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Post by code on May 12, 2022 16:11:22 GMT
With chilly Seattle temps, Thursday could tie for coldest May 12 May 12, 2022 www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/seattle-temps-could-tie-coldest-may-12-on-record/#commentsThere are a lot of jokes about spring in the Pacific Northwest. For example, if you ask what daylight saving time means in Seattle, you may hear as an answer “an extra hour of rain.” Another common joke has a tourist say “I can’t believe it, I’ve been here an entire week and it’s done nothing but rain. When do you have summer here?” “Well, that’s hard to say,” replies the local. “Last year, it was on a Wednesday.” But even by our standards, this year is really something else.
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Post by missouriboy on May 12, 2022 17:39:56 GMT
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Post by douglavers on May 13, 2022 6:06:56 GMT
I just looked at the 24th May temperature forecast for N. America.
Seems to be an awful amount of freeze weather in the Western Prairies.[still]
I am not a cereals farmer, but if I was, I think I might be a little concerned.
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Post by ratty on May 13, 2022 20:49:40 GMT
Copied from the BoM's warnings pages Queensland: Warnings current:
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland,
Final Flood Warning for the Tully River,
Major Flood Warning for the Cape River, Minor Flood Warning for the Suttor River and Flood Warning for the Burdekin River,
Moderate Flood Warning for the Fitzroy River Catchment,
Initial Moderate Flood Warning for the Burnett River and Minor Flood Warning for the Boyne River,
Moderate Flood Warning for the Baffle Creek and Kolan River,
Moderate Flood Warning for the Mary River,
Initial Minor Flood Warning for the Maroochy River,
Moderate Flood Warning for the upper Brisbane and Stanley Rivers,
Major Flood Warning for Warrill Creek and Bremer River, Major Flood Warning for Laidley Creek, Moderate Flood Warning for the Lockyer Creek and Moderate Flood Warning for the Lower Brisbane River,
Major Flood Warning for the Logan River,
Major Flood Warning for the Condamine and Balonne Rivers,
Moderate Flood Warning for the Macintyre River and Minor Flood Warning for the Weir River,
Minor to Moderate Flood Warning for the Moonie River,
Initial Minor Flood Warning for the Wallam Creek,
Moderate Flood Warning for the Cooper Creek and Thomson River, Minor Flood Warning for the Barcoo River,
Flood Warning for the Diamantina River,
Moderate Flood Warning for Eyre Creek and Flood Warning for the Georgina River,
Moderate Flood Warning for the Flinders River,
Flood Warning Summary for Queensland,
Final Flood Watch for the Fitzroy Catchment and the Central and Southern interior.,
Flood Watch for coastal catchments in parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett, and South East Queensland,
Severe Weather Warning for parts of Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast Forecast Districts. ,
Hazardous Surf Warning for Queensland.
Tropical Cyclone Warnings and InformationNew South Wales: Warnings current:
Marine Wind Warning Summary for New South Wales,
Flood Watch for the Northern Rivers and Lower Macquarie River,
Minor to Moderate Flood Warning for the Clarence River,
Minor Flood Warning for the Severn River,
Minor Flood Warning for the Castlereagh River,
Minor Flood Warning for the Bogan River,
Minor to Major Flood Warning for the Culgoa and Bokhara Rivers,
Final Flood Warning for the Warrego River (NSW),
Minor Flood Warning for the Paroo River (NSW),
Initial Minor Flood Warning for the Barwon River,
Road Weather Alert for Sydney for all suburbs,
Moderate Flood Warning for the Macintyre River and Minor Flood Warning for the Weir River. |
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Post by nonentropic on May 13, 2022 22:05:36 GMT
Its not really "coming right" is it Ratty.
There will be a lot of water in those big catchments for a full year a lot of grain will be grown at big bucks per ton.
The lucky country!
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Post by ratty on May 13, 2022 22:36:57 GMT
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Post by missouriboy on May 13, 2022 23:42:34 GMT
Its not really "coming right" is it Ratty. There will be a lot of water in those big catchments for a full year a lot of grain will be grown at big bucks per ton. The lucky country! Snakes and spiders abandoning their holes for local flats.  |
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Post by ratty on May 14, 2022 4:41:27 GMT
Its not really "coming right" is it Ratty. There will be a lot of water in those big catchments for a full year a lot of grain will be grown at big bucks per ton. The lucky country! Snakes and spiders abandoning their holes for local flats.  Spider webs surround house near Cartwrights Hill in Wagga Wagga ....  Scores of spiders weave their webs on dry sticks on a bush in Wagga Wagga ....  |
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Post by code on May 14, 2022 16:03:49 GMT
Snakes and spiders abandoning their holes for local flats. Spider webs surround house near Cartwrights Hill in Wagga Wagga .... Scores of spiders weave their webs on dry sticks on a bush in Wagga Wagga .... Oh great... |
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Post by code on May 16, 2022 20:04:10 GMT
Historically cold spring deals another blow to B.C. farmers as crops lag
Below average temperatures in April and May means Fraser Valley crops several weeks behind Jon Hernandez · CBC News · Posted: May 16, 2022 5:00 AM PT
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Post by code on May 19, 2022 15:57:37 GMT
Not sure where to put this? So I will post it here An article that caught my eye. And then my surprise to find in the comments thread the comment by professor Cliff Mass at the University of Washington I have copied and posted below. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/april-rains-not-nearly-enough-to-overcome-northwest-drought-wildfire-risk-experts-say/#comments"This article is both outdated and leaves a totally inaccurate impression. First, being outdated....US Drought Monitor has DROPPED Extreme drought in eastern Washington. Second, that index has been too slow to react to changing conditions over the past months. There is no severe drought in eastern Washington. Snowpack is good. Reservoir levels are excellent. Streamflow is good. Projected streamflow is good. Soil moisture is ABOVE NORMAL. Irrigated and non-irrigated crops will be fine. There were dry conditions in the PAST and the only impacts are lessened deep ground moisture, which has little impact. There is no reason to expect enhanced fire danger in Washington State--just the the opposite with this extended cool/wet spring and bountiful snowpack. This kind of article makes folks worry and be concerned unnecessarily. There is no attempt to understand the actual conditions on the ground. Just disappointing."
Some of the links I wanted to post in The Seattle Times but can't
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Post by ratty on May 19, 2022 16:20:54 GMT
Brave man, Cliff Mass. Where does he work now?
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Post by ratty on May 20, 2022 6:42:31 GMT
We had a couple of nice days ..... then:  |
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Post by ratty on May 21, 2022 3:11:51 GMT
Stardate 1310hrs 21st May 2022: TMax here is 16.6C ... freezing!  |
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Post by nonentropic on May 21, 2022 10:54:28 GMT
agree. Bloody cold out west of you.
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