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proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)
Thu May 2, 2013, 10:57 PM May 2013

This is without a doubt the most bizarre weather I have ever seen in my life.

Two days ago, it was 80 degrees. Sunny, flowers blooming, trees budding.

Right now, my thermometer says it is 34 degrees. It has been snowing since 3:30 this afternoon and is not predicted to end until noon tomorrow.

At one point this evening, it was snowing, raining and sleeting at the same time. And I know I heard thunder.

This is INSANE. It's MAY, not February.





And the asshole on local right wing radio had the nerve to tell Al Gore he could kiss his ass. Because I guess he thinks Al Gore is responsible for snow in May in the middle of the country.



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This is without a doubt the most bizarre weather I have ever seen in my life. (Original Post) proud2BlibKansan May 2013 OP
What do the records say? haikugal May 2013 #1
It hasn't snowed in May here for over 100 years. proud2BlibKansan May 2013 #4
Well we're in for it now.... haikugal May 2013 #6
We set a record for snowfall in May. It has NEVER Zoeisright May 2013 #12
There is a first time for everything, though, I suppose. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #57
Well, that says quite a bit. I was thinking you stayed cold longer, like Colorado. freshwest May 2013 #33
Here in the Denver area beveeheart May 2013 #2
My daughter's boyfriend said today's date was February the 90th. Cracklin Charlie May 2013 #30
Your daughter's boyfriend beveeheart May 2013 #53
I really hate when it does that out here in the Republic of Boulder. nt. wandy May 2013 #78
Yep. bravenak May 2013 #3
Yep, we shouldn't be having 100-year rains, hurricanes, snows, etc. every year nobodyspecial May 2013 #5
But then again, some of these things were never "100 year" events to begin with. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #58
We're having a lovely winter this spring! madamesilverspurs May 2013 #7
Global Weirding AnnieBW May 2013 #8
This may be the case, though I'd like to add that this is not quite unprecedented, either, TBH. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #17
I think it IS unprecedented truebluegreen May 2013 #41
But this hasn't happened over & over now, has it? AverageJoe90 May 2013 #45
Yes, I understand the difference between climate and weather. truebluegreen May 2013 #52
True, but the example I listed was an anamoly that was outside the trend. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #56
Just keep saying it over and over until people get it TrogL May 2013 #62
Similar thing here in Dallas. Yesterday it was in the 80's. Today & tomorrow: 50's high. A record. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #9
Definitely strange for sure. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #18
and the same in New Mexico.... chillfactor May 2013 #82
It hasn't been this odd around here since last year. raouldukelives May 2013 #10
Same here, usually it is dry and 100 plus in May. Rex May 2013 #11
Knock on wood Wednesdays May 2013 #13
Like SoCal - our seasons are fire, flood, and earthquake, kestrel91316 May 2013 #25
In Cleveland we have Summer, Winter, Worse Winter and Construction. HughBeaumont May 2013 #49
It's freezing in San Antonio. I've got my heater on!!! LeftInTX May 2013 #14
Yeah, I'm experiencing HOT.. Cha May 2013 #21
Dude, it's five degrees colder up here in Boerne. Rozlee May 2013 #34
You're right it's 5 degrees colder in Boerne - LOL LeftInTX May 2013 #36
Got my heat running in SC--60's and 70's lately. Not complaining, raccoon May 2013 #59
In L.A. today Iwillnevergiveup May 2013 #15
They are saying tomorrow is going to be cooler, but it's still in the upper kestrel91316 May 2013 #26
In the 80's in Portland, Or which is 15-20 degrees above normal. neverforget May 2013 #16
And last night we had a hard frost at low elevation in the Coast range. Coyotl May 2013 #28
LOL! that's the funniest graphic for being so Cha May 2013 #19
why do right wingers not understand the difference between temperature and climate? Skittles May 2013 #20
Because they don't want to. truebluegreen May 2013 #42
We will set record lows tonight in Austin, Tx... Eleanors38 May 2013 #22
In Austin also Melissa G May 2013 #85
Colorado had a HUGE, WET snowstorm come through kestrel91316 May 2013 #23
It's February in NC, too. Cold drizzly, rainy, cloudy and SaveAmerica May 2013 #24
Damn the tornadoes, WheelWalker May 2013 #27
This Was The First Time Since 1967 That We Have Had Measurable Snow In May DallasNE May 2013 #29
Where were you, btw? AverageJoe90 May 2013 #65
I Live In Omaha DallasNE May 2013 #70
I just looked out the window and its snowing *here too madokie May 2013 #31
Check out this June snowstorm in the Midwest, a real white-out Coyotl May 2013 #32
cold now MFM008 May 2013 #35
Your right, where I live it will be next week LeftInTX May 2013 #37
We're having a very late spring up here, too. Blue_In_AK May 2013 #38
It's about normal for Georgia Glitterati May 2013 #39
Where as we call it the blackberry spell madokie May 2013 #48
I believe that in either 1961 or 1962, it snowed on May 25 in Southern Indiana. JDPriestly May 2013 #40
It snowed in Colorado Springs around that date, too, in 1957 Blue_In_AK May 2013 #63
Still no spring in Austria Recursion May 2013 #43
Unfreaking believable malaise May 2013 #44
This pattern of no pattern will probably be the norm. Are_grits_groceries May 2013 #46
That may be true, but we just don't know yet. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #69
Been here most of my life, and I'm 52, and have NEVER seen snow in May hatrack May 2013 #47
I'm outside of Houston Sweet Freedom May 2013 #50
Our trees are totally confused! And the blooming flowers/ RKP5637 May 2013 #51
If this all means an overall mild Summer I'll be happy Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #54
That would certainly make plenty of sense, TBH. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #72
97 in Pasadena today... PasadenaTrudy May 2013 #55
Maybe you're not in Kansas any more? raccoon May 2013 #60
They're calling for 28º C. for Monday. TrogL May 2013 #61
where are you in Canada, btw? AverageJoe90 May 2013 #67
Northern Alberta TrogL May 2013 #68
I fear for the baby creatures out in the open - birds, especially. haele May 2013 #64
I doubt it'll be that bad......yet. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #71
Animals aren't that fragile B2G May 2013 #74
I wore my winter jacket to work today derby378 May 2013 #66
Record low number of tornados too B2G May 2013 #73
Now THAT does make me wonder a bit. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #75
No big mystery B2G May 2013 #76
If the gophers hadn't eaten all my fruit trees NickB79 May 2013 #77
I think the paper said the last time it snowed in May leftyladyfrommo May 2013 #79
It's as if the earth is wobbling kimbutgar May 2013 #80
I'm in Sacramento and this spring has been crazy shanti May 2013 #83
Daughter in Colorado same thing marlakay May 2013 #81
NM - and the drought goes on and on and on womanofthehills May 2013 #84

