In a busy pre-Thanksgiving period, I fell behind in my daily reports. I have summarized the past 6 days leading up to Thanksgiving Eve into one slightly reduced in size report today.

Thursday

Thursday was partly cloudy and seasonable. High temps rose to the lower 50s after early AM mins in the lower mid 30s, just above the freezing mark. Dew points remained in the 30s, lowest in the early morning and highest in the mid-evening. 

The maximum temperature was 52.4 degrees at 1515.

The minimum temperature was 33.7 degrees at 0712.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 30 degrees @ 0515 up to a high of 39 degrees @ 2115.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 87% @ 0750 down to a low of 53% @ 1320.

The barometric pressure ranged from a high of 30.32 inches @ 0835 down to a low of 30.01 inches @ 2350.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 19 MPH that was recorded at 2126 from the SW.

There was no precipitation on Thursday. My November monthly total precipitation is 0.33 inches. My November monthly total snowfall is a trace. The year-to-date precipitation total is 44.90 inches.

Friday

Friday had increasing AM clouds and still seasonable temps, with a bit of light rain (0.11″) around mid-day. Dew points maxed out in the upper 40s around mid-day and dropped to the upper 20s in the mid-evening. 

The maximum temperature was 52.0 degrees at 0934.

The minimum temperature was 39.1 degrees at 2315.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 49 degrees @ 1230 down to a low of 29 degrees @ 2135.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 93% @ 1205 down to a low of 58% @ 1850.

The barometric pressure ranged from a low of 29.84 inches @ 1230 up to a high of 30.12 inches @ 2355.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 28 MPH at 1345 from the N. 

There was 0.11 inches of precipitation on Friday. My November monthly total precipitation is now 0.44 inches.
My November monthly total snowfall is a trace. The year-to-date precipitation total is now 42.01 inches.

Saturday

Saturday was cooler and mostly cloudy, with light evening rain (0.49″) that became heavier towards midnight. Dew points maxed out in the mid 30s in the early evening after starting out the day in the mid 20s before sunrise. 

The maximum temperature was 43.1 degrees at 1316.

The minimum temperature was 29.9 degrees at 0724.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 26 degrees @ 0557 up to a high of 37 degrees @ 1857.

The relative humidity values ranged from a low of 60% @ 1021 up to a high of 93% @ 2304.

The barometric pressure ranged from a high of 30.13 inches @ 0720 down to a low of 29.61 inches @ 2354.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 13 MPH at 1301 from the SW. 

There was 0.49 inches of precipitation on Saturday. My November monthly total precipitation is now 0.93 inches.
My November monthly total snowfall is a trace. The year-to-date precipitation total is now 42.50 inches.

Sunday

Sunday was a bit milder with mostly morning rain (0.61 inches) and clouds and turning windy at times with partial clearing later. Dew points reached the 40 mark in the AM, then dropped to the 30 mark only a few hours later at mid-day. 

The maximum temperature was 49.4 degrees at 1415.

The minimum temperature was 37.9 degrees at 0159.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 40 degrees @ 0826 down to a low of 30 degrees @ 1247.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 95% @ 0549 down to a low of 52% @ 1304.

The barometric pressure ranged from a low of 29.49 inches @ 0445 up to a high of 29.78 inches @ 2355.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 39 MPH at 0901 from the NW. 

There was 0.61 inches of precipitation on Sunday. My November monthly total precipitation is now 1.54 inches.
My November monthly total snowfall is a trace. The year-to-date precipitation total is now 43.11 inches.

Monday

Monday was a milder and dry with partly cloudy skies in the AM and mostly sunny conditions in the afternoon. Dew points remained in the 30s all day, ranging from the lower 30s around midnight to the upper 30s by mid-day.  

The maximum temperature was 55.5 degrees at 1420.

The minimum temperature was 35.3 degrees at 0742.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 31 degrees @ 0102 up to a high of 39 degrees @ 1138.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 88% @ 0802 down to a low of 48% @ 1415.

