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Hello again! Nice to hear from you!! I'm happy to give your comment the respect that it deserves. I'm not joking. First two sentences: I'm not concerned about events. Their not supremely important. I'm talking about the millions who work and or play outside. Back in the seventies, the best way to be fired from your job was to call your supervisor and say, I'm not going to work today or the rest of the week because the air is too dirty. Those who had been trapped in an office all day looked forward to being outside in the fresh air for an evening softball game. Some of those who worked and played in all that dirty air have lived to be over 100 years old. Last sentence: Now we know better. Do we really? I'm good friends with a person who will receive major surgery next week. Visiting and receiving phone pre-surgery guidance from about 6 people from the hospital during the past week was a roller coaster of contradictory advice. About 4 people directly gave about 25 do's and dont's. The other 2 directly contradicted some of the guidance from the first 4. Who was correct??? Watch out for those high winds later today. The SPC really enhances the threat around D.C. compared to Augusta County. Otherwise, enjoy your day.

Wisdom often comes with age compared to simpletons still wet behind the ears. Be patient, you will arrive at the wisdom stage much sooner than you think.

91 at 4:30 is no big deal. AQI compared to 50 years ago averages in July is also no big deal.

66.2 is the warmest morning of the week.

I recorded a refreshing 62 at 6:45.

90/62 here in Augusta.

Wind-shear and African Dust have killed the Atlantic Tropical season.

.11" rain yesterday and .85" for the week. Green grass abounds.

Thank you! I do appreciate your interest in this. I have followed the Drought Monitor closely for years and have had faith in its veracity until in recent months. I closely monitor water and soil conditions for some rather large agricultural interests, both topsoil and underground water table. Back in late February when our Augusta water table was 21 ft. below normal, the U.S. Drought Monitor placed Augusta in moderate drought. In late June when our water table had recovered to only 2 ft. below normal after a very wet May, the drought Monitor placed us in severe to Extreme Drought. Go figure On May 19, Augusta was all extreme. Northern Va. was all severe. On June 30, most of northern Va. down to central Rockingham had been downgraded to moderate drought. Augusta was and remains in severe to extreme. I can no longer trust the U.S. Drought Monitor as a reliable source of information.

Augusta County is mostly green and growing. My lawn looks quite lush and green for nearly mid July. The U.S. Drought Monitor has not changed since June 1 and keeps Augusta in Severe to Extreme Drought. Truly amazing.

Another .53" this late afternoon! Fishersville received 2.24..

I received .15 but there is a report east of New Hope of 1.18". A friend driving thru that area said ditches were full.

.10" yesterday evening. Staunton was under a Warning for about 30 minutes. West-side received around 2.00".

.75" so far. Temp. down to 70.

.22" more in a torrential short shower 4:05. Temperature down to 79!

Temp. dropped from 95 to 84 in a thundershower that dropped .07" rain.

68.3 after 100.3 at 5:30 yesterday.

The NWS had predicted a high of 95.0 for me today. Right now I am 98.9!

24 hrs. ago to this minute, I observed 96.0. Today at 4 pm, I observe 97. 3 The record at 100 in 1898 is safe.

64.8 at 6:30

A cooler afternoon at 96.0 at 4 pm... 24 hours ago to this minute was 97.8......

My low was 65.2 this morning. High yesterday was 98. A little too cool for the record which was 99 in 1959.

Thanks Cape, " I just tell it like it is" is a perfect description of your style. Do you believe that you may be better off not" tellin it like it is". What is wrong with a decent poster who does not tell it like it is?? A "tell it like it is bastard" is not popular with intelligent people. Why can't you allow people who you don't agree with to go on their way without a snarky attack. If they make a totally inaccurate allegation, correct it and move on without insults. And , yes, your mental issues are probably a lifelong trait

You need to get that thermometer in ventilated shade, all the time. This is very important.

LOL, I was building a case! AI makes it easy in today's world. I should tell you sometime about all the acrobatics I went thru during the late 60's to construct a temperature measuring shelter to NWS standards!!