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The weekend rainstorm of Saturday, January 19 and Sunday, January 20, 2019 from West Rockville, Maryland

The weekend rainstorm of Saturday, January 19 and Sunday, January 20, 2019 from West Rockville, Maryland

Saturday started out relatively mild in the mid-upper 30s and stayed that way all day. Clouds thickened and rain started to fall around 1700 and continued the rest of the day. There was still 1 inch of snow on the ground by the end of the day, but it was disappearing fast under the steady rain and above freezing temperatures.  Saturday The maximum temperature was 38.4° at 0230. The minimum temperature was 35.1° at 1750. Dew point temperatures ranged from…

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The week of Monday, January 14 through Friday, January 18, 2019 between storms from West Rockville, Maryland

The week of Monday, January 14 through Friday, January 18, 2019 between storms from West Rockville, Maryland

This post covers the weekdays of the most recently completed week as promised in my last post. My next post will hopefully catch me up with the last few days and our weekend rainstorm. Monday started out cloudy and cold with a trace of snow falling the first few minutes of the day as our weekend storm moved off to the NE. The rest of the day was cold with clearing skies, temps only rising into the lower mid 30s…

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The big weekend snowstorm of Saturday January 12 and Sunday January 13, 2019 update for West Rockville, Maryland

The big weekend snowstorm of Saturday January 12 and Sunday January 13, 2019 update for West Rockville, Maryland

Saturday was cloudy and cold with light snow starting in the late afternoon and continuing steadily the rest of the day. Temps hit the high for the day in the early afternoon with temperatures in the mid 30s but dropped to the low 30s after the snow started and slid down further into the upper 20s by midnight.   Saturday The maximum temperature was 34.6° at 1303. The minimum temperature was 26.4° at 0554. Dew point temperatures ranged from a low…

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A warm period initially with light showers then colder at the end of the week just ahead of our big weekend snowstorm. Brief update for West Rockville, Maryland for Monday, January 7 through Friday, January 11 2019

A warm period initially with light showers then colder at the end of the week just ahead of our big weekend snowstorm. Brief update for West Rockville, Maryland for Monday, January 7 through Friday, January 11 2019

I have had some personal issues the past week or so and have not had the time to post my daily weather, plus I had a great snowstorm over the past weekend that took up a lot of my time observing and recording.. This post covers last week from Monday through Friday in brief terms with some items not posted as they will be taken care of in the next two posts. I will post the weekend snowstorm in my…

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A lightly wet early Saturday, then mostly sunny/clear and mild (rest of the) weekend update for West Rockville, Maryland for Saturday, January 5 and Sunday, January 6 2019

A lightly wet early Saturday, then mostly sunny/clear and mild (rest of the) weekend update for West Rockville, Maryland for Saturday, January 5 and Sunday, January 6 2019

Pro Football playoff weekend so I was short on time for much of Saturday and Sunday, so I have combined the two days into one post (again). Saturday was cloudy and mild overnight with light rain (0.13″) falling (mostly between 0200-0400) then turning sunny by the afternoon with mild temperatures reaching the 50° mark, then remaining mild in the evening up to midnight, only dropping into the mid 40s by midnight observation. Saturday The maximum temperature was 50.5° at 1622….

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A cloudy, slightly cooler, slighly wet (late) update for West Rockville, Maryland for Friday, January 4, 2019

A cloudy, slightly cooler, slighly wet (late) update for West Rockville, Maryland for Friday, January 4, 2019

Thursday was cloudy, slightly cooler than Wednesday particularly in the very early AM hours when we almost made it down to a freezing min (32.3°), and slightly wet with light showers/drizzle in the late PM around 2200-2300.  I still technically have not had a freezing minimum since December 27, over a full week ago. Seasonably mild temps look to continue for the foreseeable future. The temperatures ranged from the low 30s in the early AM up to the mid 40s by…

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A mostly cloudy, seasonably mild, dry update for West Rockville, Maryland for Thursday January 3, 2019

A mostly cloudy, seasonably mild, dry update for West Rockville, Maryland for Thursday January 3, 2019

Thursday was mostly cloudy and still seasonably mild  though temps did cool to near the freezing mark in the late evening.  I have not had a freezing min since a week ago, on December 27.  Mild temps look to continue for the foreseeable future. The temperatures ranged from the mid-upper 40s in the early afternoon down to the mid 30s by the very end of the day. The maximum temperature was 47.0° at 1327. The minimum temperature was 33.7° at 2359….

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A mostly cloudy, mild, start to 2019 update for West Rockville, Maryland for New Year’s Day Tuesday, January 1 and Wednesday January 2, 2019

A mostly cloudy, mild, start to 2019 update for West Rockville, Maryland for New Year’s Day Tuesday, January 1 and Wednesday January 2, 2019

Once again I am still behind with leftover holiday cleanup and year-end wrapups continuing so I am combining the first 2 days of 2019 into this one post. New Year’s Day Tuesday was partly cloudy and unseasonably mild. The temperatures ranged from a very mild 60° in the morning with a bit of light rain (0.01″) but gradually dropping in the PM hours to the low 40s by the late evening  Tuesday The maximum temperature was 59.8° at 0921, The…

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A mostly cloudy, mild, wet ending to 2018 update for West Rockville, Maryland for Sunday, December 30 and Monday December 31, 2018

A mostly cloudy, mild, wet ending to 2018 update for West Rockville, Maryland for Sunday, December 30 and Monday December 31, 2018

I got behind the past few days with holiday bustle and year-end wrapups so I am combining the last 2 days of 2018 into this one post Sunday was partly cloudy and seasonably mild. The temperatures ranged from the mid 30s in the very early morning rising to the mid 40s by mid-afternoon.   The maximum temperature was 46.3° at 1508, The minimum temperature was 34.1° at 0329. Dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 31° @ 0000 up to…

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Mostly sunny, mild update for West Rockville, Maryland on Saturday December 29, 2018

Mostly sunny, mild update for West Rockville, Maryland on Saturday December 29, 2018

Saturday was mostly sunny and mild. The temperatures ranged from the low 50s in the late morning sliding down slowly to the mid-upper 30s by late evening. A picture of cirrostratus/contrails from the rain gauge around sunset on Saturday is today’s featured image. The maximum temperature was 52.0° at 0949. The minimum temperature was 37.1° at 2359. Dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 49° @ 0000 down to a low of 31° @ 2357. Relative humidity values ranged from a…

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