haikugal

(6,476 posts)
6. Well we're in for it now....
Thu May 2, 2013, 11:28 PM
May 2013

we wasted over a decade doing nothing. We're pretty much committed. Sometimes it's more than I can stand. I hope everything recovers and warms up for you. We had a blizzard in October year before last...all the trees still had their leaves....what a mess!

Zoeisright

(8,339 posts)
12. We set a record for snowfall in May. It has NEVER
Fri May 3, 2013, 12:04 AM
May 2013

snowed this much here as long as records have been kept.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
33. Well, that says quite a bit. I was thinking you stayed cold longer, like Colorado.
Fri May 3, 2013, 01:34 AM
May 2013

Still sorta blah out here. So we can't complain, really.

beveeheart

(1,364 posts)
2. Here in the Denver area
Thu May 2, 2013, 11:16 PM
May 2013

we had 80 degrees Sunday, 7" of snow yesterday and all of it melted today (except for some shaded areas) and completely dry roads.

I agree with you...very bizarre weather. And I love your snowman!

nobodyspecial

(2,286 posts)
5. Yep, we shouldn't be having 100-year rains, hurricanes, snows, etc. every year
Thu May 2, 2013, 11:28 PM
May 2013

I guess we need to stop calling them 100-year events.

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
58. But then again, some of these things were never "100 year" events to begin with.
Fri May 3, 2013, 04:19 PM
May 2013

TBH, you can thank the mass media for exaggerating this whole thing, by the way. There is indeed some truth to it, but not nearly as much as some have been led to believe(again, thank our corporate-owned MSM).

