Mount Joy Snowman

I don't think half the country DGAF, rather they understand there iust isn't much they can do about it on an individual level and don't want to see us make massive sacrifices as a nation that may hurt us in various unforeseen ways while doing very little to stem the tide of global climate, particularly when many other nations do nothing. I also don't think most see it as an existential threat that is going to take down all of humanity. I mean, let's not forget we still live on a planet where far more people die every year of cold temps rather than warm ones, and the vast majority of flora and fauna thrive in warmer climates than cold ones. Heck, we have already seen a significant greening of the planet in terms of expanded plant life. Also, the threats are extremely slow moving. It's not like rising sea levels are just going to wipe out entire civilizations. No, people will just slowly move inland over time and adapt to the changing conditions, as they always have. And that's IF the sea levels even get to that point of crisis, which I have my doubts about. Look, the planet is certainly warming but the climate is never static, and while it may be warming at a rate faster than we'd like, measures are being taken on a macro level to mitigate that, and again, much preferable to global cooling, which by the way all the experts were warning of just a few decades ago, a mere blip on the climatological scale. Heck, I've had guys at work showing me their textbooks from the 70s and 80s where entire chapters were devoted to global cooling and the impending mini ice age and the measures that could be taken to get the Earth to absorb more sunlight, like laying certain materials across huge swaths of the Arctic to prevent solar reflection. Think about that haha. I am fine with moving towards some alternative and renewable forms of energy because it's just better regardless of climate effects and we know certain fuels are in finite supply on this planet, but I absolutely see no need to panic about any of it. As has been said before, the same people who can't tell you what the weather will do in a week want you to believe with 100% certainty what the climate will do in 100 years. A little bit of humility could go a long way for these folks. And hey, if it means a few more people moving back north or less people fleeing to deserts like Arizona and Nevada, well, I think we can all agree that's a good thing haha. Man. Will. Adapt. I digress.

Got down to 46 here, lower than I expected. Some nice chill before the heat builds for next week. Departing for Illinois in 22 hours, where the weekend weather is supposed to be absolutely perfect.

Kansas this week and the Red River Rivalry next week. Big stretch upcoming, ain't!?

An additional rainfall of .09” yesterday. 52 when I left the house. A nice cool early autumn day on tap.

Believe me that's my biggest concern ha. Those D-tackles holding up is a big question mark. But let's not act like Michigan has exactly looked dynamite so far this year, and they'll be coming east. How much that game matters depends a good bit on how the PSU-OSU game at the Shoe goes.

The year of my birth. I was destined to be a Nittany Lion fan. So many amazing things about that video, wouldn't even know where to begin haha.

A proud program indeed. I was there for that one as well. Are you really 33-0 in games you've attended at the Beav!? That's inane. Do you typically go to more of the early season non-conference cream puff games? I have no idea how many games I've attended but it's likely around 100, and I have even less of a clue as to what the team's record is in those games haha.

.11” of additional rain yesterday. 54 when I left the house this morning. Not sure many people make it out of the 50s today. Gonna be one heck of a dreary day.

Man, you guys are sitting high up there. That's impressive elevation for that area, not too many spots above 2,400'.

Okay yeah this makes sense. When the wind is potent enough, you are almost certainly getting some significant rain shadow from being attached directly to that pole. That second pic of it being attached with the opening above the fence line is ideal. That's the tricky thing about those manual cylinder gauges, is finding a perfect spot for them. Believe me, I know, I still haven't found a permanent home for mine at our new house. I just manually move it around ha, and have an automated gauge as backup. The main thing though is to have them attached so the collection cylinder is above the object it is attached to (like you had with the fence), rather than being blocked by the object to which it is attached. This is total weenie stuff haha.

Thanks for the response. I saw someone from New Holland reported .88" on Cocorahs and thought that might be you. Yeah, it seems like your gauge wasn't accumulating correctly for this event. I wonder if it may have been due to the northeast direction of the wind, which is pretty atypical for us, and the rain shadows that could be created from any objects or high trees to the northeast of the gauge. I know I moved my manual gauge for this event for that very reason (too many tall pines to the north and east). The light to moderate rain that was falling for long periods was really impacted by the breeze and coming in at a nice angle. If your gauge is attached directly to a pole and not above the pole, I wonder if the pole itself was proving to be a mini rain shadow and limiting accumulation in the gauge. What direction is the pole relative to your gauge? Sorry, I think about this stuff way too much, feel free to ignore me haha.

