cbmclean

We all know the feeling. I think it's more frustrating to miss out when others are cashing in, then it is when everybody is dry. The same dynamic works with snow; 2" feels wonderful when everybody is getting it (or less), but it's maddening with other nearby are getting 4" or 6". Your luck will turn and the lucky ones this month might be back in the dust bowl.

Got a token 0.02 today but it does put me at exactly 10.00" for the month, with almost all of it coming since the 16th.

Another 0.92" last night, now at 1.57" for the week and 9.98" for the month.

Picked up 0.65, and cooled down to 71.7!!

Cells already starting to pop up between Raleigh and Rocky Mount. Anything that breaks through the CINH will have plenty of fuel today.

I topped out at exactly 97.9 today held down by the cloud cover. Got to 98.6. My PWS registered a DP of 84.9 ° at 3:00 PM today, with a HI of 127.6. That seems suspect but perhaps not completely out of the realm of possibility given that our soil is still quite moist from the 8+ inches of rain we got last week. Edit: Looking at the NWS site, it appears RWI was "only" measuring a DP of 73 ° at 2:53 PM so my 84.9 readings seems unrealistic. Still, it's dang humid.

Surprisingly RDU "only" hit 100 today, which tied the record.

OK, what's the over/under for the "RDU offset" for this week's heatwave? I have +3 °F. I am thinking it won't be quite as bad as last year's flash drought as we have been a bit moist going into it.

That 8.22" last week increased my YTD total by more than 50%! What was a very dry year statistically is now on track at 24.30". Just got back from visiting the wife's family in western PA and all the plants look lush. We'll see how they fare after a week of big heat. Interestingly, their region of western PA has had almost no summer so far, with constant rain and cool temps. A switch has just flipped though, as it launched into 80's yesterday. They will be in the upper 80s to 90 next week with high humidity, which is very unusual for them. Although I enjoy visiting them I was anxious to escape before the heat as central air is almost unknown up there, and most of the bedrooms are upstairs. It can be very uncomfortable sleeping at night even in normal weather.

Got 1.40" yesterday, for a weekly total of 8.22"! Soil is at least well loaded with moisture to prepare for the heat.

Got another 0.85" this afternoon for exactly 4.00" today. 6.76" two day total.

Apparently my whining about cells missing all month was noted. Had 2.76" when I went to bed last night. Then an additional 3.15" overnight for an event total of 5.91". I declare uncle.

Finally getting some of the goods. Have picked up 1.37" which is more than 7x what I had month-to-date combined. Would love to have more tomorrow and Tuesday to stock up the soil before the big heat arrives. Edit: Mother Nature appears to be trying to make up for all the cells that have veered to the north/east/south/west, split apart, or mysteriously died in the last two weeks: up to 2.42" and still coming down.

Precipitation appears to be underperforming today which is frustrating as I am stuck in 0.14" for the month. Really want to get some soakings before the big heat starts next week.

It's maddening; rain swirling everywhere and NOTHING can hit us (besides .01" pity sprinkles). Anything coming in this direct, veers of to the side, splits, or dies just as it gets to us.