Mild, partly sunny, occasional morning foggy weather dominated the Christmas scene this year with no snow close at all to our area. 

Tuesday, Christmas Eve   High temps reached the 50 mark after early morning lows right at the freezing mark. Dew point temperatures varied from the upper 30s in the AM down to the upper 20s in the late evening. 

The maximum temperature was 50.3 degrees at 1412.

The minimum temperature was 32.2 degrees at 2359.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 38 degrees @ 1045 down to a low of 27 degrees @ 2359.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 83% @ 0440 down to a low of 53% @ 1520.

The barometric pressure ranged from a low of 29.97 inches @ 0000 up to a high of 30.12 inches @ 2200.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 17 MPH at 1022 from the NE.

There was no precipitation on Tuesday. My December monthly total precipitation is 2.57 inches.

There was no snow on Tuesday. My seasonal total snowfall is 1.4 inches. The year-to-date precipitation total is 48.68 inches.

Wednesday, Christmas Day

High temps reached the upper 40s by mid-afternoon after early morning lows in the upper 20s. Dew point temperatures varied from the mid 20s in the AM up to the low-mid 30s by late morning. 

The maximum temperature was 48.1 degrees at 1517.

The minimum temperature was 29.1 degrees at 0713.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 26 degrees @ 0650 up to a high of 33 degrees @ 1115.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 89% @ 0335 down to a low of 56% @ 1500.

The barometric pressure ranged from a high of 30.18 inches @ 1000 down to a low of 30.06 inches @ 1530.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 10 MPH at 1228 from the W.

There was no precipitation on Monday. My December monthly total precipitation is 2.57 inches.

There was no snow on Wednesday. My seasonal total snowfall is 1.4 inches. The year-to-date precipitation total is 48.68 inches.

Thursday, post Christmas day

High temps reached the mid 50s by early afternoon after early morning lows in the low 30s. Dew point temperatures varied from the upper 30s in the AM down to the upper 20s in the late evening. 

The maximum temperature was 50.3 degrees at 1412.

The minimum temperature was 32.2 degrees at 2359.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 29 degrees @ up to a high of 42 degrees @ 2005.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 93% @ 0750 down to a low of 58% @ 1505.

The barometric pressure ranged from a low of 30.08 inches @ 0000 up to a high of 30.27 inches @ 2058.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 11 MPH at 2130 from the SE.

There was no precipitation on Thursday. My December monthly total precipitation is 2.57 inches.

There was no snow on Thursday. My seasonal total snowfall is 1.4 inches. The year-to-date precipitation total is 48.68 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/dashboard/pws/KMDROCKV200 .

I contribute my precipitation data daily to CoCoRaHS as Rockville 2.8 WNW, Station ID MD-MG-115 and can be found on
http://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 pre-holiday preparations were finished early Christmas Eve. I made an omelette sandwich on a toasted everything bagel on Christmas Eve with egg, turkey sausage and cheese along with a pot of coffee. On Christmas Day my daughter Tracy brought over Christmas Dinner, helped out by her great dog Chloe to give me a nice surprise. I had a nice piece of prime rib with horseradish sauce, asparagus wrapped in bacon, and roasted mini-potatoes. She also brought over a nice 12 pack of holiday IPA beer, and a piece of pumpkin cheesecake for dessert, which I saved for Thursday’s dessert when I had more room, though I do have quite a bit of the prime rib left. I had eaten a bowl of cereal and bananas a few hours before dinner, so that tamed my dinner hunger down a bit. I had the rest of my baked barbecue sauced chicken thighs along with the remaining mushroom and zucchini infused broccoli cheddar rice a roni for Thursday’s dinner, after much rest and laying low earlier Thursday due to a sore back from sleeping too much on it the night before, and some intestinal problems caused by who knows what. Other than the visit from Tracy and Chloe on Christmas Day, I had no visitors during the 3 day period. I chatted with Robin and Gideon a few times Christmas Day on facetime, and my sister Deryl and parts of her family and Marty and Ray briefly. I acknowledged the email receipts I got from many that received my Jacquie Lawson e-Christmas notes earlier in the week, and got several nice thank yous from many of them. 

Friday and Saturday looks mostly to partly cloudy and mild, with high temps in the mid-upper 50s and lows in the
mid to upper 30s with a bit more cloudiness on Friday with even a chance of AM sprinkles.

Sunday looks a bit cooler and cloudy with rain likely, highs in the low 50s and lows in the mid 30s.

Monday still looks cloudy with showers, but milder with high temps reaching the low-mid 60s and lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Partly cloudy and cooler for New Years Eve Tuesday and New Years Day Wednesday, with highs in 50-45 range and lows just below the freezing mark 

At Midnight Thursday, cloudy skies with a temperature of 44.3 degrees, relative humidity 88%, pressure falling at 30.26 inches with a dew point temperature of 41 degrees.

Currently at 0826 EST Friday the temperature is 42.6 degrees under cloudy, foggy skies, relative humidity at 94%, barometric pressure steady at 30.24 inches, and the dew point temperature at 41 degrees. Winds are averaging 2 MPH over the past 10 minutes from the SE. Peak wind gust since midnight has been 9 MPH from the S at 0134.

Good morning from the walrus on this cloudy Friday. Attached are memories of Christmas on Wednesday. Featured image is of my daughter Tracy and her great dog Chloe in my kitchen visiting while I eat dinner. Below shows what I ate for dinner, prime rib and other foods as described above. Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and/or Happy Hannukah from wherever you may roam!