Reg Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 Much cooler today. NWS hinting at a possible chance of precipitation as a trough swings in around March 2-3, but the rest of February looks dry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 Breezy afternoon here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 No wind here. Just a bright sunny warm day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 No wind here either. Went for a nice walk west of Murrieta but stumbled upon a broken water pipe shooting water all over the hillside. Reported to CalFire who’ve said they’re responding to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 There was a slight uptick in winds this afternoon, but that has already faded. Humidity has plummeted. Supposed to be much warmer tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 82 in San Diego today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Always strange when Del Mar Beach and Oceanside Harbor are warmer than Palm Springs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Mr Marine Layer said: 82 in San Diego today. Rare time when the coasts are warmest, it was only 71F here inland. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 76F here right now, but areas just a couple of miles from me closer to the foothills are much warmer, over 80F already. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 Warm again here this morning, but NWS calls for a slight chance of showers late Saturday night into Sunday morning. Onshore flow should spread cooler temperatures tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 81F here today, one degree warmer than yesterday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 New avatar 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 Warm again today: mid 70s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 Onshore flow didn't quite kick in today as previously predicted, ended up still being warm, although not as warm as the past two days (77F here). Every day since last Wednesday has been virtually cloud-free here. Rain chances have been removed from the forecast all together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 Season totals to-date are looking rather dismal, although there is still chance for even a semi-redemptive month ahead. With any precipitation through the next four days being very unlikely here, we can examine season totals up through February 28 of past rainy seasons and find ones that were similarly low or even lower. Downtown L.A. has only 4.39 inches to date. The "average" for them by the end of February is close to 10.5 inches. Quite a deficit. Temecula's season total right now is only 4.02 inches. Since 2000, only two rainy seasons were drier up to this point in Temecula: 2001-02 (2.85" through 2-28-2002) and 2006-07 (2.88" through 2-28-2007). Other similar totals were 4.32" by 2-28-2014, and 4.60" by 2-28-2018. My season total is lower (3.35") as I'm just far enough into the valley away from surrounding foothills and mountains that tend to boost rainfall totals for places like southern Temecula. Even a single good storm (1-2 inches or higher) or more in March or April could prevent the current season's totals from ending terribly low, but it's practically a roll of the dice. What happens (or doesn't) in March will be very important for our season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted February 26, 2021 Report Share Posted February 26, 2021 Santa Anas kicked up in the middle of the night, immediately ratcheting up temperatures at my weather station. Highlighted here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted February 26, 2021 Report Share Posted February 26, 2021 Still a relatively cool Santa Ana with Palm Springs barely reaching 70. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted February 26, 2021 Report Share Posted February 26, 2021 Temperature got down to 36F here this morning, the coldest of the month so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Weatherman Posted February 26, 2021 Report Share Posted February 26, 2021 On 2/24/2021 at 7:15 PM, Reg1992 said: Season totals to-date are looking rather dismal, although there is still chance for even a semi-redemptive month ahead. With any precipitation through the next four days being very unlikely here, we can examine season totals up through February 28 of past rainy seasons and find ones that were similarly low or even lower. Downtown L.A. has only 4.39 inches to date. The "average" for them by the end of February is close to 10.5 inches. Quite a deficit. Temecula's season total right now is only 4.02 inches. Since 2000, only two rainy seasons were drier up to this point in Temecula: 2001-02 (2.85" through 2-28-2002) and 2006-07 (2.88" through 2-28-2007). Other similar totals were 4.32" by 2-28-2014, and 4.60" by 2-28-2018. My season total is lower (3.35") as I'm just far enough into the valley away from surrounding foothills and mountains that tend to boost rainfall totals for places like southern Temecula. Even a single good storm (1-2 inches or higher) or more in March or April could prevent the current season's totals from ending terribly low, but it's practically a roll of the dice. What happens (or doesn't) in March will be very important for our season. I am really concerned by the number of what I call "ultra dry seasons" that we have experienced since 2000. I define an "ultra dry season" as a rainfall year (July 1 - June 30) in which Downtown Los Angeles receives less than 7" of rain for the season. Between 1877 and 2000, only 1898-99, 1893-94, 1923-24, 1958-59, and 1960-61 fell in that category, although there were several other drier seasons that recorded between 7" and 8". Since 2000, 2001-02, 2006-07, 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2017-18 have been all "ultra dry seasons", and if we don't receive much more rain this season, 2020-21 will become the next "ultra dry season". To summarize, we had only 5 "ultra dry seasons" between 1877 and 2000, but we have already had 5 since 2000, and possibly going on 6 if conditions don't improve soon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted February 27, 2021 Report Share Posted February 27, 2021 Onshore flow kicked in this afternoon with a cool breeze. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted February 27, 2021 Report Share Posted February 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Dan the Weatherman said: I am really concerned by the number of what I call "ultra dry seasons" that we have experienced since 2000. I define an "ultra dry season" as a rainfall year (July 1 - June 30) in which Downtown Los Angeles receives less than 7" of rain for the season. Between 1877 and 2000, only 1898-99, 1893-94, 1923-24, 1958-59, and 1960-61 fell in that category, although there were several other drier seasons that recorded between 7" and 8". Since 2000, 2001-02, 2006-07, 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2017-18 have been all "ultra dry seasons", and if we don't receive much more rain this season, 2020-21 will become the next "ultra dry season". To summarize, we had only 5 "ultra dry seasons" between 1877 and 2000, but we have already had 5 since 2000, and possibly going on 6 if conditions don't improve soon! Dry seasons have been even drier in the last 20 years, I agree. That applied to wet rainy seasons from the late 1960s through the late 1990s as well, but not since, except for 2004-05. That was our last banner rain year. 42 minutes ago, Mr Marine Layer said: Onshore flow kicked in this afternoon with a cool breeze. Humidity still low here. Walked out near Bear Creek in the northwestern corner of Murrieta on Monday, at the bottom of the Santa Rosa Plateau. This entire area went up in flames during a wildfire in August 2019. It has begun recovering modestly since then. And today in a different area, south of Murrieta. One of the few areas surrounding the valley that has not yet burned in recent years. Some greenery at the bottom, although the creek was completely dry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 Very windy this morning and then by the afternoon it was warm except for when the wind was blowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 Meteorological spring starts tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 My car is as dirty now as it would typically be between June and October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 Looks like a more favorable pattern for some precip for you guys coming up. Too soon to call it a March miracle but we’ll see. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 February 2021 was the driest February in at least 20 years in both Temecula and Murrieta, with records being set there. 0.04" in Temecula beat out 0.13" in February 2016; 0.09" in Murrieta beat 0.23" also from February 2016. Only 0.06" at my house. It's also interesting to see which areas have greened this winter. Low areas near creeks and foothills/mountains to the south and west have had less trouble turning green, despite the lack of rainfall, the storms in late December and late January were enough for those areas. The rest of the landscape, especially fields and hills to the north and east of here, look the same as they did back in September - still golden brown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 Downtown L.A. recorded no measurable precipitation at all in February 2021 (Trace on two days) - the first completely dry February there since February 1984. Other Februaries with no measurable precipitation in Downtown L.A. included 1964, 1933, 1912, 1900, 1896, and 1885. San Diego was not quite as unfortunate, with 0.10" recorded there in February 2021. Definitely bottom tier, however February 2016 was drier (0.05") along with a small number of other Februaries in the past century. The only completely dry Februaries in San Diego (since 1876) occurred in 1912, 1924, and 1967. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 March starts off warm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 Much warmer today. Should see a significant drop in temperatures tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 We could actually get some rain today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Heavy rain has begun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Still raining hard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Big fat rain drops just began falling here. First time I've seen the weather like this since January. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 This is quite a cold system, rain is still coming down and only 46.5F here in the middle of the day. 0.14" so far. Hearing some distant thunder. I have not heard thunder in a long, long time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 LOTS of snow on Saddleback. Lower snow levels than expected? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Rain has stopped for now, temp is at a rather chilly 44F for the middle of the afternoon. 0.33" here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Rain starting back up here. Temp is holding steady at 44F despite the rain. 0.34" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted March 3, 2021 Report Share Posted March 3, 2021 Another round of rain has ended here, leaving me with 0.50". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 My weather station reported a wind chill factor of 38F at one point during the rain (actual outdoor temp was 44F). Eastern escarpment of Elsinore Peak (3,575 feet above sea level) - while hard to make out from here due to passing clouds - snow appears to be visible on the mountain down to roughly 3,000 feet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 Chilly day today. Lake Forest got 0.40". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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