MN Transplant

RadarScope is lit up like a Christmas Tree with lightning bolts. Still rumbling back here edit - stepped outside - it’s like a strobe light to my East. Jealous!

Mattie, Yoda, and H20 looking good again tonight

From Tuesday. This week is great. Raining and thunder again.

Still tracking for 3rd hottest all-time, even with the cool down at the end of the month. Day of Month Max Min Cumulative Average July 1-20 1860 1498 3358 84.0 Actuals Tuesday, July 21, 2020 21 97 76 3531 84.1 Actuals Wednesday, July 22, 2020 22 94 74 3699 84.1 Actuals Thursday, July 23, 2020 23 93 75 3867 84.1 NWS Forecast Friday, July 24, 2020 24 89 74 4030 84.0 NWS Forecast Saturday, July 25, 2020 25 91 73 4194 83.9 NWS Forecast Sunday, July 26, 2020 26 95 74 4363 83.9 NWS Forecast Monday, July 27, 2020 27 96 76 4535 84.0 NWS Forecast Tuesday, July 28, 2020 28 94 78 4707 84.1 NWS Forecast Wednesday, July 29, 2020 29 90 75 4872 84.0 GFS/Euro blend Thursday, July 30, 2020 30 82.5 73.5 5028 83.8 GFS/Euro blend Friday, July 31, 2020 31 81 70.5 5179.5 83.5 GFS/Euro blend 90 degree days - current 21 July 2011 84.5 90 degree days - forecast 27 July 2012 84.0 90 degree day - record 25 July 2010 83.1 July 1993 83.1 July 1999 83.0

In the Fairfax seven-hour School Board meeting the Superintendent kept talking about how a decent percentage of teachers were from another county, so their decisions affect the plans. It does end up being a regional-type decision.

1.70" for the past three days, which I'm very happy about. But ~3 miles away they are sitting at 4.5", so a little jealous.

93.6 to 71.4, so the same 22 degrees. I cracked my window to listen to the storm and now I've left it open.

Approaching an inch and ~1.6" for the past three days. Sorely needed.

DCA got the severe criteria. G to 58

Wind didn't really deliver here, but the pounding rain and nearby CGs are fun.

Pretty

Not unhappy with the radar right now. Headed outside to take a look.

LWX is giving out warnings like candy

I put myself through a bit of torture yesterday and listened to over 2 hours of the school board meeting. It was a bit jarring because the Fairfax Co. health department was apparently unaware that the superintendent was going to make that decision. The Superintendent leaned heavily on national and regional numbers, while ignoring that northern VA is doing pretty well. That was a little frustrating. However, I'm guessing that behind the scenes they are getting an indication from the teachers that there are going to be a lot of retirements/leave of absences if the hybrid model goes forward right now.

Every summer night should be like this

Boundaries flying around. Hopefully it initiates stuff that gets more of the rest of us.

98 BWI, 97 DCA/IAD

Yeah, that's really good.

What's the Post station at?

That's eventually how the 84 degree low record will fall

Highs as of 2pm. 98 at BWI, 96 at IAD, 95 at DCA.

Embrace the river. Love the river.

Ok, let's see how this works. We are currently sitting at 84.0 at DCA for the month. That would tie for the 2nd hottest month ever. Tracking this out based on NWS forecasts and model blends puts us just under 84.0, which would place July 2020 third. However, I'm skeptical of the lows that the NWS are using for DCA and we will see if the cool-down at the end of the month actually transpires. Day of Month Max Min Cumulative Average July 1-20 1860 1498 3358 84.0 Actuals Tuesday, July 21, 2020 21 96 78 3532 84.1 NWS Forecast/Actual Wednesday, July 22, 2020 22 96 75 3703 84.2 NWS Forecast Thursday, July 23, 2020 23 94 76 3873 84.2 NWS Forecast Friday, July 24, 2020 24 90 74 4037 84.1 NWS Forecast Saturday, July 25, 2020 25 90 74 4201 84.0 NWS Forecast Sunday, July 26, 2020 26 92 74 4367 84.0 NWS Forecast Monday, July 27, 2020 27 95 76 4538 84.0 NWS Forecast Tuesday, July 28, 2020 28 94 78.5 4710.5 84.1 GFS/Euro blend Wednesday, July 29, 2020 29 90 77.5 4878 84.1 GFS/Euro blend Thursday, July 30, 2020 30 86.5 74.5 5039 84.0 GFS/Euro blend Friday, July 31, 2020 31 84 70 5193 83.8 GFS/Euro blend July 2011 84.5 July 2012 84.0 July 2010 83.1 July 1993 83.1 July 1999 83.0

Yes. I don't know what it is, but the fireflies were late and the butterflies were late. Very odd.