Thursday was partly cloudy, hot and humid but with building cumulus in the later afternoon that developed into light convective evening activity with mostly muted
thunderclaps and minor lightning strikes that only yielded .01″ of very light rain. We reached right around the 90 mark for highs with dew points higher than
yesterday ranging up to the upper 70s. We peaked with our hot max temperature (89.5) of the day in the later mid-afternoon. The low temperature for the day (in the
low 70s) was reached in the early morning hours about an hour before sunrise.

The peak winds (25 MPH) lessened from yesterday but were still moderate in strength, peaking in the later mid-afternoon hours, veering way over to a easterly direction
from yesterday. Barometric pressures were highest in the late morning hours while the lowest were in the early evening hours as the weak storms were trying to build.

Friday through Monday looks to be slightly cooler with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s, but with greater chances for showers/storms on each day except for Sunday.
Partly cloudy skies should be in evidence for the most part, with lows each day around 70.

Statistics for Thursday:

High temp 89.5 at 1614

Low temp 71.4 at 0527

Max humidity 95% at 0000

Min humidity 58% at 1621

Max dew point 78 at 1422

Min dew point 69 at 1633

Max barometric pressure 30.17″ at 1054

Low barometric pressure 30.07″ at 1756

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 25 MPH from the E at 1616

Thursday’s average daily wind speed 2.6 (BWI) 2.7 (IAD)

Thursday’s average sky cover 0.6 (BWI) 0.6 (IAD)

Daily total precipitation 0.01″ (BWI T IAD 0)

August total precipitation 5.35″

Year-to-date total precipitation 24.37″

Sunrise 0633 (EDT)

Sunset 1948 (EDT)

Moon Waning Gibbous

Currently at 0206 AM EDT Friday we have clear skies, a temperature of 75.0, barometer 30.10″ and steady, relative humidity 90%, dew point 72, winds S 0-5 MPH.
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 out my screened bedroom window to the east on Wednesday (8/25) of the beautiful towering cumulus buildups that resulted in some evening thunderstorm action.