Car thermometer hit 100 driving home from Silver Spring this afternoon. (Beltway at 50). Down to 89 by home. My station hit 89 also for the hottest August day so far. Did not expect it.

Eta: later climbed to 89.7 on the Davis, so I guess I have my first 90 of the month

1.52" this afternoon's storm.

13 minutes ago, mitchnick said:

P.s. The Climate Changer is from Pittsburgh. He removed his location so he can post all over the board incognito as to location. 

Maybe the Pitt thing was a false cover in the first place. He's actually in Tokyo perhaps.

0.01" for the day. Driving around a little this evening was rainier, but just shows how spotty it was.

73/72....back to normal summer humidity.

Ends a 10 day stretch of low DP at my station. 

5 hours ago, clskinsfan said:

A Cold Anomaly is returning in the Atlantic, indicating potential impacts on Winter 2025/2026 over North America

 

https://www.severe-weather.eu/long-range-2/atlantic-anomaly-hints-cold-winter-2025-2026-pattern-over-united-states-canada-fa/

Thanks...Worth reading.  

10 minutes ago, Weather Will said:

Beautiful day, but we need rain again.  Drove over the Potomac and Shenandoah today near Harper's Ferry and there are lots of rocks exposed again... trees in my neighborhood are also showing signs of stress.

 

Still pretty good for this time of year...3.2' at Little Falls:
https://www.potomacpaddlesports.com/potomac-river-level.aspx?lnav=resource

Years back, when I still could canoe, I think low flow was about 2.8 for float-n-fish trips. Water grows clear in dry periods too. Too clear. Fish notice these things. 

Low 59...surprised to make the 50s at my site.

July total 6.45"

Highest temp 92, lowest 63

Low 67/66 with dzl/mist

0.29 today 

Monthly total 6.45

50 minutes ago, dailylurker said:

... I'm looking forward to a nice rain tomorrow for my cannabis ladies. 

Might be a good name for our band. Well, in 1988. 

Lows 74/73. One higher than yesterday for both, so possibly high of 90f today. But sky is quite clear here, and I could see us hitting 92  or 93.

A dry spot wandered by here and dropped my DP to 71.  AAFB is with us at 72, but KNAK is 77.

Low temp was 73.

I'm surprised we reached 89f before the storm came through. (Probably my max ) Got close to 0.4" 

13 hours ago, Chris78 said:

I can't remember the grass ever being this thick heading into August as it is right now. 

It's not that it's growing fast but there's just so much of it.

I was thinking this last week. I usually set the cutting height on my mower low in spring, and then when the hot/dry comes along I start cutting it higher. Typically in June. But this year I'm still stuck on the low cut. It think in a week or 2 it will slow down. At least at my location.

64/63 for my low.

Even KNAK listed a DP of 68, but my personal swamp still clinging to 73 DP as of 7am

1 hour ago, PrinceFrederickWx said:

My 8-year-old had to draw a comic in his summer art class- it could be anything he wanted. He drew a story of a family getting their house struck by lightning, flooded and blown up by a tornado and hurricane, so they have to escape by rocket ship. Weenieism is genetic lol

The rocket ship adds a nice touch. 

Downright cool out there by recent standards. 82f on the bumper. KNAK reports 67 DP. Overcast protecting us from strong sun. 

(Of course, it'll be raining just in time for the weekend to start)

48 minutes ago, Bob Chill said:

 Sawyer bottles are awful. We buy the biggest sawyers on amazon and transfer into a good pump bottle that actually has a nice wide spray lol

Most of the mix-ur-own are petroleum based, (lasts better and stronger), but you can get water based, which we use for clothing:

Martins Permethrin 10%  (hope that's the right one)

Unfortunately, it's a chore to mix a batch and do all the clothing, hang it in the barn to dry, etc. But, if you're the organized type, (I'm not), it's good. Also have a Sawyer aerosol can so I can quickly spray my boots and hat anytime. Lazy but convenient.

Part of our aggressive tick management plan, started after wife caught Lyme disease some years ago.

0.75" from last night's storm. And, add my station to the list of crazy lightning locations. Strongest T&L we've had in a few years, and without much wind. 

40 minutes ago, dailylurker said:

I can't remember a summer with this much cloudy, damp conditions. It's like winter but hot and humid instead of cold and damp. It's very frustrating for those of us that work outside and need dry conditions. 

1996 (Maybe I'm going back too far for the youngsters)

1.27" in yesterday's T-storm, plus a few more hundredths overnight. 

Was a loud T&L storm, but no high winds.

21 minutes ago, IronTy said:

...AC ....  Has to be the most important invention of all time other than electricity or antibiotics ..

Hearing from our beer brewing crew in 3, 2, 1 ...