Monday was cloudy, with rain developing by mid-day and lasting into the early evening, mild temperatures mostly in the 40s slowly rising all day to around 50 by late evening. Dew points slowly climbed all day, ranging from the mid 30s in the very early AM up to around 50 by late evening. 

The maximum temperature was 50.9 degrees at 2256.

The minimum temperature was 42.3 degrees at 0402.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 37 degrees @ 0010 up to a high of 50 degrees @ 2230.

The relative humidity values ranged from a low of 81% @ 0000 up to a high of 96% @ 1945.

The barometric pressure ranged from a high of 30.32 inches @ 0000 down to a low of 29.82 inches @ 2330.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 35 MPH at 2024 from the SW.

There was 0.70 inches of mostly afternoon rain on Monday. My December monthly total precipitation is now 1.17 inches.

There was no snow on Monday. My seasonal total snowfall remains a trace. The year-to-date precipitation total is now 44.28 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.

Monday was a bit less hectic than the just completed weekend, with just a ho-hum Monday Night Football game between the hapless Giants and almost as helpless Eagles. Philadelphia came back from the 17-3 halftime deficit to tie the game by the end of regulation and then won the game in overtime 23-17. I only had dinner, baked pollock fillets and sauteed mediterranean vegetables that kind of got burned for some reason. I will steam the remaining half of the package when I prepare it again. Other than that I mostly just counted the raindrops and talked with Ray over the phone about our usual sports and weather talk.  I did finally get the batteries changed on my hearing aids, and lo – I can hear movies again! 

Tuesday will be cloudy and mild, with continued light rain, temps in the low 50s with lows in the low 40s.

Wednesday should turn colder with possible snow, with highs in the upper 30s and lows in the upper 10s.

Thursday will be sunny and cold, with highs in the mid 30s and lows in the low-mid 20s.

Friday and Saturday should cloud over again, with rain at times possibly mixed with freezing rain at the outset, lows around 40 and highs in the low 40s on Friday and upper 30s and low 50s on Saturday.

Sunday should be partly cloudy and seasonable, with highs in the upper 40s and lows around 30. 

At Midnight Monday, cloudy skies but dry with a temperature of 50.9 degrees, relative humidity 95%, pressure steady at 29.82 inches with a dew point temperature of 49 degrees.

Currently at 0337 EST Tuesday the temperature is 52.2 degrees under cloudy skies but remaining dry, relative humidity at 92%, barometric pressure rising at 29.83 inches, and the dew point temperature at 50 degrees. Winds are averaging 7 MPH over the past 10 minutes from the S. Peak wind gust since midnight has been 24 MPH from the SW at 0010. 

Good early morning from the walrus on this cloudy Tuesday.