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E PA/NJ/DE Summer 2020 OBS Thread


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49 minutes ago, wkd said:

Looks like the center is just about over Dix radar.

That is EXACTLY what I thought I was seeing! :lol:  It was almost literally spinning right over the radar (although I believe the actual signal gets a bit skewed/distorted when something is close to the radar like that).

 

It's still been raining here lightly (on and off) and I'm now up to 3.72".  Temp is hanging in there at 74.  Windows are steamed up!

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1 hour ago, BBasile said:

4.19 inches total rainfall.  Sun and some blue skies peaking now.  Not a bad evening.  

Haha we must have backyards from different mothers or something like that - I was going to say 4.20" here but that's plus or minus 0.01".

Today was like a summertime version of a winter event, I enjoyed it a lot. 

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2.46" storm total in East Nantmeal Township Chester County PA and 4.10" in Sea Isle City NJ

While the 2.46" today in East Nantmeal is an impressive figure...still well behind the daily record rainfall of 3.23" set on this date way back in 1931 here in Chester County. Year to date we are now well above average for rainfall with 28.99" so far vs. normal of 24.61" (+4.38" above) average through today here in Chester County PA

Beautiful evening in Sea Isle City with many stars in the SE sky as you can see on the attached pic

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Well done, Fay.  

 

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
643 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2020

...TROPICAL STORM FAY RAINFALL REPORTS...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider

...Delaware...

...Kent County...
Dover AFB (KDOV)             4.81 in   0800 PM 07/10   AWOS

...New Castle County...
New Castle Airport (KILG)    2.76 in   0726 AM 07/10   ASOS
Newark                       2.21 in   0445 PM 07/10   Cocorahs

...Sussex County...
1 SW Lewes                   6.97 in   0827 PM 07/10   Public
1 SSE Lewes                  6.17 in   0825 PM 07/10   Public
2 WNW Bethany Beach          6.00 in   0200 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
6 NW Lewes                   5.67 in   0827 PM 07/10   Public
Rehoboth Beach               5.50 in   0834 PM 07/10   Mesonet
6 S Big Stone Beach          5.25 in   0834 PM 07/10   Mesonet
1 NNW Lincoln                5.22 in   0302 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
2 NNE Harbeson               4.91 in   0316 PM 07/10   Cocorahs
5 S Big Stone Beach          4.90 in   0829 PM 07/10   Public
Delaware Coastal Airport (KG 3.63 in   0700 PM 07/10   ASOS
Milford                      3.50 in   1010 AM 07/10   Amateur Radio

...Maryland...

...Cecil County...
1 SSE Pleasant Hill          1.48 in   0700 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter

...New Jersey...

...Atlantic County...
Margate City                 5.50 in   1248 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
Egg Harbor Twp               4.62 in   1246 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
2 NE Somers Point            4.43 in   0333 PM 07/10   Public
Estell Manor                 3.97 in   0424 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
3 SW Egg Harbor Twp          3.84 in   0740 PM 07/10   Public
1 W Egg Harbor Twp           3.57 in   1247 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
Landisville                  3.50 in   0525 PM 07/10   Public
Atlantic City International  3.23 in   0740 PM 07/10   ASOS
Atlantic City                2.60 in   0800 PM 07/10   Other Federal

...Burlington County...
Medford                      2.78 in   0600 AM 07/11   Trained Spotter
Willingboro                  2.45 in   0730 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
South Jersey Regional Airpor 2.20 in   0740 PM 07/10   ASOS
NWS Mount Holly              2.16 in   0745 PM 07/10   Official NWS Obs

...Camden County...
Berlin                       3.75 in   0840 PM 07/10   Public
Lindenwold                   2.92 in   0525 PM 07/10   NWS Employee

...Cape May County...
1 SW Wildwood Crest          5.86 in   0832 PM 07/10   Public
1 W Erma                     4.57 in   0833 PM 07/10   Public
Villas                       4.45 in   0500 PM 07/10   Amateur Radio
Erma                         4.10 in   0500 PM 07/10   Amateur Radio
Wildwood Crest               4.05 in   0920 AM 07/10   Public
Cape May County Airport      3.84 in   0800 PM 07/10   AWOS
Dennisville                  2.93 in   0500 PM 07/10   Amateur Radio
Ocean City                   1.67 in   0524 PM 07/10   Amateur Radio

