West Rockville MD Weather

Friday was a mostly sunny, warmer and dry day. I think I have solved my problem I reported yesterday. First at least on Friday things got normalized in the gauge as nothing was in it, and it definitely did not rain. The 0.03″ on Wednesday was I believe rain. The 0.02″ on Thursday appears to have been dew condensation that should not have been reported as precipitation so I will revise my records accordingly. I did locate sprinkler heads on…

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Thursday was a partly cloudy, milder, dry day. I have a problem. I really don’t believe it rained, but I had 0.02″ in my cocorahs rain gauge when I checked it at midnight obs earlier tonight.  I have my doubts on the 0.03″ that I reported yesterday.  I need to contact my fellow local observer friends and discuss this with them. A possibility is that a sprinkler went off the past two days. I have to work this out.  High…

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Wednesday was a cloudy, cooler day with a light shower (0.03″) sometime (not sure when).  High temperatures were really muted by the clouds and cooling northeast breezes with temperatures topping off only in the mid 60s. At about 0535 we have mostly clear skies with temperatures in the low to mid 50s. The minimum temperature (58.5°) was recorded just before obs tonight at 2356 and the maximum temperature (66.9°) was recorded at 1246. Dew point temperatures dropped today, ranging from…

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Tuesday was partly to mostly cloudy, breezy at times but dry and a bit cooler and less humid than Monday. High temperatures were once again muted by a lot of clouds and cooling northeast breezes with temperatures topping off in the mid 70s. At about 0430 we have cloudy skies with temperatures in the upper 50s to around 60°. The minimum temperature (63.1°) was recorded just before obs tonight at 2350 and the maximum temperature (74.1°) was recorded at 1411….

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Monday was mostly cloudy, not as warm but more humid than Sunday. Light showers fell in the early afternoon (0.13″ – max rain rate 0.07″/hour at 1333). High temperatures were muted due to the clouds and light rain with temperatures topping off in the mid 70s. At about 0400 we have partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the mid 60s. The minimum temperature (68.6°) was recorded just before obs tonight at 2324 and the maximum temperature (76.1°) was recorded at…

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Sunday was partly cloudy, warmer, and more humid than Saturday. A bit above normal temperatures arrived in the afternoon on warming, more humid SW winds with temperatures topping off in the mid 80s, with once again no rain at all. At about 0600 we have partly cloudy skies making for a good sunrise in a few minutes with temperatures in the upper 60s.  The minimum temperature (59.9°) was recorded right at sunrise at 0544 and the maximum temperature (85.1°) was…

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Saturday continued yesterday’s sunny, warm, breezy at times conditions. Seasonally warm temperatures with scattered cumulus clouds at times with a bit warmer highs around 80° dominated the daylight hours, with once again no rain at all. At about 0600 we have clear skies with scattered clouds to make for a good sunrise with temperatures in the low 60s.  The minimum temperature (58.6°) was recorded at 0631 and the maximum temperature (79.7°) was recorded at 1741. Dew point temperatures stayed relatively…

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