Milder weather with partly to mostly sunny skies took over on Sunday and continued into Monday. High clouds at times from the storm well to the south have slowly abated as pressures have fallen and the storm has retrograded out to the south and east. Sunday’s max temps reached the mid 40s and Monday’s up to the upper 40s after lows in the mid 20s on Sunday and upper 20s on Monday under calm, dry skies. Dew point temperatures have been climbing from the 20s into the 30s during the 2 day period.

Sunday

The maximum temperature was 46.8 degrees at 1458.

The minimum temperature was 24.4 degrees at 0406.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 21 degrees @ 0327 up to a high of 33 degrees @ 1438.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 91% @ 0819 down to a low of 57% @ 1456.

The barometric pressure ranged from a high of 30.41 inches @ 0002 down to a low of 30.20 inches @ 2350.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 12 MPH at 1142 from the W.

There was no precipitation Sunday. My December monthly total precipitation is 2.57 inches.

There was no snow on Sunday. My seasonal total snowfall is 1.4 inches. The year-to-date precipitation total is 48.68 inches.

Monday

The maximum temperature was 49.0 degrees at 1458.

The minimum temperature was 28.4 degrees at 0721.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 26 degrees @ 0601 up to a high of 36 degrees @ 1131.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 91% @ 0419 down to a low of 54% @ 1532.

The barometric pressure ranged from a high of 30.20 inches @ 0000 down to a low of 29.98 inches @ 2334.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 10 MPH at 2147 from the NW.

There was no precipitation on Monday. My December monthly total precipitation is 2.57 inches.

There was no snow on Monday. My seasonal total snowfall is 1.4 inches. The year-to-date precipitation total is 48.68 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/dashboard/pws/KMDROCKV200 .

I contribute my precipitation data daily to CoCoRaHS as Rockville 2.8 WNW, Station ID MD-MG-115 and can be found on http://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.

The pre-holiday preparations are well underway and presents have been purchased and shipped. My 146 person Christmas card notes were emailed out to all early on this Christmas Eve morning. I made my usual baked chicken thighs (barbecue sauced this time) along with mushroom and zucchini infused broccoli cheddar rice a roni on the stovetop for Sunday’s dinner. On Monday I just had a big bowl of oatmeal which I made for the first time with milk instead of water on the stovetop while busy with my holiday preparations. I also finished up the delicious chocolate chip muffins for dessert both nights.  I did catch a lot of the Monday night football game, won by the Packers 23-10 over the Vikings in Minnesota. I chatted with Ray quite a bit about football and the weather, and briefly with Robin and Tracy. 

Christmas week through Saturday looks mostly partly cloudy and mild, with high temps in the upper 40s to mid 50s and lows in the upper 20s to low 30s till the end of the week when lows should creep up into the upper 30s with a bit more cloudiness.

Sunday looks mild and cloudy with rain likely, highs in the mid 50s and lows around 40. 

At Midnight Monday, clear skies with a temperature of 36.1 degrees, relative humidity 80%, pressure falling at 29.98 inches with a dew point temperature of 30 degrees.

Currently at 1225 EST Tuesday the temperature is 49.0 degrees under clear, dry skies, relative humidity at 60%, barometric pressure steady at 30.05 inches, and the dew point temperature at 35 degrees. Winds are averaging 7 MPH over the past 10 minutes from the ENE. Peak wind gust since midnight has been 17 MPH from the NE at 1022.

Good early afternoon from the walrus on this sunny Christmas Eve Tuesday.