yoda Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 3rd warmest Dec temp. Let's do it. We always do heat well... so bet on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 It's close to perfect outside though a bit breezy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow. Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 It is weirder having warmth in Dec than Feb. So much fighting it at this time of year. I was sorta thinking anecdotally but the sun angle alone makes it feel weird. North facing spots stay damp and noticeably cooler on a day like this.. Clouds are hard to burn off if they are around. Even by Jan the sun angle is a little more favorable although it also is battling peak climo cold so a wash maybe. Could also be that many Febs since I have been here have seen a day near 70. I sat outside for 45 minutes. Biggest issue was the wind which kept it feeling cooler. very windy. The sun is also impotent. I think I could sit directly in that sun for 72 hours unprotected with no ill effects. occasionally when the wind died down it was brilliant outside. I was in shorts and a t-shirt...tomorrow could be epic...+28? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Interesting observation and theory I have from last night and this morning. Guidance last night had a significant inversion last night (46-48) and it took until around 2pm to clear out and by that time 925 to 850 temps had already out run the low level temps and today's high was progged under somewhat of a cap. What's interesting about this is that with last nights temps staying warm with mixing, now we have much less time to mix out today. In fact, via my roof it looks like we went isothermal around 9:30am and have started mixing ever since. Given the early start today, I don't think it's unreasonable to say that 71-73 is possible today if there is good sunshine. Verified. 72.1°F was the high on my station. Sat in the sun for an hour and had a cat nap. Perfect minus the brief chill of the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 My car thermometer was waffling between 72 and 74 on the way home from Springfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 I sat outside for 45 minutes. Biggest issue was the wind which kept it feeling cooler. very windy. The sun is also impotent. I think I could sit directly in that sun for 72 hours unprotected with no ill effects. occasionally when the wind died down it was brilliant outside. I was in shorts and a t-shirt...tomorrow could be epic...+28? 300 W/m2 today at the peak, vs 1000 W/m2 on June 21st on a neighborhood solar radiation sensor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Euro has 1" of rain for DC and 2" SE of the city near Wes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 I sat outside for 45 minutes. Biggest issue was the wind which kept it feeling cooler. very windy. The sun is also impotent. I think I could sit directly in that sun for 72 hours unprotected with no ill effects. occasionally when the wind died down it was brilliant outside. I was in shorts and a t-shirt...tomorrow could be epic...+28?Nam 4k gets us to like 61 tonight. A breeze off the river might ruin overnight low but we could do mid 70s with some sun I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 I don't think 77 is out of the question tomorrow if we get good sunshine. I'm more excited for the 1.5 - 2" coming Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Records in play tomorrow: DCA: Daily all time high: 72 - 1889 <-- Should break Monthly all time high: 79 - 1998 Daily all time max low: 49 -1923 <-- Smashed Monthly all time max low: 59 - 1973 <--- Pretty much a lock. BWI: Daily all time high: 70 - 1889 Monthly all time high: 77 - 1998 Daily all time max low: 48 -1931 <-- Smashed Monthly all time max low: 59 - 1990 <--- Pretty much a lock. IAD: Daily all time high: 67 - 1984 <--Smashed Monthly all time high: 79 - 1998 Daily all time max low: 49 -1990 <-- Smashed Monthly all time max low: 61 - 1973 <--- Should break Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Climo reports! DCA: 72 (Record) BWI: 71 (Record) IAD: 70 (Record) RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 0422 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 72 DEGREES WAS SET AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 68 SET IN 1923. ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT BALTIMORE MD... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES WAS SET AT BALTIMORE MD TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 62 SET IN 2011. ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT WASHINGTON DULLES DC... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES WAS SET AT WASHINGTON DULLES DC TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 61 SET IN 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Records in play tomorrow: DCA: Daily all time high: 72 - 1889 <-- Should break Monthly all time high: 79 - 1998 Daily all time max low: 49 -1923 <-- Smashed Monthly all time max low: 59 - 1973 <--- Pretty much a lock. BWI: Daily all time high: 70 - 1889 Monthly all time high: 77 - 1998 Daily all time max low: 48 -1931 <-- Smashed Monthly all time max low: 59 - 1990 <--- Pretty much a lock. IAD: Daily all time high: 67 - 1984 <--Smashed Monthly all time high: 79 - 1998 Daily all time max low: 49 -1990 <-- Smashed Monthly all time max low: 61 - 1973 <--- Should break You think 80 is in reach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnis Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Only a few sad snow plies left here. What a nice day for a walk.The streams in the park were flowing nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 You think 80 is in reach? Perhaps on an isolated tar rooftop but I personally can't see any of the major airports getting higher than 78°F. I think 75-76 is likely with perhaps DCA getting 77°F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow. Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 nice +23.5 today...at around +1.3 for month.....after monday, I would guess around +2.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 OKC gets all the good weather these days https://twitter.com/stormchasing/status/414512063893889024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 nice +23.5 today...at around +1.3 for month.....after monday, I would guess around +2.8 Your call for Dec is going to be pretty good. It shows how even with a nice neg epo, any relaxation of the eop leads to warmth as long as the ao stays strongly positive. The ao relaxing probably will allow for a nice cold shot at the beginning of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 OKC gets all the good weather these days https://twitter.com/stormchasing/status/414512063893889024 We haven't had ice like that around here in ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 The city is hopping. I guess most ppl like warmth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 Dews mid 50s now. Should be close for all time hi dec min. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Dews mid 50s now. Should be close for all time hi dec min. Low 60's dews in Cincinnati on the first day of winter. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 DCA down 6 with a river wind. Boo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 .05/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 DCA down 6 with a river wind. Boo. Back up to 66 at 8pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Should be a soaker tomorrow night/overnight into Monday. NAM is 1.6"+ and Hires has 2.0" for DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 .05/10 you are being overly generous -0.5/10 with the rain joining in tomorrow I'll give it a early -2.5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Had a sea breeze front go through from the bay. Down to 56 with light east winds. #seabreezed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Records for today from NWS Blacksburg 73 in Danville, VA 70 in Bluefield, WV 56 in Lewisburg, WV my high for the day was 68.4 a record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Just nasty outside. 65* at 11pm on Dec 21 :wacko: :wacko: :wacko: :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 It's 11:15 PM on Dec 21, and the temp is 68F. Good grief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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