Jan Null of Golden Gate Weather writes:
Based on hourly weather observations a number of minimum temperature records were either set or tied in the Bay Area this morning.
Today Previous 2/26 record
City Min Temp Min Year
San Rafael 28 32 in 1996
Napa 27 30 in 1945
San Francisco 37 37 in 1962
SF Arpt 36 36 in 1971
Oakland 35 38 in 1987
Oakland Arpt 32 34 in 1962
San Jose 33 33 in 1897
These are unofficial values and some sites could be a degree or so lower when the official minima are collected later today.
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The cold storm did little in the way of snow, and has moved south:
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I have grape vines in southern New Brunswick, mostly Marechal Foch (from pinot noir), some Minnesota vines, and some I-don’t-know-whats. They were bred to live through Canadian (and Minnesota) winters, so far down to minus 26°C (-15°F) here. The problem is that between raccoons and a variety of birds I haven’t yet had a harvest in 15 years…..
IanM
There was significant ice on the roads and bridges of the Napa Valley during the very cold days of Feb 15-16-17 earlier this month.
That earlier ice may, or may not, mean the vines are additionally damaged by this regional snow, or may mean they were already cold-adapted and not too badly harmed.
What will the Futures market purchases/sales on early Monday morning for Napa/Sonoma/Central Valley wines be?