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You inspired me to dump the gauge. 2.90" for last night. I wouldn't be surprised if you have a bit more. My electric gauge had 3.76, but in summer there's lots of tree interference on that Davis, and it can't be trusted.

Steady rain, plus just starting to get some T&L. Makes 5 straight dayus of rain here. Eta: Turned into a legit T-storm. Over 1.6" and still raining hard.

Plenty of T&L with rain here since 4:45. 0.20+ if gauge is working. Not much wind.

3.25" today Call it 3.66 for the TS event counting last evening.

Dang, max temp today 75f July total 4.08", highest temp 93, lowest 65.

Yeah, was a letdown when it passed over us, just west of Annapolis. Bit surprised.

Storms passing nearby, only 0.02" However, it makes my 3rd straight day with measurable rain.

81/73 at 9:40am Chance of being a normal summer day.

Lots of rolling thunder, some wind, sprinkle of rain, dark sky. Looks like it's all passing to my south, per radar. But maybe... Eta: today's max 93f Currently 84/75

86/76 at midday. Significant cloudiness compared to yesterday.

If left in full sun, the temps will be way high. Such is its small rad shield. I'm lucky to have good siting for mine most of the year, but makes it kinda useless for wind speed. DP is good, and console is nice too. Have been using it since they were invented, maybe over 10 years? All that said, we really like it anyway. (Could say more but derailing the thread bad enough already) Sun is back out here and DP is 82 (way humid...my glasses fogged) Temp 82f.

Looks like we got about 0.05". Still a few drips. Down to 80/76 here

Light/mod rain here with one distant rumble of thunder. 87.6f...dew 78 I've probably hit my hi for today at 92f.

Getting some close strikes now (18:20) but still only moderate rain at best . No wind.

Lot o rolling thunder here but only a sprinkle of rain. Radar looks like its just west of us. Bowie maybe. Could blow itself out.

June monthly total 5.16" Highest temp 90f, lowest 48.

Received 0.65 in today's T-storm. Monthly total is around 5 inches so far.

T- storm with heavy rain. Respectable wind and thunder, but mostly raining hard. Radar predicts us under it for a while, but I think it may weaken. Eta..power flickering too

1.53" from this afternoon's T-storm; struck about 16:00 with hvy downpour. Roadways flooded a bit (MD 450 and Rutland.) Plus a bit more in the evening. Temp/DP both 65.

1.08" overnight.

May total 2.58 inches. Highest temp 86, lowest 33.

Very humid here today. Max DP was 77. Currently 72 and hoping for some fresher air blowing in.

I hope no one minds that I've resurrected a post from Sept 25, but a coworker was looking at this snowfall data and suggested that we check to see if any of these years had a warm Christmas Day. Well, I got to looking at the data, and found some of it interesting, and dare I say, encouraging. For those old enough to remember the first Washington's Birthday storm in Feb 1979, look at the similarities. (Listed as Dec 1978 ) Even the coolest 12/25 in 1884 fired off a high of 66 on 12/31. (I looked at the late Dec period in general, not just 12/25.) I didn't expect the see anything in this, but now I think it's worthy of posting. Thanks for your indulgence. ---------- Original Posted Data; Updated------------- 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): Update 1/2/20: Added the Max Temp on Christmas Day, Dec Max T, Dec Snowfall, and monthly temp departure. 12/25 Max Dec Max (day) Other notable Dec Snow (3.0 avg) Dep 1884 - 31" 32f 66f, 12/31 63f on 12/7 3.8” +1.4 1906 - 31" 32 68, 12/6 66 on 12/15 0.2 -0.4 1967 - 23" 40 62, 12/22 61 on 12/19 4.6 +0.6 1977 - 34" 52 59, 12/14 26/13 on 12/28 0.5 -1.1 1978 - 43" 48 72, 12/8 71 on 12/4 0 +3.4 2005 - 20" 42 58, 12/24 6.0 -2.7 2007 - 9" 50 63, 12/23 nothing else over 59 4.8 +1.1 2014 - 29"  61 69, 12/1 61 on 12/24, 60, 12/28 0.2 +3.2 2019 - ?? 49 65, 12/28 0.3 +3.2 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.

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

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.