| September 8, 2019 | No.125 |
August 2019
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August 2019 was a low rain month at the Palmira Arriba Station. The reports from around the District of Boquete for August vary but are generally lower than expected for this month.
Rainfall for August 2019 |
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Area |
Contributors |
August |
Total 2019 |
El Santuario |
Terry Zach |
3.32 | 48.88 |
Jaramillo Arriba |
Steve Sarner |
9.44 | 58.35 |
Jaramillo Abajo |
Don Berkowitz |
8.94 | 74.03 |
Jaramillo Abajo |
Bobi McGann |
9.41 | 64.21 |
El Salto Arriba |
Rodrigo Marciacq |
4.87 | 45.03 |
| Valle Escondido | Molly Traynor | 5.30 | n/a |
Brisas Boquetenas |
Austin Perry |
7.30 | 74.45 |
| Brisas Boquetenas | Richard Sturtz | n/a | n/a |
Los Molinos |
Sela Burkholder |
10.77 | 85.22 |
| Los Molinos | Fred Donelson | 10.13 | 78.32 |
Santa Lucia |
Paula Litt |
5.18 | 54.46 |
Lucero (Cielo Paraiso) |
Michael Mullin |
13.18 | 78.19 |
Cerro Verde |
Charlotte Lintz |
6.18 | 43.08 |
Boquete Country Club |
Paul Arrandale |
4.94 | 60.93 |
Palmira Abajo |
Betty Gray |
7.04 | 41.02 |
Palmira Arriba |
Lloyd Cripe |
5.77 |
50.00 |
n/a = not currently available but will be posted when available |
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Welcome to Molly Traynor in Valle Escondido (Bajo Boquete) who is now measuring rain and reporting it to us. Thanks again to all the volunteer rainfall data collectors. We appreciate your help to better understand micro rain climates in the Boquete District.
The monthly rainfall at the Palmira Arriba station was 5.77 inches. Compared to the data for 13 previous years at our station, this month's rainfall is below average. The average for August is 19.33 inches. Check out the data over the past years. You can also look at the tables in the Climate Section to see what rains we have had in the month of August over the years.
The averae temperature was 58.36 so a bit cool. The maximum temperature was 71.4 and the minimum was 49.8 degrees farenheit. This is chilly. Although we don't have any central heating system in our home (at 4200 fee elevation) we do have a gas fireplace insert that we use on chilling evenings to warm our sitting area.
The latest ENSO Cycle Report is now saying that "ENSO-neutral conditions are present. Equatorial sea surface temperatures (SSTs) are above average across the western and central Pacific Ocean and are below average in the eastern Pacific. The pattern of anomalous convection and winds are generally consistent with ENSO-neutral. ENSO-neutral is most likely to continue through Northern Hemisphere winter 2019-20 (50-55% chance)."
Here is a link to an excellent source for understanding El Niño. Give it a read and you will learn a lot about this important weather phenomenon.
The IRI (International Research Institute for Climate and Society) (select South America from the Region menu) is reporting the following precipitation predictions for the months of September-October-November of 2019. Note the predictions of above normal precipitation for most of Panama (green).
ETESA's, hydrology and meteorology section is predicting that Chiriqui will have normal levels of precipitation in September of 2019. You can read their September report and check out the details in the "documents" section at this link.
We are in the Seattle area for annual medical appointments and visits with family. We are missing out on the rain storms you have been experiencing in early September. Our power was out for over 24 hours at the finca and the weather data wasn't reported to the website for a couple of days. With the help of others, I finally got the system up again and now have remote control. This one of the challenges of having a 24/7 website when you live in Panama and need to go north every-now-and-then. I do what I can.
Here in Seattle, last night, we had quite a show of lightning as thunder storms moved into the area. This is quite unusual for Seattle as it is one of the lowest frequency of lightning places in the Continental U.S.. Made me think for awhile that we were down there with all of you!
Dorian is finally dwindling and out in the Atlantic after leaving a trail of destruction. Check out the latest here.
We head home the last week of September. Unfortunately, we left the umbrellas at home and hope they don't blow away or get struck by lightning. See you later.
Lloyd Cripe