Another one of those brief hiatus sessions from me over the past three days, so as usual I am combining details from all 3 days into this one slightly condensed post.

Tuesday was a calm, sunny, dry day with seasonable temperatures, a bit milder than yesterday.  High temperatures on Tuesday were in the lower 60s, after early AM lows in the upper 30s, but with a milder evening only dropping down to around 50. Dew point temperatures rose slowly a good part of the day, from the upper mid 30s in the early AM to the lower mid 40s by late afternoon.

The maximum temperature was 61.5 degrees at 1437.

The minimum temperature was 39.4 degrees at 0655.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 37 degrees @ 0650 up to a high of 43 degrees @ 1710.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 94% @ 0755 down to a low of 43% @ 1540.

The barometric pressure ranged from a low of 30.18 inches @ 1430 up to a high of 30.31 inches @ 2315.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 17 MPH that was recorded at 1413 from the NW.  

There was no precipitation on Tuesday. 

Wednesday was a partly cloudy, cooler, dry day.  High temperatures on Wednesday were in the mid 50s, after early AM lows in the upper 30s, with a bit chillier evening temps that dropped down into the mid 30s. Dew point temperatures dropped much of the AM hours, from the low 40s at the very beginning of the day to the low 30s by midday.

The maximum temperature was 54.8 degrees at 1514.

The minimum temperature was 39.7 degrees at 0649.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 41 degrees @ 0000 down to a low of 31 degrees @ 1205.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 79% @ 0755 down to a low of 44% @ 1205.

The barometric pressure ranged from a low of 30.30 inches @ 0000 up to a high of 30.50 inches @ 0930.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 20 MPH that was recorded at 1024 from the NW.  

There was no precipitation on Wednesday. My November monthly total is still 0.00 inches. The year-to-date total is 44.57 inches.

Thursday was a mostly cloudy, slightly milder day with a period of light rain (0.12 inches) in the late afternoon/early evening, associated with the passage of a strong cold front in the evening .  High temperatures on Thursday were in the upper 50s in the early afternoon before the rains began. The low for the day was in the lower mid 40s right at midnight observation time. Dew point temperatures dropped from 50 in the later afternoon as the rain was beginning down to the upper mid 30s at the very end of the day. 

The maximum temperature was 58.4 degrees at 1358.

The minimum temperature was 43.8 degrees at 2359.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 50 degrees @ 1617 down to a low of 37 degrees @ 2340.

The relative humidity values ranged from a low of 68% @ 1232 up to a high of 92% @ 1945.

The barometric pressure ranged from a high of 30.38 inches @ 0018 down to a low of 30.03 inches @ 1513.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 21 MPH that was recorded at 2149 from the W.  Please remember that this anemometer is at a non-standard height of 60 feet above ground level (AGL), which can cause greater wind speeds than at the standard 33 feet AGL.

There was 0.12 inches of precipitation on Thursday. My November monthly total is now 0.12 inches. The year-to-date total is up to 44.69 inches.

My current downstairs station data is now 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 on most days (when I have had rain that is) so should not be used except for general precipitation timing.

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.

The three day period covered by the creation and eating of a rather large crockpot full of pork barbecue made from boneless pork shoulder roast, a bit of vinegar, chopped up onions, and worchestire sauce to start, then towards the end sweet baby ray barbecue sauce. The problem I had was my usual dump and pray method of adding the sauce – I added too much sauce, and the pork was really swimming in it too much unfortunately. I picked at it during the 3 day period, and added the rest of the potato salad I had to embellish. Late Friday night I put it to rest for a while in the refrigerator so I could eat something else for a few days. I have been doing a lot of cleaning also, as I had an inspection on Wednesday from apartment maintenance/management.  

The weekend looks cold and clear, with highs in the 40s and lows in the upper 20s. A brief warmup on Monday into the more seasonable 50s and 30s, then on Tuesday another shot of cold air should invade the region, with a chance of rain or snow showers possible. Both Tuesday and Wednesday should feature highs in the 30s and lows well down in the 20s.

At Midnight Thursday, partly cloudy skies with a dropping temperature of 43.8 degrees, relative humidity 78%, pressure risiing at 30.13 inches with a dropping dew point temperature of 37 degrees. Winds averaged 7 MPH from the NE.

Currently at 0521 EST Saturday the temperature is 28.3 degrees under clear skies, relative humidity at 79%, barometric pressure steady at 30.39 inches, and the dew point temperature at 23 degrees. Winds are averaging 2 MPH over the past 10 minutes from the E. Peak wind gust since midnight has been 7 MPH from the E at 0420.

Good morning from the walrus on this clear, brisk early November Saturday.