Weather - Page 155

imp · July 4, 2018

No rain up her and he sky is clear; under a 100 today, but the humidity jumped to almost 50%, so it feels worse, LOL. But should be a good night to watch the fireworks downtown. I'll park farther away, to be out of the crowd if I go, and enjoy them.

AlittleSalt · July 4, 2018

It is the coolest July 4th that I remember. It only got up to 95 today, and it didn't feel hot at all.

Nan_PA_6b · July 5, 2018

More flooding, more damage. The new saying here is "It's not a flood until a dumpster floats by." Every bit of rain is deluge.

Nan

Worth1 · July 5, 2018

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

It is the coolest July 4th that I remember. It only got up to 95 today, and it didn't feel hot at all.

Bring on the basting mop today it is horrible outside.
I am trying to make something and I am about to sweat to death.

slugworth · July 5, 2018

I have a portable air conditioner that has a dehumidifier mode.
On days like this I can drain off 2 gallons of fresh water for my garden per day.

korney19 · July 5, 2018

Wish it would rain here! A storm came thru so fast it didn't even get the ground wet! Been too hot to work here, heat warnings last couple days... been hitting ~93F which is unusual for us. Currently 79F @ 11pm, humidity 76%.

AlittleSalt · July 5, 2018

Quote:

Originally Posted by korney19

Wish it would rain here! A storm came thru so fast it didn't even get the ground wet! Been too hot to work here, heat warnings last couple days... been hitting ~93F which is unusual for us. Currently 79F @ 11pm, humidity 76%.

Korney, that feels like 82 F / 28 C.

http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/html/heatindex.shtml

korney19 · July 6, 2018

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

Korney, that feels like 82 F / 28 C.

http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/html/heatindex.shtml

RH went up to 91%. It's worse INSIDE. 89F, 59% RH, windows & curtains closed. Even hotter in the bedroom. I'm gonna open a window in the room I start my plants at the back of the house, 2nd floor, and the bathroom at front of house, 2nd floor. Last night was so bad I slept on a chair in living room in front of a fan.

Tonight will be the 1st night we get below 70F in a while... My little lean-to open, door-less greenhouse hit 108F in the shade at about 28" high above ground yesterday...

AlittleSalt · July 6, 2018

I understand that all to well.

The tomato seeds I started 11 days ago were not germinating inside. It was too cool - I guess? I put them a room that wasn't being cooled for 3 days and still nothing. So I sat them outside on a table in dapped shade 34" tall - without the dome, and they germinated very quickly...and are now the most leggy seedlings I've ever seen. They are still at the two leaf cotyledons stage and around 3" tall.

korney19 · July 6, 2018

My temps here must be normal for Texas! But I'm in Buffalo! They're not normal here!

I'm the opposite here. I was rarely able to start seeds outdoors, even things like lettuce I start indoors on a seedling heat mat---this year I bought a thermostat kit which toggles the heat mat on/off to maintain your desired temperature---when the temp drops 2 degrees it turns back on again. I think it was around $35 for the digital thermostat and a 20" x 20" seedling heat mat & free S/H.

I now swear by this method; I was able to germinate tomato seeds from 2002...

AlittleSalt · July 6, 2018

I have been noticing Texas-like temperatures in northern places where they do not belong. I've been noticing that for three years now. As I am writing this - it started to rain for the first time since May . It barely sprinkled once in-between, and this rain won't last long according to the radar.

I opened the door and went outside and it smells more like a wet dog than anything else. It woke my wife up and she is smiling. It's raining again. Real rain without thunder and lightening. I feels good to have rain running down my back.

Worth1 · July 6, 2018

I was so soaked in sweat yesterday I couldn't get my socks off.

Worth

slugworth · July 6, 2018

This is ideal weather to take tomato cuttings to clone plants.
The garden looks like a jungle but has to be watered every day.

