I had another brief hiatus over the long weekend due to a busy calendar of TV sports including a night at the bar to watch the Big 10 Championship Saturday night, so I have combined the past three days into this one post. I believe my computer problems are gone for now, but I had some TV technical issues that took some time and effort to fix. 

Friday

Friday was the warmest day of the 3 day period and mostly cloudy with a trace of rain in a brief morning shower that mostly dried up on the way down to the ground. High temps rose to the low 50s in the mid-afternoon after lows in the low 30s in the early AM. Dew points ranged from the mid 20s in the early AM up to the low 40s in the evening.  

The maximum temperature was 52.5 degrees at 1430.

The minimum temperature was 32.9 degrees at 0724.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 26 degrees @ 0338 up to a high of 41 degrees @ 1945.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 81% @ 0742 down to a low of 43% @ 1202.

The barometric pressure ranged from a low of 30.05 inches @ 1423 up to a high of 30.23 inches @ 2355.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 26 MPH at 1947 from the NW.

There was a trace of precipitation on Friday. 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.

Saturday

Saturday was partly cloudy and gradually colder but dry. High temps were reached in the lower mid 40s at midnight at the start of the day, gradually dropping through the 30s all day to the daily low temperature in the upper 20s 24 hours later at midnight observation time. Dew point temps (around 30) were at their highest at the start of the day, dropping to their lowest value in the low 20s in the early morning a few hours before sunrise.

The maximum temperature was 43.4 degrees at 0000.

The minimum temperature was 29.0 degrees at 2359.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 30 degrees @ 0000 down to a low of 21 degrees @ 0525.

The relative humidity values ranged from a low of 52% @ 1640 up to a high of 78% @ 2335.

The barometric pressure ranged from a low of 30.23 inches @ 0000 up to a high of 30.53 inches @ 2340.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 18 MPH at 0013 from the NE.

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

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

Sunday

Sunday was partly to mostly sunny, cold in the early AM down in the mid 20s, then warming up in the PM into the mid 40s.  Temps remained mild through the rest of the day up to midnight observation time, only dropping down into the low 40s by the very end of the day.  Dew points ranged from the mid 30s in the very early AM down to the mid 20s by mid-afternoon.

The maximum temperature was 44.7 degrees at 1445.

The minimum temperature was 25.8 degrees at 0612.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 22 degrees @ 0136 up to a high of 37 degrees @ 2351.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 87% @ 0734 down to a low of 59% @ 1144.

The barometric pressure ranged from a high of 30.56 inches @ 0937 down to a low of 30.32 inches @ 2353.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 23 MPH at 1248 from the S.

There was no precipitation on Sunday. 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 mostly sports watching activity at times. The highlight was on Saturday evening as Wisconsin played Ohio State in the Big 10 Championship game in Indianapolis. Mike picked me up and I watched the game at La Mexicana in Germantown, being served by my daughter Tracy and entertained by many, including my friend Gregg,  a  dedicated Ohio State fan. I had most of the rest of my friends at the bar rooting with me for the Badgers. The first half of the game went surprisingly well, as the Badgers were winning 21-7 at halftime. But the second half was a different story, as we gave up 27 points and didn’t score any more, so the final score was Ohio State 34 Wisconsin 21. The result was that Ohio State got a 2nd place ranking in the College Football playoff, facing Clemson in late December in the Fiesta Bowl in Arizona. The Badgers will play Oregon in the Rose Bowl in California on New Year’s Day. I had some delicious steak fajitas at the bar, several Dos Equis bottles (Yeungling tap was messed up and not functioning), and many sides and appetizers. It was great to see Tracy again, having not seen her personally in a few months. On Sunday pro football had some great games, including the Ravens 24 Bills 17 game, the SF 48 NO 46 scoring fest, and Seattle’s loss to the Rams 28-12. I also watched some of the state high school playoff games which were specially telecast on News Channel 8. 

Cloudy with periods of rain on Monday and Tuesday, with temps in the 40s on Monday warming to the 50s on Tuesday.

Wednesday should turn colder with mostly AM snow showers, with highs in the 30s and lows in the 20s.

Thursday will be sunny and cold, with highs in the mid 30s and lows in the mid 20s.

Friday and Saturday should cloud over again, with rain at times, lows around 40 and highs in the mid 40s on Friday and low 50s on Saturday. 

At Midnight Sunday, cloudy skies but still dry with a temperature of 42.7 degrees, relative humidity 81%, pressure falling at 30.32 inches with a dew point temperature of 37 degrees and rising.

Currently at 1338 EST Monday the temperature is 44.5 degrees under cloudy skies with light rain, relative humidity at 94%, barometric pressure falling at 29.97 inches, and the dew point temperature at 43 degrees. Winds are averaging 5 MPH over the past 10 minutes from the SSW. Peak wind gust since midnight has been 17 MPH from
the SW at 0958. So far today the tipping bucket (unofficial, probably under-reporting a bit) has logged 0.32 inches of rain since midnight. 

Good morning from the walrus on this cloudy, rainy Monday.