stormy

A cooler afternoon at 96.0 at 4 pm... 24 hours ago to this minute was 97.8......

My low was 65.2 this morning. High yesterday was 98. A little too cool for the record which was 99 in 1959.

Thanks Cape, " I just tell it like it is" is a perfect description of your style. Do you believe that you may be better off not" tellin it like it is". What is wrong with a decent poster who does not tell it like it is?? A "tell it like it is bastard" is not popular with intelligent people. Why can't you allow people who you don't agree with to go on their way without a snarky attack. If they make a totally inaccurate allegation, correct it and move on without insults. And , yes, your mental issues are probably a lifelong trait

You need to get that thermometer in ventilated shade, all the time. This is very important.

LOL, I was building a case! AI makes it easy in today's world. I should tell you sometime about all the acrobatics I went thru during the late 60's to construct a temperature measuring shelter to NWS standards!!

I'm going by the Staunton official records. A thermometer exposed to the rays of the sun or other artificial heating can register significantly higher than actual air temperature. Even reflective heat can artificially inflate the temperature.

The last time we hit 100 in this area was 38 years ago on August 18, 1988. I recorded 102 on that day as I was managing a VDOT paving crew. Try that when the pavement is close to 200 out of the plant.. It will melt the soles on your shoes.

I was very lucky Sunday evening, receiving 1.23" between 6:30 - 8:30. Total for the weekend, 1.89"....

You got drawn in because I admire and greatly respect your demonstrated intelligence.

I am amazed at how wrong you can be about so many things!! No wonder you didn't know the difference between a Watch and a Warning! Amazing A couple other duds: Why would I be "vehemently against climate change" when it has been non-stop for millions of years! As far as "knowing more than studied meteorologists", that is hilarious!!! I like nothing more than learning from a true professional. Voretex 95 is highly intelligent and made fantastic contributions to the discussion yesterday. I only wish that he could find the time to make daily contributions. Cape? Well, he used to be contributory at times. More and more as he gets older, he gets his kicks by trying to be the bulldog on the block. Mental issues I guess. Stay straight, study hard and one day you may be a fine met. My disappointment yesterday was that several months ago, considering your desired course in life, I thought I could occasionally begin to learn from you. I just have to be patient.

I topped out at .66" for the event.

Yes, the media thrives on sensationalism like oh my goodness , this has never happened before. And, millions of dunces believe it.

Hey! You have a good point! SWE should have been SWA. ( Severe Weather Alerts) Thanks!!

How would it be possible to issue a Flash Flood Warning considering the menial amount of rainfall for the past 24 hrs??.. You are a severe disappointment compared to earlier expectations.

The forecaster has reasoning but pattern recognition for the past 36 hours would say NO. During recent times (1-2 years), this type of over-hype is occurring more often for SWE'S.

.59" 1-3 am. 12 reports in Augusta range from 0.00 to 1.00".

It also looks great to me compared to earlier runs.

18z NAM shifts qp south thru Sunday. WPC camps out front near Winchester thru Sat morning then crawling south .

Unfortunately, I'm on the extreme south edge of that.

I would hope that north/south/east and west all get a good soaking................... The extended NWS slows the front down because Sterling increased my POP on Sunday from 30% to 60%.

48.6 felt kind of chilly this morning. Interesting observation: For Augusta, the qp received yesterday was less than half of most expectations from 12 and 18z Monday.

That needs to shift south by about a hundred miles

.58" total last 2 days. Not bad. The first 21 days of June produced a glorious .09"..

.42" yesterday in the central valley. Light rain began this morning at about 7:00.