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  1. Hurricane Agnes
    Now down getting variable light-moderate rain with 3.68" in the bucket so far for the event. Temp is 71 with dp 70.
  2. Hurricane Agnes
    Wow. Am at 3.52" now at post time. Wissahickon is at flood stage. Temp/dp at 70.
  3. Hurricane Agnes
    The area now under multiple hazards - FFW, FW, FA. Am now at 3.05" for the event so far at post time and my Wydmoor Montco sis texted to say the streets were flooded in her township. And WTAF???? 4" of snow in "Ringown, PA" (Schuylkill County). It's SW of Wilkes-Barre.
  4. Hurricane Agnes
    Have been under heavier returns now and getting > 1.75"/hr rates. Have 1.52" in the bucket at post time with temp 70/dp 70.
  5. Hurricane Agnes
    New FFW lofted over me now - Currently have 0.49" and temp 72/dp 71.
  6. Hurricane Agnes
    FFW lofted adjacent about 9 miles to the west of MBY - Am finally getting heavier rain now and currently have 0.37" in the bucket. Temp is 72 with dp 72.
  7. Hurricane Agnes
    So after all that potential appearing with the band last evening, the result? Nada. Not 40 drops, not even a single drop. I did have steamy windows. Finally started getting some measurable between 1 - 4 am for a total of 0.05" so far. Currently 73 and misty, with dp 72.
  8. Hurricane Agnes
    Sitting under virga and 80, with dp 67.
  9. Hurricane Agnes
    Bottomed out at 71 this morning and made it up to 88 as a high (which might have hit 90 if it hadn't been overcast on and off much of the day). It's currently cloudy and 83 with dp 67. The rain band looks wide and solid out west but we'll see how much survives of the front edge of it this evening and overnight before the main event (supposedly) gets underway tomorrow.
  10. Hurricane Agnes
    After a low of 68 Sunday morning, I did make it to 90 as a high, which was a bit of a surprise. That made #1 for September and #35 since May. Met summer ended up with 31 days of 90+ (Jun/Jul/Aug). Contrast with last year where 90+ was 30 days but clustered differently (33 incl. May). Currently mostly cloudy and 71 with dp 68.
  11. Hurricane Agnes
    Bottomed out at 64 this morning and temp has quickly risen despite mostly cloudy skies this afternoon, and is currently sitting at 84. The noticeable difference today is that the dp is 10 degrees higher than yesterday and is currently 66.
  12. Hurricane Agnes
    I had moved to the new thread for obs and hadn't come back here until now because I knew if I did, I would end up "accidentally" continuing my obs in an old thread! BUT... what you could do with your station, which is what I have done with mine over the years, is actually buy a NIST-traceable thermometer (Amazon sells some) and then calibrate your station's temp sensor to correspond to that. These should come with a NIST certificate that shows when it was tested/certified and you can double-check it with ice water and boiling water to make sure it's not way off (it shouldn't be but always good to check anyway and absent a NIST thermometer, that is usually how people do a gross calibration). The less expensive models are usually good for about +/- 1° C or 1.8° F and the more expensive industrial/lab-grade ones will get you into the tenths of a degree resolution (with more certainty than the cheaper models). If anything, it would give you a little piece of mind. Plus NWS and COOPs report to the nearest "whole number" for temp, so rounding will happen regardless (even with the actual sensor data reporting the tenths). I have mine up on a mast mounted on a fence post of a NE-facing portion of my little 6ft privacy fence, with the bottom of its temp sensor raised to 7.5 ft off the ground (i stuck it adjacent to and just above my old one that is on its own mast with sensor 6.5ft off the ground and that is in the process of "decommissioning itself" ). Both PWSes were bubble-leveled and positioned to point to magnetic north.
  13. Hurricane Agnes
    Had a low of 61 this morning and made it up to 80 as a high, with mostly sunny skies much of the day until later in the afternoon, when the cumulus poured in. It's currently partly sunny and 79 with dp a reasonable 55.
  14. Hurricane Agnes
    Ended up with a high of 86 today and it's currently clear and 74 with a dp of 55.
  15. Hurricane Agnes
    TD 5 did form this morning, far far out in Atlantic (now TS Danielle this afternoon) -
  16. Hurricane Agnes
    Bottomed out at 64 earlier this morning and it's currently sunny and 70 with dp 59 on this first day of met fall.
  17. Hurricane Agnes
    Met summer stats - JUN - 4.46" rain / 90+ days = 3 JUL - 1.65" rain / 90+ days = 14 AUG - 3.57" rain / 90+ days = 14 Hottest day was a 98 on 7/24/22. Had 3, 90+ days in May as an ancillary piece of data. Looks like we may get through August with a rare event of not having some named TS in the Atlantic during the month of August.
  18. Hurricane Agnes
    Well just heard on KYW that PA went on and and issued a Drought Watch for 36 counties - https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/NewsRoomPublic/articleviewer.aspx?id=22185&typeid=1 Federal Federal drought monitor - Otherwise, big difference between yesterday and today. I did make it to 84 as a high but the dews finally had a significant drop. Currently partly sunny and 83 with dp 57.
  19. Hurricane Agnes
    Final high yesterday was 91 and my low at the moment, is 68. Final rain for yesterday was 0.14", with 3.57" for the month (most of that happening in one storm on 8/22/22). Currently mostly sunny and 69 with dp 66.
  20. Hurricane Agnes
    Pretty much done now and down to mist. Final for that batch was 0.14" as a moderate shower that the plants will appreciate (since I gave most of them a light drink a couple days ago). Currently clearing and 73 with dp 71.
  21. Hurricane Agnes
    Can see the breaks in the clouds and the sunset happening off to the west. Currently at 0.14".
  22. Hurricane Agnes
    Under a nice heavier 0.5"/hr shower. Currently up to 0.11" with temp 74 and dp 72.
  23. Hurricane Agnes
    Finally getting some rain. Line is reforming right over the city. Currently at 0.04". Temp down to 76 with dp 72.
  24. Hurricane Agnes
    The gust front sortof limped through and is opening up a hole over NW Philly. It has dropped the temp down a bit - to 80 with dp 71.
  25. Hurricane Agnes
    Can see the gust front incoming. It has been getting progressively darker in any case. Also getting some convection per the lightning detector. Currently overcast and 85 with dp 73.
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