AKgringo
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Andres....first named storm of the season!
The earliest named storm ever in the eastern, north Pacific! Looks like it won't be any threat to Mexico, but this could be a long season!
http://eebmike.com/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/andres-becomes-...
[Edited on 5-9-2021 by AKgringo]
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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RFClark
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AK,
There’s not a cloud in the sky in Pescadero and it’s cold enough at night to wear warm clothing! Hurricane Season starts in a few days! Perhaps
we’ll get some waves from Andres!
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Hook
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We have had the most days of wind from the south in all the Aprils and Mays, since I moved to Sonora in 2008. Which means it's been the most humid
April-May period since I moved here.
Usually by mid May, we have had several hot, dry days above 90 degrees. I can only recall two, this April/May. Lots of humid days (50-70%) in the mid
80s.
Weather is a complex beast to predict, but I would say that the indications are that afternoon thunderstorms could be starting by late May/early June,
if this pattern continues. They usually start in late June/early July.
Which is probably good for the land (barring any organized tropical disturbances) because last summer was REALLY DRY, and the land looks like it.
[Edited on 5-10-2021 by Hook]
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RFClark
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South of San Felipe 46Km we are over 4” of rain for this season. Normal is between none and 2”!
Most of the years since 2006 have been way above average!
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Hook
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Quote: Originally posted by RFClark  | South of San Felipe 46Km we are over 4” of rain for this season. Normal is between none and 2”!
Most of the years since 2006 have been way above average! |
Are you considering your "season" the winter/spring of 2020-21 or are you including the summer season of 2020?
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RFClark
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7/1 2020 to 7/1 2021
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Hook
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None and 2 inches is the normal in an entire calendar year? Wow, that's dry.
We got 1.6 inches in a Pacific storm in late January, which is pretty uncommon. But nothing since, except humidity.
The summer of 2020 was around 2 inches total. Normal is probably four times that, excluding a TS or huracan coming through.
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RFClark
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We’re on the gulf side of the mountains. 0 to 2” for a year was the long time average. Since 2006 we’ve had a lot more than average including at
least 4 storms with 5” or more in the same or a couple days. HWY5 has washed out at least 3 or 4 times. Most recently Fall 2019 I think.
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by RFClark | | We’re on the gulf side of the mountains. 0 to 2” for a year was the long time average. Since 2006 we’ve had a lot more than average including at
least 4 storms with 5” or more in the same or a couple days. HWY5 has washed out at least 3 or 4 times. Most recently Fall 2019 I think.
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October 2018 is when nearly all the new bridges south of Puertecitos were washed out. In May 2019, (my last drive there) the bridges were still out.
The bridges were soon fixed, and the highway was completed in early 2020.
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BajaMama
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | | Quote: Originally posted by RFClark | | We’re on the gulf side of the mountains. 0 to 2” for a year was the long time average. Since 2006 we’ve had a lot more than average including at
least 4 storms with 5” or more in the same or a couple days. HWY5 has washed out at least 3 or 4 times. Most recently Fall 2019 I think.
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October 2018 is when nearly all the new bridges south of Puertecitos were washed out. In May 2019, (my last drive there) the bridges were still out.
The bridges were soon fixed, and the highway was completed in early 2020. |
That was my very first time driving Mex 5. I was heading north end of October 2018 and a lot of the road was wiped out from Hurricane Rosa - but the
road work-arounds were inventive - took a long time but quite the adventure. Next week I will be heading south on Mex 5, it will be nice to
experience "smooth sailing."
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RFClark
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Time passes quickly! Yes, Fall 2018! We received more than 5” of rain in 24 hrs!
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The Valle de Cirios was bone dry in March for the first time in recent memory.
That mostly uninhabited stretch from EL Rosario to GN is usually green at this time of year with blooming multicolored desert flowers to the horizon.
It is usually a highlight of my driving down Highway 1, with being able to stop around the house sized Catavina boulders and walking through the
beautiful flowering desert floor to stretch my legs.
The topography is always impressive and why I prefer to take this route, even if it is not green like this past March, 2021.
A tough Spring for water out there makes for an even drier summer ahead. Could be a tough one for the locals this summer, but they are the real tough
ones for living out there.
We all love Baja for our own reasons. This is just one of many for this Baja lover. Peace, love, and fish tacos.
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