...Cumberland County...
Millville Municipal Airport  3.51 in   0745 PM 07/10   ASOS

...Gloucester County...
Mullica Hill                 5.84 in   0638 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
Franklin Twp                 5.28 in   0330 PM 07/10   Cocorahs
West Deptford Twp            5.07 in   1000 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
Pitman                       4.75 in   0419 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
1 SSW Deptford Twp           4.15 in   1000 PM 07/10   Public
Washington Twp               4.00 in   0348 PM 07/10   Public
Sewell                       3.65 in   0148 PM 07/10   Public

...Hunterdon County...
Flemington                   3.72 in   0415 PM 07/10   Cocorahs
Readington Twp               3.05 in   0600 AM 07/11   Trained Spotter
Lebanon Twp                  3.03 in   0626 AM 07/11   Trained Spotter
White House Station          2.35 in   0810 PM 07/10   Public
Bethlehem Twp                2.08 in   1046 PM 07/10   Public

...Mercer County...
Yardville                    2.62 in   0715 PM 07/10   Public
Ewing                        2.25 in   0935 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter

...Middlesex County...
Spotswood                    3.05 in   1155 PM 07/10   Public
Edison                       2.36 in   1030 PM 07/10   Newspaper
1 NNE Parlin                 2.20 in   0950 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
Edison                       2.18 in   0530 PM 07/10   Newspaper
South Plainfield             1.99 in   0920 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
Woodbridge                   1.36 in   0206 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter

...Monmouth County...
Howell                       3.50 in   0735 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
1 SSE Atlantic Highlands     1.31 in   0126 PM 07/10   Public

...Morris County...
Kinnelon                     3.09 in   0800 PM 07/10   Public
1 WSW Madison                2.69 in   0900 PM 07/10   Cocorahs
Milton                       2.64 in   0715 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
Jefferson Twp                2.57 in   0729 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
Madison                      2.52 in   0600 PM 07/10   Cocorahs

...Ocean County...
Whiting                      4.46 in   0945 PM 07/10   Public
Forked River                 2.25 in   0710 PM 07/10   Public

...Somerset County...
2 E Belle Mead               3.08 in   0810 PM 07/10   Cocorahs
Bernardsville                3.06 in   1110 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
Bridgewater                  2.79 in   1035 PM 07/10   Public
Somerset Airport (KSMQ)      2.42 in   0745 PM 07/10   ASOS
3 NW Bridgewater             2.24 in   0340 PM 07/10   Public
Bridgewater                  2.24 in   0340 PM 07/10   Cocorahs

...Sussex County...
Aeroflex-Andover Airport (K1 2.25 in   0800 PM 07/10   ASOS
4 SW Wantage                 1.93 in   0430 AM 07/11   Trained Spotter

...Warren County...
Stewartsville                2.28 in   0715 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
1 SSW Marksboro              2.25 in   0810 PM 07/10   Cocorahs

...Pennsylvania...

...Berks County...
Huffs Church                 3.28 in   0600 AM 07/11   Trained Spotter

...Bucks County...
Bensalem                     4.70 in   0755 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
Doylestown Airport (KDYL)    2.80 in   0800 PM 07/10   ASOS
Springtown                   2.07 in   0510 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter

...Chester County...
West Chester                 3.13 in   0500 PM 07/10   Cocorahs
2 WSW Brookfield             3.01 in   0809 PM 07/10   Cocorahs
Berwyn                       2.75 in   0256 PM 07/10   Public
1 NNE East Coventry Twp      2.70 in   0700 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
2 S East Nantmeal Twp        2.54 in   0900 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
Exton                        2.52 in   0522 PM 07/10   Cocorahs
2 SE Exton                   2.17 in   0306 PM 07/10   Public
Berwyn                       1.75 in   0127 PM 07/10   Public

...Delaware County...
Lansdowne                    4.52 in   0758 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
Thornton                     3.96 in   0925 PM 07/10   Public
Broomall                     3.00 in   1123 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
Media                        2.51 in   0530 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter

...Lehigh County...
Macungie                     2.59 in   0930 PM 07/10   Public
Washington Twp               1.88 in   0430 AM 07/11   Trained Spotter

