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Cloudy, still relatively cool and dry update from West Rockville Maryland for Saturday, October 6, 2018

Cloudy, still relatively cool and dry update from West Rockville Maryland for Saturday, October 6, 2018

Saturday remained cool and dry, cloudy all day. No rain fell. Dew point temperatures remained in the 60s all day.  Saturday’s max temperature was 71.3° at 1506.   Saturday’s min temperature was 63.5° at 0100.  Dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 62° @ 0000 up to a high of 68° @ 1310. Relative humidity values ranged from a high of 96% @ 0646 down to a low of 88% @ 1252. Barometric pressure ranged from a low of 30.15″…

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Mostly cloudy AM, turning sunny PM, then clouds return in the evening but dry and cooler update from West Rockville Maryland for Friday, October 5, 2018

Mostly cloudy AM, turning sunny PM, then clouds return in the evening but dry and cooler update from West Rockville Maryland for Friday, October 5, 2018

Friday cooled off during the day, cloudy in the AM and late evening, sunny during the PM daylight hours. No rain fell. Dew point temperatures dropped from midnight low 70s to mid-morning upper 50s then rose gradually into the low 60s by midnight observation time. Friday’s max temperature was 74.9° at 0000. PM Max 69.5° @1530  Tuesday’s min temperature was 63.9° at 2206. AM Min 64.9° @ 0955 Dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 72° @ 0000 down…

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Thursday warmth tops the week’s heat, clouds increase in mid-late afternoon, storms just miss a direct hit around 1900 but some light rain falls,  update from West Rockville Maryland for Thursday October 4, 2018

Thursday warmth tops the week’s heat, clouds increase in mid-late afternoon, storms just miss a direct hit around 1900 but some light rain falls,  update from West Rockville Maryland for Thursday October 4, 2018

Thursday had the warmest temperatures of this very warm week, peaking out in the mid 80s by mid-afternoon just before clouds increased from storms moving in from the NW, just missing my station around 1900 but giving us a bit of light rain/sprinkles (0.01″) then. More storms on radar could have hit here later in the evening, but dried out going over the WV and VA mountains. Lows this morning were in the mid 60s.  Wednesday’s max temperature was 85.6°…

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A continuation of the warm, dry spell that is starting out the month of October, some afternoon sprinkles in the area update from West Rockville MD for Wednesday, October 3, 2018

A continuation of the warm, dry spell that is starting out the month of October, some afternoon sprinkles in the area update from West Rockville MD for Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Wednesday continued warm and basically dry with partly sunny skies.  There were some sprinkles in the area but I did not observe/accumulate any here at my station. High temperatures reached the low 80s mark by mid-afternoon,  after early morning lows in the upper mid 60s. Wednesday’s max temperature was 81.6° at 1549. Tuesday’s min temperature was 67.9° at 0709. Dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 70° @ 0927 down to a low of 64° @ 2340. Relative humidity values…

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A continuation of the warm.dry spell to start out the month of October as thunderstorm threat stays well north update from West Rockville MD for Tuesday, October 2, 2018

A continuation of the warm.dry spell to start out the month of October as thunderstorm threat stays well north update from West Rockville MD for Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Tuesday was a warm and dry one with partly sunny skies. High temperatures reached the low 80s mark by mid-afternoon, after an early morning in the mid 60s. Our thunderstorm threat stayed north of the Mason Dixon Line, with severe weather including tornadoes hitting parts of central Pennsylvania.  Tuesday’s max temperature was 80.9° at 1435. Tuesday’s min temperature was 64.4° at 0707. Dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 63° @ 0547 up to a high of 73° @…

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A warm, dry spell to start out the month of October from West Rockville MD on Monday, October 1, 2018

A warm, dry spell to start out the month of October from West Rockville MD on Monday, October 1, 2018

The start of October on this Monday was a warm and dry one with lots of sunshine. High temperatures reached the 80° mark by mid-afternoon, after an early morning in the low 60s. Monday’s max temperature was 80.0° at 1610. Monday’s min temperature was 61.4° at 0732. Dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 60° @ 0724 up to a high of 71° @ 1523. Relative humidity values ranged from a high of 96% @ 0438 down to a…

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A beautiful wrap-up last day of the month to a very wet September from West Rockville MD for Sunday, September 30, 2018

A beautiful wrap-up last day of the month to a very wet September from West Rockville MD for Sunday, September 30, 2018

Well this last weekend of September finished out a very wet month with a tranquil, pleasant, dry early fall Sunday, which was filled with sunshine and pleasant temperatures and low dew points. High temperatures reached the low 70s by mid-afternoon, after an early morning in the mid 50s. Sunday’s max temperature was 72.6° at 1621  Friday’s min temperature was 56.2° at 0447 Dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 52° @ 0913 up to a high of 63° @ 1744 Relative humidity…

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Mostly sunny, pleasant early fall day update for West Rockville, Maryland for Saturday, September 29, 2018

Mostly sunny, pleasant early fall day update for West Rockville, Maryland for Saturday, September 29, 2018

Well this last weekend of September is finishing out a very wet month with a tranquil, pleasant early fall two-day period. Saturday was filled with sunshine and pleasant temperatures and lower dew points, with fair-weather cumulus dotting the afternoon sky at times. High temperatures reached the mid 70s by mid-afternoon, after an early morning in the upper mid 50s.  Saturday’s max temperature was 74.2° at 1459  Friday’s min temperature was 57.5° at 0706 Dew point temperatures ranged from a low…

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Cloudy, cool, early AM rain, then slow clearing, sunny by mid afternoon update for West Rockville, Maryland for Friday, September 28, 2018

Cloudy, cool, early AM rain, then slow clearing, sunny by mid afternoon update for West Rockville, Maryland for Friday, September 28, 2018

Friday started out cloudy, cool with early AM rain (0.57″ total for the day) from midnight to about 0430 with the heaviest rain falling 0145-0200. Temperatures recovered from early AM mid 50s to the 70° mark by late afternoon with sunny skies finally returning.  Wednesday’s max temperature was 70.8° at 1700 Wednesday’s min temperature was 56.1° at 0644 Dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 55° @ 0213 up to a high of 62° @ 1705 Relative humidity values…

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Cloudy, much cooler (especially later in the day), still damp with rain update for West Rockville, Maryland for Thursday, September 27, 2018

Cloudy, much cooler (especially later in the day), still damp with rain update for West Rockville, Maryland for Thursday, September 27, 2018

Wednesday was cloudy, much cooler with steady rain (1.16″) from about 1400 through midnight observation with the heaviest rain falling in the late evening just before and during midnight observation. Temperatures maxed out at the very beginning of the day in the upper 60s but dropped into the 50s by the time rain started to fall. Wednesday’s max temperature was 69.2° at 0000 Wednesday’s min temperature was 55.5° at 1638 Dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 68° @…

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