I had another brief hiatus much of this past week with lots going on, so I have combined the past three days into this one post. I believe my computer problems here on the website are behind me for now and this blogpost should publish fine in a few short minutes once I finish compiling it and then hit the publish button. 

Tuesday

Tuesday was partly cloudy seasonably mild day, breezy at times and dry with highs in the mid 40s and lows in the mid 30s.  Dew points
did not vary much, holding in the upper 20s to low 30s all day, with the highest in the early AM and lowest in the mid-afternoon. 

The maximum temperature was 45.0 degrees at 1344.

The minimum temperature was 36.9 degrees at 0438.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 32 degrees @ 0000 down to a low of 29 degrees @ 1634.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 80% @ 0320 down to a low of 58% @ 1357.

The barometric pressure ranged from a high of 29.79 inches @ 0945 down to a low of 29.70 inches @ 2359.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 37 MPH at 0909 from the NW.

There was no precipitation on Tuesday. My December monthly total precipitation so far is 0.43 inches.

My seasonal total snowfall so far is a trace. The year-to-date precipitation total is 43.54 inches.

Wednesday

Wednesday was partly cloudy blustery colder day, with a brief shower in the warmer early AM that changed to a snow shower as the colder air moved in a bit later in the AM. High temps reached the mid 40s briefly in the mid-afternoon, melting what little snow we received, with low temps in the low mid 30s in the AM during the snow shower. Dew points did not vary a lot, holding in the 30s all day, with the lowest in the very early AM and highest  mid-day. 

The maximum temperature was 46.4 degrees at 1438.

The minimum temperature was 33.8 degrees at 0633.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 30 degrees @ 0000 up to a high of 36 degrees @ 1132.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 94% @ 0745 down to a low of 60% @ 1449.

The barometric pressure ranged from a high of 29.70 inches @ 0001 down to a low of 29.55 inches @ 1437.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 30 MPH at 1823 from the W.

There was 0.04 inches of precipitation on Wednesday. My December monthly total precipitation is now 0.47 inches.

There was a trace of snow on Tuesday. My seasonal total snowfall remains a trace. The year-to-date precipitation total is 43.58 inches.

Thursday

Thursday was partly cloudy, windy at times with seasonal temps with clearing by evening. High temps reached the mid 40s in the mid-afternoon with low temps in the low 30s in the mid evening. Dew points ranged from the mid 30s in the very early AM down to the mid 20s by mid-afternoon.  

The maximum temperature was 44.5 degrees at 1422.

The minimum temperature was 33.2 degrees at 2135.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 34 degrees @ 0010 down to a low of 24 degrees @ 1605.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 82% @ 0112 down to a low of 46% @ 1520.

The barometric pressure ranged from a low of 29.68 inches @ 0000 up to a high of 30.20 inches @ 2315.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 45 MPH at 0907 from the W.

There was no precipitation on Thursday. My December monthly total precipitation is 0.47 inches.

There was no snow on Thursday. My seasonal total snowfall remains a trace. The year-to-date precipitation total is 43.58 inches.

My current downstairs station data is now 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, available in real-time 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 and can be found on the web at 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 on most days (when I have had rain that is) 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.

This three day period was full of activity at times. On Wednesday I was supposed to have an apartment inspection from management and the county but it was random, and my place was not chosen. But I prepared the place as much as I could, including vacuuming parts of the living room carpet and hardwood kitchen floor n the heavy traffic and heavy particulate matter areas, and also tried vacuuming my two recliners with carpet deodorizer and deep cleaner which was pretty successful. I cleared out a bunch of trash and recyclables, and put dishes and silverware away in drawers/closets as was suggested by the powers that be. I also got my Toshiba laptop powered up and with the great help of an ethernet cable the laptop got connected to the internet. I cantinued to work on the turkey leftovers, and finished them up Thursday night, with the remaining carcass and misc scraps put in a pot with a lot of veges, broth, rice, etc that is now officially a turkey rice soup. I watched a good part of the Bears 31-24 victory over the Cowboys from Chicago. 

Partly cloudy days should be the norm from Friday through Sunday, with seasonal high temps in the 40s and lows in the 20s to lower 30s. 

Monday and Tuesday looks cloudy, rainy and milder, with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s. 

Wednesday should turn colder with partially clearing skies, with highs in the upper 30s and lows in the low 20s.  

At Midnight Thursday, clear, moonlit skies with a temperature of 34.0 degrees, relative humidity 76%, pressure rising at 30.21 inches with a dew point temperature of 27 degrees.

Currently at 0640 EST Friday the temperature is 34.0 degrees under clear skies, relative humidity at 76%, barometric pressure steady at 30.19 inches, and the dew point temperature at 27 degrees. Winds are averaging 3 MPH over the past 10 minutes from the SSW. Peak wind gust since midnight has been 11 MPH from the S at 0219. Today’s attached image taken early Thursday evening (1900) on the way to my weekly trivia game, shot at the very bright first quarter moon from above Building A where we played.  

Good morning from the walrus on this quiet, calm Friday.