GramaxRefugee

Been having a lot of high clouds in Annapolis this morning compared to the 2 past blue sky days.

(I see BWI has been reporting Mostly Cloudy all morning)

If it keeps up, I doubt I'll break yesterday's high of 91

12 hours ago, Maestrobjwa said:

What?

Maybe it's a reaction to your negative thought waves. (Or maybe not....I dunno )

That "deep snow is no longer possible" line comes around every cycle here in Balto. After living through the snowy 1960's, we said it in the 70s...and so on and on....  

OTOH, Nature seems to have a way of laughing at the weatherman and suddenly proving him wrong; so carry on I guess.

(No harm meant...I enjoy reading your posts)

1.17" today, about 4.65 for August

3 hours ago, frd said:

The famous and destrcutive Hurricane of 1938 was moving at an incredible 47 mph. Wow ! 

 

... moving at a forward speed of 47 mph!

 

 

 

How was the speed determined before the satellite era?  I figure it was by charting observations days or weeks after the storm.

Windy rain striking at Annapolis 15:20. Seems a bit ahead of radar image, which shows stronger cell passing just to our east. 

We'll see.

2 hours ago, Mrs.J said:

@GramaxRefugee yes you can cycle through and get the DP also WC. It is in the temp area. The RH stays just below the temp. 

Thank you for checking. 

In our climate, I've found that the DP is my most used piece of data. ( I live in a woodland near a swamp, so wind is never an issue, and temp is meaningless without DP)

17 hours ago, MN Transplant said:

CoCoRahs requires a particular rain gauge, you aren't supposed to use any of the tipping bucket or other automated gauges.  https://www.cocorahs.org/Content.aspx?page=store

 

I've used one of those 4" gauges since 1980's, and also got a tipping bucket maybe a dozen years ago.

It's fun to do, and you'll notice that both gauges agree at certain times of season; but do not agree at other times.  There's nothing to break down on the real gauge, but it does seem to have a secret sign that must say "Bird Outhouse"

17 hours ago, Mrs.J said:

I just recently replaced my Davis with this one. Got a recommendation from another member. 
 

https://www.amazon.com/Ambient-Weather-WiFi-Station/dp/B01N5TEHLI?pd_rd_w=M3dyB&pf_rd_p=f8048a1b-0abf-4d1a-a91b-cb558d45ad96&pf_rd_r=VAJQ13R4VN016G03567G&pd_rd_r=a4834622-3da3-4c5c-b4a0-009b46951ce4&pd_rd_wg=lN0F5&pd_rd_i=B01N5TEHLI&psc=1&ref_=pd_bap_m_rp_46_sc

So far I like it. I like the three arm instrument set up. I am getting better wind info from this set up than I did from my Vantage Vue. You can look down in my signature and see my Weather Underground web link for it.

Can it be set to read  DP instead of %RH (as shown in the link)?

This was the most respectable of the 4 storms this week. About 0.85" and rumbling thunder. Couple close CG hits too.

14 minutes ago, dailylurker said:

It's just a thin stripe of high clouds. I'm 7 miles west of there and it already passed my area. I see it just to my east. Full sun here now. Feels primed for lots of lightning and rain today. 

Yup; seems like within a half hour of my outdoor obs, (minor Jebwalk ) we started to clear.  Gonna adjust the window shade and hope for a T-storm.

Plenty overcast in Annapolis. Outdoor feel factor is much less uncomfortable than yesterday noon. For some reason the DP at KNAK has fallen to 70 and I believe it.

Low of 76 this morning is my highest start point this summer.  If we don't get some clouds, I predict we'll hit 95, (which would be my highest temp this summer)

Typical August, I suppose.

About 0.32" from the t- storm. This was the stormiest of the 3 days, tho not the wettest. 

Hi temp 92 today.

2 hours ago, NorthArlington101 said:

Not sure this is near you, but got these from a friend in the Falls Hill area.



 

That first shot with the tree lodged in the space where the window used to be ....Ouch....that's weather pic of the year material.

27 minutes ago, WinterWxLuvr said:

I’ve never seen them on anything other than rocks

Tall grass is a favorite.

Even if you keep your boots laced up, they manage to migrate to your ankles somehow. The bites/rash hangs on for a week. Very annoying.

2 hours ago, SnowenOutThere said:

...they gave us 20 extra snow days! When will we ever use those,...

When it's 34f and raining. If track record is any indication.

15 minutes ago, dailylurker said:

Had a surprise little thundershower here for about 5 minutes. Much more rain just to my east. 

Fairly significant rain here in Annapolis. Tiny bit of thunder.

Been steady light rain for past hour or 2, but only up to about 0.10". 73f. Making a crummy Saturday around the yard.

1 hour ago, toolsheds said:

Anyone ever had to shop for a stairlift for a parent/older relative?  

 

My MIL is looking for one and the company which came in with an estimate was at $10K for one which curves around a landing and $7500 for two straight ones which meet on a landing.

 

Wanted to see if these were outrageous prices or not. 

Don't remember what we paid, but I do recall that selling it back, (or to anyone), when preparing the house for sale, was not a good deal. Meaning...the used market is good for these if you are able to find one and are willing to remove it and install it yourself. This was about 2009/10 and I recall selling the stairlift for $500 back to the company that originally sold/installed it. There were a few on Craigslist back then, about the same price. Worth a look.

Edit: Yeah, here's one in MoCo only used a few times....$500:

https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/for/d/olney-bruno-stair-lift-sre-2010-electra/7356894670.html

3 hours ago, BlizzardNole said:

... August is a pretty nice month here with the average high at DCA going from 88 to 84.

I don't think I can classify August as a nice month here.  I usually tell out-of-towners that July is the hottest, but August is the most miserable. (Maybe we're just sick of it by then).

(Of course, this brings up the question of what is a pretty nice month here? I dunno. But I do know that any month can get pretty crummy.)

Morning low of 61.  Very nice.

Had 0.24" by evening yesterday, but failed to check the gauge this morning; (brief T-storm overnight). I'd estimate about another tenth, based on the electric gauge.

July total 3.77", but mostly in the first 10 days. Pretty dry second half of the month.

Lowest temp 59f. Highest 93.

Somewhat cool by our standards.

53 minutes ago, BlizzardNole said:

Except for missing thunderstorms, this has not been a bad summer at all.  So far only three 95 degree days at DCA.

I think if we could poll the group we'd find a lot with very reasonably cool high temps this year (so far). I think some of the Virginians especially. I had one 94f day at my station as the hottest, so far. 
91f yesterday.

Oh yeah....I'm missing plenty of T-storms too.

low 60

Low of 61f this morning. DP 60. Significant cloudiness too.