E PA/NJ/DE Summer 2026 Obs/Discussion

[LVLion77]

In lv near lower macungie , I had less than a.5 of rain. Western lehigh missed everything again. A drought emergency will be declared by weeks end
 

I received less than a 10th of an inch. If you look at the precip accumulation map, there is a narrow strip of very little rain along south mountain from Easton all the way to Fleetwood in Berks County.

[Birds~69]

69F/DP 68F/light rain                

[JTA66]

0.08" yesterday. Light rain moving in, hoping to shatter the 0.10" barrier.

68F/DP 67F

[Birds~69]

Steady light stuff continues. No Flash Flood but it's good to see a constant steady light rain falling. Feels like it's been a while...

Temp actually went down to 66F:

[RedSky]

Light stratiform rains what a novelty

 

[RedSky]

4 hours ago, JTA66 said:

0.08" yesterday. Light rain moving in, hoping to shatter the 0.10" barrier.

68F/DP 67F

Epic snow hole

 

[Birds~69]

1 hour ago, Birds~69 said:

Steady light stuff continues. No Flash Flood but it's good to see a constant steady light rain falling. Feels like it's been a while...

Temp actually went down to 66F:

Down to 65...

[RedSky]

Back edge approaching 

[BBasile]

Up to 0.14" on the day.  66.6F

[Hurricane Agnes]

I did ultimately finish up with 2.56" for day 1, mostly due to getting under several cells.  Made it up to 86 for a high after a 67 low, before the rain knocked that down.

With today's light overrunning precip., I have picked up 0.23" so far for a 2-day total o 2.79" and monthly total of 6.15". Despite that, I heard on the radio yesterday that we are still experiencing drought conditions here in the city (below as of the last update) -

Currently light rain and 66 with dp 66.

[JTA66]

Little more than 0.25" on the day so far. Doesn't do much for the drought but hopefully it will keep the lawn from getting any browner for a few days.

66F/DP 65F

[Birds~69]

1 hour ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

I did ultimately finish up with 2.56" for day 1, mostly due to getting under several cells.  Made it up to 86 for a high after a 67 low, before the rain knocked that down.

With today's light overrunning precip., I have picked up 0.23" so far for a 2-day total o 2.79" and monthly total of 6.15". Despite that, I heard on the radio yesterday that we are still experiencing drought conditions here in the city (below as of the last update) -

Currently light rain and 66 with dp 66.

 

Wonder how the drought will impact the proposed new AI data centers? These things need a ton of water to cool. Probably raising residential water/electric cost....pissed off people incoming.

 

Data center development in Montgomery County, PA, is sparking major public debate due to massive water and electricity demands, particularly for new AI infrastructure. [1, 2, 3]

 

Major Proposals and Water Demands:

Limerick Township: The proposed "Project Laurel" aims to build 2.8 million square feet of data center space near the Limerick nuclear plant. It is projected to consume at least 750,000 gallons of water per day for cooling—surpassing the capacity of an Olympic-sized swimming pool. [1, 2]

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Upper Merion Township: Eight projects backed by MLP Ventures have been proposed across King of Prussia, spanning 4 million square feet. Residents and local groups are strongly pushing back over fears of water pollution, extreme utility usage, and proximity to residential zones. [1, 2]

 

[RedSky]

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