My back pain has continued to persist at times and now my wrist/arm pain has returned somewhat. I am treating my pain at times with rest and acetaminophen, and used the wrist brace for a few hours today. I encounter discomfort in certain body positions at times during the day, especially when first getting up, which has caused me major problems today. Perhaps application of a heating pad, alternating with a cold pack, or a nice back massage could help. I must cut back on this post some to reduce the amount of typing needed.

Sunday was partly cloudy and a tad milder than yesterday with a bit less wind and a trace of rain sometime in the afternoon. I reached the mid 60s for today’s high with dew points a bit higher than yesterday, ranging through the mid 40s into the mid 50s. We peaked with our max temperature (66.6) of the day in the later mid-afternoon while the low temperature in the upper 40s was reached in the very early morning hours.

The peak wind gust for the day (19 MPH) was lower than yesterday and not as fresh during the day, peaking in the early mid-afternoon, veering around to a S direction. Barometric pressures were highest in the mid morning while the lowest was reached in the late evening.

Warmer and mostly cloudy on Monday with good chances for showers with highs in the mid-upper 70s and lows in the mid 50s. Tuesday should cool down into the lower 60s for highs and mid-upper 40s for lows with cloudy skies and continuing chances for rain. Wednesday and Thursday should moderate a little with highs in the low-mid 60s and lows in the upper 40s-low 50s under dry, partly cloudy skies. Clouds and rain should return on Friday with highs and lows in the 50s.

(Some) Statistics for Sunday:

High temp 66.6 at 1624

Low temp 49.2 at 0016

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 19 MPH from the S at 1359

Daily total precipitation T (BWI T IAD 0.02″)

Average wind speed 3.7 (BWI) 4.7 (IAD)

Average sky cover 0.9 (BWI) 0.8 (IAD)

October total precipitation 0.59″

Year-to-date total precipitation 31.06″

Sunrise 0729 (EDT)

Sunset 1817 (EDT)

Moon Waning Gibbous

Currently at 0127 AM EDT Monday we have clear skies, a temperature of 57.6, barometer 30.02″ and falling, relative humidity 89%, dew point 54, winds SSE-SSW @ 0-10 MPH. No measurable 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 some color finally showing up in the tree outside my bedroom window on Friday afternoon (10/22).