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Light Rain Mitchellville.

BWI 11/8 IAD 10/29 DCA 11/24 RIC 11/7 Tie Rainfall 9.1”

Hmm, just glancing over it quickly, you may have a point. 2011 is still record wettest Sept at 13.32". Looks like 2010 and 1979 were on the wet side. Both produced about 14.5" snowfall following winters. 1985 almost same. Outlier is 1966 with 43" snowfall following. I recall 1985 was very warm Sept also. Not real analysis, but just looking at a few that jump out at me. Now that you bring it up.

Dry Sept -vs- snowfall amount: I investigated the 8 years mentioned by LWX in the AFD today regarding driest Septembers. (5 Driest Septembers BWI, DCA, IAD) Using BWI annual snowfall records, (normal 20.1 inches), I checked the following winters of each year for either normal, or above normal; rounding to the nearest inch. So basically, if a winter was 20" or higher it makes the winner's circle. (2005 wouldn't have made it without the rounding to 20, but eh, close enough) So, I was a bit surprised that only 2007, at 9" was below normal. Here's the years and following winter snowfall (Balto snow data): 1884 - 31" 1906 - 31" 1967 - 23" 1977 - 34" 1978 - 43" 2005 - 20" 2007 - 9" 2014 - 29" avg = 27.5 The 1977 was only at DCA; 1978 and 2014 only at IAD. Otherwise pretty good mix. Hope we don't see another 2007/8 winter; or worse.

SBY went to 42F. Not bad. 48 at my place

If it makes you feel any better, I noted that in Sept 1983 we hit 98, 98, 100 f on the 6th, 10th, 11th. Also 94 and 92 f on the 19th and 20th. (All records). This led to the coldest Christmas we ever had hitting record mins of 4, 0, amd 2 f on Dec 24th, 25th, 26th. Also hit our coldest temp on record of -7f on Jan 22. 1983-84 was not a real snowy winter though. (14.5") all numbers from BWI.

Hurricane Dorian... Struck Hatteras NC on Friday. Dare County Schools remained closed Monday. They're back in today after a 2 hour delay. Hatteras HS had 1/3 of the roof ripped off. Other schools not too bad. Can you imagine Fairfax Co reopening only 2 days after a hurricane? They would take the week off at least. https://www.daretolearn.org/about/check-this-out/~board/district-wide-posts/post/hurricane-dorian-recovery-efforts P.S. as you might imagine, Hatteras mascot is the fighting hurricanes. (Wonder if they us the Miami U logo.)

Posters on average internet forum: "People are evacuating the shore ahead of the hurricane." "yeah, but there's some dudes from the AmWx Mid Atlantic group who are actually GOING to the shore FOR THE HURRICANE" "Wackos. SMH" ................................ Posters on AmWx : "There's a dude who's already in OC ahead of the hurricane." "Yeah, but he's thinking of actually LEAVING early FOR THE HURRICANE" "Wacko. SMH" ................. Notice the difference? (P.S. Caviman, if you bail out for this storm you will never live it down.)

30 degree hi/lo split today ... 59 to 89 f. Getting somewhat dry again too.

Nice low of 58 here this morning. I looked at my records, and find this date last year had same. Make of that what you will.

Total 0.53" from the earlier storm. (2.48 for month of Aug )

Pretty strong rain here, start about 6:45p. T&L, but not too severe. Power just went. Edit. Power back. Post was lost temporarily. Davis has over 0.30 so far. Starting to taper out.

Family reports small hail hitting in Davidsonville. I'll call it pea-sized.

Today's total 0.71"; all in the early morning. Max 82, Min 66 ...and, downright pleasant out at times. Not bad for Aug 2.

Heavy downpour when I left the house. Nothing but overcast by the time I got across the Patuxent; (about 6 miles). Tiny patch of blue sky here in Mitchellville. We'll see. Had .09" yesterday afternoon. Nothing in Bowie/Mitchellville.

July monthly total 2.93" rain Max 95 on the 21st Min 61 on the 1st

94f for today's max.

Didn't feel it, but hit 92f today. (Same as USNA so might be right) And we hooked up the hose and did a bit of watering, for the first time since ...I dunno....September 2017 maybe. Several plants looking quite droopy.

Max temp today 73. Rain .05.

Zoysia. We have established it on a sunny, south facing slope. Wish we had started it asap, before fooling with the usual fescues, etc. Nothing else thrives in that environment without irrigation of some sort. Problem is that it takes long to establish unless you pay an arm and a leg for sod. Most have success with plugs, which is what we did. Purchased from a local nursery. Once established, it is hard to kill, and pushes out most weeds. Less fertilizing, less mowing, less weedicide. My son is a home builder in central NC, and he installs many zoysia lawns. But, there are other hybrids that they can choose from down there. We are limited here, but if you have sunshine, I really recommend it. ETA: On the planting schedule you mentioned...I think you are supposed to plant it in the spring/summer, not fall. Opposite of cool season grasses like fescue. Zoysia is a warm season grass. Hence, it's not used much north of PA.

Pretty quiet here. Got a quick 0.08 of rain before 2100. Managed a high of 93 this afternoon. 73/72 currently

Got significant wind about 2030 after hours of dead humid calm, and that's all. I guess I'll record today's high as 95, but was very lame 94.5f. Mr. Davis barely made 94 all afternoon, then at 18:48 nicked 94.5. DP reached 82. Current 84/76

Typical, sad to say

92/81, Which is also my high for the day as of 1600.

90/80 noon obs Topped out at 93 yesterday. But we had nothing but blue skies this morning.