PrinceFrederickWx

I think @RodneyS and @EastCoast NPZ are the only ones mathematically eliminated.

Here's what I have for the year so far: BWI: 100 DCA: 97 IAD: 98 RIC: 99 We currently have a tie between @WEATHER53 and @LP08 Even the tiebreaker is a tie for them- WEATHER53 forecasted 98 at SBY, actual is 97; LP08 forecasted 98 at HGR, actual is 97.

Looking ahead... When is a good time to transplant an Alberta Spruce in this region? I’m thinking around November? I moved a Weeping Cherry last year in January and it turned out fine, but since the spruce never goes dormant idk if winter is appropriate.

Snowfall contest should be fun- can I put some of you down for a shutout ahead of time?

You may be right, I haven’t checked it in the last few weeks. I’ll just wait until after the weekend to check everything and post an updated spreadsheet.

Good call. This weekend looks like it’s going to make this contest interesting.

BWI: 97 DCA: 96 IAD: 95 RIC: 97

This is the craziest hailstorm i have ever seen!! Quarter sized!!

@yoda It's definitely 96 as it's both in the updated Daily and Monthly Climate data now.

Daily Climate Report says 96- any idea why?

Update: BWI: 96 DCA: 92 IAD: 95 RIC: 96

4th day in a row for storms. 6.58” for the month so far.

New highs for the airports. RodneyS still leads. BWI: 92 DCA: 91 IAD: 90 RIC: 93

So help me God, if May 29 ends up being the hottest day of the year, I will never, ever hold this contest again.

The only thing you’re going to win is a first round draft pick for yet another contest.

Higher numbers up now from yesterday (these will probably be the highest we have for awhile): BWI: 89 DCA: 90 IAD: 88 RIC: 89

Alright, that gives us an even 25 people playing. Contest is now closed- we’re ready to go!

We have 23 people playing which is about the best I'd hoped for given it's summer and many aren't around. Since there's no real game-changing temps on the horizon at the moment, I'm ok keeping it open this weekend if any stragglers show up ( @WxWatcher007 perhaps?) It reminds me of 2012- blowtorch spring, early June cooled down, then all hell broke lose later in the month (BWI was 103 and DCA was 104 on the day of the derecho).

Last day to enter! We have 18 people playing so far:

Watch today be the hottest temperature of the year lol

Three days left to sign up. Here's the roster so far: @EastCoast NPZ just noticed you listed OKV as tiebreaker, which is not a choice. It needs to be CHO, SBY or HGR.

We’re gonna torch- editing mine up a bit: BWI: 103 DCA: 101 IAD: 99 RIC: 102 Tiebreaker HGR: 98

Ten days left. 13 people signed up so far. Not alerting George BM cause I wanna see him forget about his troll forecast again.

There was a study done by Arizona State back in 1998 that showed a statistically significant correlation between weekends and rainfall (including tropical systems) on the east coast. At the time, air pollution was blamed- would be interesting to have an updated look, twenty years later: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/08/980814070429.htm

Forecast the hottest temperature that will be recorded at the four airports (BWI, DCA, IAD, RIC) at any time between the start of met summer (June 1) and the end of astronomical summer (September 23). For the tiebreaker, choose only one of the following three locations: Charlottesville (CHO), Salisbury (SBY), or Hagerstown (HGR). As of right now, this will be a one-time contest, but if it goes over well I may make this an annual summer event. Thanks to @Roger Smith for the idea! Winner will be the person with the lowest absolute value departure and will be announced on September 24 (or sometime around then). Good luck! I'll start this off with mine: BWI: 102 DCA: 100 IAD: 99 RIC: 101 Tiebreaker HGR: 98