Yep, the science is there that if it turns in at the wrong angle, its lights out. I evacuated Bradenton for Irma in 2017, changed course at the last moment, and the water in Tampa Bay pulled back into/toward the Gulf. People were walking in the bay.
GFS with a drought ender and major Florida panhandle hurricane is in the mid 200's hour wise. Just for interest of viewing. Actually a bit of a dangerous depiction for this area though it will change.
While looking for the year of the Sauss Hawaiian Christmas party, I noticed the MDT Christmas High Record of 66 set in 1889. Turns out that is the oldest record in their books. I find it interesting that the Christmas MDT High Temp record is the oldest record the station has. It also hit 66 on Dec 26th, 1889 which is also a record. Wonder if those wankers were complaining about global warming over the 1889 Christmas table?
Note the period of record for MDT is: 1888-07-01 to 2022-09-19.
I think some of these differences could depend on amount of sun re: all of our veggies get a lot. If it does not rain ever 2-3 days, it is watering time. Going double digit days with no rain has only happened once in the last 4 years (until now) when I went a good 20+ days with no rain.
The drought map is not just recent rains vs. soil moisture and stream flows over a long period of time. Your area has still not recovered from the dry summer though, as you alluded to, this is the weakest of all drought classification to be in.
We are still not super dry from the rains earlier in the month but if I did not water the plants in pots and the ground, daily, they would be gone in 2-3 days. 9 days without rain now. By far the longest stretch here since last winter.
CMC and GFS both promise more 80's this weekend into next week. Not cheering just not sure fall fully arrives this week despite a frost risk Friday night.
Early bird nooners, it is miserable at 81/76. Small line of rain already entering the LSV but it is falling apart. Larger line looks juiced behind it but HRRR suggests that much of that will scoot north of the LSV/dissipate with more nominal rains for those that get it.
Yep, the sweat got a nice blowing off but it never stopped pouring off me on hot and humid nights. And you could not have any thing paper in the non A/C rooms as the humidity made it "damp".
I figured the hospital was A/C'ed? But like you, I never had AC until later in life when I moved out of my parents house. I spent many a night with a small fan just inches from my face trying to sleep.
Sticky 60/59 this AM. Hoping for some lucky rain today. HRRR gets eastern LSV until the mid 80's prior to the front today. Long term GFS is wetter which is certainly good news big picture. Still under 1" for the LSV the next 15 days but at least not bone dry.