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6 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said:
Hit 91 today (so far) a couple times - just after 2 pm and then just after ~3:30 pm. Amazing that the low this morning here was 72 and this is May. Will see how robust the cold front is when it drops down into the area.
Currently bopping between 89 & 90 and mostly sunny, with some cumulus starting to roll in from the north and west.
It was 73F here at 2am early this morning and I doubt I dropped into the 60s. I see Philly hanging around 70/low70s tomorrow w/burbs in the upper 60s....great stuff.
A/C goes off once it gets dark around here tonight...expected low upper 50s to 60F.
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Eeked to 90F / DP 63F.....wind still active and no critters to be seen or heard.
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2 hours ago, KamuSnow said:
Nice breeze is helping so far.
No question. I was outside for the past several hours and just came in to watch the Sixers at 1pm...more than breezy, borderline windy at times. Wasn't expecting this?
88F / DP 60F / RH 39%
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Already 80F / DP 60F at 9am so this will probably be the hottest/most uncomfortable day so far. Back door cold front swings through w/highs in the upper 60s for the burbs on Monday...my kind of weather.
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17 minutes ago, KamuSnow said:
We just saw 2! It's happening!
Incoming...plague!
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21 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said:
I actually hit 91 just before 2pm today. Didn't expect that. It was brief since there has been a hazy deck of high clouds most of the day, with occasional breaks of sun. Haven't seen or heard any cicadas here, nor seen any lightning bugs... and so far I haven't spotted any of those damn lanternflies either, but I expect those might be hatching and at one of the nymph stages. With the chill the first half of the month, a bunch of critters went on hold, but the temps the next week or so will wake them up for sure though.
First tropical development underway early with STS Ana (fish storm), but will see how this year's hurricane season goes. Don't think it will be as insane as last year but you never know.
No stink bugs and limited flies, bees and Gnats (they''ll come though) as well. Butterflies seem to be on the decline every year...
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Just skimming the MA subforum for the first time in months. They are way ahead of us in the cicada sightings, especially MD. Hell, I'll be happy just seeing or hearing one in the distance. All we have is KamuSnow seeing a lonely lightning bug last night...
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2 hours ago, JTA66 said:
A friend’s parents are reporting cicadas in northern Bucks. Given the lack of activity here and in 2004, I don’t think this brood resides in my part of Montco.
Oh, and it’s hot & sticky.
It's somewhat hot (89F) but it's really not sticky. (DP 57F / RH 34%) I think we're so accustomed to super dry conditions lately a 57F DP seems uncomfortable. I would lock that DP in for the entire summer w/a big smile on my face. Tomorrow DPs will be in low-mid 60s, still not super horrible but getting there. When DPs are in the 70s...instant puddle if you step outside.
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28 minutes ago, KamuSnow said:
No cicadas yet but I am pleased to report that we saw our first lightning bug tonight. Yay!
Wow, that's really early. (5/21) I don't expect to see any till mid/late June when things start to roast on a consistent basis...
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2 minutes ago, CoolHandMike said:
I just measured my back yard soil temps with a digital meat thermometer, which, admittedly, only went a couple of inches deep. I measured between 75-80°F in the sunny spots, but only 64°F under my biggest shade tree (box elder). I'm relatively certain most of my big trees are quite a bit older than 17 years, so we will see. My other trees are mostly maples and some hemlocks.
I'm pretty convince our soil temps are warm enough for the cicadas but damn it's dry. A solid rain event and they would be popping out of the ground...
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My soil temp is 65F. Those lazy critters should start making their move. Lack of rain isn't helping. Imagine being underground for 17yrs trying to break the surface looking to get laid and met by a brick wall of dry dirt/clay. Poor critters...
https://www.greencastonline.com/tools/soil-temperature
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1 hour ago, RedSky said:
Hmm the new euro wants to barbeque the cicada brood out of existence
Sunday will be our first real taste of summer w/temps 90F+ and more humid. Glenn going with 96F next Wed....
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1 hour ago, zenmsav6810 said:
I just don't like people calling diesel not normal vehicles when most of the world drives diesel cars which is also a fact. I just find complaining (which in your defense you weren't doing) about the price of gas very self-centered conventional thinking.
No harm man, not a problem. Diesel cars seem to be way more popular in Europe and not in the States. Haven't looked up any stats just a observation...
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6 minutes ago, Albedoman said:
soil temps have been well below normal. My basement temp are avg 61-62 degrees right now. The temps must be around 65 in my basement for the cicadas to emerge. The soil temps will rise once the moisture returns. The moisture helps hold in the the latent heat in the soil and enables the cicada to cleanly burrow out of the ground where they reside at about a 4-8 inch depth in the ground.
