Cappy
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Raining cats an dogs in bcs
Started yesterday afternoon. Poured all night. Still raining. Don’t remember this kind of storm in December. El Niño?
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David K
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Rained a full day (with lightning too) here in San Diego North County, 2 days in a row, and this was the third Wed/Thu rain (pair of days) in a row.
Everything is fine, this happens every few years, that we have a lot of rain one year followed by a few years without much rain.
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pacificobob
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all night in pescadero. love it.
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Howard
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Just a little bit in Loreto yesterday afternoon.
You know, after all, we are a Pueblo Magico. 
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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shari
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holy rainstorm....I woke to what I thought was a huge pounding swell...that wasnt forecast but when I saw the flashes I realized it was actually
thunder! Lo and behold, it even rained hard for an hour from 4-5am here in Bahia Asuncion where rain is an unusual phenomenon. Thank you rogue rain
cell.
Back to sunshine with some residual clouds this morning and a glistening garden! I am so pleased how my roses have come back after the storms in
October!
The point is already covered in purple verbena with a wonderful perfume in the air & this soaker will really turn on the flowers! Baja Gyspys's
casa smell particularly sweet!
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Alm
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A year ago, in BOLA. Heavy rain for 2 days. Not a non-stop, but heavy. Several hours each time. The neighbor said he didn't remember this kind of
storm in December  ...
In 2003 (?), around November, in Mulege, rain turning into hail - soft hail, looked and felt more like a snow. Though my memory isn't good when it
comes to weather.
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RFClark
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We received over .5” of rain from this storm on top of the over 6” from the recent Tropical Storm.
The desert is in full bloom!
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LukeJobbins
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A decent amount of rain in rosarito and Tijuana last week and past two days. Not good for the caravan people or broken down homes with pots scattered
around the house but epic for cleaning a lot of dirt and junk off the city. As a surfer though, it can leave anytime so I can get back to looking for
waves.
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Alm
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It does get cold and rainy in Tijuana and Rosarito in winter. Cold even for people from Northern parts of North America.
Caravan people have 2 choices - stay in the South where they belong or freeze their arses off while trying to break the laws of two countries sharing
the border in Tijuana.
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Hook
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Quote: Originally posted by Cappy  | | Started yesterday afternoon. Poured all night. Still raining. Don’t remember this kind of storm in December. El Niño? |
This was an unusual case of a low pressure system from the Pacific that didnt take the common winter route from the Gulf of Alaska, down through WA,
OR, CA. Bit of a Pineapple Express. This one came ashore in Central/So CA and the front had a long "tail" that trailed well south. There were embedded
thunderstorms in this front, so it contained a lot of moisture.
That tail avoided being subjected to a lot of orographic lift, that a conventional winter front would (from the mtns of SoCal into the mtns of Baja).
That lift squeezes a lot of moisture out of a front. Orographics are the reason that deserts exist on the east side of mountain ranges on the West
Coast.
This was coupled with 24-36 hours of southerly flow immediately preceding the arrival of this front that always increases the amount of moisture in
the atmosphere. This southerly flow affected the entire Sea of Cortez and extended onto the peninsula in places. This dramatically increased the
chances of rain. It also prolonged the period that rain fell, dramatically. Usually a winter front passing through might take only 3-6 hours (or less)
in Cent/SO Baja. The added southern moisture made it linger. It wasnt a fast-moving front to begin with.
It WAS unusual for those two reasons. Usually, southern flow decreases before Pacific winter fronts begin their march, but this is a transitional time
of year. The waters in the Sea and further south have remained unseasonably warm so far, as well. That keeps lots of moisture in the air above it.
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Cappy
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Thank you for that. Makes sense to me
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schwlind
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| Quote: Originally posted by RFClark | We received over .5” of rain from this storm on top of the over 6” from the recent Tropical Storm.
The desert is in full bloom! |
There is nothing more beautiful than the desert in full bloom!!
Linda
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4x4abc
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City of La Paz just announced that it never has that much rain in total in December - and the month is not even over yet. And let me get personal for
a second - David will love this for his "No climate change in Baja" book
Harald Pietschmann
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David K
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Oh, but I say the climate is changing!
It always has and always will... no matter if there are people or not.
I also say the sea level is changing... But it changes over thousands of years. Not any amount that can be troublesome in one, two, three or more
generations.
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BajaBlanca
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I woke to flashing lights but no sound here in La Bocana....lightning show like I have not seen in ages! Our rain was so light - barely washed all
the plants.
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BornFisher
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Raining cats and dogs can be .25 inches to some. Anyone have a rain gauge down there? RF-- where are you to get .5?
"When you catch a fish, you open the door of happiness."
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motoged
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0.5 to 0.75 inches along Seven Sisters Thursday evening to Friday noon....
Don't believe everything you think....
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4x4abc
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I had 6 inches of rain in Centenario - had to drain part of my pool water
Harald Pietschmann
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shari
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Rainbows are so rare here in Bahia Asuncion that when I heard a sprinkling and it was sunny, I ran outside in hopes of seeing one. To my delight, the
rainbow ended in our front yard right in the blowhole! Living here is my pot of gold!
great way to start the day!
[Edited on 12-9-2018 by shari]
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Bubba
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| Quote: Originally posted by shari | Rainbows are so rare here in Bahia Asuncion that when I heard a sprinkling and it was sunny, I ran outside in hopes of seeing one. To my delight, the
rainbow ended in our front yard right in the blowhole! Living here is my pot of gold!
great way to start the day!
[Edited on 12-9-2018 by shari] |
Very nice!
Making America Great Again
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