I had a busy holiday period and did not have the time to post here till now in the usual somewhat abridged format into one post. Mild weather dominated the period with some rain towards the end. 

Friday

Partly cloudy skies with high temps reaching the mid 50s after mild early morning lows only in the upper 30s. Dew point temperatures ranged from the mid-upper 30s in the early AM up to the upper 40s by early afternoon.

The maximum temperature was 55.8 degrees at 1417.

The minimum temperature was 39.3 degrees at 0317.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 37 degrees @ 0315 up to a high of 49 degrees @ 0900.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 95% @ 0915 down to a low of 72% @ 1435.

The barometric pressure ranged from a high of 30.26 inches @ 0000 down to a low of 30.11 inches @ 1340.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 14 MPH at 1227 from the SW.

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

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

Saturday

High temps reached the 60 mark by mid-afternoon after early morning lows in the upper 30s under partly to mostly sunny skies. Dew point temperatures exhibited very similar patterns as Friday varied from the mid-upper 30s in the early AM up to the upper 40s by mid morning.

The maximum temperature was 60.6 degrees at 1448.

The minimum temperature was 39.4 degrees at 0501.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 37 degrees @ 0500 up to a high of 49 degrees @ 0900.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 95% @ 0700 down to a low of 61% @ 1530.

The barometric pressure ranged from a low of 30.12 inches @ 0000 up to a high of 30.21 inches @ 0850.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 18 MPH at 1447 from the NW.

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

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

Sunday

Clouds, rain, and fog moved in for most of the day with high temperatures dropped, only reaching the 50 mark by mid afternoon after early morning lows in the mid 40s. Dew point temperatures stayed in the 40s, ranging from the lower 40s in the early AM to the upper 40s by early afternoon.

The maximum temperature was 50.2 degrees at 1459.

The minimum temperature was 45.3 degrees at 0625.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 42 degrees @ 0529 up to a high of 49 degrees @ 1352

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 96% @ 1740 down to a low of 85% @ 0000.

The barometric pressure ranged from a high of 30.16 inches @ 0007 down to a low of 29.75 inches @ 2359.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 13 MPH at 1511 from the S.

There was 0.53 inches of precipitation on Sunday. My December monthly total precipitation is now 3.10 inches.

There was no snow on Sunday. My seasonal total snowfall is 1.4 inches. The year-to-date precipitation total is now 49.21 inches.

Monday

Clouds and rain with fog persisted early with a warm frontal passage with high temperatures climbing up into the low 60s by mid-late morning. Later in the day a cold front passed through, helping to lower the daily minimum value down to the lower 40s near midnight. Dew point temperatures ranged from the lower 60s in the mid AM down to the lower 40s by late evening.

The maximum temperature was 61.8 degrees at 0949.

The minimum temperature was 43.4 degrees at 2337.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 61 degrees @ 0912 down to a low of 42 degrees @ 2328

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 97% @ 0507 down to a low of 81% @ 1522.

The barometric pressure ranged from a high of 29.76 inches @ 0000 down to a low of 29.52 inches @ 1348.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 31 MPH at 0955 from the W.

There was 0.16 inches of precipitation on Monday. My December monthly total precipitation is now 3.26 inches.

There was no snow on Monday. My seasonal total snowfall is 1.4 inches. The year-to-date precipitation total is now 49.37 inches.

Tuesday

Partly to mostly sunny skies with high temps reaching the 50 mark in the mid-afternoon after mild early morning lows only in the low 40s. Dew point temperatures ranged from the mid 40s midday down to the low 30s by mid evening.

The maximum temperature was 50.0 degrees at 1505.

The minimum temperature was 40.8 degrees at 0555.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 44 degrees @ 1140 down to a low of 31 degrees @ 1950.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 96% @ 0155 down to a low of 56% @ 1555.

The barometric pressure ranged from a low of 29.60 inches @ 1400 up to a high of 29.70 inches @ 2235.

The highest daily peak wind gust recorded across the street on the roof of the new USG building was 27 MPH at 2336 from the NW.

There was no precipitation on Tuesday. My December monthly total precipitation finished up at 3.26 inches, 0.16 inches above normal.

There was no snow on Tuesday. My seasonal total snowfall is 1.4 inches. The year-to-date precipitation total finished up at 49.37 inches, 7.46 inches above normal.

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.

Lots of Pro and College Football bowl games on TV watched, mostly in the evening. I got my ears cleared of lots of ear wax that was severely affecting my hearing at a Kaiser appointment on Monday. On New Years Eve I gathered with several of my apartment friends at the across the street  great seafood restaurant “Nantucket Reef” for lunch to help ring in the New Year a bit early. I had some delicious seafood jambalaya and cream of crab soup along with a few great draft beers during the lunch. I met a few old friends there coincidentally. Good to get out on a partly cloudy, relatively mild day. 

Friday and Saturday look cloudy with rain showers at  times with high temps in the mid 50s and lows in the
40s on Friday dropping to the low to mid 30s on Saturday 

Sunday looks a bit cooler but partly cloudy and dry with highs in the low 40s and lows around freezing.

I will detail next week when I post my report for New Years Day later.

At Midnight Tuesday, partly cloudy skies with a temperature of 41.7 degrees, relative humidity 66%, pressure rising at 29.69 inches with a dew point temperature of 31 degrees.

Currently at 0957 EST Thursday the temperature is 37.9 degrees under partly cloudy skies, relative humidity at 77%, barometric pressure steady at 29.95 inches, and the dew point temperature at 31 degrees. Winds are averaging 4 MPH over the past 10 minutes from the S. Peak wind gust since midnight has been 12 MPH from the SW at 0945.

Good morning from the walrus on this partly cloudy Thursday. Hope you all had a Happy New Years celebration, safe and sane as much as possible!!! Attached is a picture of some of my apartment friends at Nantucket Reef at our New Years Eve lunch Tuesday.