Tuesday started out rather auspiciously with an early AM thundershower (0.93″) from about 0615-0715. Skies gradually cleared the rest of the morning and were mostly sunny,, hotter, and more humid in the afternoon. The evening remained rather warm and humid. Temperatures were in the upper mid 60s in the early AM and rose to the upper 80s by mid afternoon. Dew point temperatures rose from the mid 60s around midnight up into the mid 70s by midday. 

The maximum temperature was 88.5° at 1618.

The minimum temperature was 67.7° at 0718.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 64° @ 0002 up to a high of 74° @ 1224.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 96% @ 0938 down to a low of 59% @ 1551.

The barometric pressure ranged from a high of 29.92″ @ 0000 down to a low of 29.69″ @ 1848.

There was 0.93″ of precipitation falling on Tuesday in a 0615-0715 thunderstorm . May now has a total rainfall of 6.13″. The year-to-date total is now 20.18″.

My current online data (except for rainfall/snowfall – use the cocorahs link shown below for that dataset) is showing regularly on Weather Underground. My data is posted there every 5 minutes. My ID is KMDROCKV200 and my station is called “Gardens of Traville.” Data is online, normally just about in real-time now as it is being updated on a 5 minute interval. The web address for my data on weather underground is:
https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KMDROCKV200

I contribute my precipitation data daily to CoCoRaHS as Rockville 2.8 WNW, Station ID MD-MG-115 on https://www.cocorahs.org/

Please remember that my Weather Underground precipitation data reflects what is recorded automatically through the tipping bucket VP2 gauge, just as it does on WxLink 2.0. The tipping bucket has been producing erratic values every day of late so should not be used except for general precipitation timing.

I actually use the data I post to CoCoRaHS from my 4 inch CoCoRaHS gauge I read manually as my “official” precipitation total each day.

On Wednesday partly cloudy and hot with high temps in the low 90s and lows around 70°, with chances of showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon, possibly severe (enhanced status as of right now)

Thursday should be mostly cloudy, warm and humid, with highs in the upper 80s and lows in the mid 60s with good chances of showers and thundershowers.

Friday should be mostly sunny, a bit cooler and dry with highs in the lower 80s and lows in the low 60s.

Saturday should be partly cloudy and warm with chances for showers and storms, with highs in the low 80s and lows in the low 60s.

Sunday should be partly cloudy and cooler, with highs in the mid 70s and lows in the upper 50s and a continued chance of showers and storms.

Monday should be sunny and pleasant, with highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 50s. 

Midnight Tuesday recorded a temperature of 76.4°, relative humidity 81%, pressure rising at 29.76″ 
and a dew point temperature of 70° under mostly clear skies.

Currently at 0739 the temperature is 72.7° under sunny skies , relative humidity at 82%, barometric pressure rising at 29.78″, and the dew point at 67°. Showers and storms are expected in the mid-late afternoon, and could be severe (enhanced risk). 

Good morning from the walrus on this very warm Wednesday.