Guest happ Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I returned from out of town to find that 0.33" had fallen with the original system on Sunday the 4th. Then, evidently a convective shower popped up sometime on Monday the 5th and dropped an additional 0.34" in a short period of time -- mud had accumulated in my front breezeway, which happens only when it rains hard. Didn't like coming back to 100-degree heat, but at least the plants look happy. That's a respectable total for a storm where some areas did not have any rainfall or very little. My hope is that the water content is high enough that 'santa ana' conditions will be modified. The hills are a light cover of green that is a result of these storms since summer. 93 / 67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 The first Santa Ana wind of the season has arrived here in Orange today. It is only a breeze, but it is certainly a hot breeze as the temperature is about 97 or 100 depending which thermometer I am looking at (both are in the shade, one on the north side of the house and the other on the east side). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 El Niño now among strongest in modern history; unusually warm and unsettled conditions persist in California Who cares how hot it is today? Everyone. Governor Brown stood looking over the LA Basin and signed legislation dealing with global warming this week. Looks like rain next week! 102 / 75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 My high was one degree below your low! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Still 87 degrees at 10:25 p.m. here in Thermal Belt Land. Just, ugh. It stayed hot all night with some foothill station minimums over 80. I like the talk of a "PSEUDO-MONSOONAL FLOW" setting up next week. 99/ 78 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 It stayed hot all night with some foothill station minimums over 80. I like the talk of a "PSEUDO-MONSOONAL FLOW" setting up next week. 99/ 78 It stayed rather warm here in Orange as well with a low of 73.7. It was still very hot today with a high of 98, even though it was a few degrees cooler than yesterday when it was around 102. Hopefully we get some action next week. For some reason NWS San Diego took out the chances of rain for the Orange County coastal and inland areas including the Santa Ana Mountains, but left it in almost everywhere else. I am really hoping that after this potential tropical-related activity next week that the weather begins to cool down and that a more traditional fall pattern begins to show up with systems coming out of the north. Maybe if we are lucky, one of those systems could hook up with some tropical moisture from the south and give us a good dousing of rain. I am really starting to get tired of this intense heat and very warm nights that have been so prevalent since mid August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 The last time we had really decent October temps was during La Nina conditions: 2010Aver Hi/Lo: 75/ 60 Compare last year to this yearSept2014: 91/ 682015: 90/ 69 October last year [2014]85/ 64 The big difference this year has been rain!Sept/ Oct:2014: 0.21[and at the end of November: 0.68 Current rainyear [jul-jun]: 2.95" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 12, 2015 Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 Still quite hot with rising dew points. 100 / 75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted October 12, 2015 Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 Another hot day here in Orange with highs in the upper 90's and a low around 72. There were a few cumulus clouds visible toward the mountains this afternoon, a sign of possible things to come later this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 12, 2015 Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 At least the worst heat has been in the basin instead of further inland; 3 consecutive triple-digit days for USC. Hoping for a return visit of last week's upper low w/ plenty of tropical rain. L: 73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 Thickening clouds moved in before sunset trapping all the heat. Dew points are getting into positive heat indexes. Looks like a very uncomfortable night. Rain chances are looking better for this week. 96 / 73 9PM: 88° Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireAnderson Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 Hoping for some rain! Quote Claire Anderson http://www.weathermate.net San Francisco, CA, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 Hopefully we are seeing the last of this very hot summer pattern that we have been stuck in for the last 2 months! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 NWS_SDOVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY DECREASE...BUT REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST WHERE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED TO JUST BELOW THEIR WARMEST LEVELS OF THE SUMMER AND EARLY FALL SEASON AND WELL ABOVE AVERAGE FOR OCTOBER. STATION/POSITION SKY/WX TEMP WIND PRES SWELL AIR SEA DIR/SP/G HT/PER/DIR (F) (DEG/KT/KT) (MB) (FT/S/D)TANNER BANKS 72 / 71 190/ 4/ 6 1017.2R 7/280/10S CLEMENTE BASIN 75 / 76 200/ 4/ 4 1017.3F 5/280/11SAN NICOLAS IS. 70 N/A 5/280/11SO. S. ROSA ISLA 71 / 70 120/ 6/ 8 1016.2R 5/10W. S. BARBARA CH 73 / 73 110/ 6/ 8 1016.3S 7/290/11M. S. BARBARA CH 74 / 73 90/ 8/ 10 1017.5SS. MONICA BASIN 75 / 76 190/ 8/ 10 1017.5R 3/230/13S PEDRO CHANNEL 74 N/A 3/250/11DANA POINT 74 N/A 3/220/13OCEANSIDE OFFSHR 75 N/A 3/230/13TORREY PINES OTR 76 N/A 3/210/18LA JOLLA 1 80 / 72 300/ 2/ 3 1017.7SMISSION BAY BUOY 75 N/A 3/200/18SAN DIEGO BAY 76 1018.2SPOINT LOMA SOUTH 76 N/A 5/240/13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 It was a very warm and muggy night here in Orange last night due to the mid-level tropical moisture that came through the area yesterday and persisted well into the overnight hours. It was still 77 degrees as of 3 a.m. this morning! The nighttime low at my house was only 73, more like mid August or early September rather than October. Today is sunny with a few cumulus clouds scattered about. It looks cooler than the 88 degrees that it is right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Looking west from Dominguez Hills I could see stratus forming off Hermosa/ Redondo this afternoon. It is also noticeably cooler compared to yesterday at this time. 92/ 78 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Great cloud formations today: cirrus, altocumulus, cumulonimbus but no rain locally. Santa Barbara up into Central Cal look to be in a more favorable position. Dew points were extremely high [near 70°] but lower air temps were a welcomed change. Tomorrow looks even better for rainfall and cooler temps. 88 / 73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Surprised by a small cell that moved over quickly with lightning and a brief shower; bring on more rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Here in Orange I saw a couple flashes of lightning to the NW earlier this evening, but there hasn't been any rain at my place as of yet. It does look unstable tonight by the look of the cumulus buildups moving across the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 I saw quite a bit of lightning to the NE and N of my location here in Orange, and even some to the east tonight. This was likely coming from the thunderstorms that were in the Inland Empire and surrounding mountain areas. I didn't hear any thunder, which meant the lightning was quite a distance away. No rain fell here, since none of the storms were over my immediate area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 I saw quite a bit of lightning to the NE and N of my location here in Orange, and even some to the east tonight. This was likely coming from the thunderstorms that were in the Inland Empire and surrounding mountain areas. I didn't hear any thunder, which meant the lightning was quite a distance away. No rain fell here, since none of the storms were over my immediate area. This was a single cell rotating northward along a line of thunderstorms but rainfall wasn't impressive anywhere. Locally, Mt Washington 0.08, Eagle Rock 0.07, Pasadena: 0.11. Some showers in Mojave, Central Valley and south of San Francisco. Dropped below 70 for the first time in week; the shower help cool the air. L; 69Rain: 0.06Year [jul-jun]: 3.01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Highest totals from NWS SD region - mostly northern IE, San Bernardino Mountains around Crestline and the good ole high desert. Had .10" myself at 130am, plenty of