The truth is, even with the reality of AGW, coincidences & pure anomalies can, and still do happen. This is likely one of the latter. So was the Super Outbreak of '74, btw(this was just before climate change became a real problem, btw).

 

truebluegreen

(9,033 posts)
41. I think it IS unprecedented
Fri May 3, 2013, 04:11 AM
May 2013

to the extent that the unprecedented keeps happening, over and over, all over the place.

Which is exactly what global warming theory predicted.

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
45. But this hasn't happened over & over now, has it?
Fri May 3, 2013, 06:41 AM
May 2013

In fact, I can't remember the last time there was ever a May cold wave in Texas, or anywhere else outside the far North for that matter.

And to be frank, some of the particular repeating events that have happened in recent years are really nothing more than statistical coincidences: the heat waves in 2011/2012 are a damn good example of this.

To be honest with you, this particular event may indeed possibly a symptom. But the problem is, we aren't going to know for sure for quite some time, and we shouldn't pretend otherwise. Climate change is about trends, not any single particular event or isolated anomalies; yes, it is going to get warmer, for sure. Yes, more droughts, and flooding are possible. And yes, Arctic ice is melting. But a cold wave in May, or back-to-back heatwaves on two consecutive years, while strange, isn't necessarily always a real indicator.

 

truebluegreen

(9,033 posts)
52. Yes, I understand the difference between climate and weather.
Fri May 3, 2013, 01:56 PM
May 2013

But the truth is the trend is obvious. If the weather pattern was normal, there would be a roughly equal number of record highs and record lows in a given period of time. There aren't. Yes, there are record lows, such as the recent spate along the western plains, but they are far outweighed by the number of record highs.

Climate change models predict more storms, and more extreme weather (including cold) and we are certainly having that. The sheer number of 100-yr storms ought to be a clue: warmer air holds more moisture, so bigger hurricanes, tornados, rain storms and snow storms are the result. I don't know what part of the country you live in, but those of us from snow country know that the closer the temp is to freezing, the more snow we are likely to get out of a storm. Frigid air, on the other hand, holds next to no moisture...which is why the deniers' oft-repeated claims about the "incredible snow build-up" or massive storms in D.C. or whatever are actually part of the proof that they are wrong.

No particular storm (weather) can be proven to be the result of global warming. The proof is in the trends, and the proof is in.

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
56. True, but the example I listed was an anamoly that was outside the trend.
Fri May 3, 2013, 04:08 PM
May 2013

Even with global warming we've had, it's only about .8*C of an increase, which should have little overall impact on summer average temperatures.

There are real, legitimate trends, and then there are pure anomalies. Not every extreme event that happens is necessarily part of a trend. The 2011/2012 heatwaves were kinda obvious in that regard, and frankly, I don't think this particular event is part of any trend, either. And if it was, we won't know for sure for a very long while, I suspect.

TrogL

(32,818 posts)
62. Just keep saying it over and over until people get it
Fri May 3, 2013, 04:54 PM
May 2013

"Global warming/climate change does not necessarily mean it will be warmer than usual in any one place, it means the weather will be crazier."

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
9. Similar thing here in Dallas. Yesterday it was in the 80's. Today & tomorrow: 50's high. A record.
Thu May 2, 2013, 11:51 PM
May 2013

It's a record low for this time of year. Not that I'm complaining. Soon enough it'll be triple digits.

But it's crazy, man, crazy. I totally believe in global warming (who wouldn't believe 2,000 scientists?).

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
18. Definitely strange for sure.
Fri May 3, 2013, 01:02 AM
May 2013

It really felt more like January than May this afternoon, TBH.

