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Oklahoma heat wave
I've been noticing the heat wave in Ok, must be breaking some records. I have also noticed that the record highs there are about the same as they are here (Shoshone ID)
Stay cool Erik.
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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
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How many days in a row of 100+?
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I spent a few summers out in Shawnee, OK when I was in college...............it's hot out there! The coldest summer day time high was 89F. I'm not use to that type of heat. 90F makes the new around here. LOL
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hot but not terrible here yet....96 yesterday but only 88 and cloudy here today...high 80s for rest of week until Monday and then back into 90s
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That heat is moving north by Friday and looks to be sticking around.
I can't wait to see what the Thai giant does with over a week of near
80f low temperatures!
I can't wait to see what the Thai giant does with over a week of near
80f low temperatures!
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We'll be looking for photos, Jim!
With days/weeks of lows about 80 F and highs above 100 F, Colocassia are looking fried on the margins. Ditto Musa basjoo. Trachycarpus palms are also unhappy.
Most other tropicals love it: Sabal and Butia are growing great, as are potted palms of all sorts. Canna are tall, as is the Siam Ruby Musa clump.
Lots of watering, and I'll do a round of fertilizer soon. --Erik
With days/weeks of lows about 80 F and highs above 100 F, Colocassia are looking fried on the margins. Ditto Musa basjoo. Trachycarpus palms are also unhappy.
Most other tropicals love it: Sabal and Butia are growing great, as are potted palms of all sorts. Canna are tall, as is the Siam Ruby Musa clump.
Lots of watering, and I'll do a round of fertilizer soon. --Erik
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storm!
A cold front just came through. Dropped the air from 106 F (41 C) to 93 (34 C) F real fast. Soil at 4" (10 CM) is still 102 F (39 C). So, the rain comes down in sheets but most evaporates as it nears the ground. Strong winds tattering the bananas. Anyway, we'll take all the moisture we can get.
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I bet the humidity felt awesome!
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Soil at 4 inches was 102 F
Jumpin' Jimminy...
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OMG, Erik, you'd have to pick me up off the pavement!
Haven't heard from Don in ages....he's probably planted himself in front of the swamp cooler.
Brutal temps for you folks.
At those temps, the air-conditioned bureaucrats would have us all on stage 129 of water restrictions and we'd have to wring sweat from our t-shirts to water our plants.
That's just the way the stooooopid rules are around here with only 13" of precip in a year.
Hoping for a cooldown for you...and a good dump of rain.
Barb
Haven't heard from Don in ages....he's probably planted himself in front of the swamp cooler.
Brutal temps for you folks.
At those temps, the air-conditioned bureaucrats would have us all on stage 129 of water restrictions and we'd have to wring sweat from our t-shirts to water our plants.
That's just the way the stooooopid rules are around here with only 13" of precip in a year.
Hoping for a cooldown for you...and a good dump of rain.
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Don is super busy with literally hours of watering daily.
When we have time, we'll post photos. We both have some crispy plants, but a few that are loving it.
Water: no formal restrictions yet. After the dust bowl, the fed. govt. borrowed $ to build lots of reservoirs around here and they are 85% full still. Reminds me why I pay taxes.
Still, the governor asked us to pray for rain. Is TS Don the answer to our prayers?
When we have time, we'll post photos. We both have some crispy plants, but a few that are loving it.
Water: no formal restrictions yet. After the dust bowl, the fed. govt. borrowed $ to build lots of reservoirs around here and they are 85% full still. Reminds me why I pay taxes.
Still, the governor asked us to pray for rain. Is TS Don the answer to our prayers?
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That's hilarious!governor asked us to pray for rain.
What a huge temp range you've had...from brutal winter cold to brutal summer heat.
Hope TS Don is good to you...
Photos happily viewed whenever you're able.
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Just think of the palms and yuccas and magnolias and cannas etc. you could grow in Oregon.
Even more with some easy protection.
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Even more with some easy protection.
Wherever you call home, we know you'll turn it into your own paradise.
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August
We're still calculating, but this may well have been the hottest July ever. July is usually our hottest month--hopefully August will be cooler. Let's see what the local TV metereologists are forecasting....
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OMG, Erik!
Hello Oregon?!
Stay cool and hydrated.
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Hello Oregon?!
Stay cool and hydrated.
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You're 41 degrees warmer than us!
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Keep cool Erik, we broke a 1936 record of 113F the other day.
I've about given up on keeping the GH going in this heat.............
Steve
I've about given up on keeping the GH going in this heat.............
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The diff was 41 Fahrenheit degrees when I posted.Naw,
Oh Steve, 113F.
Unbelievably brutal!
You probably throw a shade tarp over the GH roof, with fans blowing heat out?
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Exhaust fans, circulation fans, and misters.How do you keep the GH cool?
The misters work fairly well, usually get about a 10F drop from ambient. the downside is these are only good for intermittent use.
After 3-4 weeks of continuous use, the mineral build of the foliage is getting quite heavy. Then the constant dampness and high temps is growing every color of fungus you could imagine
So everything is getting sprayed down during the day, then extra airflow during the night to try and dry things out.......................
Barb, All of the polycarbonate installed is about 50% shade to begin with. Just bright sunshine here without a cloud in the sky...........
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That was a good plan, Steve.polycarbonate installed is about 50% shade
The polycarbonate I have is clear...not a good choice I suspect even for winter.