lighting all night long... 1. GILBERT ST NR SBD 0.56 11202. SAN BERNARDINO CO YRD 0.55 10333. OCOTILLO WELLS 0.52 4254. PHELAN LANDFILL 0.50 40995. PIGEON PASS DAM 0.48 17006. PANORAMA POINT 0.44 38877. VICTORVILLE LANDFILL 0.36 29598. RIVERSIDE - MARCH ARB 0.33 15359. CRESTLINE RIDGE 0.32 530010.RECHE CANYON 0.31 1021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Highest totals from NWS SD region - mostly northern IE, San Bernardino Mountains around Crestline and the good ole high desert. Had .10" myself at 130am, plenty of lighting all night long... 1. GILBERT ST NR SBD 0.56 11202. SAN BERNARDINO CO YRD 0.55 10333. OCOTILLO WELLS 0.52 4254. PHELAN LANDFILL 0.50 40995. PIGEON PASS DAM 0.48 17006. PANORAMA POINT 0.44 38877. VICTORVILLE LANDFILL 0.36 29598. RIVERSIDE - MARCH ARB 0.33 15359. CRESTLINE RIDGE 0.32 530010.RECHE CANYON 0.31 1021 Cool. And not so bad for a retread ULL . Lightning was active for over an hour with distant thunder except when storm was overhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 High desert going off again today - severe storms in Palmdale area and north from there, truly impressive! 4"-5" /hr rainfall rates, 60+mph winds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 I-5 has been closed near the intersection of the 138 in the Grapevine (Ft. Tejon) due to a significant mudslide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Considering the major mudslide headaches in northern LA county, I must admit to liking this kind of October weather. Palmdale/ Lancaster up to an inch but some locales were reporting 6 inch an hour downbursts. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-5-freeway-remains-closed-more-thunderstorms-expected-20151016-story.html Cloudy, muggy and cool L: 69DP: 66 Thursday: 84 / 69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Solid marine inversion produced very short thermometers: LA AIRPORT 74 / 70 / TLA DOWNTOWN/USC 75 / 70 / 0.00REDONDO BEACH 75 / 70 / 0.00SANTA MONICA PIER 73 / 70 / 0.00PASADENA : 75 / 69 / 0.00SAN GABRIEL : 75 / 70 / 0.00BURBANK : 78 / 71 / 0.00DANA POINT 72 / 70 / 0.00 /OCEANSIDE HARBOR 73 / 71 / 0.01 /ENCINITAS 71 / 69 / 0.07 /SOLANA BEACH 75 / 73 / M / 0.07 /DEL MAR BEACH 72 / 70 / 0.04 /MIRAMAR 76 / 72 / 0.03 /MONTGOMERY FIELD 73 / 70 / T /SAN DIEGO 74 / 70 / T /NATIONAL CITY 75 / 71 / 0.00 /CHULA VISTA 74 / 70 / 0.04 /IMPERIAL BEACH 76 / 71 / 0.01 /SAN MARCOS 71 / 69 / 0.01 /ESCONDIDO 73 / 69 / T /LEMON GROVE 72 / 69 / 0.00 /74 / 69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 ‘Incredibly Venomous’ Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake Seen in California for 1st Time in 30 Yearshttp://ktla.com/2015/10/16/incredibly-venomous-yellow-bellied-sea-snake-seen-in-california-for-1st-time-in-30-years/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 It is nice to have some refreshingly cool weather here for a change. I believe this is the turning point and we are now headed for a more fall-like pattern and that the hot and muggy weather of the past 3 months is over. Even the temperatures for next week have been toned down with the highest temperatures forecast for inland Orange County to only be 89 or 90 as opposed to the 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Same upper level low that sat off Pt Conception appears to be moving eastward. Still some convection but mostly over San Bernardino/ Riverside counties. Pattern looks unsettled for a while more. 84 / 70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Same upper level low that sat off Pt Conception appears to be moving eastward. Still some convection but mostly over San Bernardino/ Riverside counties. Pattern looks unsettled for a while more. 84 / 70 I just wish the coastal areas would get in on the action. It seems that almost all the action has been in the mountains and the deserts almost as if it is still summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hole Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 I just wish the coastal areas would get in on the action. It seems that almost all the action has been in the mountains and the deserts almost as if it is still summer.This is an unusually summer like pattern I feel, good observation there. I've found it interesting, perhaps a hint of things to come, the way that these lows have been cutting off hard to the south. This has been giving you guys your wet weather. Sometimes this is bad for my area but at least so far I have been getting in on the action...hopefully this continues this winter. 