Monday once again featured hot temps rising into the low 90s, quite humid during the mid-day hours but a bit less humid very early in the day. We had a thunderstorm warned storm in the late evening that tracked just to my south around 2300-2330 with nary a drop of rain that I observed. Distant lightning to the SW-S-SE was noted during that time period. High temperatures reached the low 90s by mid-afternoon after a slighly cooler overnight and late evening around 70.  Dew points rose into the upper mid 70s by mid-day but started out in the upper 60s in the very early AM hours, falling to around 70 by midnight observation time.

The maximum temperature was 91.6 degrees at 1600.

The minimum temperature was 70.2 degrees at 0142

The dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 77 degrees @ 1229 down to a low of 68 degrees @ 0047.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 95% @ 0649 down to a low of 54% @ 1647.

The barometric pressure ranged from a low of 29.95 inches @ 1833 up to a high of 30.07 inches @ 2311. 

There was no precipitation on Monday so there now is a total of 4.79 inches of rain in August. The year-to-date total is now 34.38 inches.

My current online data (except for rainfall/snowfall so please use the cocorahs link shown below) is showing regularly on Weather Underground. My data is posted there every 5 minutes. My ID is KMDROCKV200 and my station is called Gardens of Traville. Data is online, available in real-time as it is being updated on a 5 minute interval. The web address for my data on weather underground is: https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KMDROCKV200

I contribute my precipitation data daily to CoCoRaHS as Rockville 2.8 WNW, Station ID MD-MG-115 and can be found on the web at https://www.cocorahs.org

Please remember that my Weather Underground precipitation data reflects what is recorded automatically through the tipping bucket VP2 gauge, just as it does on WxLink 2.0. The tipping bucket has been producing erratic values every day of late so should not be used except for general precipitation timing. (for example, it recorded 2.15 inches of rain over a week ago (Sunday 8/4), with a 16.94 inch an hour rain rate at 0021 very early on that day that was way over what actually
occurred.)

I actually use the data I post to CoCoRaHS from my 4 inch CoCoRaHS gauge I read manually as my official precipitation total each day.

Monday started out relatively early with the weekly internet weather show Weather Buff originating from Buffalo NY. I had a bowl of cereal with a banana and milk along with iced coffee. I watched RAW wrestling, movies and listened to a lot more rock and roll on the music choice selection on my comcast cable TV connection. I made a delicious dinner of baked Hoisin Chicken with herbs, cherry tomatoes, peppers and spices along with broccoli cheddar rice a roni. Unfortunately during the transfer from pyrex cooker to my serving plate I dropped it on the floor, making a real mess! I managed to salvage most of it as the plate landed on the floor favorably. I also have half of what I cooked left for another dinner later in the week. It was delicious!  I continued to prepare my July weather data and also the list of trivia questions which I will be giving out next Thursday to our apartment group. Lots to do!

Tuesday and Wednesday will be partly sunny, continued hot and humid with a chance of showers/storms with highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s.

Thursday rain chances increase, under partly to mostly cloudy skies and gradually cooler temps with highs around 90 and lows in the mid 60s.

Friday will be partly to mostly cloudy and cooler, with highs in the mid 70s and lows in the low 60s and chances of post-frontal showers.

Saturday and Sunday should be nice with partly cloudy, dry skies and highs in the upper 70s with lows around 60.

Midnight Monday recorded a temperature of 75.8 degrees, relative humidity 84%, pressure falling at 30.03 inches and the dew point temperature at 70.7 degrees under mostly cloudy skies.

Currently at 1449 the temperature is 90.5 degrees under partly cloudy skies, relative humidity at 58%, barometric pressure falling at 30.05 inches, and the dew point temperature at 74 degrees.

Good afternoon from the walrus on this partly cloudy, hot, humid Tuesday. Today’s attached image is of a small area of cumulus clouds to the north taken about 1900 Monday evening out by the rain gauge.