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April Rainfall Above Average
We had 20 days of rain this past April, receiving 21.1 inches with a daily maximum of 3.8 inches. This felt like a lot of rain, especially after the very dry first three months of the year. However, … Continue reading
Blog Resumes
Now that life has settled down somewhat, I’ll resume posting notes in the blog from time to time. The first issue to resolve is that of the malfunctioning temperature probe. Temperature Probe Update You may recall that we had problems … Continue reading
Analyses and Blog at an End
The weather station is now connected to my partner’s computer. The web site will continue to run, but don’t expect updates overnight. Once a month I will update the summary table and the rain days for the month information but … Continue reading
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Aguacerros Expected Today
The monsoon trough is merging with the ITCZ in the Pacific this morning. This morning while checking the rain gauge (no rain yesterday), I saw a fog bank down in the lowlands. Hidromet predicts aguacerros across the country this afternoon. … Continue reading
Posted in Notes on Current Weather
Tagged Intertropical Convergence Zone, ITCZ, Monsoon trough
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Sunrise Shower
The monsoon trough is now in the Pacific. Whether coincidence or not, we had another sunrise shower this morning. Tapering off as I write. The forecast from Hidromet is for a typical rainy season day – cloudy in the morning, showers in … Continue reading
Bye-Bye Low
That monsoon trough low has moved away. And the Pacific is pretty clear in our area right now. But do please note those tropical waves in the Caribbean Synoptic Chart moving in our direction. Plus that rather ominous … Continue reading
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Low, Rain
The low pressure system associated with the monsoon trough has been hanging around for a few days. It was cloudy all day on the 14th, with rain starting at about 2 PM and then continuing steadily through the night and … Continue reading
Posted in Notes on Current Weather, Rain
Tagged Caribbean, Low-pressure area, Monsoon trough, Rain
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June Report and July Rain
The June Report is up. The XXXIII Climate Forum for Central America made, in April, a remarkably accurate prediction for rainfall in Chiriqui during the months of May through July. As you’ll see in the report, both May and June records … Continue reading
Posted in Notes on Current Weather, Rain
Tagged Central America, Chiriquí Province, Rain, Wet season
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Summer Solstice
Summer solstice is today. The day is the longest in the year for us in Panama, as it is elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere, but we are close enough to the equator that the difference in daylength is not huge. … Continue reading
Posted in Meteorological terms
Tagged Day length, Northern Hemisphere, Solstice, Summer solstice
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Rain Yesterday, Cloudy Today
We did have rain yesterday, as predicted. Just over an inch. The satellite image looks less ferocious than it did yesterday. And Hidromet is predicting a cloudy, not rainy, day for us in Chiriqui. The monsoon trof is mostly in … Continue reading
