Deck Pic Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Was quite cold at the O's last night. Constant breeze and temps in the upper 40s. same at Nats...friends left early..I stayed until the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 same at Nats...friends left early..I stayed until the end We stuck it out to the end as well...and were rewarded with the Markakis walk-off hit in the bottom of the 9th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 We stuck it out to the end as well...and were rewarded with the Markakis walk-off hit in the bottom of the 9th. yes..saw that...no walk-off in ours..just Nats hitting ineptitude, though their closer is nasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 yes..saw that...no walk-off in ours..just Nats hitting ineptitude, though their closer is nasty Nats aren't playing well right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Nats aren't playing well right now. I hope it stays that way until after this weekend series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Nats aren't playing well right now. they look bad too...Rendon had a nice hit last night....I think they just need to hover around .500 right now, until they can fix some things or their bats can heat up, especially Laroche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Always fun when these are in the zones ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC130 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2013VAZ053-232100-FAIRFAX-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRFAX130 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2013.THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDSAROUND 5 MPH. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLYCLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO10 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLVALUES AS LOW AS 103 BELOW. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OFTHUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTERMIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMINGNORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT. WIND CHILLVALUES AS LOW AS 102 BELOW. .THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO10 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 103 BELOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Always fun when these are in the zones ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC130 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2013VAZ053-232100-FAIRFAX-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRFAX130 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2013.THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDSAROUND 5 MPH. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLYCLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO10 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLVALUES AS LOW AS 103 BELOW. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OFTHUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTERMIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMINGNORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT. WIND CHILLVALUES AS LOW AS 102 BELOW. .THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO10 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 103 BELOW. Sounds like a delightful spring day and evening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Might be the nicest evening of spring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I guess I should bring in the flowers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrederickWX Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Really nice out tonight. And a nice stretch of weather coming up as well. Weekend looks incredible - sunny and mid/upper 60s!! I'll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Really nice out tonight. And a nice stretch of weather coming up as well. Weekend looks incredible - sunny and mid/upper 60s!! I'll take it. Maybe you'll luck out with Saturday....Sunday I don't think so. Down here neither day looks that great, wet, wet, wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 IAD average high today - 70 DCA average high today - 69 so far this April on maxes DCA wins 15 times, IAD wins 4 times, and there are 4 ties I am pretty sure I'd find something similar in past Aprils...perhaps someone can explain to me why IAD has a higher norm max? Because I don't understand it at all EDIT - April 2012 DCA wins 25 times, IAD wins 2 times, and 3 ties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 IAD average high today - 70 DCA average high today - 69 That is interesting... a similar thing happens on 4/6. It could be very small rounding errors in the normalization, or maybe there's more years where the marine layer will kill DCA highs whereas Dulles evades it. In the long run though I agree DCA could/should probably be the warmer of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Over the 30 years for the climo record, DCA's average April high is 66.7 and IAD's is 66.4. It must be the smoothing that they put on the norms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Over the 30 years for the climo record, DCA's average April high is 66.7 and IAD's is 66.4. It must be the smoothing that they put on the norms. That is interesting... a similar thing happens on 4/6. It could be very small rounding errors in the normalization, or maybe there's more years where the marine layer will kill DCA highs whereas Dulles evades it. In the long run though I agree DCA could/should probably be the warmer of the two. Over the 30 years for the climo record, DCA's average April high is 66.7 and IAD's is 66.4. It must be the smoothing that they put on the norms. it makes no sense....DCA is probably higher 80-90% of the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 it makes no sense....DCA is probably higher 80-90% of the time... Matt is it possible at this time of year the cold water has something to do with it? No water to help "hold down" temps at Dulles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Matt is it possible at this time of year the cold water has something to do with it? No water to help "hold down" temps at Dulles? That is likely the reason why the temps in April probably (haven't verified) run the closest between the two sites. But that doesn't explain why on April 6th and April 24th the average high at IAD bumps ahead of DCA despite no real indication that it should have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Matt is it possible at this time of year the cold water has something to do with it? No water to help "hold down" temps at Dulles? That is likely the reason why the temps in April probably (haven't verified) run the closest between the two sites. But that doesn't explain why on April 6th and April 24th the average high at IAD bumps ahead of DCA despite no real indication that it should have. Just looked at IAD won in a few recent Aprils....maybe I am off base Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Just looked at IAD won in a few recent Aprils....maybe I am off base No, DCA's highs for 81-10 were slightly warmer than IAD's (using daily data from both sites), but you wouldn't know that by looking at the official norms. It is almost certainly something to do with how they homogenize the numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Guess the weather is pretty boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Extended period of mid 60s to mid 70s in spring? If I can't have storms, I'll take this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodhi Cove Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Beautiful day! And the biopsies came back BENIGN!!! I don't have to wave goodbye to Thelma and Louise! I'd do a happy dance, but it would hurt too much right now. So instead I'm shouting out the happiness. *virtual happy dance* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattskiva Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 No, DCA's highs for 81-10 were slightly warmer than IAD's (using daily data from both sites), but you wouldn't know that by looking at the official norms. It is almost certainly something to do with how they homogenize the numbers. All of that aside (i.e. not relevant to current discussion), downsloping certainly factors in IAD temperature extremes in summer, right? Also proximity to water (DCA)? It seems like lately IAD has had higher extremes on both the high and low end at times, especially with a west wind. Lower cloud cover maybe too - DCA being closer to the ocean, clouds might hold down daytime maxes and make overnight lows warmer at times. Overall given clear skies and light wind, DCA should be warmer of course. I mean, we're talking 25 miles here so really it shouldn't matter that much, but IAD certainly seems to be much colder at night most of the time, and presumably the same factors might sometimes make it warmer during the day. 200-300 feet of elevation difference should not account for more than a degree of temperature difference at normal lapse rate, yet there is often a much greater difference than that between the two airports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattskiva Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Extended period of mid 60s to mid 70s in spring? If I can't have storms, I'll take this. By "this" you mean "normal"? That sun is HOT today though - wow - feels way different in the sun than in the shade outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 By "this" you mean "normal"? Indeed. 70/50 is good times for April and early May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 All of that aside (i.e. not relevant to current discussion), downsloping certainly factors in IAD temperature extremes in summer, right? Also proximity to water (DCA)? It seems like lately IAD has had higher extremes on both the high and low end at times, especially with a west wind. Lower cloud cover maybe too - DCA being closer to the ocean, clouds might hold down daytime maxes and make overnight lows warmer at times. Overall given clear skies and light wind, DCA should be warmer of course. I mean, we're talking 25 miles here so really it shouldn't matter that much, but IAD certainly seems to be much colder at night most of the time, and presumably the same factors might sometimes make it warmer during the day. 200-300 feet of elevation difference should not account for more than a degree of temperature difference at normal lapse rate, yet there is often a much greater difference than that between the two airports. DCA is usually warmer than IAD in good downsloping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrederickWX Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Extended period of mid 60s to mid 70s in spring? If I can't have storms, I'll take this. Agree. Beautiful out today, and the weekend looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Beautiful day! And the biopsies came back BENIGN!!! I don't have to wave goodbye to Thelma and Louise! I'd do a happy dance, but it would hurt too much right now. So instead I'm shouting out the happiness. *virtual happy dance* Wonderful to hear when someone gets good news! Especially news like this. Have enjoyed today, got the flower beds watered. Did not have to change from jeans to shorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Guess the weather is pretty boring There are only 2 canned posts for this time of year unless there are storms. Nice day and not nice day. Anything being debated in between is just hair splitting out of boredom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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