Friday was a mostly sunny, cool and dry day. Temperatures warmed from chilly early AM minimums in the 30s to the low 60s in the mid afternoon. Temps didn’t drop as much as yesterday in the evening, remaining in the 50s. Dew points rose a bit today, ranging from the mid 30s up to the upper 40s. Now at 0753 we have clear, dry skies. Temperatures are in the upper 40s with dew points in the mid 40s. The Friday…
Thursday was cloudy, cool and a bit damp with sprinkles/drizzle in the early AM, then clearing out, dry and breezy at times the rest of the day, remaining cool and a bit breezy at times. Temperatures warmed just a bit from the low 50s in the early AM to the mid 50s in the mid afternoon, then dropped down into the lower 40s through the evening till midnight obs when the min for the day was reached. Dew points lowered…
Wednesday was a partly to mostly cloudy, cooler, breezy at times and dry day. Temperatures warmed from the low 50s in the early AM to the lower 60s in the mid afternoon, then dropped back down into the upper 40s through the evening till midnight obs. Dew points lowered greatly today, ranging from the upper-mid 40s down to the upper 30s. Now at 0712 we have mostly cloudy skies but dry here but there are some reports that sprinkles are…
Tuesday started out with cloudy and mild with occasional rain (0.17″ total but briefly heavy at 3:15 AM when I had a max rain rate of 3.00″/hr on my VP2) then slow clearing to eventually a clear/sunny late afternoon and evening. Temperatures warmed from the mid 50s in the early AM to the upper 60s in the mid afternoon. Dew points gradually lowered today, ranging from the mid 60s early down to the mid 40s late. Now at 0825 we…
Monday started out with dense fog in the early AM, visibility around 1/4 mile but lifted by mid-morning when it yielded to just cloudy and increasingly breezy conditions as the Midwest Front approached slowly from the west. Rain showers held off till the last few hours of the day, and were light (0.11″). Temperatures warmed from the upper 50s in the early AM to the lower 70s in the mid afternoon. Dew points rose quite a bit today, ranging from…
September 2017 was warmer and drier than usual. The 2.58″ of rain this month was considerably less than August’s 4.09″ amount. The days of measurable rain were quite low (6) and all occurred on the first 14 days of the month. In fact rainfall on the very first 6 days of the month accounted for over 95% of the total monthly precipitation amount. Tropical activity was quite busy early in the month, but we did not get any big hits of rain. On the second…
Sunday was a but cloudier than it has been, call it a partly cloudy day with similar high and low temps as the past few days. This pattern should be ending very soon, with Monday the last day of this above normal temperature pattern and the end of our current week-long dry streak. Temperatures were once again in the upper 40s in the early AM, rising to the lower 70s in the mid afternoon. Dew points rose a bit today,…
Saturday continued the sunny, mild pattern into the weekend. Temperatures were in the upper-mid 40s in the early AM, rising to the lower 70s in the mid afternoon. Dew points lowered a bit today, ranging from the low 50s down to the mid 40s. Now at 0826 we have clear skies with some high clouds that must be the early forerunner of our upcoming rain late Monday into Tuesday. Temperatures are in the upper 40s with dew points in the…
Saturday continued the sunny, mild pattern into the weekend. Temperatures were in the upper-mid 40s in the early AM, rising to the lower 70s in the mid afternoon. Dew points lowered a bit today, ranging from the low 50s down to the mid 40s. Now at 0816 we have clear skies with some high clouds that must be the early forerunner of our upcoming rain late Monday into Tuesday. Temperatures are in the upper 40s with dew points in the…
Friday warmed up a bit overnight but didn’t get as warm during the day with weak SW winds predominating under mostly sunny skies. Temperatures were in the low 50s in the early AM, rising to the lower 70s in the mid afternoon. Dew points lowered today, ranging from the mid 50s down to the mid 40s. Now at 0623 we have clear skies with cooler temps compared with yesterday. Temperatures are in the upper 40s with dew points in the…