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Cloudy, cool, damp/foggy, AM light showers, PM drying out update for West Rockville Maryland on Sunday, February 25 2018

Cloudy, cool, damp/foggy, AM light showers, PM drying out update for West Rockville Maryland on Sunday, February 25 2018

Sunday was another cloudy day, a tad milder but still cool, with mostly morning light rain (0.20″ cocorahs gauge total, max rain rate 0.64″/hour @ 0810 from the VP2) and occasional drizzle and fog. The warm front keeps inching northward, keeping our temperatures cooler than expected.The Sunday maximum temperature from the VP2 (52.2°) was recorded at 1639 while the minimum temperature (45.7°) was recorded at 0624. Dew point temperatures stayed around the same as yesterday, ranging from a low of…

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Cloudy, cool, damp/foggy, occasionally wet/showery update for West Rockville Maryland on Saturday, February 24 2018

Cloudy, cool, damp/foggy, occasionally wet/showery update for West Rockville Maryland on Saturday, February 24 2018

Saturday was another cloudy day, a tad milder but still cool, with mostly mid-day light rain (0.36″ cocorahs gauge total, Max rain rate 0.56″/hour @ 1136 from the VP2) and then occasional drizzle and fog developing late with dense fog at times overnight into early Sunday morning. The warm front has just been inching northward keeping our temperatures cooler than predicted.The Saturday maximum temperature from the VP2 (50.4°) was recorded at 1458 while the minimum temperature (46.0°) was recorded very…

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A cloudy, cooler, damp/foggy, occasionally wet/showery update for West Rockville Maryland on Friday, February 23 2018

A cloudy, cooler, damp/foggy, occasionally wet/showery update for West Rockville Maryland on Friday, February 23 2018

Friday was another cloudy day, much cooler, with mostly AM light rain (0.24″ cocorahs gauge total, Max rain rate 0.42″/hour @ 0731 from the VP2) and then occasional drizzle and fog developing late with dense fog at times overnight into early Saturday morning. The Thursday maximum temperature from the VP2 (46.1°) was recorded very late at 2355 while the minimum temperature (38.8°) was recorded earlier at 0803. Dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 38° at 0129 up to…

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Cloudy, mild early but most of day cooler, cloudy and showery update for West Rockville Maryland on Thursday, February 22 2018

Cloudy, mild early but most of day cooler, cloudy and showery update for West Rockville Maryland on Thursday, February 22 2018

Thursday was a cloudy day, mild at the very start but cooling off quickly overnight with occasional light showers (0.06″) and light drizzle and fog at times. The Thursday maximum temperature from the VP2 (67.2°) was recorded very early at 0000 while the minimum temperature (41.6°) was recorded very late at 2358. The AM Min was 50.8° at 1110 and the PM Max was 52.6° at 1325. Dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 61° at 0000 down to…

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Even warmer, partly sunny update for West Rockville Maryland on Wednesday, February 21 2018

Even warmer, partly sunny update for West Rockville Maryland on Wednesday, February 21 2018

Wednesday was a partly sunny day (mostly clear/sunny AM, partly to mostly cloudy PM) and even warmer that Tuesday. My 78.3 high temperature was the warmest daily max temp I have recorded since 82.3 was reached back on October 10, 2017. Temps on Wednesday hit 70° by 1030, after a warm launching point in the low 60s in the early AM. The Wednesday maximum temperature from the VP2 (78.3°) was recorded relatively late at 1631 while the minimum temperature (61.2°)…

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Much warmer, partly sunny update for West Rockville Maryland on Tuesday, February 20 2018

Much warmer, partly sunny update for West Rockville Maryland on Tuesday, February 20 2018

I composed my entire Tuesday report earlier this morning, but server problems with my email did not allow me to send it, and my email did not save, so it is gone. I have reconstructed a slightly briefer report now. Tuesday was partly to mostly sunny and quite warm. My 76.1 high temp was the warmest daily max temp I have recorded since 78.0 was reached back in October 2017. Wednesday probably will exceed that record. Temps on Tuesday rose…

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Early AM light showers, cloudy, damp, foggy at times, mild update for West Rockville Maryland on Washington’s Birthday Monday, February 19 2018

Early AM light showers, cloudy, damp, foggy at times, mild update for West Rockville Maryland on Washington’s Birthday Monday, February 19 2018

President’s Day Monday was a bit showery (0.02″) around sunrise, then cloudy and mild the rest of the day with only a bit of spotty drizzle and fog at times in the late evening and overnight into Tuesday. Temps rose to the mid 40s by mid-afternoon, very similar to Sunday. The Monday maximum temperature from the VP2 (46.7°) was recorded late at 2342 while the minimum temperature (37.7°) was recorded very early at 0018. Dew point temperatures ranged from a…

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An early AM foggy, then partly to mostly sunny, milder update for West Rockville Maryland on Sunday, February 18 2018

An early AM foggy, then partly to mostly sunny, milder update for West Rockville Maryland on Sunday, February 18 2018

Sunday AM was foggy early till mid-morning with temps around the freezing mark rising to the mid 40s by mid-afternoon. The snow was all melted off by late afternoon unfortunately. The Sunday maximum temperature from the VP2 (46.1°) was recorded at 1537 while the minimum temperature (30.5°) was recorded at 0716. Dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 30° at 0652 up to a high of 38° at 1046. Relative humidity values were high much of morning then started…

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A sunny, cold AM, then increasing clouds early PM, then snowy late afternoon/early evening with drizzle, sleet, and rain mixed in update for West Rockville Maryland on Saturday, February 17 2018

A sunny, cold AM, then increasing clouds early PM, then snowy late afternoon/early evening with drizzle, sleet, and rain mixed in update for West Rockville Maryland on Saturday, February 17 2018

Saturday AM was sunny and seasonably cold but then classically progressive increasing clouds took over in the afternoon, lowering and thickening as our small snowstorm moved in by late afternoon and the early evening. Temps were around freezing in the early AM then rose into the low 40s by midday, then slid on off through most of the 30s the rest of the day. Snow (2.3″) fell between about 4 and 8 PM (approx), with mixed precip interspersed and before…

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A cloudy, gradually colder day with early AM showers/warm temps update for West Rockville Maryland on Friday, February 16 2018

A cloudy, gradually colder day with early AM showers/warm temps update for West Rockville Maryland on Friday, February 16 2018

Friday was a cloudy day, quite mild in the early AM with a brief somewhat intense shower about 0330 that had a max rain rate of 3.95″/hour. The last bit of rain fell around 0545. The rest of the day was cloudy, dry and gradually colder with clearing in the evening. Temperatures started out in the mid 60s right at midnight, then fell into the upper 50s by mid AM then a slight rise to a PM max of 61°…

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