(Though, to be honest, though this is a rare event, this isn't totally unprecedented, either, and things like this DID occur long before AGW became a problem.)

chillfactor

(7,566 posts)
82. and the same in New Mexico....
Fri May 3, 2013, 08:38 PM
May 2013

Wenesday it was 80 where I live..the last two days we have been in the low 50's and last night's low (28) was the lowest in recorded history for this time of the year.....

raouldukelives

(5,178 posts)
10. It hasn't been this odd around here since last year.
Thu May 2, 2013, 11:53 PM
May 2013

Getting ever more difficult to figure what to plant and when.
When the weather gets weird, the weird turn hungry I suppose.
Poor Richard would be very poor indeed these days.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
11. Same here, usually it is dry and 100 plus in May.
Thu May 2, 2013, 11:56 PM
May 2013

Now it is raining and 40ish. Mind you I am not complaining. Ill take 40 over 100.

Wednesdays

(17,248 posts)
13. Knock on wood
Fri May 3, 2013, 12:09 AM
May 2013

I wouldn't be surprised if it goes straight from the winter weather to the 100s and stays there.

There's only three seasons in the southern plains: summer, winter, and tornado.

 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
25. Like SoCal - our seasons are fire, flood, and earthquake,
Fri May 3, 2013, 01:08 AM
May 2013

though earthquake is random and the other two have some sort of a schedule they only vaguely adhere to.

LeftInTX

(24,546 posts)
14. It's freezing in San Antonio. I've got my heater on!!!
Fri May 3, 2013, 12:19 AM
May 2013

I've never had my heater on in May ever. It's usually already hotter than hades. The wind is blowing through the cracks, it feels like winter.

Flocks of vultures were disoriented today. I have no idea why.

But, I'll take cold over hot.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
21. Yeah, I'm experiencing HOT..
Fri May 3, 2013, 01:05 AM
May 2013

all day here on Kaua'i. It's evening now so cooling down, thankfully!

Rozlee

(2,529 posts)
34. Dude, it's five degrees colder up here in Boerne.
Fri May 3, 2013, 01:38 AM
May 2013

We had thunderstorms and hail last night and I'm pet-sitting my sister's Chihuahua, who's bitten my foot once because she refuses to go out in this weather. That wind is vicious and makes those low forties feel like low thirties.

LeftInTX

(24,546 posts)
36. You're right it's 5 degrees colder in Boerne - LOL
Fri May 3, 2013, 02:11 AM
May 2013

I can relate to Chihuahuas in cold, wet weather.

raccoon

(31,089 posts)
59. Got my heat running in SC--60's and 70's lately. Not complaining,
Fri May 3, 2013, 04:27 PM
May 2013

I feel like I've died and gone to Canada.


 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
26. They are saying tomorrow is going to be cooler, but it's still in the upper
Fri May 3, 2013, 01:10 AM
May 2013

70s at 10 PM so I don't see how on earth "cooler" is possible.

Hot night ALWAYS equals hot day the next day.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
28. And last night we had a hard frost at low elevation in the Coast range.
Fri May 3, 2013, 01:16 AM
May 2013

The temperature climbed 50 degrees today and will drop near that much tonight.

Skittles

(152,964 posts)
20. why do right wingers not understand the difference between temperature and climate?
Fri May 3, 2013, 01:03 AM
May 2013

it is not THAT hard to understand

 

truebluegreen

(9,033 posts)
42. Because they don't want to.
Fri May 3, 2013, 04:30 AM
May 2013


Or to be fair, at least some lack the cognitive skills to grasp it. I've seen it more than once in extended conversations. I had one guy who couldn't see the difference between a 30-year cycle and a 30-year average...It's weird trying to talk to someone like that.
 

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)
22. We will set record lows tonight in Austin, Tx...
Fri May 3, 2013, 01:05 AM
May 2013

Probably 43°. Today it was overcast, very high winds and 51° Never seen felt anything this low in 43 years of living here.

 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
23. Colorado had a HUGE, WET snowstorm come through
Fri May 3, 2013, 01:05 AM
May 2013

and completely bury the northern Front Range in May of 1978. I remember because I had just found out I had gotten into vet school and a bunch of us had a party. We arrived at the party and a little weather was blowing in. By the time we were ready to go home (2 AM-ish), everybody's cars were completely buried.

Must have been about 3 feet of wet snow. And then the very next day a warm chinook wind arrived and melted it all and flooded everything.

I got home from the party in a 4WD driven by a friend of a friend of a friend, and got a car ride back to it the next day, which was wild because of the flooding.

