Hot..
The following thread was started by stan on August 27, 2008 at 10:49 am PST
I have 89f at 11am.
jeff
The above followup was added by Jeff on August 27, 2008 at 10:52 am PST.
Wow, that's hot up there so early.
The above followup was added by Tom on August 27, 2008 at 11:49 am PST.
It does not feel real hot, the air must be drier.
We have not had a generally hot August in a number of years, it used to be the usual.
The above followup was added by David Johnson, Waterford CA, zone 14 on August 27, 2008 at 12:18 am PST.
Just took a look.in Hayward its 7.6 at around 85f..in S.F. its 79f and the index?...0.0! You cant get a tan in the city even when it's 80?
The above followup was added by Stan on August 27, 2008 at 12:46 am PST.
It must not be working for some cities...Modesto is 0.0 too. Spoke too soon....
The above followup was added by s on August 27, 2008 at 12:47 am PST.
67 this mornings low.over 70 already...
You know that period in early or even mid spring when feels like its been cold forever and you wonder why you plant the subtropicals?. This the time that balances all that out.
Everything is lush and flush and you cn see by the day the growth of fertilized tropicals.
The above followup was added by stan on August 28, 2008 at 8:43 am PST.
Because it's warming up down in the South and you know what that means
The above followup was added by Jason on August 28, 2008 at 9:26 am PST.
That was the high for the day at 5 pm... donno about 11:45... was only about 90f.
Jeff
The above followup was added by Jeff on August 28, 2008 at 9:53 am PST.
That's what it showed yesterday at Beyer High school area on Weather Underground at 11:45 AM.
The above followup was added by Jeff on August 28, 2008 at 10:34 am PST.
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The above followup was added by Tom on August 28, 2008 at 10:35 am PST.
Joking of course,,,
:)
Anyway ...Tom, I don't take most of those non NWS stations to seriously... including several on this board.
Not wanting to start a zone war again... I'll just I say I have lived in or near many of the stations posted on the top of this board.... none reflect true temps that I ever experienced.
For example, when I lived in Santa Cruz /Scotts valley area, even if the temps made it above 80f during the summer... it did so briefly.
Say by noon, it would be 80f, by 5 pm it would be 65f, and by nightfall it would be in the upper 50's.... over and over again.... even during heat waves. It made my plants go crazy, because it seemed like the natural temp cycle was interupted by the chilly marine layer.
There was one exception... Once you travel above the marine layer... say 1500 ft, the weather was like the central valley during heat waves.
Of course there are exceptions... but ???
Jeff
The above followup was added by Jeff on August 28, 2008 at 10:57 am PST.
cloudforest header shows the super micro climates..HayX is only 84?...4-5 miles inland it's sizzling. Jeez,the airport might even only be 3 miles away.
Not too late to transplant. Alot of what's new in front went in last fall...they did get a jump start this spring. And I talking tropicals, not natives or temperates as is the conventional wisdom.
Wigandia.Do want to hear it again?..I think it's close to another foot taller than the pic about a month ago. Alot of very succulent green..hmm something to cause some winter worry...
The above followup was added by stan on August 28, 2008 at 6:56 pm PST.
We saw a high of 110 today, still 98 at 8:45pm. My cactus are loving this heat!
The above followup was added by Peter Redding CA z9 on August 28, 2008 at 8:45 pm PST.
Jeff, the stations on the board are quite accurate. I live in between the two, and my temps are right in between. Low this Morning was 75F. A friend of mine lives at 1,000 feet elevation, it didn't drop below the upper 70's at his house.
You just happen to pick a couple of cold locations when you lived here. The lower West side is a classic Norcal foggy beach climate, and parts of Scotts Valley, especially on Mount Hermon and many of the valley bottoms can get pretty cold at night because of cold air drainage.
Santa Cruz county is really not suited for tropical plants, this is redwood country, but even then, there are some amazing microclimates that have both hot Summers to rival the Central Valley and almost frost free Winters. Most climate stations used to be in the valleys only, but with the advent of the Internet, the higher elevations are now getting measured, and the difference shows.
The above followup was added by Axel on August 28, 2008 at 10:23 pm PST.
Warmest morning of the year.I can only wonder what is the all time warmest morning for here.
I did turn the air off at 2:30 a.m.!
These days of melted butter on my morning toast are great.Beats those winter hard Parkay Margerine mornings..
The above followup was added by stan on August 29, 2008 at 6:07 am PST.
I lived in the city of Santa Cruz... And Scotts Valley.... I believe your microclimates.
Just look at the wether stickies variations . When you click on Modesto... you never know which of the 5 stations in the area.... and there are wide ranges of temps in the same city.
Jeff
The above followup was added by Jeff on August 29, 2008 at 9:54 am PST.
I've never really checked out Modesto before but I was up there last weekend visiting a friend -- and it's not bad at all!
We went down to the park near the river and there were grapes volunteering everywhere. Wild blackberries. And a number of different seedling figs -- some of the figs were pretty big and pretty sweet.
It wasn't too hot and I was impressed by the Catholic cathedral that the Gallo's are helping fund, and the Gallo center for the arts. And I thought that Modesto was just a little cow town..
The above followup was added by Richard Primbs on August 29, 2008 at 4:59 pm PST.
Richard... yup... other than the Scott Peterson thingy... not much is said about Modesto...
Crime is low compared to most other California cities our size ( population about 210,000) ( not much of a cow town though we do have some gangs etc)
Housing prices are cheap now... 200k will buy a very nice house... 300k ... same house with some land.
Next time you are here... drop by the Caswell state park ,( google it ) which is close to Ripon... 5 miles to the north... off hiway 99 .
They have a wonderful jungle, that follows the river for miles... with many of the plants you speak of.... Great campgrounds, hiking trails and swimming beaches. etc...
Jeff
The above followup was added by Jeff on August 30, 2008 at 0:43 am PST.
The grapes that Alicia's holding tasted about like Concord. And the figs from the tree on the left were large and very sweet. There is sure lush growth along the river. I'll bet that property along the river would be some of the best for growing fruit.
The above followup was added by Richard Primbs on August 30, 2008 at 1:32 pm PST.
Llama's are interesting animals. The lady who owns the Lora Llama Ranch has the llama's very very tame. I guess she's going to be moving and selling about a half of the llamas.
The above followup was added by Richard Primbs on August 30, 2008 at 1:36 pm PST.
They're different.
The above followup was added by Richard Primbs on August 30, 2008 at 1:37 pm PST.
Alicia with a llama.
The above followup was added by Richard Primbs on August 30, 2008 at 1:39 pm PST.
That lama could very well have spit in Alicia's face, she was quite courageous for doing that. They do spit quite frequently.
The above followup was added by Axel on August 30, 2008 at 10:41 pm PST.
There were some males spitting at each other but this particular female was quite friendly and with the ears forward was just being friendly. But Alicia was being a little crazy and she actually kissed the llama (I didn't try kissing any myself).
The above followup was added by Richard Primbs on August 31, 2008 at 9:36 am PST.