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Old 10-09-2015, 11:51 PM
 
Location: State of Transition
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With all this hype, come about November or December, when little or no rain has fallen in the San Joaquin Valley and/or SoCal, expect to see the headline of "El Niño Weaker Than Previously Thought" as it turns into a non event.

You can take that to the bank.


Nowadays, with the ubiquity of that phrase "...than previously thought". That is now the much overused out that journalists now hide behind to cover up the fact that most of them are making up the news as they go along and have no real idea what they are talking about.
Yup. Winter is now closer than when the thread was started, and I don't see any rain. Except in western Washington, where I just spent a couple of weeks. AAaahhhhhh, so refreshing! Cool weather with an occasional sprinkling of rain--never thought I'd call that "heaven", but my perspective has been irrevocably changed. Y'all had better practice your rain dances....
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Old 10-10-2015, 12:15 PM
 
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It just rained last weekend. 3 weeks ago people were drowning by sudden floods. "No rain!" "Where's the rain?" I don't get it.
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Old 10-10-2015, 12:37 PM
 
Location: The High Seas
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Me gusta El Niño.
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Old 10-13-2015, 10:58 AM
 
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It just rained last weekend. 3 weeks ago people were drowning by sudden floods. "No rain!" "Where's the rain?" I don't get it.
Are you talking about SoCal? NorCal is roasting, especially along I-5 in the north of the state. The Bay Area is ridiculously warm, too. And the weather report explains that there's a big high front centered over Nevada but covering most of NorCal as well, which explains everything, including--why the monsoon I drove through from Seattle to Eugene stopped abruptly in southern OR.

Fortunately, Monterey Bay is excluded from that high front; that's where I'm headed next, and I plan to stay awhile to take in the cool weather.
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Old 10-14-2015, 10:18 AM
 
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Are you talking about SoCal? NorCal is roasting, especially along I-5 in the north of the state. The Bay Area is ridiculously warm, too. And the weather report explains that there's a big high front centered over Nevada but covering most of NorCal as well, which explains everything, including--why the monsoon I drove through from Seattle to Eugene stopped abruptly in southern OR.

Fortunately, Monterey Bay is excluded from that high front; that's where I'm headed next, and I plan to stay awhile to take in the cool weather.
Yeah, El Nino usually affects the southern part of the state, which is why given the unseasonal rains it was curious that people were reporting no effect. October has been hot though. But I connect with a lot of small local growers here and being therefore necessarily attuned to weather patterns we know this season is different. It's weird and unpredictable. Something is definitely happening.
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Old 10-14-2015, 01:28 PM
 
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Enough with this "it's coming" rigmarole. Let's bring it on already. Otherwise for the love of God, put a sock in it. Every meteorologist and weather reporter on the planet: I'm talking to YOU.

Oh that's right. Someone forgot to carry the one in the calculations. Thus it ended up being "weaker than previously thought".

And the drought continues.
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Old 10-14-2015, 01:31 PM
 
Location: Whittier
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I was talking to a friend of mine who is an LA historian.

He says that the flooding in Long Beach could reach Katrina levels.

I hope that isn't the case.
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Old 10-14-2015, 02:18 PM
 
Location: Westminster/Huntington Beach, CA
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Enough with this "it's coming" rigmarole. Let's bring it on already. Otherwise for the love of God, put a sock in it. Every meteorologist and weather reporter on the planet: I'm talking to YOU.

Oh that's right. Someone forgot to carry the one in the calculations. Thus it ended up being "weaker than previously thought".

And the drought continues.
It's already here. It's been here for months. It's already the second strongest on record. Did you not get the memo?

At any rate, its effects on California won't be seen for another month or two. At this point, "weaker than previously thought" is a non issue as it's already well established and is being reinforced by the atmosphere and vice versa.
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Old 10-14-2015, 05:11 PM
 
Location: State of Transition
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Enough with this "it's coming" rigmarole. Let's bring it on already. Otherwise for the love of God, put a sock in it. Every meteorologist and weather reporter on the planet: I'm talking to YOU.

Oh that's right. Someone forgot to carry the one in the calculations. Thus it ended up being "weaker than previously thought".

And the drought continues.
What people don't seem to realize is that it's not a permanent fix. El Nino comes, el Nino goes, and then it's back to the drought. The reservoirs may fill for a year, but they'll start draining again soon enough.

There need to be job re-training programs for farmers.
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Old 10-14-2015, 09:48 PM
 
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Scattered thunderstorms possible from Monterey to San Diego tomorrow!
Santa Maria got some strong ones this afternoon; we just got a few sprinkles in OC though.
Warm and humid in SoCal for the past several days.

While heat in October is not unusual at all, the dewpoints have been downright tropical and that's something you rarely even see here in August, let alone mid-October!

Southern California is actually at multiple times the average rainfall season to date (July 1-to October 14) thanks to multiple tropical events.
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