Wednesday was partly cloudy, hot and humid but with building cumulus in the later afternoon that developed into mid-evening thunderstorms (0.35″) between about 2000-2100. We reached the lower 90s for highs with dew points ranging from the upper 60s to mid 70s, similar to the past several days. We peaked with our hotter max temperature (90.7) of the day in the mid afternoon. The low temperature for the day (in the low 70s) was reached at the end of the evening thunderstorm activity around 2100.

The peak winds (36 MPH) were quite strong during the thunderstorm action, peaking in the mid-evening hours, veering over slightly to a westerly direction from yesterday. Barometric pressures were highest in the late morning hours while the lowest were in the early evening hours as the storms were building to the west.

Thursday looks mostly dry. hot and humid with highs in the mid 90s and lows in the low 70s. Friday through Monday looks to be slightly cooler with highs in the low 90s, but with greater chances for showers/storms on each day except for Sunday. Partly cloudy skies should be in evidence, with lows each day in the low 70s.

Statistics for Wednesday:

High temp 90.7 at 1540

Low temp 71.3 at 2106

Max humidity 95% at 2322

Min humidity 54% at 1354

Max dew point 75 at 1228

Min dew point 68 at 1953

Max barometric pressure 30.15″ at 1104

Low barometric pressure 30.06″ at 1810

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 36 MPH from the W at 2001

Wednesday’s average daily wind speed 3.5 (BWI) 2.9 (IAD)

Wednesday’s average sky cover 0.2 (BWI) 0.2 (IAD)

Daily total precipitation 0.35″ (BWI 0 IAD 0 – data only through 1730 so evening storm action not included)

August total precipitation 5.34″

Year-to-date total precipitation 24.36″

Sunrise 0633 (EDT)

Sunset 1950 (EDT)

Moon Waning Gibbous

Currently at 0132 AM EDT Thursday we have partly cloudy skies, a temperature of 72.8, barometer 30.12″ and steady, relative humidity 94%, dew point 71, winds Calm. No rain so far 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 look west past my slightly tilted cocorahs rain gauge on Tuesday (8/24) of the mostly cloudy skies on the horizon at that time.