2022-2023 California and Southwest Weather Thread

[Anti Marine Layer]

Slightly less than 10 hours of daylight today. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Sun angles are getting extreme

[Anti Marine Layer]

Good news. Medicare annual enrollment period is over.

It's also a chilly night here.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Sun is setting at 4:42 PM for the 13th straight day. However it's now 22 seconds later than last Monday.

[Thunder98]

Oh god!

 

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

43 minutes ago, Thunder98 said:

Oh god!

 

 

Maybe El Nino will soon arrive.

[Anti Marine Layer]

[Thunder98]

5 hours ago, Anti Marine Layer said:

 

[Dan the Weatherman]

I will say one thing about this fall so far, is that it is really reminding me of the fall of 2020 when we had an endless series of Santa Ana wind events. The main difference is that we haven't had much in the way of fires this season until today, when there were at least two fires that broke out, one in Santa Paula and the other one somewhere in the Chino Hills above Brea. In other words, this has felt like an east based classic La Nina all the way since the beginning of October, only that it has been warmer.

I am hoping the pattern changes showing up in the long range verify and that we get some decent storms soon!

 

Edited December 10, 2023 by Dan the Weatherman

[Anti Marine Layer]

2 days to go

[Anti Marine Layer]

Dirty ridge alert

[Anti Marine Layer]

So far El Nino is identifying as a girl this year. 

[Dan the Weatherman]

12 minutes ago, Anti Marine Layer said:

So far El Nino is identifying as a girl this year. 

I agree with you. This fall is reminding me of the fall of 2020 (a full blown east-based La Nina year) with the incessant Santa Ana wind pattern we have been stuck in for much of the time since the end of October.

[Anti Marine Layer]

December 2017 was a disaster with Santa Ana winds and fires. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

This is it. The 15th and final day of the sun setting at 4:42 PM. Also the 3rd Monday in a row.

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Here's another fun fact. Sunrise today is 44 seconds later than yesterday and sunset is 12 seconds later. Back at the Fall Equinox the sunrises were getting about 41 seconds later each day while the sunsets were getting about 82 seconds earlier each day.

[Anti Marine Layer]

10 days away from Winter Solstice

[Thunder98]

Even before the potential onslaught of rain, it could be cloudy for days before the event starts!

 

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

7 minutes ago, Thunder98 said:

Even before the potential onslaught of rain, it could be cloudy for days before the event starts!

 

 

It's a clown range forecast, but maybe El Nino will come to life.

[Thunder98]

7 hours ago, Anti Marine Layer said:

It's a clown range forecast, but maybe El Nino will come to life.

If it doesn't rain. I will blame the cheese monster

[Anti Marine Layer]

Another warm day today, but the eddy should be brewing.

[Anti Marine Layer]

The inside sliders keep on sliding. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

The 4:42 PM sunsets are over and done with.

[Anti Marine Layer]

The boredom is not over and done with. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

23 hours ago, Thunder98 said:

If it doesn't rain. I will blame the cheese monster

Chuck E Cheese?

Or Jesse?

[Anti Marine Layer]

9 days until the solstice. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Another weatherman's woe is coming next week.

[Thunder98]

13 hours ago, Anti Marine Layer said:

Chuck E Cheese?

Or Jesse?

Chuck E Cheese

[Thunder98]

[Anti Marine Layer]

Sunrise today 41 seconds later than yesterday. Sunset 16 seconds later.

The rate of sunrise change will finally fall below where it was at the Fall Equinox.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Reginald is no longer with us. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

One week until Winter Solstice. 11 days until Christmas. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

[Anti Marine Layer]

With solar noon now at 11:45 AM, our sunset is 11 minutes later than it would be if solar noon was at 11:34 AM.

[Anti Marine Layer]

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[Thunder98]

1 hour ago, Anti Marine Layer said:

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[Thunder98]

[Anti Marine Layer]

7 minutes ago, Thunder98 said:

KAPOW!

[Anti Marine Layer]

The 1 minute and 48 seconds of daylight we've gained in the evenings since December 4 is not making a noticeable difference so far.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Could get wet next week. We will see.