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- From: "Dennis Norton" <dmnorton@royaloakfarmorchard.com>
- To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [NAFEX] Weather Maps, etc.
- Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 11:28:42 -0600
Well, as long as we are talking temperatures, zones, etc., I'll throw my 2
cents worth in. Zone charts are relative. History repeats
itself. So does weather. And most importantly, God is
faithful!
I use the historical weather data for our county (McHenry County in
northern Illinois)and take the historical low and the historical high and then I
know how cold it can get and how hot it can get. Everything in between is
relative. We buy our trees from a nursery that is within the relatively
same Zone (5) we are in and take it from there.
There is only one weather factor that I watch closely and that is the jet
stream, which so far this winter has been coming down out of Canada bringing
unusually cold temps for our county at this early date. We have a good
snow cover of about 14 inches that is protecting the trees and we have plastic
wraps around our 11,000 trees to protect them from the voles with the heavy snow
cover.
I find that the jet stream is a great predictor of temperatures and, using
http://www.weatherimages.org/data/imag192.html I
can get a 3 day forecast of temperature movements to prepare for harsh temps if
need be. I also use http://www.weatherimages.org/index.html#aviation to
get other weather info since it is a one stop weather shop so to speak.
Hope this info is useful.
Thank you for contacting us!
Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard |
- [NAFEX] Weather Maps, etc., Dennis Norton, 12/22/2005
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