...Montgomery County...
Wynnewood                    5.26 in   0725 PM 07/10   Public
Ardmore                      4.50 in   0800 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
Jenkintown                   4.25 in   0815 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
New Hanover Twp              2.65 in   0440 PM 07/10   Public
Pottstown Municipal Airport  2.51 in   0745 PM 07/10   ASOS
Skippack Twp                 2.50 in   0228 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
Eagleville                   1.34 in   0729 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter

...Northampton County...
Tatamy                       2.65 in   1100 PM 07/10   Trained Spotter
Lehigh Twp                   2.54 in   1200 AM 07/11   Trained Spotter
North Catasauqua             2.13 in   1202 AM 07/11   Public
Bangor                       2.06 in   1255 AM 07/11   Trained Spotter
Bethlehem Twp                2.05 in   0615 AM 07/11   Trained Spotter

...Philadelphia County...
Philadelphia International A 4.15 in   0745 PM 07/10   ASOS
Northeast Philadelphia Airpo 2.56 in   0745 PM 07/10   ASOS
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I got 0.05"'d by a little pop-up shower at around 5 pm.  So that brings me to a 4 day total of 7.01" (a monthly total as well).  Before that came through, my temp had hit 88 as a high and it's now down to 78 but dp is 72 so steam bath (it was steamy earlier this morning as it is).  Cold front is supposed to drop the humidity for tomorrow.

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1 minute ago, Kevin Reilly said:

Got them in Media Cicadas like four days ago arrived and the hornets cicada killers have begun to burrow into my grass 2 days ago like clock work in July by the 10th of the month. 

We had a boatload of those last year, holes all over the place. I mowed over the holes and they took it in stride. I think they don't sting but they are pretty intimidating looking.

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12 minutes ago, KamuSnow said:

We had a boatload of those last year, holes all over the place. I mowed over the holes and they took it in stride. I think they don't sting but they are pretty intimidating looking.

Yea me too run the dirt houses over with the lawn mower.  They just redig the next day.  I read they don’t sting unless you literally dig into their nest. 

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23 minutes ago, KamuSnow said:

We had a boatload of those last year, holes all over the place. I mowed over the holes and they took it in stride. I think they don't sting but they are pretty intimidating looking.

From what I read, the males don't have stingers. And while the females do, they have no interest in going after people. But yeah, they are vicious looking!

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Below is my climate summary article for the local newsletter which had been delayed....

Hello again from Paul at the East Nantmeal PA Weather Station (www.chescowx.com). Be sure to follow me on twitter at chescopawxman where  I am tweeting daily climate reports, forecast updates and weather and drone photos of our beautiful Township.

When I wrote my last article, in mid-February the world was a bit different, I trust all of you are staying healthy! Weather wise we would not see any additional accumulating snow, with our last snow on January 18th. The snowless February and March were only the 3rd time in 127 years of local history that we failed to see any accumulating snow in East Nantmeal. Those years being 1950 and 1973 (the only season with no measurable snow in Chester County). February was also continuing the trend begun in January (9th warmest on record) with February average temperature of 38.4 ending as the 4th warmest on record behind only 2017 (41.2) / 1998 (40.0) and 1909 (39.5). Precipitation was near normal at 3.25” while with no snowfall we were 11.8” below our normal snow for the month. March would continue the top 10 warmth for winter months with an average temperature of 46.2 – this was the 9th warmest March on record, with our warmest March on record being way back in 1921 with a 51.5-degree average temperature. Not surprisingly the first quarter of 2020 was the 2nd warmest Q1 on record, with an average temperature of 40.4,  only the first 3 months of 1998 (40.9 avg.) were warmer.

Now before you begin to worry too much about any potential global warming…I decided to run an  analysis of the last 13 decades back to the 1890's to see if the January to March winter months, outside of the Philadelphia heat island in the rural areas of Chester County have indicated any clear signals of either significant warming/cooling or variations in snowfall totals. Keep in mind snowfall amounts are not seasonal totals only January through March totals. Below is a chart with the analysis of the data. Of interest our most recent complete decade from 2010-2019 was the coldest first quarter since the 1980's.  The warmest Q1 decade was the 1930's with the coldest being the 1970's. The snowiest was the 1890's followed closely by our most recent complete decade of the 2010's. Overall the data supports no significant Q1 warming evident outside of the urban heat island impact of Philadelphia...just typical variability and expected cyclical trends. The analysis also shows that colder does not always equal more snow.

