Recent Chilly Days And Nights Are A Reminder that San Diego’s lowest temperatures (according to more than a century of weather records) tend to occur during the month of January. January’s mean temperature at Lindbergh Field is about 55 degrees Fahrenheit. (July’s mean is a balmy 70 degrees.) To experience much colder temperatures, journey to the Cuyamacas; -1 and -4 degree readings were once recorded there — the two lowest temperatures ever recorded in the county.
Tree Aloes (Aloe Arborescens) Will Be At Their Blooming Best in January, but are already showing off around town. Krantz aloe or candelabra aloe, a common local tree aloe, are winter-blooming perennials and can be one of the most colorful plants in our winter landscape. The familiar succulents and their red-hot-poker-like flower clusters are a favorite winter hangout for birds, bees, and butterflies, and can grow to 9 feet tall when happy. Tree aloes have the third largest distribution amongst the aloe genus and are one of only a few species of aloe that can be found growing from sea level up to the tops of mountains. Large clumps of aloes can be seen at La Jolla Cove, at Mission San Diego de Alcalá, and scattered along the embankments overlooking Highway 163 in Balboa Park.
Recent Big Ocean Swells And Wild Surf Conditions left some area beaches partially or wholly denuded of sand. The powerful waves pulled sand off the beach and moved it into deeper waters offshore, leaving behind deposits of rounded cobbles where sand had once been. During spring and summer, gentle wave action will return much of the sand, usually in time for the arrival of summer tourists. Artificial sand-replenishment projects are usually in the works, too, in which sand dredged from waters offshore is transported back to the shoreline.
Recent Chilly Days And Nights Are A Reminder that San Diego’s lowest temperatures (according to more than a century of weather records) tend to occur during the month of January. January’s mean temperature at Lindbergh Field is about 55 degrees Fahrenheit. (July’s mean is a balmy 70 degrees.) To experience much colder temperatures, journey to the Cuyamacas; -1 and -4 degree readings were once recorded there — the two lowest temperatures ever recorded in the county.
Tree Aloes (Aloe Arborescens) Will Be At Their Blooming Best in January, but are already showing off around town. Krantz aloe or candelabra aloe, a common local tree aloe, are winter-blooming perennials and can be one of the most colorful plants in our winter landscape. The familiar succulents and their red-hot-poker-like flower clusters are a favorite winter hangout for birds, bees, and butterflies, and can grow to 9 feet tall when happy. Tree aloes have the third largest distribution amongst the aloe genus and are one of only a few species of aloe that can be found growing from sea level up to the tops of mountains. Large clumps of aloes can be seen at La Jolla Cove, at Mission San Diego de Alcalá, and scattered along the embankments overlooking Highway 163 in Balboa Park.
Recent Big Ocean Swells And Wild Surf Conditions left some area beaches partially or wholly denuded of sand. The powerful waves pulled sand off the beach and moved it into deeper waters offshore, leaving behind deposits of rounded cobbles where sand had once been. During spring and summer, gentle wave action will return much of the sand, usually in time for the arrival of summer tourists. Artificial sand-replenishment projects are usually in the works, too, in which sand dredged from waters offshore is transported back to the shoreline.
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