SaveAmerica

(5,342 posts)
24. It's February in NC, too. Cold drizzly, rainy, cloudy and
Fri May 3, 2013, 01:07 AM
May 2013

we're not going to reach the 70's until 2 weeks into May.

Freeze meister at work ya'll.

DallasNE

(7,392 posts)
29. This Was The First Time Since 1967 That We Have Had Measurable Snow In May
Fri May 3, 2013, 01:16 AM
May 2013

And you have to go back to 1948 for the time before that. Not unheard of certainly but very rare. The funny thing is that we had another mild winter. March ended a string of about 28 straight months of above normal temperatures and with April we now have a new string of 2 straight months of below normal. Outdoor swimming pools are supposed to open up at the end of the month -- hard to believe looking out the window today.

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
65. Where were you, btw?
Fri May 3, 2013, 05:39 PM
May 2013

Other than perhaps the very first week of December, we had a normal winter this year here in D/FW and I don't think it was that much different for most areas up north(was watching the weather for a long while. It definitely wasn't mild in most of the North this year. Even here in D/FW we had a chill)

DallasNE

(7,392 posts)
70. I Live In Omaha
Fri May 3, 2013, 06:25 PM
May 2013

While it was nothing like last year it was still above normal in December, January and February. Had more rain than snow this winter and that is not normal. Kansas City got more snow than we did this winter. We did have a prolonged period of chilly weather but it spanned 2 months so neither month overall was below normal. March and April were both well below normal though.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
31. I just looked out the window and its snowing *here too
Fri May 3, 2013, 01:18 AM
May 2013

I don't remember it ever snowing this late in the season before.
The thermometer is showing its 33 degrees so I don't think we'll be getting any accumulation but still its snowing. Big flakes and coming right on down.

Here being 35 miles east of Tulsa Ok.

We planted two peach trees Tuesday when it was 87 degrees out. Hopefully they'll be ok. My wife wanted to cover them and I talked her out of it, said it won't snow. Little do I know.

ETA: Update on our peach trees. I figured If I knew what was good for me I'd better truck on out there and cover them up so thats what I did.

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)
38. We're having a very late spring up here, too.
Fri May 3, 2013, 02:17 AM
May 2013

Of course, it hasn't yet been 80 here, but we can't seem to get out of the 40s, and we've had snow, too, only not enough to accumulate. We are desperately hoping that we get a summer this year. The gray, rainy ones are kind of hard to take after our long winters. A lot of our snow has melted, but we still have big piles in the middle of our yards that are a couple of feet thick.

 

Glitterati

(3,182 posts)
39. It's about normal for Georgia
Fri May 3, 2013, 02:54 AM
May 2013

the blackberries are blooming, so we'll get one last frost.

At least I hope so, because without the frost, the blackberries won't set fruit.

It's called Blackberry Winter down here - 1 day, 1 last gasp of winter to set the blackberries.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
40. I believe that in either 1961 or 1962, it snowed on May 25 in Southern Indiana.
Fri May 3, 2013, 03:03 AM
May 2013

There is a reason that I remember that date although I could be wrong.

I don't know where you are, but it can snow in May. It is very rare, but it can.

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
46. This pattern of no pattern will probably be the norm.
Fri May 3, 2013, 06:46 AM
May 2013

I believe that the overall weather patterns have been disrupted, and we will see no regular patterns to replace them for quite a while. We are in some period of flux that will continue for some indeterminate amount of time.

Eventually there will be new patterns and norms. I have no idea whether I will live to see them.

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
69. That may be true, but we just don't know yet.
Fri May 3, 2013, 05:54 PM
May 2013

The last time climate changed real fast was at the end of the last Ice Age(from 8*C below today to something like maybe 2*C above today's levels at some point). This isn't quite as dramatic, but still cause for concern, as we can all probably agree.

hatrack

(59,439 posts)
47. Been here most of my life, and I'm 52, and have NEVER seen snow in May
Fri May 3, 2013, 07:50 AM
May 2013

The latest I can remember was mid-April, and that was back in the early 1970s.

Sweet Freedom

(3,995 posts)
50. I'm outside of Houston
Fri May 3, 2013, 08:39 AM
May 2013

It's 48 degrees with 30 mph winds. I've been here since 1981 and don't recall it ever being so cold this time of year.

