MN Transplant Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 There is actually a subfield of science called Radar Aeroecology: http://www.animalmigration.org/aeroecology/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Round Hill WX Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 74/67 in Round Hill with the sun finally poking through the low clouds. Nice, steady breeze making it a very nice morning. Definitely going to enjoy the next couple of days as the long-range looks to get right back to above-normal heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Easterly flow in summer sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 Best day in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 There is a pretty big bird colony from what I have been told on Hart-Miller Island so that appears to be around the images you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 More days like today please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 On August 2, 2016 at 8:42 PM, EastCoast NPZ said: Yeah, I just mowed for the first time in 3 weeks too. Even after 4.45" of rain Thur - Sat, I still didn't need to mow my front yard. Even though it greened up, it hasn't grown a mm. Last time I mowed, I didn't have to mow the front either. It's been 5+ weeks since it's been mowed. Without some cooler temps, we're going to be back to brown very soon. Sounds like other issues for your grass. Healthy grass can't not grow unless it is completely dormant, something that's pretty hard to accomplish in summer if it's green and just got over 4" of rain. I cut mine yesterday after only 5 days and was probably cutting 3" off of it places and that's with the mower on the highest setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GramaxRefugee Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Whoa...hi of 78.4 today Downright pleasant. (For Aug 3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted August 4, 2016 Author Share Posted August 4, 2016 7 minutes ago, WinterWxLuvr said: Sounds like other issues for your grass. Healthy grass can't not grow unless it is completely dormant, something that's pretty hard to accomplish in summer if it's green and just got over 4" of rain. I cut mine yesterday after only 5 days and was probably cutting 3" off of it places and that's with the mower on the highest setting. Not sure. My front is always more susceptible to drought and heat. Full afternoon and evening sun and less top soil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted August 4, 2016 Author Share Posted August 4, 2016 High of 81F. Pretty nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GramaxRefugee Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 64 at 6:00, DP 63 got the kitchen window open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Yesterday was great - was the first day in a while during this stretch that I wasn't drenched with sweat while outside. This morning also feels quite pleasant. I can feel fall coming - I just wish we didn't have to torch more. But alas we live in DC and we'll probably torch for periods into October Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodhokie Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Yesterday was great and so was this morning. This is awesome, can feel the football coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Perfect day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted August 5, 2016 Author Share Posted August 5, 2016 The anti-precipitation shield has recovered from its mysterious, very-temporary 3-day dormancy of last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 48 minutes ago, EastCoast NPZ said: The anti-precipitation shield has recovered from its mysterious, very-temporary 3-day dormancy of last week. I don't know, buddy. Looks like it's moving towards the desert. I bet the cactus are flowering after all that rain last week. 78 under cloudy sky's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 2 hours ago, dailylurker said: I don't know, buddy. Looks like it's moving towards the desert. I bet the cactus are flowering after all that rain last week. 78 under cloudy sky's Yeah, I spoke too soon. We got a pretty good soaker. .65" in the gage. I hereby officially will stop complaining about the rain shield for a while. The shield usually weakens some by late summer. We've had a remarkable stretch. That's about 5.2" in the past 8 days. And this late in the summer, it has longer-lasting benefits. The past several days of cooler temps and clouds have continued the greening process. It's pretty lush ATM here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 5 hours ago, EastCoast NPZ said: The anti-precipitation shield has recovered from its mysterious, very-temporary 3-day dormancy of last week. What do consider a good one week total? 6" 12" 2' Perhaps you should consider a rain forest to inhabit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 5 hours ago, dailylurker said: I don't know, buddy. Looks like it's moving towards the desert. I bet the cactus are flowering after all that rain last week. 78 under cloudy sky's "Skies." It's "skies!" Sorry, dailylurker - no personal offense meant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Oh.. I didn't even notice that lol. The galaxy S7 is a pain in the a$$ when it comes to auto spell. 75 under cloudy sky's sky's sky's skies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 8/5: .65" Month: .65" Season: 8.77" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 9 hours ago, WinterWxLuvr said: What do consider a good one week total? 6" 12" 2' Perhaps you should consider a rain forest to inhabit. 6" is good for me. Unlike snow, there is a limit to the amount of rain I'd want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 I am excited about the prospects for fall colors this year with the ample rain the region has received this spring / summer. While there was a localized dry area here until last week, the rest of the region has done consistently well wrt to precip. The potential is there for good color this year, so long as we can get Sep and Oct. to cooperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Precipitatable water today >2" Tomorrow <1" I'll wait to do outdoors stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 Pourage. and I'm not talking about the 3 bears..... Picked up .96' in less than 1/2 hour. WTF is going on here? This is incredible. Puts us at 6.16" in the last 9 days. Very gusty shower, down-pour, yet not a single rumble of thunder. Temp dropped from 86 to 73F. Feels great outside ATM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Kind of on the fringe, but got 0.27" and knocked over 10 degrees off. Pretty good T&L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 1 hour ago, WxWatcher007 said: This is like a HECS for you. Congrats. Meanwhile, DC split That sucks. I hope you got something out of that line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 Went back to full sun as soon as the storms moved through, and - somehow - managed to rebound all the way to our high of the day of 88 (so far). I can't believe we absorbed that big fall to 73 in the early afternoon and soared to new highs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 13 hours ago, EastCoast NPZ said: 6" is good for me. Unlike snow, there is a limit to the amount of rain I'd want. So 312" for the year. Ok then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GramaxRefugee Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Hi 88. Pretty typical Aug day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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