WTF is with this bleeping weather?

[Angel Oracle]

You can golf in drizzle.

[gotbeer]

Bone dry over on the westside.  I might still go shovel the little snowballs.

[Angel Oracle]

No more real rain expected through April.

El Nino officially goes into the books as a SoCal La Nina! 

 

Things that will happen before SoCal gets at least normal rainfall in a year:

All politicians do what's best for America and not themselves.

ISIS becomes humanitarians.

Sixers win their next NBA title.

Sabres win their first SC title.

[Gavin]

No more real rain expected through April.

El Nino officially goes into the books as a SoCal La Nina! 

 

Things that will happen before SoCal gets at least normal rainfall in a year:

All politicians do what's best for America and not themselves.

ISIS becomes humanitarians.

Sixers win their next NBA title.

Sabres win their first SC title.

 

No it doesn't.

[Angel Oracle]

As far as I'm concerned, it does.

 

What is your problem anyway?   I don't dump on YOU!

[gotbeer]

As far as I'm concerned, it does.

 

What is your problem anyway?   I don't dump on YOU!

 

Neither does the rain.

[Homebrewer]

As far as I'm concerned, it does.

 

What is your problem anyway?   I don't dump on YOU!

That usually costs extra.

[Tank]

You can golf in drizzle.

 

i golfed once during a hailstorm. won't ever do that again.

 

they had hail the size of - well, you know.

[Gavin]

As far as I'm concerned, it does.

 

What is your problem anyway?   I don't dump on YOU!

 

My problem is that you go on these bizarre less than informed rants. I get that you're wanting the rain but try to keep it in with reality (which is what I try to inform you on). At first I tried to explain it to you with links, summaries, etc. You'd either ignore it or glaze over what I posted.

 

I nearly studied meteorology for my undergraduate degree and still try to stay informed with new and developing weather stories. With that said I am nowhere near an expert in weather, but I'm always open to discussions about it. Your posts are not discussions, however. You constantly knock NOAA without basis other than, "they predicted this and it's not happening!!!!!!!!" when it's just that: a prediction. Many of the forecasts use historical data to predict future weather (e.g. rainier winters for SoCal in El Nino seasons).

 

NOAA isn't completely guilt-free, either. Their satellites are OLD and inadequate compared to other countries. They do use European models as guidance, which have actually been more accurate, sadly.

 

I guess what I'm really trying to say, something I've said multiple times in this thread, is that meteorology isn't an exact science and most likely never will be. It's pointless to blame NOAA or get all ranty for no reason. That, or I probably just shouldn't respond to the posts.

[Angel Oracle]

You did mention one important thing, that is mentioned in various weather blogs.

That the NOAA has some antiquated equipment, which has led to more people preferring the European models.

 

That was exactly the kind of response I was looking for, thank you.   Not looking for biting barbs, leave that for the more innocent/good-natured ribbing discussions. 

I too have been interested in weather patterns for several years now, going back to the early days of the drought.

 

Weather patterns can impact the future, no doubt about that.    Some of the information about the current patterns is scary stuff.  

 

That said, 5 years of drought is not only damaging; it's boring too, coming from one who liked the change of seasons in precipitation that SoCal used to have.    Even just 15 inches in a year is enough of a change during the winter.

Now I know how desert cities' residents feel.

Edited March 28, 2016 by Angel Oracle

[Adam]

I just think we're incredibly lucky to live here.

[Mark68]

i golfed once during a hailstorm. won't ever do that again.

 

they had hail the size of - well, you know.

Couldn't find your balls?

[Tank]

Couldn't find your balls?

 

they were right down the middle of the fairway, as always.

[nate]

I am in Florida right now, it was 85 today.  **** this place, it is literally hell on earth.

[Redondo]

Really windy here today. Trash can keeps blowing over and any buds I had on my fruit trees are gone.

[Tank]

Really windy here today. Trash can keeps blowing over and any buds I had on my fruit trees are gone.

 

[arch stanton]

Since It's a weather thread i think it's fitting so say that ranting against an AO rant is like pissing in the wind.

[Amazing Larry]

Since It's a weather thread i think it's fitting so say that ranting against an AO rant is like pissing in the wind.

My favorite weather word is haboob. Have you ever experienced one of those?

[arch stanton]

Happens here all the time. The drive between Dammam and Riyadh tends to be one long haboob.

[Redondo]

 

Lol, I was thinking that could be taken that way.

[Amazing Larry]

Crazy weather this afternoon. Hail in Glendale, snow in the high desert. Anybody get caught in it?

[Tank]

enjoyed the hail greatly this afternoon. didn't last all that long, but we were glad to have it and the rain.

[Angel Oracle]

Nothing came to Tustin, same old same old.

[gotbeer]

Dammit weather.  Either shit or get off the pot.  My front yard landscaping really started to take off before it got cold again.

[Blarg]

Nothing came to Tustin, same old same old.

Always a dark cloud and never any rain in your world.

It rained off and on yesterday in San Dimas.