Looks like we'll finish August with a paltry 1.03" of rain here.
MLI hit day number 30 AOA 90 yesterday, 20 AOA 90 degree days here. Surprised there was that much difference between here and there, we're usually pretty similar.
Was hoping for some more Iowa scraps but the storms are crapping the bed along DVN's western border. Glad I didn't put off watering again. 1.03" for August. Hopefully we'll make a run at 1.25" in the next few days.
1st line skipped over, 2nd one veered south at last second towards more unstable air. Still managed to pick up 0.40" of mostly anvil rain. Enough to tease the crab grass lol. Wasn'y really expecting anything today so that's a plus.
Hottest temp of the year today at MLI at 96, here it hit 95 which ties the hottest which also happened June 11th.
EDIT: Picked up a lol worthy 0.06" with the first line.
92 here today, only 90 at MLI. With dews about 10-14 degrees lower than what the heatwave earlier this month had this didn't really feel all that warm.
Interesting concept with the lack of moving parts etc. I've read that those aren't very accurate with rainfall, especially during heavy rains. Have you tried verifying it against an old fashioned regular rain gauge? When I got the first Davis years ago it took me awhile to trust the automated tippy cup style gauge. I verified it against my old gauge for several different types of events before I fully trusted it.
One thing I like about having a station with moving cups is it keeps the birds away. With the lack of moving cups I'd imagine cleaning bird crap off the station on a weekly basis lol.
Wow, 3rd afternoon/evening in a row that failed to produce anything. Definitely a huge fail to be sure. Luckily we got that 0.33" yesterday morning with that severe storm.
The past two evenings have ended up considerably more quiet than what models/SPC had advertised. Luckily we got in on that action this morning or this would have been a pretty bad back to back bust for this area.
Dews have ascended into the upper 70s again. Even a few 80 degree dews in the area as well (Clinton and Sterling).
Must have had a pretty bad storm here this morning. Lots of sticks and branches down, with some tree damage around town as well. A large cottonwood splintered near the railroad tracks just west of town. Guessing we had 60mph winds here for a time. Picked up 0.33" of rain.
EDIT: Thanks @Chicago Storm for the radar pic in other thread. Definitely explains things lol.