The barometric pressure ranged from a low of 29.78 inches @ 0017 up to a high of 29.97 inches @ 2156.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 18 MPH at 1330 from the SW. 

There was no precipitation on Monday. My November monthly total precipitation is 1.54 inches.
My November monthly total snowfall is a trace. The year-to-date precipitation total is 43.11 inches.

Tuesday

Tuesday was even milder, ranging from the mid 30s in the early AM to the 60 mark in the mid-afternoon, while remaining dry with partly cloudy skies, increasing in the later PM hours. Dew points rose from the freezing mark in the early AM to the mid 40s by mid-day. holding in the low 40s the rest of the day.   

The maximum temperature was 60.0 degrees at 1449.

The minimum temperature was 35.2 degrees at 0725.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 32 degrees @ 0712 up to a high of 44 degrees @ 1211.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 92% @ 0819 down to a low of 48% @ 1440.

The barometric pressure ranged from a low of 29.95 inches @ 0101 up to a high of 30.08 inches @ 1022.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 11 MPH at 1455 from the SW. 

There was no precipitation on Tuesday. My November monthly total precipitation is 1.54 inches.
My November monthly total snowfall is a trace. The year-to-date precipitation total is 43.11 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.

This pre-Thanksgiving period has been a busy one. Several grocery orders, somewhat spurned on by a gift of a great looking turkey from my daughter Tracy that has prompted me to plan for a big Thanksgiving feast for myself on this Thursday with sausage cornbread dressing and green bean casserole for the main course, and a warm pumpkin pie and vanilla ice cream for dessert.  I have lots to prepare tonight so I don’t have to do it all tomorrow and miss all the football action, both college and pro. I had a few games to play downstairs on Friday, after our big apartment Thanksgiving dinner in the Building D party room last Thursday with plenty of food and people to socialize and enjoy it all with. There was plenty of football over the weekend, highlighted by my Wisconsin Badgers 45-24 win this past Saturday over Purdue in Madison. My old co-worker friend, Rolland, retired from NOAA today after 42 years of faithful service. I wished him well in his forthcoming many retirement years. I made daily contact with my friends Ray and Marty, my sister Deryl, and my daughters Tracy and Robin through text, email and phone/facetime throughout the period. All is well heading into “Turkey Day”. 

Wednesday has been mostly cloudy with a bit of light rain this morning, with mild temperatures continuing, along with a significant increase in the winds. We are expecting high winds tonight and tomorrow and a high wind advisory has  been posted for gusts over 50 MPH. So far I have had a 38 MPH peak wind gust from the south at 1619 hours earlier today.   

Thanksgiving Thursday should be partly cloudy and windy with highs in the upper 40s and lows in the mid 30s.

The winds should abate on Friday with similar high temps to Thursday (upper 40s) with lows around 30 with partly cloudy, dry skies.

Saturday looks cooler ( highs in the low 40s and lows in the mid 30s) with partly to mostly cloudy skies. 

Sunday will start December off on a wet note, with moderate rain at times with highs in the mid 40s and lows in the mid 30s. Monday should continue this pattern with lighter rain falling but with similar temperatures and sullen, cloudy conditions. 

At Midnight Tuesday, cloudy skies with a temperature of 45.7 degrees, relative humidity 83%, pressure falling at 30.05 inches with a dew point temperature of 41 degrees.

Currently at 2012 EST Wednesday the temperature is 53.7 degrees under clear skies, relative humidity at 88%, barometric pressure rising at 29.74 inches, and the dew point temperature at 50 degrees. Winds are averaging 12 MPH over the past 10 minutes from the W. Peak wind gust since midnight has been 38 MPH from the S at 1619. Today’s attached image was taken 2 years ago up in the Canaan Mountain area of West Virginia of a wild turkey romping through the snow. The turkey was in a protected reserve, so he/she didn’t make it to the dinner table. 

Good evening from the walrus on this windy Thanksgiving Eve Wednesday. Happy Thanksgiving!