1 Quote Winter 23-24: Total Snow (3.2") Total Ice (0.2") Coldest Low: 1F Coldest High: 5F Snow Events: 0.1" Jan 5th, 0.2" Jan 9th, 1.6" Jan 14, 0.2" (ice) Jan 22, 1.3" Feb 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 This is an unusually summer like pattern I feel, good observation there. I've found it interesting, perhaps a hint of things to come, the way that these lows have been cutting off hard to the south. This has been giving you guys your wet weather. Sometimes this is bad for my area but at least so far I have been getting in on the action...hopefully this continues this winter. The coastal areas of Socal got quite a bit of rain in July and September, and this is the wettest summer (July-September) for my location here in Orange that I can ever remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Pleasantly surprised by a light shower about 40 minutes ago; chances of more rain today but probably not much accumulation. I think we can be confident that 100° days are over per the historic pattern; the data going back 15 years. Year - - Last Date of 100+ maximum 2015 - - 10/11 [so far2014 - - 10/52013 - - 9/72012 - - 10/172011 - - 10/132010 - - 11/3 [ugh2009 - - 9/232008 - - 10/12007 - - 9/32006 - - 9/52005 - - 9/292004 - - 9/52003 - - 10/212002 - - 9/232001 - - 9/302000 - - 9/17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard mann Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 (.. cross-reference.) http://theweatherforums.com/index.php/topic/933-fall-2015-colder-air-mass-movement-and-distribution-projections/?p=86740 Quote --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Pleasantly surprised by a light shower about 40 minutes ago; chances of more rain today but probably not much accumulation. I think we can be confident that 100° days are over per the historic pattern; the data going back 15 years. Year - - Last Date of 100+ maximum 2015 - - 10/11 [so far2014 - - 10/52013 - - 9/72012 - - 10/172011 - - 10/132010 - - 11/3 [ugh2009 - - 9/232008 - - 10/12007 - - 9/32006 - - 9/52005 - - 9/292004 - - 9/52003 - - 10/212002 - - 9/232001 - - 9/302000 - - 9/17 I agree. The only way it could get to 100 now is the combination of a strong upper high and a very warm Santa Ana wind event. Even then, 90's are more likely than a 100+ reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 I agree. The only way it could get to 100 now is the combination of a strong upper high and a very warm Santa Ana wind event. Even then, 90's are more likely than a 100+ reading. Yes, I prefer 70's like today with lots of clouds and even a shower. Very humid. 79 / 69 * correction: 67° 0.06 Rainyear [jul-jun]: 3.07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 It rained lightly for a short time this morning here in Orange, but it wasn't measurable. This cool weather has been really nice compared to the extreme heat that we had last week and earlier. I have been able to get some yard work done for the first time in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happ Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 NWS_SD.CLIMATE... SUNDAY WAS THE NINTH DAY IN A ROW WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 70 OR GREATER AT LINDBERGH FIELD AND THE 10TH SUCH DAY SO FAR THIS MONTH. PRIOR TO THIS YEAR...THERE HAD NEVER BEEN MORE THAN TWO DAYS IN A ROW IN OCTOBER WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 70 OR GREATER IN SAN DIEGO AND NO OCTOBER WITH MORE THAN FOUR SUCH DAYS...THAT BEING OCTOBER 1997 WITH FOUR LOWS OF 70 DURING THE FIRST FIVE DAYS OF THAT MONTH. THIS RECENT STRETCH OF WARM NIGHTS HAS BROUGHT THE 5 WARMEST NIGHTS IN OCTOBER IN THE HISTORY OF SAN DIEGO AS WELL AS THE 7TH WARMEST. Interestingly, the dewpoints in San Diego have fallen well into the 50's this morning. I think some cool nights are here. L: 64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 It was definitely cooler here in Orange last night with a low of 61.7. Lows have been in the upper 60's to low 70's the last several nights prior to last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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