JRinPA · July 6, 2018

I had 2.5" on the rain gauge for the 24 hours before 9am. First it rained some yesterday evening, but then there was an awesome 3am storm which lasted for at least 90 minutes. This morning, some of the peppers and eggplants I still had not needed to tie up were laid over. I wouldn't doubt we got more than 3" in that storm alone, since small rain gauges tend to read low on violent rains. After 9am it rained again, nice and warm/steady. I took that time to weave those rows up, then finally had a reasonable, clear, slightly breezy evening to continue on the fence. Supposedly the next week will be clear and avg approx 85/65.

eyegrotom · July 7, 2018

Real HOT in So Cal today,118 here in Fontana. Just came in from checking the garden,I had to toss out over 60 tomatoes this morning there were green tonight there were Orange Red and felt like a marshmallow. I sure hope that I don't find more on the morning. Right now at 9 pm Calif time it's 99 degrees. Mike

July 4, 2018	#2311
imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	No rain up her and he sky is clear; under a 100 today, but the humidity jumped to almost 50%, so it feels worse, LOL. But should be a good night to watch the fireworks downtown. I'll park farther away, to be out of the crowd if I go, and enjoy them.

July 4, 2018	#2312
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	It is the coolest July 4th that I remember. It only got up to 95 today, and it didn't feel hot at all.

July 5, 2018	#2313
Nan_PA_6b Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,194	More flooding, more damage. The new saying here is "It's not a flood until a dumpster floats by." Every bit of rain is deluge. Nan

July 5, 2018	#2315
slugworth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: connecticut,usa Posts: 1,150	I have a portable air conditioner that has a dehumidifier mode. On days like this I can drain off 2 gallons of fresh water for my garden per day.

July 5, 2018	#2316
korney19 Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Co-Founder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Niagara Frontier Posts: 942	Wish it would rain here! A storm came thru so fast it didn't even get the ground wet! Been too hot to work here, heat warnings last couple days... been hitting ~93F which is unusual for us. Currently 79F @ 11pm, humidity 76%.

July 6, 2018	#2319
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I understand that all to well. The tomato seeds I started 11 days ago were not germinating inside. It was too cool - I guess? I put them a room that wasn't being cooled for 3 days and still nothing. So I sat them outside on a table in dapped shade 34" tall - without the dome, and they germinated very quickly...and are now the most leggy seedlings I've ever seen. They are still at the two leaf cotyledons stage and around 3" tall.

July 6, 2018	#2320
korney19 Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Co-Founder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Niagara Frontier Posts: 942	My temps here must be normal for Texas! But I'm in Buffalo! They're not normal here! I'm the opposite here. I was rarely able to start seeds outdoors, even things like lettuce I start indoors on a seedling heat mat---this year I bought a thermostat kit which toggles the heat mat on/off to maintain your desired temperature---when the temp drops 2 degrees it turns back on again. I think it was around $35 for the digital thermostat and a 20" x 20" seedling heat mat & free S/H. I now swear by this method; I was able to germinate tomato seeds from 2002...

July 6, 2018	#2321
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I have been noticing Texas-like temperatures in northern places where they do not belong. I've been noticing that for three years now. As I am writing this - it started to rain for the first time since May . It barely sprinkled once in-between, and this rain won't last long according to the radar. I opened the door and went outside and it smells more like a wet dog than anything else. It woke my wife up and she is smiling. It's raining again. Real rain without thunder and lightening. I feels good to have rain running down my back.

July 6, 2018	#2322
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I was so soaked in sweat yesterday I couldn't get my socks off. Worth

July 6, 2018	#2323
slugworth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: connecticut,usa Posts: 1,150	This is ideal weather to take tomato cuttings to clone plants. The garden looks like a jungle but has to be watered every day.

July 6, 2018	#2324
JRinPA Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: SE PA Posts: 963	I had 2.5" on the rain gauge for the 24 hours before 9am. First it rained some yesterday evening, but then there was an awesome 3am storm which lasted for at least 90 minutes. This morning, some of the peppers and eggplants I still had not needed to tie up were laid over. I wouldn't doubt we got more than 3" in that storm alone, since small rain gauges tend to read low on violent rains. After 9am it rained again, nice and warm/steady. I took that time to weave those rows up, then finally had a reasonable, clear, slightly breezy evening to continue on the fence. Supposedly the next week will be clear and avg approx 85/65.

July 7, 2018	#2325
eyegrotom Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: So Cal Posts: 380	Real HOT in So Cal today,118 here in Fontana. Just came in from checking the garden,I had to toss out over 60 tomatoes this morning there were green tonight there were Orange Red and felt like a marshmallow. I sure hope that I don't find more on the morning. Right now at 9 pm Calif time it's 99 degrees. Mike