If this is El Nino why no rain in S FL

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If this is El Nino why no rain in S FL

#1 Postby boca » Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:55 am

Why haven't we seen rain here in the last month or so. Its an El Nino year and so far the weather conditions here are simular to a La nina condition no rain. I guess the wetter and cooler conditions are not exactly true for South Florida during El Nino at least so far.
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#2 Postby HURRICANELONNY » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:13 am

From what I remember the effects of El Nino aren't felt till December- February. I remeber the 97 El Nino. Alot of severe storms hit I think on Ground Hog day. Here in Miami. My Honda Shadow toppled over in the wind. I think it peaked around 60mph where I lived then. I guess putting the cover on the bike was not a good idea. My handle bars got bent. Anyways that was a strong El Nino and I don't know what the strength of this El Nino will be. Have a nice winter. See ya next Hurricane season. 8-)
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#3 Postby dizzyfish » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:13 am

:uarrow: We haven't seen any rain up here either.
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#4 Postby caribepr » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:42 am

Would any of you Fla folks like some of our rain?? We've had enough for a few states... 8-)
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#5 Postby dizzyfish » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:55 am

Sure caribepr! Send us some of your rain - the lake by us needs lots more (and so does my yard).
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#6 Postby T-man » Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:49 am

We are having a very rainy October here in Louisiana. Flooding is occuring or about to occur all over the State.
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#7 Postby boca » Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:33 am

The last time it rained more than a minute and a half was early Sept, now not a drop.
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Re: If this is El Nino why no rain in S FL

#8 Postby LarryWx » Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:56 am

boca wrote:Why haven't we seen rain here in the last month or so. Its an El Nino year and so far the weather conditions here are simular to a La nina condition no rain. I guess the wetter and cooler conditions are not exactly true for South Florida during El Nino at least so far.


No two El Nino's are exactly alike.
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#9 Postby chadtm80 » Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:04 am

No rain up here in central florida either.. Been extremely dry
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#10 Postby gatorcane » Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:36 am

el ninon or not. October and November are dry months for South Florida. You have to wait until Dec - March to see any effects.
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#11 Postby SWFLA_CANE » Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:52 am

Welcome to Florida fire season.
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#12 Postby Cookiely » Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:10 pm

It is hot and dry in Tampa. We could certainly use the rain from an El Nino but certainly not the flooding we had in 97.
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#13 Postby fci » Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:26 pm

If the El Nino does not bring us rain in the December-February period we are in for drought like in the past with water shortages, fires etc...

Not fun.....
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#14 Postby Opal storm » Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:42 pm

It's amazing what huge difference there is between S FL and here in the panhandle.After experiencing that storm system we got 2 days ago there's no doubt that El Nino is here.We had a tidal surge here in the panhandle that was just as bad as Arlene of last year, and there were trees and powerlines that were blown down by the wind.Luckily we did not get the flooding that the Houston area did, most of us saw 1-2 inches of rain.
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#15 Postby AussieMark » Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:56 pm

u may be not getting the rainfall in South Florida associated with El Nino events.

but the lack of rain in Southern and Eastern Australia is a strong characteristic of a El Nino event. Australia has been dominated by High Pressure during October with only small rainfalls.

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#16 Postby JonathanBelles » Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:58 pm

it seems as if we go in cycles of extreme wet to dry as a bone
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#17 Postby Rod Hagen » Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:33 pm

Just to add to AussieMark's observations, October in Victoria is very much looking as if it may be well and truly the driest ever in the State's history.

We have clocked 1.4mm so far this month in Melbourne. The mean for October is 67.4mm, and the lowest previosuly recorded for the month was 7.5mm. A possible shower or two is all that is being suggested over the coming couple of weeks.

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#18 Postby AussieMark » Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:09 pm

Sydney has seen 8.4mm so far compared to the average 76.9mm
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Most of australia has been very dry this October

COuld be the drieston Record for October at this rate or close to it.
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#19 Postby SouthFloridawx » Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:40 pm

AussieMark wrote:Sydney has seen 8.4mm so far compared to the average 76.9mm
:eek:

Most of australia has been very dry this October

COuld be the drieston Record for October at this rate or close to it.


I wonder what kind of affect this could have for you down the line. Hopefully you don't have exactly the opposite next year with above average. Hope you guys get some rain down there soon.
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#20 Postby boca » Sun Oct 22, 2006 10:14 pm

Still no rain. I hope El Nino kicks in soon my lake dropped about a foot in the last month.
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