And the wind has been crazy for a few years.

RKP5637

(67,030 posts)
51. Our trees are totally confused! And the blooming flowers/
Fri May 3, 2013, 08:46 AM
May 2013

plants, they went back underground, checking their calendars.

Puzzledtraveller

(5,937 posts)
54. If this all means an overall mild Summer I'll be happy
Fri May 3, 2013, 02:20 PM
May 2013

Louisville had the record for most days above normal last Summer I believe. The air over the Ohio stagnates too and it turns this place into a damn hot house. My city also ranked #3 of worst city for allergy sufferers. It feels like #1 to me.

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
72. That would certainly make plenty of sense, TBH.
Fri May 3, 2013, 06:35 PM
May 2013

Though nothing's really for certain, either. Cross your fingers, my friend.

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
67. where are you in Canada, btw?
Fri May 3, 2013, 05:51 PM
May 2013

I did notice that at least a few locales in B.C. are looking to be unusually warm, Kelowna & Kamloops in particular. Even Prince George is looking comfortable right now, and they're normally in the upper 50s, I think.

haele

(12,581 posts)
64. I fear for the baby creatures out in the open - birds, especially.
Fri May 3, 2013, 05:10 PM
May 2013

There won't be many that make it through this spring if there continues to be this many sudden shifts in weather. The momma critters can't keep up.



Haele

derby378

(30,252 posts)
66. I wore my winter jacket to work today
Fri May 3, 2013, 05:42 PM
May 2013

It feels more like March 3 than May 3 in Dallas. Is this because the jetstream is stuck? Can we blame Joe Barton for this?

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
75. Now THAT does make me wonder a bit.
Fri May 3, 2013, 06:44 PM
May 2013

Weather has been pretty pleasant, though. Here in D/FW we were actually a bit below average throughout January and off and on in Feb., and definitely in March.

Still, though, if there's anything that should make people ask serious questions, it's the incredibly low number of tornadoes we've had this year; only about 200 so far. Definitely not normal, TBH.

 

B2G

(9,766 posts)
76. No big mystery
Fri May 3, 2013, 06:47 PM
May 2013

Stable atmosphere due to lower temps. More of an early spring pattern during late spring. Might be an easy storm season this year. The plains states are probably thrilled.

NickB79

(19,111 posts)
77. If the gophers hadn't eaten all my fruit trees
Fri May 3, 2013, 06:49 PM
May 2013

I'd be worried about them. As it is, I have a yard full of snow AND dead fruit trees.

leftyladyfrommo

(18,815 posts)
79. I think the paper said the last time it snowed in May
Fri May 3, 2013, 08:00 PM
May 2013

was in 1907.

Seems to me that our weather has been running just about two months behind. This storm is a typical March storm.

We normally get our worst winter weather in December & January. This year we got two big snow storms the end of February and one the first of March.

I rmember other cold springs, though. And then one day it turns off 90 and we all die from the heat. We go directly from having the furnace on to having to turn on the air.

kimbutgar

(20,873 posts)
80. It's as if the earth is wobbling
Fri May 3, 2013, 08:05 PM
May 2013

One day warm one day cold. Here in San Francisco, we've had 4 straight days of 70+ degree weather. This is highly unusual this type of year. I lost one of my herb garden plants cilantro it got sun burned. I have been watering my herb garden daily instead of the usual 2 times a few because there's usually misty fog this time of year.

shanti

(21,670 posts)
83. I'm in Sacramento and this spring has been crazy
Fri May 3, 2013, 08:41 PM
May 2013

I bought tomato starts two weeks ago and they have exploded! All of them have set fruit already and one of them has two tomatoes the size of golfballs. I've never seen that so early, even here in the tomato capitol!

womanofthehills

(8,579 posts)
84. NM - and the drought goes on and on and on
Fri May 3, 2013, 08:51 PM
May 2013

New Mexico is now the most drought-stricken state in the US. It's in the "exceptional drought" category; the worst category. I live out in the country surrounded by hundreds of trees - very scary! The weather has been similar here. A few days ago it was 80 degrees during the day. Last night was in the 20's.

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