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Well, first front (pre front?) went thru here about 5:15 pm. Had sprinkles and light SE winds most of afternoon with a 64 high. Then a heavy downpour with a 34 mph gust rolled thru at 5:18 pm from the W. Currently 52.3/44.4 with WNW wind at 11 gusting to 20 mph.

I'm looking forward to my ground turning white (T) while 10 miles N and W has 6 inches on the ground and Snowshoe has 10-15. That is the way it rolls in this type of event.

You should be A-OK with that. Enjoy!!

Set a new daily rainfall with 1.06 inches. More than doubles the previous record (1983) of 0.42 inches. Currently 40.6/39.8 with some fog. Temp was stuck in mid/upper 30's all day, temp rose after midnight to the high (41) so not the first '30's' day of the season.

Currently 38.6/37.9 with rain falling, may not get to 40 today! About 3/4 inch of rain so far. Was 37.3 this morning with light rain falling, temp has barely moved, now THIS feels like late fall or early winter.

Set a new 'warm minimum' at 57.2 degrees, old mark was 55 from 1986. Currently it is mid-June/late August at 58.0/56.1 degrees with mostly cloudy skies at 7:45 am.... sheesh.

My numbers for October 2024- Averaged high was 69.9 degrees vs a normal of 66.9 degrees, a + 3.0 degrees above average. The highest temp recorded was 78.5 degrees on the 14th. Averaged low was 41.5 degrees vs a normal of 41.5 degrees, a 0.0 difference. The coldest temp recorded was 31.0 degrees on the 28th. Overall averaged temp was 55.7 degrees vs a normal of 54.2 degrees, a + 1.5 degrees above average. Total rainfall was 0.61 inches vs a normal of 2.70 inches, a - 2.09 inches below average, and slides it into 3rd driest October ever, with only the incredibly dry 0.02 inches from 2000 and the 0.59 inches from 1991 beating it. There were 7 days with measurable, three days with a 'T' and 21 dry days. Greatest rainfall was on the 1st with 0.33 inches falling. Zero snowfall vs a normal of 0.1 inches. Highest wind recorded was 30 mph on the 15th. Two new records, a new 'cool max' set on the 17th and a 'warm minimum' set on the 1st. A sort of warm and VERY dry month. Records date back to October 1979.

For now- BWI: 22.8" DCA: 18.7" IAD: 21.7" RIC: 11.7" Tiebreaker LYH 8.9"

As it was once said, 'go big or go home'!

DCA: +1.7 NYC: +1.4 BOS: +1.1 ORD: +1.2 ATL: +0.7 IAH: +0.6 DEN: -0.4 PHX: -0.2 SEA: -0.4

Hmm, clouded over about an hour ago and some sprinkles in last 10 minutes. A 'T' but wondering if it will add up enough to measurable to add to the whopping 0.08 I've gotten since 10/3..... Currently 66.8/47.2.

Bit warmer this morning at 37.7/35.0. Looks like a pretty decent inversion ongoing out this way, above 3500 ft is in mid 50's, all the way down in valley floors (1100 ft) just right at freezing. I sit about 300 ft above the low spots. EDIT, just checked a bit north, same. Canaan NWR sitting in the bowl at 18 and the ridges right at 50.

I'm MUCH MORE concerned about what wind values would produce those numbers....

Not as chilly this morning at 34.4/32.7, but the rare heavy frost has happened here. Usually there is just the faintest of a breeze to keep air moving and frost from forming, today absolutely still air and frosty.

First official freeze of the season here at 31.1 degrees.