What do you make of the unusual weather?

[Happinow]

I'm not sure if the weather in Florida has been different this year than in the past, but here in Upstate NY we pretty much skipped winter and today it reached 80 or above. Usually in March, we are still under feet of snow. I'm not sure what to make of it? What do you all think is happening not just with Upstate weather but with the weather in general....seems to be more catastrophic weather and unusual temps.

[old moe]

:mmmm: Maybe the world is coming to an END!!:doh:

[gerryann]

We're the same in Wisconsin. In the 80's for the past few days and expected even hotter tomorrow. Weird...isn't it? We never got below 0 this winter, which is quite rare for Wisconsin. I hope we're not just being spoiled and we'll end up having an awful spring and summer...finger's crossed.

[Bogie Shooter]

Does global warming come to mind??

[JimPete]

Since this is our last winter in Virginia, I thought God was just getting us used to TV weather.

At least that's what I would like to think.

Jim :wave:

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Don't know about other parts of the country that have also been experiencing the non-existent winter............but it's becoming "Bug World" big-time here in Central OH!!! :shocked: But in the overall scheme of things, we'll take the bugs if that's what comes with the way-warmer-than-normal temps!

Bill :)

[bluedog103]

I wouldn't read too much into this year's unusual weather. Last year was cold in TV and NY was buried in snow. Just be thankful for what you have.

[Chipper]

It was 86 degrees in West Michigan today. The flowers are starting to bloom and my magnolia tree looks great. Very strange but it feels good.

[golf2140]

Our president had a hand in this. We saved many gallons of fuel oil by not using our heating systems. By doing this the price of gasoline is going down to an all time low. :22yikes:

[RichieB]

Our president had a hand in this. We saved many gallons of fuel oil by not using our heating systems. By doing this the price of gasoline is going down to an all time low. :22yikes:

Yeah, right.......... :ohdear:

Fourth warmest winter ever in NY metro area.

Just consider it an aberration, and be happy we're not shovelling that 4-letter white stuff !

[Barefoot]

It's going to be 78 degrees Wednesday in my home town of Lagoon City, Ontario, Canada. The ice is gone, trees are budding. Absolutely amazing!

[Gerald]

There is only one group to blame, pick one. The Republicans or is it the Democrates, maybe the GLBT people, how about the right wing religous groups. Wait what about global warming.
Hey wait a minute (maybe just maybe it is just a natural thing that happens.)
No way that could never be. Let's see the world spins and turns around the sun the ordit the angle also changes slightly over time. That could effect the weather over time. No that can't be it has to be one of the other reasons.

[shcisamax]

So is the temp of Florida the same as it usually is at this time of year or is it higher also?

[Applepie]

Our weather this winter has been wonderful also. We usually get a few periods of really cold weather. Our trpical plants must be covered because of frost at night. We wake up to temperatures in the 30"s. In January of 2010 we even had a dusting of snow on our roofs. The snow didn't last long but it was amazing to see.

[shcisamax]

Are you saying your weather this winter was NOT as cold as usual? Is the weather now hotter than usual or is this the norm? Is the weather in Florida changing from 10 -20 years ago and, if so, how?

[graciegirl]

It could be global warming.

[jojo]

So is the temp of Florida the same as it usually is at this time of year or is it higher also?

I don't think anyone directly answered your question. At times this forum can be fascinatingly indirect. Yes the winter has been and continues to be warmer than normal - close to record setting. It's been in the 80's where as normal is 70's. We have had our doors open for weeks - it's wonderful.

[EdV]

It's been a bit higher than normal here this year. I.E if the average high for a given day was 72, it was usually more like 79 this year.

Here's a link to NOAA's overview of this winters climate (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/).

[l2ridehd]

However it is not record setting. It was actually a much warmer winter across the country in 1984, 1923 and 1886. So it does happen and is not global warming or any other man made cause. Be thankful for it as next year you may be up to your **s in snow until June. I remember 1984 when it was so warm and everyone was claiming all kinds of bad things. I also have pictures of 1985 with the snow machines sitting on the roof of the house. There was so much snow we just drove them right up on the roof and took pictures. Pictures are dated March 17, 1985.

[RichieB]

I saw a report on this issue a few days ago. The weather phenomenon this year is a result of the positioning of the jet stream. It is well north of where it is typically positioned at this time of year. So, we have warm and even hot temperatures in some of our northern states at an unusual time of year.

I think that global warming is another issue, affecting especially the polar ice caps, which are noticeably melting. Global warming might not be directly responsible for our extraordinarily warm winter this year, but I think it is causing other problems which we need to be concerned with.

And to think that this GW problem started very slowly with the industrial revolution which began around 1850, give or take........

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[daca55]

:024: I live in Maine and I can tell you this is really different from other years. Today the temp is going to 80 and tomorrow they are talking temps in the 90. This is very strange. We have no snow and lakes are now open with no ice. Bugs are coming out which usually doesn't happen until first of May. Flowers are starting to come up and best of all mud season was very short. I don't subscribe to the theory of global warming or the world coming to and end. I believe it has to do with the route of the prevailing jet stream. The states on the western part of the country are colder than normal and they are still getting snow and the states on the eastern half are having summer like temps. The jet stream is moving up into north west Canada and travleing south along a path that takes it though the western part of the country bringing with it cold air and then after going south is turning and heading north bringing warm air to the eastern part of the country. How long this will last I don't know. Although I like the warm weather it brings with it more bugs and possibilities of damaging storms but I'll take it. I bought my home in TV so that I could get away from the cold and snow and this year we are having FL like weather. Still glad I bought in TV!!:spoken:

[RichieB]

Mayan 2012 Calendar: Doomsday December 21? Scientists Offer New Reassurances - ABC News (http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/mayan-2012-calendar-doomsday-december-21-scientists-offer/story?id=15273982)


One never knows.........supposedly, the Mayan calendar is coming to an end on December 21st............

