Sunday was a mostly sunny, milder day with a bit of brief light rain/occasional drizzle sometime overnight (0.02″). The high temperature for the day reached the mid 70s, with upper 50s in the early AM, dew points were in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Now at 0611 we have clear, starry skies with temperatures in the mid-upper 50s with dew points in the mid 50s. The Sunday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground below my balcony (59.2°) was recorded at 0622 while the maximum temperature (75.3°) was recorded at 1620. Dew point temps rose a bit today, ranging from 57° up to 65°. Relative humidity values dropped some from yesterday (98% – 56%). Barometric values dropped slightly from yesterday’s values, ranging from 30.02″ at 2335 down to 29.94″ at 1624.

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 later afternoon hours after talking at some length with Ray on the phone in bed, and texting a few messages to others. I took a much-needed shower and then caught some college football and baseball action (Yankees beat the Red Sox 9-2 YAY!!!). I took quite a bit of recycling items down the lobby floor while on my way out to reading my cocorahs rain gauge off the side of my apartment building. I spoke with Robin and watched Gideon having his usual late evening bath in a face time session and also Ray at some length in the evening about cruise ship accidents caused by rogue waves and rough storms, looking up several items on the internet. I had a late evening supper of left over baked salmon, 4 mini corn cobs microwaved in their own bag, and some salads and marinated mushrooms/pepperoncini. Later on for dessert I had a few more chocolate chip cookies and some triscuits. 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 clear skies with temperatures in the mid-upper 50s at 0611 Monday. Labor Day Monday should warm 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 20 POP for showers/storms later in the day. On Wednesday cooler temps with cloudy skies and highs in the mid 60s, lows in the mid 50s and a 90 POP for rain. Thursday should return some sun under partly cloudy skies, highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid 50s.

On Weatherbug at 0611 the radar is showing no rain falling within the 6 state mid-Atlantic region. Major Hurricane Irma is approaching the Leeward Islands in the next day or so, and will continue to march west towards the central Caribbean Islands. Models are showing various scenarios for later in the week/next weekend’s tracks for Irma. All East Coast interests should pay attention to the latest NHC advisories on what Irma is going to do.

As of 0611 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 56.7 95 55 30.03S NA 75.3/59.2

There was 0.02″ of rain recorded on Sunday (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 also was 0.02″ of rain recorded in my VP2 tipping bucket.

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 tonight is 0.83″.

Year-to-date (YTD) precipitation total is 32.13″

VP2 Across the street (USG) 61.8 83 57 30.06S NA 77.5/59.4

There was no rain recorded in the USG gauge on Sunday

WX Bug Lakewood 4500 ft, 58 86.7 54.3 30.03S W 4 G W 7
140° from station 76/58

The Lakewood rain gauge reported 0.01″ of rain on Sunday.

Temp on the VP2 at 2400 was 62.2 RH 84% BP 30.02R DP 57.3.

Good morning from the clear, comfortable Walrus early on this Monday morning