2019 California and Southwest Weather Discussion Thread

[Anti Marine Layer]

Got some ominous looking mid-high clouds headed our way on the satellite image this morning.

 

 

 

 

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Lots of haze and cirrus today.

[Reg]

Very hazy here as well.

[Anti Marine Layer]

No prolonged (at least 3 days) offshore flow events so far this spring for the coastal plain means no jacarandas in bloom yet.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Downtown LA and Fullerton have about the same average high this time of year: 74 for Downtown LA, 75 for Fullerton. Downtown LA was only 69 today and Fullerton was 75. It happens pretty often that Downtown LA is much cooler than Fullerton.

 

Fullerton also has the complexity of west wind (no eddy) vs south wind (eddy) making a big difference. The nearest shore point to the west is about twice as far as the nearest shore point to the south. I'm guessing the wind was mainly from the west today. Wind direction does not make much of a difference for Downtown LA.

 

It was probably about 73 here which is pleasant but still a bit cool for this time of year.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Downtown L.A. has been below normal for 7 consecutive days and we're likely to add at least another 9 to that streak if they don't reach a normal high for today.

[Reg]

There was dense fog here early this morning.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Low clouds cleared quickly from most of Orange County and all of L.A. County this morning, but they are slower to clear from San Diego County. Also, an eddy is apparent in the satellite imagery.

[Reg]

Pretty hazy out there again today.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Hoe Down at the school next to my house (entrance is after the 2 houses to the left of ours). I went there for 6th grade.

 

The Hoe Down is every May with food, games, and music. Most years it's in the middle of May and a few years it was rained out and postponed.

 

Beautiful weather today, but a cool, May Gray pattern returns next week.

[Thunder98]

Yet another chance of showers next week? 

 

 

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Yet another chance of showers next week? 

 

 

 

Also for the beginning of the week. Another winter that does not know when to end. Rex Block just like last May is keeping California cold and PNW dry and warm. Seems to be the new norm.

[Anti Marine Layer]

This May so far for Downtown L.A. - ranked 35th coolest, but 3 days data is nothing.Results get a little more interesting next Friday

 

2018 was 58th coolest May, with Average High of 71.97

 

Rank Year AvgHigh

1 1921 65.13
2 1917 65.77
3 1914 67.26
4 1909 67.97
5 1919 68.16
6 1946 68.35
7 1933 68.58
8 1903 68.61
9 1906 68.74
10 1901 68.84
11 1899 68.94
12 1918 69.13
13 1908 69.13
14 1977 69.16
15 1905 69.19
16 1913 69.23
17 1898 69.26
18 1935 69.29
19 1891 69.39
20 1915 69.81
21 1911 69.87
22 1894 70.00
23 1916 70.06
24 1950 70.10
25 1975 70.32
26 1920 70.35
27 1999 70.39
28 1964 70.39
29 1982 70.42
30 1980 70.42
31 1930 70.42
32 1907 70.48
33 1925 70.52
34 1904 70.58
35 2019 70.67
36 1897 70.81
37 1963 70.90
38 1902 70.90
39 1944 70.94
40 1995 71.00
41 1945 71.00
42 1955 71.03
43 1971 71.06
44 1961 71.06
45 1962 71.10
46 1998 71.23
47 1937 71.23
48 1928 71.39
49 2015 71.45
50 1932 71.48
51 1966 71.58
52 1938 71.58
53 2016 71.61
54 1912 71.61
55 1939 71.74
56 1922 71.84
57 1957 71.87
58 2018 71.97
59 1965 71.97
60 1878 71.97
61 1954 72.03
62 1994 72.10
63 1892 72.13
64 1976 72.16
65 1942 72.16
66 1991 72.23
67 1890 72.29
68 1910 72.43
69 2002 72.48
70 1974 72.48
71 1947 72.48
72 1884 72.65
73 1956 72.71
74 1924 72.71
75 1888 72.77
76 1959 72.81
77 1951 72.90
78 2003 73.03
79 1893 73.03
80 1927 73.10
81 2012 73.19
82 1968 73.29
83 1889 73.32
84 1953 73.55
85 2010 73.58
86 2007 73.58
87 1949 73.61
88 2011 73.65
89 1926 73.68
90 1979 73.71
91 1929 73.71
92 1923 73.77
93 1895 73.87
94 1879 73.87
95 1936 73.94
96 1880 73.97
97 1989 74.00
98 1985 74.10
99 1973 74.13
100 1948 74.23
101 2006 74.26
102 2008 74.29
103 1969 74.29
104 1900 74.35
105 1896 74.48
106 1943 74.81
107 1990 75.00
108 1881 75.13
109 1940 75.29
110 2017 75.35
111 2009 75.35
112 1931 75.42
113 2001 75.52
114 1883 75.74
115 1992 75.84
116 1981 75.84
117 2005 75.90
118 1882 76.00
119 2000 76.19
120 1970 76.26
121 1988 76.42
122 1885 76.45
123 2013 76.48
124 1972 76.48
125 1967 76.48
126 1934 76.58
127 1952 76.77
128 1987 76.87
129 1993 77.00
130 1996 77.13
131 1960 77.13
132 1986 77.19
133 1958 77.39
134 1983 77.61
135 1887 77.74
136 1941 77.97
137 1886 78.58
138 1978 78.87
139 2004 79.00
140 2014 80.03
141 1997 81.45

