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Observer Comments Corner
If there was ever an observer that deserved 'CoCo-Demerits,' it would be me. November was extremely busy and I only saw my office for 6 days out of the entire month. And because of it, my poor rain gauge became a forgotten friend. When I walked over to check on it, I feared what I would find. Needless to say, it was a mess and had about 7" of gross rain water in it. My resolution for 2015 is to be better about having someone check it when I'm not around.
Despite the crazy month, I did get to read through some of the comments. So here are some of my favorite's from November.
Return of Winter
FL-PB-39 on 11/2/2014: "....windy and cool! LOVING IT!"
FL-SW-1 on 11/3/2014: "The high was 62.02 degrees F and the low was 31.80 degrees F. At 2 feet, the low was 28.83 degrees F. I have lived in the Deep South all my life (64 years), and this is the earliest freeze I can remember. This is normally our wet season and we are not getting any rain."
FL-HB-10 on 11/18/2014: "After a chilly overnight low of 49�, daybreak brought the look and feel of winter weather, with overcast skies, cold gusty air, and an eventual yet brief noontime daytime high of only 56� at my South Tampa location today."
FL-HB-3on 11/19/2014: "41˚F Where's the snow?"
Rainfall: Feast or Famine
FL-MD-59 on 11/4/2014 :"Zilch, nada, zeros - this is getting monotonous now Florida. Where did the rain go? Gee - not even any trace amounts. Sigh....."
FL-PK-15 on 11/9/2014 :"Sweet glorious rain! Light rain fell after dark, didn't ever seem to come down heavily unless I slept through it. Still heavy mist falling at 7:30."
FL-OK-3 on 11/17/2014 :"Had to delay checking the gauge--too much lightning. Gauge is down on the dock near a sailboat--BIG lightning rod! Temperature 70 degrees around 6 AM--supposed to be in the high 20's tonight. I've already said good-bye to some of our plants."
FL-VL-6 on 11/26/2014 :"Strong lightning during passing of the cells. I also saw ball lightning, the fi6.04 between 7:30am and 5pm (significant weather report submitted), then another 1.95 overnight. Highest 1 day total in over 5 years of reporting."