14, 2023, 04:52:44 PM »
Pushing toward 20" of rain near Fort Lauderdale. Pretty interesting to watch on radar. No doubt some catastrophic flooding taking place.  :-(
The highest total if verified was 25.91 inches. In about 6 hours.
That happens anywhere else it's destruction on a massive scale but Florida's sandy soil just sucks it up.
Meanwhile up here in Ocala I am praying for rain. Can't buy a drop.
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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #20 on: April 14, 2023, 08:09:31 PM »
Pushing toward 20" of rain near Fort Lauderdale. Pretty interesting to watch on radar. No doubt some catastrophic flooding taking place.  :-(
The highest total if verified was 25.91 inches. In about 6 hours.
That happens anywhere else it's destruction on a massive scale but Florida's sandy soil just sucks it up.
Meanwhile up here in Ocala I am praying for rain. Can't buy a drop.

That's about 8 month's worth of rain here in 6 hours - pretty wild to wrap my head around.

We've had quite a few brushfires recently. We've got some soaking rain heading in Sunday.
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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #21 on: April 15, 2023, 09:25:20 AM »
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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #22 on: April 15, 2023, 07:42:34 PM »
Finally some decent rain. Even some thunder and  gusty winds.
Woohoo!
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Re: Spring/Summer 2023
« Reply #24 on: April 15, 2023, 07:58:45 PM »
A reminder from our local NWS:
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