That means I've got exactly nine months to spend my kids' inheritance.....er blow my retirement savings .......... NOT !!!

Maybe wife and I should hurry on down to TV to experience "heaven on earth" while it's still here.......


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[jblum315]

I'm not sure if the weather in Florida has been different this year than in the past, but here in Upstate NY we pretty much skipped winter and today it reached 80 or above. Usually in March, we are still under feet of snow. I'm not sure what to make of it? What do you all think is happening not just with Upstate weather but with the weather in general....seems to be more catastrophic weather and unusual temps.

See Trish Crocker's post today, titled "Darn Liberals."

[Schaumburger]

Warmest March weather in Chicago history -- for 9 days this month Chicago beat all time temp. records. It was 80 degrees or warmer for about 5 or 6 days this month. Two weeks ago when I was in Houston, the temps. in Chicago were only about 2 degrees cooler than Houston. Today it will only be 64, but that's still 14 degrees warmer than average for March 25. I turned off my furnace 10 days ago which I have never done in March. All vegetation and flowers are about 1 month farther along than normal. Hope Chicago doesn't get a prolonged cold spell in April for the flowers, bushes and trees that are now blooming.

[shcisamax]

I left CT six days ago and there was not a bud on although the daffies were already blooming. I came back last night and every flowering tree is in full bloom... Not great of allergies but gorgeous.

[Russ_Boston]

Not to worry - Last winter we had almost 100 inches of snow from Nov-March in MA. I remember a winter like this warm one in 1979 but we had a 55 inch blizzard the previous year. Comes and goes. Give me FL!

[skyguy79]

Did you know that the weather we're currently experiencing is highly effected by an element that's been around since who knows when? It's called El Niño and this element also has positive effects or benefits to us here in Florida.

El Niño is also a larger short term factor when it comes to global changing temperatures than global warming itself is since it's effects can be measured more in terms of years whereas global warming effects are measured more in terms of decades if not centuries.

Anyway, it's not my intention to get into a topic of global warming in and of itself, so I won't delve any further into that topic. I just wanted to mention the El Niño's connection to what's been happening and being discussed here. You can read more about this at the following web site:

El Niño conditions return to affect U.S. weather - USATODAY.com (http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/2009-07-09-el-nino-weather_N.htm)

[PennBF]

The Dr's on a medical discussion today on TV, (that's television not TOTV)
said allergies were at an all time high because of the warm weather. In fact they mentioned that in Atlanta the allegeries were 55% higher than the
record for Atlanta. I know it has hit me in TV (that is now The Villages), and I finally went to a Drug Store to get some med if I needed them. Has anyone else been having this problem and how severe has it been?:mornincoffee:

[skyguy79]

The Dr's on a medical discussion today on TV, (that's television not TOTV)
said allergies were at an all time high because of the warm weather. In fact they mentioned that in Atlanta the allegeries were 55% higher than the
record for Atlanta. I know it has hit me in TV (that is now The Villages), and I finally went to a Drug Store to get some med if I needed them. Has anyone else been having this problem and how severe has it been?:mornincoffee:The air flow through my nose seems to be more restricted than normal, but that's not a real issue for me. My wife is more affected though than I am. However, the allergies may be at an all time high at this point because the pollens are being released earlier than normal rather than later. This should mean that its affects should also diminish sooner than normal, making the point in the end somewhat moot. Overall, it boils down to a factor of timing, not an overall increase in allergy experiences.

[billethkid]

just google back in time and I am sure you will find that at some other time in the past there were similar warm spells across the country.

As far as the pollen setting records...I wonder if it is more accurate to have said the pollen is setting records for the time of year....and I suspect no worse than when it comes normally....just earlier.....not any worse!

btk

[shcisamax]

I think one of the contributing factors is not only have we had a mild winter but the sudden sustained high temperatures brought everything out not only quicker but at the same time. It hasn't gotten warm for a day or two and dropped. It has been constant and perhaps more species are blooming simultaneously.

[CarGuys]

[QUOTE=skyguy79;471326] It's called El Niño and this element also has positive effects or benefits to us here in Florida.

Wow Sky! Was I wrong! I though El Nino was a local special on the menu.:oops:

[graciegirl]

[QUOTE=skyguy79;471326] It's called El Niño and this element also has positive effects or benefits to us here in Florida.

Wow Sky! Was I wrong! I though El Nino was a local special on the menu.:oops:

Last spring and this spring I have had really bad reactions to pollens. I haven't had anything close to it since I was MUCH younger. There are different pollens here than in Ohio. A lot of folks react to the pollen from the live oak tree. If you wipe off surfaces from your lanai the cloth is covered with a dark yellowish green "dirt". Coupled with the construction dust that is air born, it really makes it bad for people who have allergies.

Helene has them worse than me, and Sweetie not at all. Funny how people do or don't react to the stuff.

Neighbors were talking about it last night and said good luck with getting am appointment with allergists right now. They can see you in six to eight weeks.

[Barefoot]

.... allergies were at an all time high because of the warm weather. In fact they mentioned that in Atlanta the allegeries were 55% higher than the
record for Atlanta. Has anyone else been having this problem and how severe has it been?:mornincoffee:

I've had a lot of allergies in Jan/Feb, very unexpected. I hear people complaining about the dust from all the new construction.

However on a positive note, our Magnolia tree is blooming ... Gorgeous.

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