Saturday was a partly sunny, warm, humid day through mid-afternoon, then a cloudy, wet/stormy later afternoon, then clearing off slowly through the evening. Temperatures rose a bit into the mid 80s with more sun early, then trailed off with the clouds and rain (0.60″, USG VP2 max rain rate 1.87″/hour @ 1912) after an early morning low temperature in the upper 60s. Severe thunderstorm and flood warnings were once again announced several times today, over much of the DC/Baltimore region. Now at 0614 we have partly cloudy skies and more comfortable temps in the mid 60s but with high dew point temperatures also in the mid 60s. The Wednesday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground nearby (68.7°) was recorded at 0349 while the maximum temperature (83.9°) was recorded at 1441. Dew point temps rose a bit more today, ranging from 68° up to 76°. Relative humidity values also raised a bit today (98% – 71%). Barometric values lowered today, ranging from 29.97″ at 0026 to 29.84″ at 1836.

Remember now you can get the new ground-based VP2 data on Weatherlink. You can access the data through http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman444

I got up in the late afternoon after talking with Ray and Tracy on the phone. The thunderstorm activity really got me going as I was checking on warnings, radar and reports on the weather radio, the weather channel and the internet. I worked on a good bit of email with Marty, and with Robin/Gideon interacting on face-time. I watched some of the late starting Nats/Giants game, delayed 3 hours by the rain/storms. I ate a big plate of corned beef hash, eggs, mushrooms and melted shredded cheese, along with a toasted everything bagel. Yum Yum! Just had regular low sodium V8 juice today. Later in the evening I snacked on some leftover ravioli and sauce from Ledo’s, the last of the leftovers from Robin’s visit. I also had a few triscuits. I had my usual water intake and vitamins and medicines that I take every day.

We now have partly cloudy skies, with temperatures in the mid 60s as are the dew points, yielding almost 100% relative humidity values at 0614. Sunday through Wednesday should see scattered to at most partly cloudy skies, highs in the mid 80s, lows in the mid-upper 60s with only a 10-20 POP for an isolated shower.

On Channel 4 radar at 0614 shows our earlier rain has moved south and east, over southern VA and sections of coastal NC at this time.

As of 0614 EDT, the data from the VP2 (coming from the ground radiation shield about 4 feet off the ground just under and out from the balcony) and the USG VP2 station across the street (The Weatherbug 10 app displaying Lakewood Country Club WXBug station data is not working) are as follows :

Station Relative Location Temp RH DP BP Wind High/Low temp today
VP2 Ground 65.2 96 64 29.94R NA 83.9/68.7

There was 0.60″ of rain was recorded on Saturday (cocorahs gauge on ground below – in between the US and State Flagpoles out a bit from my balcony)

August precipitation is now 2.76″

Year-to-date (YTD) precipitation total is 29.67″

VP2 Across the street (USG) 65.0 97 65 29.97R NA 87.6/68.9

There was 0.57″ of rain recorded in the USG gauge on Saturday. The max rain rate during our strong thunderstorm was 1.87″/hour at 1912.

WX Bug Lakewood 4500 ft, 66 N/A N/A N/A N/A G N/A
140° from station 85/68

The Lakewood rain gauge recorded only 0.37″ of rain on Saturday.

Temp on the VP2 at 2400 was 69.8 RH 98% BP 29.90R DP 69.2.

Good morning from the partly cloudy, drying out and somewhat cooler Walrus early on this Sunday morning.