| November 5, 2012 | No. 55 |
October 2012
I posted the October 2012 weather data for the Palmira Weather Station the 1st of November. During October we had 19.55 inches of rain at the Palmira Station. Our average temperature was 66.2 degrees F. Average Winds were 1.8 mph and the Average Humidity was 81.6%.
Here are the totals for the month from different areas of the District of Boquete:
Rainfall for October 2012 |
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| El Santuario | Terry Zach | 11.80 |
| Los Naranjos | Craig Bennett | 12.84 |
| Jaramillo Abajo | Sela Burkholder | 18.92 |
| Palmira Arriba | Lloyd Cripe | 19.55 |
| Jaramillo Arriba | Steve Sarner | 19.68 |
Steve Sarner in Jaramillo Arriba reports the highest inches of rainfall at 19.68 inches. Sela Burholder's reported 18.92 inches in Jaramillo Abajo is less but similar. Here at Palmira we also had a similar observation with 19.55 inches of rain. This 19 inches is on the low end for the usual month of October but within normal ranges. Our annual rainfall at Palmira for the end of October is now 103.03 inches which continues to be a relatively low annual amount but again within normal ranges. Checkout the tables at the website to see what has occurred in previous years.
I am frequently asked where in Panama is there more or less rainfall? This is usually asked by someone that is thinking of moving to Panama and they want to find a place that has less rain. Here is a map from the ETESA website that shows the annual rainfall for Panama topographically. They also have these maps posted month by month. You will need to convert the metric information to inches. I find it very interesting to see how much annual rainfall there is in various parts of the country. Notice the heavy dark blue in our area!
The big weather news this month was of course Hurricane Sandy. Some of the rain we got in October was related to this humongous storm. This was the largest most powerful storm ever witnessed in the history of recorded weather. Here is a link to the Wikipedia article on Hurricane Sandy and a link to Dr. Jeff Master's Blog about this "stunning disaster." I suggest you read more about it and be grateful that we did not live in it's path. The northeast will be digging out of this one for a long time at an incredible expense. Here is a NOAA image of Sandy at it's highest intensity. Note how massive this thing was.
Tomorrow is election day in the United States. I am ready for this to be over. There was so much BS slinging in this election year, especially in October, that I spent most of my time under my umbrella just in case some of it precipitated on me. I do hope that after the election and whoever wins we can give up our religiosity, pet theories and biases and work together to solve some of the many serious problems facing our country and world. After all, it is suppose to be the U.S. (United States) and not the D.S. (Divided States). Regardless, the sun will come up Wednesday morning and the rains should be tapering off during this transition month leading us into a Dry Season in the next couple of months.
Lloyd Cripe