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4 hours ago, Jeff Grann said:

I lived on Sanibel for 3 years. Worked with boat captains and Meteorologists. Being from NY I was fascinated by the different weather down there. It was made clear to me that Florida had a Subtropical climate from just below the Tampa Bay area . North of there was not due to the  continental influence on the weather. I saw the difference especially in overnight lows . As far as the 70's, I still have the Time Magazine that was devoted to ”The next ice age cometh"?. It was very clear how NOAA and the scientific community we're leaning back then.

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In the 39 years since, biotechnology has flowered from a promising academic topic to a major global industry, the first test-tube baby has been born and become a mother herself, cosmologists have learned that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate rather than slowing down, and particle physicists have detected the Higgs boson, an entity once regarded as only a theoretical concept. Seven presidents have served most of 11 terms. And Newsweek has become a shadow of its former self.

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29 minutes ago, Jeff Grann said:

Nothing went dormant in SW Florida that I noticed in Winter besides the bugs. Things may have grown a bit slower but all my tropical trees and plants were still vibrant

Thats because Florida is on the southern side of the subtropical range and is humid. Florida is one of my favorite places. I know the ecology down there quite well. Go inland a bit and when things get dry you will see brief periods of dormancy, however it is much rarer in Florida. Go to Phoenix and see the amazing difference between the dry season and the monsoon season.

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The one comparison that holds between NYC and Miami is the JAS rainfall in 2021 and 2011 is  closer to the South Florida average.

Monthly Total Precipitation for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
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Year
Jul
Aug
Sep
Season
2011 3.03 18.95 9.39 31.37
2021 11.09 10.32 7.73 29.14


 

Monthly Total Precipitation for Miami Area, FL (ThreadEx)
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Year
Jul
Aug
Sep
Season
Mean 8.70 10.06 9.15 27.91
2021 8.18 7.29 7.14 22.61
2020 10.26 7.44 10.92 28.62
2019 10.54 15.74 3.25 29.53
2018 8.02 9.58 7.89 25.49
2017 12.45 8.57 14.97 35.99
2016 4.11 13.77 6.05 23.93
2015 5.91 9.02 9.97 24.90
2014 10.29 9.07 7.25 26.61
2013 12.70 4.43 10.47 27.60
2012 8.92 15.92 11.03 35.87
2011 5.71 11.08 4.99 21.78
2010 7.36 8.75 15.89 32.00
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1 minute ago, lee59 said:

There is no doubt our climate is becoming more mild and wet. Some areas of the world are becoming more dry. However because the earth is always getting cooler or warmer, I suppose we are better off overall to become warmer. The problem with this warm up is humans may be accelerating the process. 

welcome to 1988

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14 minutes ago, forkyfork said:

cold weather is becoming more infrequent with time and you don't like being reminded

I agree with both your statements. However about being reminded, it really doesn't bother me that much, facts are facts. I do have confidence though in the human race, that we will get rid of much of what we contribute to greenhouse gases long before doomsday.

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24 minutes ago, forkyfork said:

cold weather is becoming more infrequent with time and you don't like being reminded

I grew up before 1988. When I was young I really wanted cold Winters, now not so much. I do believe however that today's weather is more interesting than it was when I grew up. We get bigger snowstorms and unusual summer weather. When the weather was less mild and dryer, there just wasn't as much activity. 

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1 minute ago, lee59 said:

I grew up before 1988. When I was young I really wanted cold Winters, now not so much. I do believe however that today's weather is more interesting than it was when I grew up. We get bigger snowstorms and unusual summer weather. When the weather was less mild and dryer, there just wasn't as much activity. 

yep don't need brutal cold for snow-look at last winter for example 1.

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2 hours ago, bluewave said:

The one comparison that holds between NYC and Miami is the JAS rainfall in 2021 and 2011 is  closer to the South Florida average.

Monthly Total Precipitation for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Year
Jul
Aug
Sep
Season
2011 3.03 18.95 9.39 31.37
2021 11.09 10.32 7.73 29.14


 

Monthly Total Precipitation for Miami Area, FL (ThreadEx)
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Year
Jul
Aug
Sep
Season
Mean 8.70 10.06 9.15 27.91
2021 8.18 7.29 7.14 22.61
2020 10.26 7.44 10.92 28.62
2019 10.54 15.74 3.25 29.53
2018 8.02 9.58 7.89 25.49
2017 12.45 8.57 14.97 35.99
2016 4.11 13.77 6.05 23.93
2015 5.91 9.02 9.97 24.90
2014 10.29 9.07 7.25 26.61
2013 12.70 4.43 10.47 27.60
2012 8.92 15.92 11.03 35.87
2011 5.71 11.08 4.99 21.78
2010 7.36 8.75 15.89 32.00

And we are still adding to September!! Please let us dry out!!!

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On 9/22/2021 at 3:21 PM, rclab said:

 

 Good afternoon JG. Your post reaction is understandable, however there are nuances to the term. Palm trees may be a physical manifestation of tropical as are dews. We are experiencing sustained heightened dews in a calendar time and geographic locations that gives pause. BW, as many other fine posters in our sub forums neither hypes or sensationalizes. Data and demonstration of such is their deep throat. As always ….

Interesting. I live in North Providence, Rhode Island, and just down the road there is a house with Palm Trees in the front!! I can't wait to see what happens to them in the winter, but scary they are growing here at all. 

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10 minutes ago, acoolerclimate said:

Interesting. I live in North Providence, Rhode Island, and just down the road there is a house with Palm Trees in the front!! I can't wait to see what happens to them in the winter, but scary they are growing here at all. 

When I was in Piscataway NJ one house planted 6 of them along their driveway.  They lasted the summer and were dead the next year.  

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