Saturday was cloudy, rainy (0.81″) and cool, courtesy of the visit of weakening remnants of Harvey. The high temperature for the day barely reached the 60° mark, with upper 50s temps predominating most of the day and dew points in the 50s. Now at 0730 we have lifting clouds with temperatures in the upper 50s with dew points also in the upper 50s. The Saturday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground nearby (56.6°) was recorded at 0616 while the maximum temperature (60.6°) was recorded at 2304. Dew point temps rose with the rain today, ranging from 60° down to 52°. Relative humidity values were predictably higher than yesterday (97% – 77%). Barometric values dropped slightly from yesterday’s values, ranging from 30.18″ at 0942 down to 30.01″ at 2349.

Remember now you can get the ground-based VP2 data on Weatherlink. You can access the data through http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman444

I rose in the midday hours in preparation for my first real physical therapy session from about 1230-1330. I did several light exercises with my legs and arms (using a 2 lb small barbell) and also walked up and down my long hallway. I had scrambled eggs, cream cheese and mushrooms over a bagel along with some breakfast sausage in a mid-afternoon brunch after my therapy session. I talked with Tracy on her way to work. I got no mail today though I checked on the way back from reading my cocorahs rain gauge off the side of my apartment building. I spoke with Robin twice once over a conventional call and the other in a face time session with Robin and Gideon having his usual late evening bath and also Ray at some length in the evening about several weather and other topics. I relaxed in my recliner while talking with Ray and for a while before and after, watching several college football games as the initial college football weekend of the season continues. I had a late evening supper of a chicken salad sandwich, along with some potato and macaroni salads. I had some prune and spicy low-sodium V8 juices right around dinner time, and plenty of water and vitamins throughout the evening.

We now have lifting clouds (Trace of rain in my VP2 gauge since midnight obs from occasional light drizzle) with temperatures in the upper 50s at 0730 Sunday. On Sunday partly cloudy skies should return by late morning with warmer temps into the mid-upper 70s and lows tonight in the upper 50s. Labor Day Monday should warm up even more into the low 80s, with lows in the mid 60s under sunny skies. Tuesday should be warmer still with highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s with partly cloudy skies and a 50 POP for showers/storms. On Wednesday cooler temps with cloudy skies and highs around 70°, lows in the upper 50s and a 100 POP for showers and thundershowers.

On Weatherbug at 0730 the radar is showing the Harvey remnants rain has moved north and east over parts of PA, NY, NJ and New England at this time. through our region now, moving from the SW towards the NE.

As of 0730 EDT, the data from the VP2 (coming from the ground radiation shield about 4 feet off the ground just under and out from the balcony), the Lakewood WXBug station and the USG VP2 station across the street are as follows :

Station Relative Location Temp RH DP BP Wind High/Low temp today
VP2 Ground 59.2 98 59 29.96S NA 60.6/56.6

There was 0.81″ of rain recorded on Saturday (cocorahs gauge – now located off the apartment property across the street from my initial two locations just off the inactive putting green – near the Montessori School playground. No sprinklers there at all on this county property) There has been a trace of rain observed since midnight obs.

August precipitation was 4.39″ (believe this is in error – I will have to research the numbers in the next few days)
September precipitation through midnight obs Saturday is 0.81″.

Year-to-date (YTD) precipitation total is 32.11″

VP2 Across the street (USG) 59.5 97 59 29.99S NA 62.3/57.8

There was a significantly under-reported 0.12″ of rain recorded in the USG gauge on Saturday.

WX Bug Lakewood 4500 ft, 59 94.8 58.6 29.96S W 3 G W 12
140° from station 61/56

The Lakewood rain gauge reported 0.78″ of rain on Saturday.

Temp on the VP2 at 2400 was 60.6 RH 97% BP 30.01F DP 59.7.

Good morning from the cloudy, slowly drying out Walrus early on this Sunday morning.