MN Transplant

There are a few different ways to get at it from the CoCoRaHS site. One is here: https://dex.cocorahs.org You may need to try a few before getting one that has a long timeframe. Generally the sites with lower numbers after the county code.

I was checking dry Oct/Nov periods and since 1950 all 5 combinations of Oct and Nov that were well below normal (<1.5" precip/month) were in Nina or negative neutral periods. So, it would certainly argue for an increase in precipitation later in the month. (1964, 1974, 1998, 2001, 2016 - winters were below normal precip and snow, but again, all Nina-like)

No Kirk, No JJ, No Darrisaw. Rookie QB who has been practicing all week gets a concussion in the first quarter. And they win with a guy that they just traded for and had never even taken a snap from the center. Amazing.

Cleanly the driest year in well over a decade in Loudoun Co. 2018 and this year are the two outliers. (cocorahs data)

Great writeup and analysis. I certainly hope this comes to fruition. IMO, only a 10% chance of less than 10" is really aggressive. 5 of the last 7 winters have been sub-10" in my backyard, and I'm not even in a river like DCA.

Is Yoda our resident Texas Rangers fan? Maybe still partying Makes the O's loss to the Rangers not look quite as bad.

Oddity this year in that my backyard with the oaks has more leaves than the front yard with the maple. The maple usually drops before the long period of oak leaf fall. The dogs have already dug some holes in the yard, so I'll be patching next spring.

BWI snuck it in. 32

31.3 for the low here. IAD got it cleanly. DCA did not. BWI is close.

I’m sure they are all making reference to the great Halloween Blizzard of ‘91. Though La Crosse had more of a mix in that one.

That like on the initial post is a name I haven’t seen in a while.

IAD lost almost 10 degrees in 10 minutes without any precip. Still made it to the lower 80s.

Amazingly, this team was better than the 13-4 team last year. They were poised to make a run with a soft schedule coming up, JJ coming back, and Kirk playing the best of his career. And now, do they panic and bring in someone else, or just accept the tank and let Hall go out there? So deflating.

People in costumes at the Halloween parties today looked absolutely miserable. Obscene weather.

Dud of a month precip-wise for most of us

So far DCA 82 IAD 83 BWI 82 (tie)

Casually on record high watch today. DCA - 83 (1963) IAD - 84 (1963) BWI - 82 (1963)

Damn! Hurricane Otis Discussion Number 13 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP182023 400 AM CDT Wed Oct 25 2023 Satellite data indicated that Otis continued to strengthen to near the time of landfall in southern Mexico. Subjective Dvorak data T-numbers were around T7.0 (140 kt) around 04-05Z while raw objective ADT numbers were in the T7.2 to T7.6 range between about 01-05Z. Based on that data, Otis is estimated to have made landfall around 0625 UTC as a category 5 hurricane with maximum winds of 145 kt. The core of the hurricane moved onshore in the greater Acapulco area.

Well, crap. Two more degrees this morning and this would have been in really good shape with the front coming through next week.

Huge swing day for the cold spots. IAD up to 73 after a 34 low. Like DCA, I only hit 43 this morning.

Really fun game to watch. The OL gave Kirk enough time and he balled out, even without JJ. The schedule is very manageable going forward, with the hardest games behind us (KC, Philly, SF).

Enjoying the beat down. The Lions were getting a little too full of themselves.

0.09” yesterday. Very dry October. Pines are shedding in the wind today.

63/43. A nice October day. The Euro really is playing the grinch (or Santa based on your perspective) for the rain on Friday. Basically no precip through 10 days.

Hamilton deserved that ejection. That was as dirty as it comes.