Thursday started out just like the previous days of this week – partly cloudy, hot and humid. However it stayed that way all day, with no showers and storms developing
to keep us hot and dry. We peaked with our hottest max temperature (94.4) of the week and actually of the month so far in the mid-afternoon, along with the usual high
dew points, reached in the late morning, well into the upper 70s. The daily minimum temperature in the low 70s was reached in the early morning hours a bit after
sunrise.

The peak winds (17 MPH) lessened considerably while veering over to the hot, moist southerly direction. Barometric pressures were highest in the late morning while
the lowest were in the early evening hours.

Partly cloudy and still hot and humid on Friday with highs in the mid 90s and increasing chances of showers and storms as a front starts to approach from the west. Cooler mid-upper 80s on Saturday with partly cloudy skies and further shower/storm chances with lows in the mid 60s. Sunday and Monday should cool down some more, with highs in the low 80s and lows in the mid 60s with partly cloudy and dry skies on Sunday but with shower possibilities under cloudier skies returning on Monday. Tuesday follows suit with Monday’s forecasted clouds and shower/storm chances with highs around 80 and lows in the mid 60s.

Statistics for Thursday:

High temp 94.4 at 1558

Low temp 71.1 at 0642

Max humidity 95% at 0335

Min humidity 52% at 1416

Max dew point 78 at 1151

Min dew point 69 at 0636

Max barometric pressure 30.09″ at 1150

Low barometric pressure 29.97″ at 1849

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 17 MPH from the S at 1743

Thursday’s average daily wind speed 4.6 (BWI) 5.1 (IAD)

Thursday’s average sky cover 0.4 (BWI) 0.4 (IAD)

Note: Record high of 100 set at IAD – 98 high at BWI not a record

Daily total precipitation 0 (BWI 0 IAD 0)

August total precipitation 2.42″

Year-to-date total precipitation 21.44″

Sunrise 0621 (EDT)

Sunset 2007 (EDT)

Moon Waxing Crescent

Currently at 0229 AM EDT Friday we have clear skies with a temperature of 80.2, barometer 30.04″ and rising, relative humidity 85%, dew point 75, winds N-NE at 0-5 MPH. No rain has fallen since midnight into the tipping bucket VP2 gauge at the USG site across the street from me.

The attached image for today shows the storm around 1730 on Tuesday (8/10) with heavy rain pouring down on the sidewalk right below my apartment view out of my
building B.