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WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – MONDAY AUGUST 30, 2021

WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – MONDAY AUGUST 30, 2021

Monday was partly cloudy, warmer with no rain but still humid. We reached the upper 80s for highs with dew points a bit higher than yesterday, ranging up to the mid 70s. We peaked with our warmer max temperature (88.1) of the day in the later mid-afternoon. The low temperature for the day (in the low 70s) was reached in the early morning hours about 1/2 hour prior to sunrise. The peak wind gust for the day (27 MPH) picked…

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WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – SUNDAY AUGUST 29, 2021

WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – SUNDAY AUGUST 29, 2021

Sunday was mostly cloudy, cooler with no rain but still humid. We only reached the lower 80s for highs with dew points not quite as high as yesterday, ranging up to the mid 70s. We peaked with our cooler max temperature (81.1) of the day in the later mid-afternoon. The low temperature for the day (in the low 70s) was reached in the early morning hours at sunrise. The peak wind gust for the day (12 MPH) was even lighter…

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WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – SATURDAY AUGUST 28, 2021

WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – SATURDAY AUGUST 28, 2021

Saturday was partly cloudy, not quite as hot but still humid with the typical building cumulus in the later afternoon that developed into thunderstorms in the evening with severe storm warnings posted in my immediate area from about 1900-2000 but only yielded muted thunder and lightning and only light rain (0.01″). We reached the upper 80s for highs with dew points similarly high as yesterday, ranging up to the upper 70s. We peaked with our max temperature (87.2) of the…

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WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – FRIDAY AUGUST 27, 2021

WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – FRIDAY AUGUST 27, 2021

Friday was partly cloudy, hot and humid but with building cumulus in the later afternoon that developed into quite a powerful thunderstorm with heavy rain (0.85″), high winds, vivid lightning and booming thunder from about 1445-1615. We reached right around the 90 mark for highs with dew points similarly high as yesterday ranging up to the upper 70s. We peaked with our hot max temperature (90.3) of the day in the earlier mid-afternoon, just a bit ahead of the thunderstorm…

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WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – THURSDAY AUGUST 26, 2021

WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – THURSDAY AUGUST 26, 2021

Thursday was partly cloudy, hot and humid but with building cumulus in the later afternoon that developed into light convective evening activity with mostly muted thunderclaps and minor lightning strikes that only yielded .01″ of very light rain. We reached right around the 90 mark for highs with dew points higher than yesterday ranging up to the upper 70s. We peaked with our hot max temperature (89.5) of the day in the later mid-afternoon. The low temperature for the day…

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WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – WEDNESDAY AUGUST 25, 2021

WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – WEDNESDAY AUGUST 25, 2021

Wednesday was partly cloudy, hot and humid but with building cumulus in the later afternoon that developed into mid-evening thunderstorms (0.35″) between about 2000-2100. We reached the lower 90s for highs with dew points ranging from the upper 60s to mid 70s, similar to the past several days. We peaked with our hotter max temperature (90.7) of the day in the mid afternoon. The low temperature for the day (in the low 70s) was reached at the end of the…

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JULY 2021 MONTHLY SUMMARY AND CLIMATE STATISTICS FOR ROCKVILLE 2.8 WNW MARYLAND

JULY 2021 MONTHLY SUMMARY AND CLIMATE STATISTICS FOR ROCKVILLE 2.8 WNW MARYLAND

July 2021 had above average temperatures with just a bit drier than normal precipitation amounts that were widely spread throughout the month with three very modest three day dry spells. The equally modest wettest measurable rain period of the month occurred in a 3 day stretch between the 1st and the 3rd (0.78”). My maximum temperature average (87.2°) was 0.8° above normal but my minimum temperature average (69.5°) was 3.6° above normal, resulting in the mean temperature average of 78.3°…

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WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – TUESDAY AUGUST 24, 2021

WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – TUESDAY AUGUST 24, 2021

Tuesday was mostly sunny all day, a rare treat, and quite warm and humid but dry, about as warm as Monday, reaching the upper 80s for highs but with dew points ranging from the upper 60s to mid 70s. We peaked with our very warm max temperature (88.5) of the day in the mid afternoon. The low temperature for the day (in the lower mid 70s) was reached just after sunrise. The peak winds (16 MPH) lightened down from yesterday,…

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WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – MONDAY AUGUST 23, 2021

WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – MONDAY AUGUST 23, 2021

Monday was partly cloudy most of the day, but became cloudy in the evening hours with a moderate but fairly brief rain shower (0.27″) between 2200-2300 (approx), warmer than Sunday with the stronger afternoon sun before the clouds came in, reaching the upper 80s for highs but with dew points once again mostly in the low-mid 70s. We peaked with our warmer max temperature (89.4) of the day in the mid afternoon. The low temperature for the day (in the…

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WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – SUNDAY AUGUST 22, 2021

WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – SUNDAY AUGUST 22, 2021

Sunday stayed mostly cloudy but basically dry, a bit cooler than Friday, reaching the tolerable lower mid 80s for highs but with dew points once again mostly in the low-mid 70s. We peaked with our moderate max temperature (82.6) of the day in the early afternoon time period. The low temperature for the day (in the low 70s) was reached just after sunrise. Traces of rain in sprinkles/drizzle were observed during the afternoon at times, probably distant, very weak spinoffs…

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