My carpal tunnel/wrist discomfort problem resurfaced today and I had to treat it once again with rest, voltaren and my wrist brace. I still encountered discomfort most all day, and it was a bit uncomfortable to compile this report tonight with all the typing that is necessary to complete it. If this problem persists tomorrow and/or into the weekend I may not be able to post my report in the coming days.

Thursday was mostly cloudy once again, with the exception of the early afternoon when the clouds partially then totally parted from our skies. All other times during the day and night were cloudy but as far as I know dry. I reached the lower mid-70s for today’s high with dew points holding in the low-mid 60s all day. We peaked with our max temperature (73.4) of the day in the later afternoon with the low temperature only down to the lower mid 60s about an hour before sunrise.

The peak wind gust for the day (10 MPH) was even lighter than yesterday, “peaking” in the early afternoon, veering around to a milder SW direction from yesterday. Barometric pressures were highest in the mid morning while the lowest was reached at the very end of the day just prior to midnight.

Highs on Friday should be in the mid-upper 70s with lows in the low 60s. Partly cloudy conditions should persist on Friday and dry. Saturday through Tuesday should be cloudy with rain chances on Sunday and Tuesday only at this point. Highs should be in the low-mid 70s with lows in the 60-62 range.

Statistics for Thursday:

High temp 73.4 at 1624

Low temp 63.5 at 0556

Max humidity 93% at 0356

Min humidity 71% at 1637

Max dew point 65 at 0000

Min dew point 61 at 0734

Max barometric pressure 30.33″ at 1006

Low barometric pressure 30.19″ at 2354

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 10 MPH from the SW at 1347

Thursday’s average daily wind speed 3.7 (BWI) 3.3 (IAD)

Thursday’s average sky cover 0.8 (BWI) 0.9 (IAD)

Daily total precipitation 0 (BWI 0 IAD 0) (through 1700 EDT)

October total precipitation 0.18″

Year-to-date total precipitation 30.65″

Sunrise 0712 (EDT)

Sunset 1841 (EDT)

Moon Waxing Crescent

Currently at 0126 AM EDT Friday we have fair skies, a temperature of 65.0, barometer 30.18″ and falling, relative humidity 92%, dew point 63, winds S-SW 0-5 MPH. No rain has fallen since midnight into the tipping bucket VP2 gauge at the USG site across the street from me.

The attached image for today shows building cumulus congestus looking ENE out my bedroom window on Monday afternoon (10/04).