Porsche, where in Lancaster are you? That seems almost impossibly low from everythig I've looked at.

Thanks so much. Very true. Friday night is in Evanston so the 11am kickoff shouldn't be too big of a problem. We were actually saying the weak bar scene and early closing times is a blessing in disguise, as it should keep us decent for Saturday morning tailgating. Now, Sunday morning and the long drive home after a raucous night in Chi-town, that's another story haha. 11am Central time. So, we'll have to be on our way to the stadium by like 10:15 ugh. All the more reason to start tailgating early!

Haha oh man, so so good. Well done sir. Great nod to the hazing. Well, if we lose to Northwestern in that vaunted high school atmosphere the issues will be way deeper than any mojo my crew and I can overcome. You know, we never leave games early, but are actually hoping to do so for this one so we can get a jump on the day driving into Chicago. For that reason, we're really hoping this one is a blowout long before the mid-4th quarter. We're spending Saturday night in downtown Chicago (the River North District) and let's just say the boys are looking forward to that a wee bit more than our time in Evanston haha. Most of the top bars, to the extent there are any, in Evanston list a closing time on Friday nights of 10ish. Not kidding. It's definitely the nerdy wine'n'cheese crowd of the B10. Nothing wrong with that, it's just who they are. The one thing we were looking forward to was tailgating on the golf course but even that is a no-go now as the golf course is under construction and there is no tailgating on it for just this year. Instead, we'll likely be tailgating alone in some paved lot on campus over a mile away from the stadium. Let's just say this trip is more of the "cross it off the list variety", ala Purdue, than it is some great destination. Now, our night in Chicago, that's a different story ha. But you are right, the weather looks spectacular! Departing in 93 hours, but who's counting.

Final tally of 2.06” over here. I think this storm played out pretty much as expected.

Looking forward to it!

Whoa quite the disparity. Looking forward to seeing how the final tallies compare for everyone tomorrow morning.

An absolutely perfect day for lazy football viewing. 60 degrees with close to 1.2” for event total and a great look to the radar. Love that none of this has been runoff type rain, just a good old fashioned moderate soaking.

Haha that’s what I was referring to earlier with that radar “gap”. But it did eventually dry up and has been that way for hours now. Think we get our heaviest stuff tomorrow morning. Never got above 59 here today.

I thought that too but that big gap in the radar is still a very solid light, to at times moderate, rainfall. At least so far. Low clouds from the easterlies I reckon.

Over .6” here as a big gap in the precip moves in. Beautifully beneficial rainfall. Stuck around 55 degrees all day thus far.

I’m up too late watching worthless football games while drinking Manhattans with Luxardo cherries. So so good. As yardstick mentioned, beautiful color to the sunset sky tonight. Spending too much time on the Norfolk radar.

Just got my mow in before the fun starts. Grass must be loving these cool temps, was surprised by how thick it was in spots. I'm sure it will be even more of a hack job when I mow next Friday. I'm gonna do some patch work and throw some seed down as well. Bring on the rains!

Update: my hunch is looking......not great haha. Although, I will say that the first half of tailgating from like 8-2 may end up being mostly okay, and as others have mentioned there may be a lull around game time as well. Either way, I don't see a total washout up there, more of a scattered showers and bands moving through type deal. Am I trying to save face? Yes. But is there a glimmer of hope given the uncertainty of how stratiform the precip will be and some of the models wanting to hold off the heavier stuff until late saturday night or sunday? Also yes. I'll put it this way, for those of us who have tailgated in extreme heat, monsoons, 38 degree rain, snowstorms, and 10 degree wind chills, this should be a walk in the park. To those who are going, have a blast! #WeAre

Low of 48 here. We've knocked back the MDT +departure to 3 degrees now and should do a real number on it through the end of the month. In fact, I'll put myself out there and say we end with a mean temp of 69.4, which would put us at only 1.5 AN for the month and alone for 23rd place all time. Pretty remarkable given how the month started.