whiteoutwx1796 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 So, um, I moved from NY to Cali and I'm wondering what weather dynamics I can face here in southern Cali. Does it ever get interesting? and when? All I've seen is boring sun. Thanks,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aslkahuna Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Except for a few infrequent excursions of monsoonal moisture in the Summer, you'll have to wait a few months before anything beyond some Santa Anas and their accompanying fires occurs. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteoutwx1796 Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 Except for a few infrequent excursions of monsoonal moisture in the Summer, you'll have to wait a few months before anything beyond some Santa Anas and their accompanying fires occurs. Steve August and September? Does it get interesting? What type of weather are we looking at? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aslkahuna Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 The first Santa Anas start to appear in September and peak in October and November. Best period for storms is December through March may be into May if it's a wet rainy season. With a developing Niño it's possible that rains could occur earlier but that's not a given as not all Niños bring wet weather to SoCA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteoutwx1796 Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 The first Santa Anas start to appear in September and peak in October and November. Best period for storms is December through March may be into May if it's a wet rainy season. With a developing Niño it's possible that rains could occur earlier but that's not a given as not all Niños bring wet weather to SoCA. What type of el nino's bring a rainy season in SoCa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Once in a while it gets hot and once in a while it rains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteoutwx1796 Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 Once in a while it gets hot and once in a while it rains. So that boring huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aslkahuna Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 So that boring huh? Almost but not quite. Winter storms can bring some excitement-even an occasional tornado-the problem being that Winter storms are not always frequent. Worst yet is the fog and the June gloom. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteoutwx1796 Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Almost but not quite. Winter storms can bring some excitement-even an occasional tornado-the problem being that Winter storms are not always frequent. Worst yet is the fog and the June gloom. Steve Steve, Do you have any case studies on some classic storms to affect this area in the south west cali? Maps, etc. I'm very curious of the climate here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aslkahuna Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I don't personally because my interest is in AZ weather. However, to see what SoCA weather is capable of check the storm of January 19--23, 2010 out. Storms of the 1982-83 winter bear checking out as well. Also check out the 1997-98 winter storms. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteoutwx1796 Posted July 13, 2012 Author Share Posted July 13, 2012 Here's some of that monsoonal moisture you're talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Lizard Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Not where I'd normally think of for nocturnal rains in mid-Summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aslkahuna Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Actually, research during past studies of the monsoon has shown that there is a fairly strong tendency for nocturnal T-storm in western AZ and SE CA related to a nocturnal LLJ that forms there. Another place that experiences nocturnal activity is in Cochise, Santa Cruz and SE Pima Counties in AZ where the heartof the monsoon is found. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeznado Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Yuma, AZ has had 1.65" of rain tonight, about half their yearly average Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aslkahuna Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Mid level moisture from decaying TD Fabio is expected over SoCA next day or two so some activity may be possible. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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