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Old 02-18-2012, 04:01 PM
 
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I was born on the first day of Winter in Iowa 63+ years ago. Didn't like the cold then, still don't.

 
Old 02-18-2012, 04:37 PM
 
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A warmer than average winter does not necessarily translate to a warmer than average summer historically speaking...but as for the winter I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!
True. How cold a winter is has nothing to do with how hot and dry a summer is. All summes here are hot. I had almost no rain all of last summer thanks to a reverse west wind flow all summer long.

As for hurricanes. our number could come up this year or another 50 years from now. We have had almost no tropical weather bother the state for a few years now, and nothing at all in the Tampa area minus two weak troipcal storms in June of 06 and 07.
 
Old 02-18-2012, 06:01 PM
 
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A while back I read in Science magazine that the ideal temperature for the human body (in terms of productivity, metabolism, energy, etc.) is in the 70-to-80 degree F range (some human bodies perform better at 72, some perform better at 79, etc.). According to NOAA data, seems to me like we in SW Florida get nearly 6 months of those ideal temps most years (Nov - April). This year especially.

Most states north of Florida and east of California cannot meet that standard: Nearly 6 months of 70-something degree days. Most states up north have huge temperature fluctuations and go from hot to cold to freezing, etc. And they get only a fraction of days in the 70s during one calendar year.

But we get nearly 6 months.

And still we complain.
 
Old 02-18-2012, 06:10 PM
 
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A while back I read in Science magazine that the ideal temperature for the human body (in terms of productivity, metabolism, energy, etc.) is in the 70-to-80 degree F range (some human bodies perform better at 72, some perform better at 79, etc.). According to NOAA data, seems to me like we in SW Florida get nearly 6 months of those ideal temps most years (Nov - April). This year especially.

Most states north of Florida and east of California cannot meet that standard: Nearly 6 months of 70-something degree days. Most states up north have huge temperature fluctuations and go from hot to cold to freezing, etc. And they get only a fraction of days in the 70s during one calendar year.

But we get nearly 6 months.

And still we complain.
It's the other 6 months that are the killer.
 
Old 02-18-2012, 06:16 PM
 
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The other 6 months are extremely important because that's when we get all of our rain, which helps keep this place the paradise that it is.
 
Old 02-18-2012, 06:58 PM
 
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True. How cold a winter is has nothing to do with how hot and dry a summer is. All summes here are hot. I had almost no rain all of last summer thanks to a reverse west wind flow all summer long.
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A warmer than average winter does not necessarily translate to a warmer than average summer historically speaking
climate prediction center at NOAA is predicting higher than average temperatures June, July, and August of 2012.
 
Old 02-18-2012, 07:36 PM
 
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climate prediction center at NOAA is predicting higher than average temperatures June, July, and August of 2012.
Don't matter if it's a high of 89 or 95 in my book, still hot. Higher temps will mean less rainfall. As i said many months ago, expect a dry summer this year with the axis of high pressure on top us and just to our south.

Some areas will see more rainfall than others as we always see every summer. I always happen to live in area blocked by a force field that keeps T- storms away. I see it every summer, it rains time after time within a half mile of me and nothing at my house.
 
Old 02-19-2012, 06:33 PM
 
Location: Lincoln County Road or Armageddon
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A while back I read in Science magazine that the ideal temperature for the human body (in terms of productivity, metabolism, energy, etc.) is in the 70-to-80 degree F range (some human bodies perform better at 72, some perform better at 79, etc.). According to NOAA data, seems to me like we in SW Florida get nearly 6 months of those ideal temps most years (Nov - April). This year especially.

Most states north of Florida and east of California cannot meet that standard: Nearly 6 months of 70-something degree days. Most states up north have huge temperature fluctuations and go from hot to cold to freezing, etc. And they get only a fraction of days in the 70s during one calendar year.

But we get nearly 6 months.

And still we complain.
My records say I had 271 days of 80 and above last year-a lot more than six months. Perhaps you meant the 147 days that were 90 and above. Days in the 70s? I had a total of 58 days at my house that were in the 70s which is a hell of a lot less than six months.
 
Old 02-20-2012, 05:26 AM
 
Location: Hernando County, FL
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My records say I had 271 days of 80 and above last year-a lot more than six months. Perhaps you meant the 147 days that were 90 and above. Days in the 70s? I had a total of 58 days at my house that were in the 70s which is a hell of a lot less than six months.
I think most people are worried about temperatures measured at a neutral spot.
Tampa had a total of 61 days that hit 90 last year and 165 that were in the 80's. That includes probably 20 days or so where it just got to 80 for an hour or hour and a half, some of those days in the 90 was the same, hit 90 for an hour or so and then dropped back to the 80's.
When you exclude days that hit 80 or 81 but the majority of the day from 8am to 6 pm was between 68 to 77 it puts you right about 6 months for most of the Tampa area where temps are in the 80's or higher. Those 6 months also include many days where the temp hovers around 82 or 83, still a big difference from the 2 or 3 months where we get the warmer weather.

You should also probably state that you are going by high temps for the day and not averages. You say you only had 58 days where it was in the 70's, yet 58 days and 271 days (days you said it was 80 or above) does not equal 365 days. That would make me question whether or not you are just making up numbers.

Going off NWS stats there were 130 days or so where it was in the 70's or lower last year. This does not include those previously mentioned days where it hit 80 degrees for an hour but was in the 70's the majority of the day.
 
Old 02-20-2012, 07:25 PM
 
Location: Hernando County, FL
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Mike, I'd put you on Ignore but your over the top ostentatiousness cracks me up every time.

Let's see - 271+58=329. Maybe that means there was 36 days that were below 70 degrees?
Or maybe your numbers are completely off.
Please point me to somewhere besides your own "record keeping" that shows 147 days above 90 degrees.
147 days in the 90's? Considering St.Pete has 3 months that the average high is in the 90's, just barely (90, 91 and 91 in June, July and August), it would be hard to convince even a 3rd grader that there are 147 days in the year when it gets to 90 degrees.
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