Until then, the cicadas will remain in the ground especially if the soil is dry. Cicadas love heat and humidity. We just do not have the humidity right now for them to mature as they need the moisture to start the burrowing process. Furthermore, cicadas rely on tree sap to feed. If the trees are severely stressed for moisture and sap production ( believe me these trees are really stressed by the lack of moisture for leaf production right now especially in the upper canopies of the trees) these insects know not to come out . The grass is also stressing out big time and will begin to turn yellow by next week if we do not get significant rains by Sunday. With humidities in the upper 20's to 30's, I can literally see the grass blades shriveling up with highs in the mid- upper 80's. The stream levels dropped another two- three inches today alone in my backyard and the clay soils are cracking-( usually do not see that until late summer)
If we have t-storms on Sat afternoon- evening that will help quickly bump up the soil temps. We have to have at least 1-2 inch of rain to reach the the soil areas of where the cicadas lie dormant. Right now, I just do not see cicadas burrowing with PWATs struggling to even reach one inch per hour with the extremely dry mid levels in the atmosphere and the lack of instability. Believe, once we have a good drenching downpour, they will begin to emerge quickly.
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Otherwise, do they just hang underground and wait? The next 10 day+ look pretty much dry....spotty stuff maybe.
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49 minutes ago, KamuSnow said:
I was able to get by without it although I thought about it for a minute. When it's hot and humid out, I like the inside like a walk in refrigerator, so the electric bill gets a little steep during the summer.
Glenn going with 92F/humid Sunday and "yes" a walk in refrigerator/house is nice. Sunday may be my next lawn mowing day, have a beer outside afterwards then head indoors...
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1 hour ago, RedSky said:
According to the US forest service we don't even have this brood x in our region!
Does anybody have the correct answer about these Cicada's? I mean it's been in the news for months.
Yeah, this is a head scratcher. I didn't even know anything about this? I have a feeling this Cicada thing will pass by without anyone really noticing much like 17 years ago when I didn't notice any difference. Nutjob inside me would like to see a plague of cicadas but I'm not seeing it...
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7 minutes ago, RedSky said:
Not a Pharmacist just slept in a Holiday Inn Express. Never experienced a single side effect from it and they last 24hrs.
I'll give it a whirl.
Thankfully by June or so things ease off a bit...
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Just now, RedSky said:
Ever try drug store loratadine 10mg? I get the whole eyes, nose allergy thing bad but it cures me 100% one a day
Have not, will look into it.
I tried a lot of meds. Either work somewhat but make me stupid (in a daze) or tired. Some work w/congestion but my eyes are a mess and I look drunk/stoned. Some help w/my eyes but I go into a sneezing fit. Had to walk out of Wawa because I kept on sneezing and people around me weren't too pleased. A/C on today feels great though...no sneezing, itchy red eyes, congestion....bring on Fall!
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6 minutes ago, RedSky said:
Nope they were about as far from correct as you can get, it was a common marsh bug you can hear all summer and it was at night. I tried telling em they are 100x louder and they don't make their noise at night, got no traction lol
Oh ok, yeah they are way off base....lol. They didn't even have tickets to the game...
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Just now, LVblizzard said:
I live in an apartment which is halfway underground and it still feels nice and cool in there today with no AC. Not that I’d need AC on a day with dry heat like today anyway. A fan would probably do the trick.
For people like me it's not only to cool things off but it helps immensely with allergies....it's a 2 in 1 benefit. With a predicted low of 57F tonight I will turn it off and maybe use a exhaust fan if needed...
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1 minute ago, RedSky said:
Family member tried telling me three weeks ago in April the cicadas were out buzzing away, no joke
The deal is a local station did a story that they were out, fake news but family member ran with it
That's pretty funny but he/she is correct they do "buzz". After they make their "sound" there is a distinct buzz sound as they fly away.
I'm still confused as how they can make so much noise for such a little creature...
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1 minute ago, JTA66 said:
Same here. I like to test it early before the real heat sets in. That’s when everyone calls and you can’t get hold of a repairman.
And of course I’ve since lost power, so the windows are now open
Power here. Maybe everyone is testing their A/C in Lansdale and blew a transformer...lol.
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Just now, RedSky said:
I have no soil sensor thingy and just assumed the ground was up to 64 or 65F now. Never assume anything.
We had that cooler/cold stretch, overnight lows in the 30s at times didn't help. The next several days will crank the ground temp up....make sure to tell family member.
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2021 OBS Thread
in Philadelphia Region
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I really may make a trip up that way, haven't been up around Nockamixon in years. I'm 90% convinced I'll get screwed around this area with very limited critters.
Looking forward to clouds and 60s tomorrow...
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