[Anti Marine Layer]

Today should be the last nice day for quite a while once the low clouds burn off.

[Anti Marine Layer]

A half-dead jacaranda is starting to bud some flowers.

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Went to Soka University International Festival and it was an absolute madhouse with probably at least half of Orange County there. Parking was $10, so they made some massive amounts of money, but not as much as James Holzhauer.

 

Being pretty near the beach, temperatures were probably about 70 with low clouds sitting over the hills, but the May sun is strong and hot even if the air is cool.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Rather strange marine layer pattern today. Deep, but clouds are not 3000 ft thick, which lowers the chances of drizzle.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Clouds starting to burn off. Maybe the May Gray feast does not start until tomorrow.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Approaching lows sometimes help to break up the marine layer clouds.

[Reg]

Some low clouds drifting over us. Much breezier today.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Clouds are gathering up on top of Saddleback Mountain and Mt Wilson. Lots of sunshine here today, a lot more than expected and it reached about 72 degrees.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Mid level cloud shield from the low is moving ever so slowly eastward, unlike the clouds that came racing through last Sunday afternoon.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Strange how KCQT dropped from 71 to 67 between 12 PM and 1 PM with clear skies and the highest sun angle of the day.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Already got some drizzle/light rain here after a sunny afternoon until about 5 PM.

[Reg]

Already got some drizzle/light rain here after a sunny afternoon until about 5 PM.

 

No rain here yet but it's steadily getting cloudier.

[Reg]

Started drizzling here right around midnight, ground is wet now. 0.01" since midnight.

[Reg]

0.03" since midnight here.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Storm is not doing much at all. In fact it's mostly sunny, as compared to the exceptionally gloomy weather last Monday and Tuesday.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Looks like some good rain showers in inland San Diego County.

[Thunder98]

Storm total is 0.08”. Had some moderate rain around the 9AM hour but it didn’t add up much the storm totals.

[Reg]

Wow, quite the action you had there.

 

Nothing here since this morning, although KNKX radar shows a cell about 30 miles north of me.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Partly cloudy to mostly sunny, but cool day today, but around 1:30 PM it was beautiful enough to take a 1.5 mile walk. Probably about 71 degrees but felt much warmer under the strong May sun.

 

Sounds like some pretty crazy thunderstorms today.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Overcast in Palm Springs tonight. That is unusual.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Some coastal areas were warmer than parts of the Inland Empire today due to the reverse clearing pattern. San Diego reached 71 F, which is a few degrees above average for them.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Looks like May Gray is really here today with a trough, but no lows spinning directly overhead to mix out the low clouds.

[Anti Marine Layer]

There have been 21 Mays (out of 141) in Downtown L.A. that had an average high cooler than 70 F. Depending on how long this Rex Block hangs around, it could be number 22 this month.

[Reg]

Dark and cloudy here today - my favorite.

[Thunder98]

What the ____, and now there is chance of rain on the 15th now. lol This rainy season is never going to end.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Dark and cloudy here today - my favorite.

 

I was just thinking of how much you must be loving it.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Reverse clearing again today, but not as far inland as yesterday. Bright towards the ocean.