West Rockville MD Weather

Sunday was a sunny, much colder day as we headed down into the deep freeze once again. The Sunday maximum temperature from the VP2 (24.2°) was recorded at 1544 while the minimum temperature (14.4°) was recorded at 0738. My dew point temperatures stayed very low all day, ranging from 7° at 0351 down to 1° at 1045. Relative humidity values dropped significantly (69% – 36%). Barometric values rose a lot more on Sunday from a very early AM low of…

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Saturday was cloudy, very mild, breezy and wet (0.45″) through most of the early AM, then it started turning colder as the cold front pulled on through with partial clearing and strong winds at times. The very warm Saturday maximum temperature from the VP2 (60.6°) was recorded early at 0044 while the much colder minimum temperature (19.1°) was recorded at 2359. My dew point temperatures were high early but really fell a lot all day, ranging from 60° at 0020…

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Friday was cloudy, breezy and wet (0.90″), mostly from evening rains (3.24″/hour max rain rate (MRR) at 2003), with a very mild, humid southerly flow driving high temps into the mid 60s and dew points well above 60° for a good part of the day and especially evening. The very warm Friday minimum temperature from the VP2 (56.2°) was recorded early at 0000 while the maximum temperature (66.5°) was recorded at 1519. My dew point temperatures really rose more today,…

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Thursday was mostly cloudy, but with some sunny intervals, and much warmer, with high temps approaching the 60° mark after lows in the upper 30s in the early AM. Towards evening we had a bit of light rain, and with the air becoming humid the damp ground stayed that way despite the very light amount of rain (0.01″). The Thursday minimum temperature from the VP2 (37.8°) was recorded early at 0300 while the maximum temperature (58.9°) was recorded at 1557….

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Wednesday started out partly cloudy, but clouded over by mid-morning and stayed that way the rest of the day. Still mild but slightly cooler with the clouds than yesterday, with highs in the low 40s after an overnight into the upper 20s. The Wednesday minimum temperature from the VP2 (28.5°) was recorded at 0529 while the maximum temperature (42.5°) was recorded at 1433. The ground was dry all day, so there was no real icing problem in the early AM….

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Tuesday warmed up under full sun up into the mid 40s, melting all the ice and snow left from previous storms. The Tuesday minimum temperature from the VP2 (29.8°) was recorded at 0456 while the maximum temperature (46.1°) was recorded at 1634. The ground remained very cold into the morning hours, and yesterday’s light rain (corrected to a .06″ total) was hazardous afoot and for cars during the morning rush. My dew point temperatures ranged from 35° at 1007 down…

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Monday gradually warmed up overnight and during the rest of the morning under increasing clouds. It officially ended our cold snap (defined by max temps <= 32) at 12 days (last above 32 max was 34 on 12/26) with 1600 being the time when the temperature got over the 32° mark. The meager snow cover is now a trace of snow and ice on the ground. The Monday minimum temperature from the VP2 (17.0°) was recorded at 0229 while the…

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Saturday continued our remarkable nearly 2 week cold snap (last above 32 max was 34 on 12/26) with one more max temp day in the teens. The meager snow cover continues to evaporate/ablate slowly under slowly decreasing winds. The Saturday minimum temperature from the VP2 (8.4°) was recorded at 0750 while the maximum temperature (17.3°) was recorded at 1500. My dew point temperatures remained below zero the entire day for the second straight day. They ranged from -2 ° at…

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Thursday started out cold and dry for the first few hours then light snow (estimated at 0.5″, water equivalent of .03″) started and fell for a few hours, as the temperature fell through most of the 20s and with increasing winds from the big storm offshore, wind chill temps really plummeted. We were just brushed by the storm here, but over in Ocean City MD on the ocean, blizzard warnings were in effect and they got about a foot of…

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Wednesday was another cold one in the early AM but began to moderate in the afternoon and evening. Sunny skies gave way to increasing clouds in the afternoon and evening, as a big coastal storm headed north/northeast towards my area. Temperatures rose to almost the freezing mark by mid-afternoon. The Wednesday minimum temperature from the VP2 (10.4°) was recorded at 0506 while the maximum temperature (30.8°) was recorded at 1600. Dew point temperatures ranged from 4° at 0428 up to…

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