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With the 1st full month of Spring in April we began a cooler than normal pattern that would last well into May. During April, the average temperature was 49.4 (0.5 degrees below normal) ( Avg High 60.3 / Avg. Low 39.6). We did record our last sub-freezing reading of the season on April 17th at 30.3 degrees. We had plenty of rainfall in April with 6.31”falling including a record 2.40” on the 13th of the month. Our normal April rainfall totals 3.91”. The April rainfall was the 10th greatest in Chester County history with the all-time wettest April occurring just 6 years ago with the 10.33” falling in 2014. Highest Temperature was the 72.0 on the 8th. The lowest temperature and only sub-freezing day of the month was the 30.3 reading on the 17th. This however would not be our last sub-freezing day with a couple of rare late season freezes ahead during May. Although we would see some snow in the air and even sleet late in the month, we would finish the 2019/20 winter season with just 5.8” of snow this is almost 31” below our normal seasonal snow total of 36.7”. This was the 3rd lowest snow total behind the only snowless winter in Chester County history in 1972/73 and the 2.4” that fell in the winter of 1949/50.

May would continue the chillier trend with an average temperature of 58.6 (0.7 degrees below normal) ( Avg High 67.4 / Avg. Low 49.8). This was our 2nd consecutive below normal month. The 2-month average of April and May mark the 24th coldest first 2 months of Spring in Chester County history (1894-Present) and the coldest spring arrival since April/May 2008. Rainfall was 2.88" (1.40" below normal). The highest temperature was the 81.3 on the 15th - this was our 1st 80-degree day of the year and represents the 7th latest initial 80+ day since records began in 1894. The latest was on 5/27/37.  Our lowest temperature was the 31.3 reading on the 9th this was the coldest for the date since the 34-degree reading in 1984. The all-time low for the day was 25 set back in 1947. The next day the 10th we recorded our last 32 degree reading of the season - this was only our 78th sub-freezing low in the 2019/20 winter season normal is 115 days.   That late freezing temperature was the 15th latest freeze in 127 years of records back to 1894. Also, our latest May freeze in 24 years with the 30-degree reading on May 14, 1996. The average final freeze in Chester County is April 18th. The latest freeze in County history was the 32-degree reading on May 28, 1927. The 46.5 maximum recorded on the 9th was the 6th lowest May max daily reading in the historical climate data set.

June would begin a warming trend that well into July. The average Temperature 70.0 (+2.5 degrees above normal) ( Avg High 79.0 / Avg. Low 61.0) This was our 1st above normal month since March. The average temperature during Q2 2020 was 59.4 - this marks the 31st coldest 2nd quarter in Chester County history (1894-Present) and coldest Q2 since 2003 (58.5). June Rainfall was 3.94" (0.10" below normal) our highest temperature was the 86.3 on the 10th. The lowest temperature was the 44.1 reading on the 1st of the month. As I write this on July 12th we are in the middle of warmer and wetter than normal month. We even recorded our 1st two 90-degree day’s although here in the relative high spots of East Nantmeal we needed to round it up to actually record a 90 so with the 89.6 on the 3rd and 89.8 on the 6th. . The last 90-degree reading was last July 21st when we reached 92.5 degrees - that was the 2nd and last 90 degree reading of the summer of 2019. Here in Chester County we average 11 days that exceed 90 degrees during the summer (1983 to Present). However, in 3 of the last 10 years have seen no days exceeded the 90-degree mark and 23 of the last 37 years have seen less than 10 days exceed 90 degrees during the summer. We have also just finished up a very wet 1st 12 days of the month with 3.98” of rain so far including 2.49” of rain on the 10th from Tropical Storm Fay. YTD rainfall now stands at 29.02” which is exactly 4.00” above normal through the 12th – great news for our Township farmers! Now, for those of you that dislike the summer heat… the good news is our hottest day on average is coming up on July 18th with an average high/low temperature of 83.6/64.1. Average temperatures begin to fall from that point right on through January 18th. So, enjoy the remaining days of summer and I look forward to speaking about our weather again in the fall. Stay safe and healthy! All the best - Paul   

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