West Rockville MD Weather

The second day of the new year was another cold one to give 2018 quite a start. Sunny, really brisk temps continued as temps just reached the low 20s for high temperatures. Despite the well below freezing temps the light snowcover has decreased to a trace due to sublimation as the snow evaporates directly into the air from the sun’s rays and low dew points. The Tuesday minimum temperature from the VP2 (10.5°) was recorded at 0711 while the maximum…

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The first day of the new year was a very cold one to start 2018 with. Sunny, really brisk temps continued as temps struggled to reach the low 20s for high temperatures. With the cold we are keeping our 0.5″ snowpack in most locations. The Monday minimum temperature from the VP2 (8.7°) was recorded at 0613 while the maximum temperature (21.6°) was recorded at 1426. Dew point temperatures ranged from 8° at 0948 down to -1° at 2226. Relative humidity…

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The last day of the year was the coldest day of the year! Sunny, really brisk temps that remained in the teens all day. With the cold we are keeping our 0.5″ snowpack in most locations. Another dim sum day at times not letting much of the sun’s energy to warm the ground a whole lot. The Sunday minimum temperature from the VP2 (13.1°) was recorded at 2355 while the maximum temperature (19.8°) was recorded just about 24 hours earlier…

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Saturday was cloudy and cold, with a period of light snow (0.5″) overnight, as best I can tell between the hours of 0100 and 0500, with additional light flurries later on in the late morning into the afternoon. A dim sun emerged by late morning after the snow clouds moved on. By mid-afternoon full sun returned, and temperatures rose to just about freezing, the warmest max temp since the 26th. Tonight another shot of cold air has taken over, with…

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Friday was partly cloudy most of the day, cloudy in the evening with light snow falling overnight (see featured image taken about 0730 Saturday), and cold, though not as cold as Thursday. The Thursday minimum temperature from the VP2 (17.1°) was recorded at 0023 while the maximum temperature (27.9°) was recorded at 1456. Dew point temperatures ranged from 2° at 0001 up to 11° at 1712. Relative humidity values were roughly the same as yesterday’s values (67% – 47%). Barometric…

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Thursday was partly cloudy and very cold. It turned out to be our coldest day of 2017 so far, both the max (21.5°) and min (13.6°) exceeding the previously recorded low values for the year from January 8 (22.4° and 14.3°). There is a chance on the last day of the year (Sunday) to be even colder, particularly with a forecasted min temp of 9° as I see it now. Winds lessened on Thursday, so wind chill temps did rise…

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Wednesday was partly cloudy, still blustery at times but diminishing some in that regard, but colder than yesterday. In fact we are having our coldest minimums of the season so far, well down into the teens, and that will continue over the next several days. I saw a few flakes of snow in the morning, but that only results in a trace amount and doesn’t add to my seasonal snowfall total since a trace cannot be quantified. The Wednesday minimum…

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NOVEMBER 2017 – CLIMATE STATISTICS  Average high temperature 54.6° Average low temperature 37.8° Mean temperature 46.2° Precipitation 2.04″ Greatest daily amount(date) 0.95″ (7) Snow 0.0″ Year to date precipitation 37.76″ High temperature for the month (date) 72° (3) Low temperature for the month (date) 23° (11) Highest barometric pressure (date) 30.67” (11) Lowest barometric pressure (date) 29.30” (19) Peak wind gust (date/direction): N/A Heating degree days for the month: 564 Cooling degree days for the month: 0 Greatest diurnal range (date):…

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Tuesday was partly cloudy, still blustery at times, and a bit colder than Christmas Day statistically but wind chill temps actually eased up a bit. No snow though, but there is a slight chance for snow Wednesday morning (we are in the winter weather advisory area for 1 inch of snow or less – and it definitely looks like less at this point. The Tuesday minimum temperature from the VP2 (26.2°) was recorded at 0651 while the maximum temperature (34.3°)…

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Christmas Day Monday started out cloudy and a bit damp (0.01″) but started to clear out by sunrise and the rest of the day was partly cloudy, very windy at times, and colder with temps during the day holding in the low 30s. No snow though, so no White Christmas unfortunately. The Monday minimum temperature from the VP2 (28.2°) was recorded at 1842 while the maximum temperature (37.4°) was recorded at 0455 (PM Max temp was 32.4° at 1450). Dew…

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