GramaxRefugee

Sez here that attendance was over 47k. Not bad for Byrd Stadium but not so full for Fedex. (I was wondering too) https://texassports.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11894 Had a fairly lengthy sunshower this afternoon while walking the dog. Must've pittered on for 10 mins.

We also had the noise without much rain, (passed North per radar). August totals: 4.12" precip Lowest temp 58 on the 24th; highest 91 on the 17th and 29th

Hi DP 82 Temp 91 HI 111

My Davis gadget says max heat index was 109 today, riding on a DP of 83. (Hi temp 89f) Blech.

Suddenly getting a breezy rainfall here in Mitchellville; about 16:30. Not a lot of clouds in the sky either.

Mild T&L with rain, but enough to throw the power off. (Already back on) Radar looks active elsewhere

Steady, heavy rain in Mitchellville for the past 30 mins or more.

Oh wow; is that your daughter's toy? She must be quite the kid.

Overcast all day, held my hi temp to 76f. Great for Aug 20. Good for football practice.

Hi today only 79 here. Significant morning clouds to hold back sun. No rain.

Collect them up and we'll all be rich. (Sorry, couldn't resist)

Almost no rain here today, but some nice looking sky this evening with the sun and distant storm clouds. Dr. Davis says the DP reached 81. Our site is cooler but we pay for it in humidity.

Gusty Thunderstorm here in Bowie/Mitchellville about 15:30

DP range today of 74-79; bleh. No rain here. Distant thunder afternoon.

1.28" on the day.

^Not a good summer to have leaves in the drain ^ Anyway; Bowie has heavy rain with T&L right now. Second batch of the afternoon, but heavier than the first.

Ah, the cutting edge of forecasting science. But, I'm all for it. About as good as anything else at this point. Keep it coming. This alleged nino has caught my eye too, along with some other things.

Don't know what year you have in mind, but HoCo has required 2,10,100 year attenuation since the 1970s. I can think of some spots without SWM (1960s) but not much. And, if it is redeveloped, even the existing impervious is required to be managed at 75%. You can't even build a single lot house without SWM nowdays. Can't explain in a combox, but just trying to help. Clik on that CSN link I posted. They're sort of a fun group to read.

This is true. I've been doing SWM for 35 years in several states, and I can tell you that MD is much more difficult than PA, VA, WV, NY, NC, SC, and I guess others that I don't have experience in. However, difficult does not equal good. Bureaucratic does not equal good either. Besides, as has been pointed out, SWM is not done for 12" of rain. Our 100 year event is 7.3 (or 8.5, depending what you use) in 24 hours. No amount of hydrology can stop this. Hydraulics, OTOH, (the sizing of culverts and other conduits) could be improved, if there is room. Ironically, a local stormwater group, Chesapeake Stormwater Network , http://chesapeakestormwater.net/category/publications/csn-technical-bulletins/ had their office in EC. Took almost a year for them to return after the 2016 flood (if I have that right).

Currently stuck in a SWA flight at ATL. Diverted here with broken wx radar. Now no flights may be dispatched to BWI due to wx there. Keeping eye out. Anyone verify that Catonsville gauge report?

Well heck. Now that I look at that link, it would be 8 straight days if they lowered their standard to 0.15". I'd consider the 0.4 to be a substantial number. Perhaps the 0.15 just spreads out the various records too far, making "records" everywhere. This isn't a particular record I've looked closely at before. So, I'm sort of stumbling through the high weeds.

I guess I should have just listed that AFD, so here it is (sorry) It has been an unusually wet pattern over the last week. For DCA (Reagan National), there has been at least 1/4" of rain each of the last 7 days. This is the longest streak on record. The previous longest was 5 days in 2011, 2009, 1975, 1950, 1942, and 1937. Precipitation records date back to 1871

The AFD said 1/4", which I was skeptical of. So I immediately came here to check and Rodney lists 0.4", which I find more believable. The years listed did not include 1996, which I remembered as a summer of rain. But I didn't check the record.

Rain easing back now with 1.62 in the electric gauge. Will check the real gauge in the morning

The twitter link has a photo.