The exhaust fans and circulation fans are so beneficial.
Can you just imagine the fungus growth if you didn't have air circulating?
Take care...hear's hoping for a good dump of rain and a cloudy week coming up for you folks!
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Dodged an all-time record high by a hair
The all-time heat record for Tulsa is 115 F in 1936. We already broke our all-time record high lows, both Monday, which only lasted until yesterday when that was broke. But would we get to 115, despite the higher dewpoints than during the dustbowl?
Not quite. The Tulsa airport stopped at 112 F when it started raining.
Here, we got very close: 114.9 this afternoon before the showers got down here:
Time Air Heat index Dewpoint
15:59 114.9 °F 120.4 °F 63.9 °F 29.63in Calm 1.0mph 20% 0.00in
16:04 114.9 °F 120.4 °F 63.9 °F 29.63in Calm 1.0mph 20% 0.00in
16:09 114.8 °F 120.2 °F 63.8 °F 29.63in Calm 0.0mph 20% 0.00in
16:10 114.8 °F 121.4 °F 65.2 °F 29.63in Calm 0.0mph 21% 0.00in
(the dewpoint was going up and air temp down as the "cold front" came near).
--Erik, remembering fondly the weather 6 months ago, when we could sit outside
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Not quite. The Tulsa airport stopped at 112 F when it started raining.
Here, we got very close: 114.9 this afternoon before the showers got down here:
Time Air Heat index Dewpoint
15:59 114.9 °F 120.4 °F 63.9 °F 29.63in Calm 1.0mph 20% 0.00in
16:04 114.9 °F 120.4 °F 63.9 °F 29.63in Calm 1.0mph 20% 0.00in
16:09 114.8 °F 120.2 °F 63.8 °F 29.63in Calm 0.0mph 20% 0.00in
16:10 114.8 °F 121.4 °F 65.2 °F 29.63in Calm 0.0mph 21% 0.00in
(the dewpoint was going up and air temp down as the "cold front" came near).
--Erik, remembering fondly the weather 6 months ago, when we could sit outside
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OMG, Erik, can't even imagine what 115 F would be like.
So TS Don obviously missed you guys last week.
Strange...you had a brutal winter and now a brutal summer.
When rain hits hot parched ground, smells to me like burnt hair (knuckles singed on the BBQ).
Did your rain just evaporate?
or did you get enough to actually soak into the ground?
Love the photo
For another cool down...Here's one for you from mid-Dec 2008:
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Take it easy!
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So TS Don obviously missed you guys last week.
Strange...you had a brutal winter and now a brutal summer.
When rain hits hot parched ground, smells to me like burnt hair (knuckles singed on the BBQ).
Did your rain just evaporate?
or did you get enough to actually soak into the ground?
Love the photo
For another cool down...Here's one for you from mid-Dec 2008:
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Take it easy!
Barb
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Those 60F dewpoints look nice-not with those temps though.
We briefly saw 60F dewpoints the other day-unfortunately it
was accompanied by a 106F temperature.
We briefly saw 60F dewpoints the other day-unfortunately it
was accompanied by a 106F temperature.
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Dewpoint 71 F right now, which is holding down the temps. The forecast was for a high of 112 F but there is no way that will happen.
I have the mister system going all day (but not at night) which I think helps the tropical plants. Hopefully evaporation off the pool in the middle of the tropical garden helps them as well. I didn't water plants this morning as we are on voluntary water restrictions.
I have the mister system going all day (but not at night) which I think helps the tropical plants. Hopefully evaporation off the pool in the middle of the tropical garden helps them as well. I didn't water plants this morning as we are on voluntary water restrictions.
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A whole lot of people are affected by the drought...12% of the U.S.
http://geology.com/news/2011/july-sets- ... ogy.com%29
Looks like the rain moved south to Chile in July:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43982706/ns/weather/
Almost like what happened with our regular winter cold shifting south to Oklahoma?...
Barb
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Looks like the rain moved south to Chile in July:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43982706/ns/weather/
Almost like what happened with our regular winter cold shifting south to Oklahoma?...
Barb
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Sorry you didn't make it to 112F Erik,I know that would be a lot of fun!
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TerdalFarm wrote:Who would've thought 103 F would seem mild?
I didn't water plants today -- with temps this cool, no need, right?
Yea....
and if you wait a few more days,you will never need to water them again!
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New watering rule
My new watering rule is to only water on days that we set an all-time record high.
For example, as I write this it is 112 F (44.5 C) outside at 2:30 pm. That breaks a daily record from 1964, but not the all-time record high so I get to stay inside. In the morning, we will set an all-time record high low set way back a couple of days ago, so I will water tomorrow.
I think I've mentioned on another thread that I want to get more into Yucca and xerophillics and less into Colocassia, Musa and the like. Well, this recent heat is sure nudging me that way
Palms, BTW, are generally doing just fine in the heat.
For example, as I write this it is 112 F (44.5 C) outside at 2:30 pm. That breaks a daily record from 1964, but not the all-time record high so I get to stay inside. In the morning, we will set an all-time record high low set way back a couple of days ago, so I will water tomorrow.
I think I've mentioned on another thread that I want to get more into Yucca and xerophillics and less into Colocassia, Musa and the like. Well, this recent heat is sure nudging me that way
Palms, BTW, are generally doing just fine in the heat.
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