powderfreak Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 43 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: https://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/what-is-the-most-rain-to-ever-fall-in-one-minute-or-one-hour.html Good find. So it wasn't manual. Still hard to believe 1.23" in 1 minute and only 2.84" in a 50-minute period. I would've expected a bigger 1-hour total from a storm dropping 1.23" in 1 minute. _____ "It is hard to imagine how an accurate measurement of precipitation over a 60-second period can be made. However, the U.S. Weather Bureau conducted several exhaustive studies of the Unionville, Maryland claim to 1.23” in one minute on July 4, 1956 and determined it to be accurate (see for the Monthly Weather Review summary). A recording rain gauge: A Friez Universal Type with a 12-inch capacity, dual traverse pen, and 24-hour clock gear on a chart drum was used to make the measurement. It had good exposure and measured a storm total of 3.60” between 2:50 p.m and 11:30 p.m. with 2.84” of this falling in a 50-minute period between 2:50-3:40 p.m. The minute that ostensibly measured the 1.23” total occurred around 3:22-3:23 p.m. Here is a copy of the trace: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said: I bet they do in the mountains if Hawaii in occasion. Or in the Philippines Yeah, it probably happens with some regularity in mountainous rain forest areas where there is no one around to monitor it. The Mid-Atlantic is not the actual hotspot for this stuff. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 minute ago, PhineasC said: Yeah, it probably happens with some regularity in mountainous rain forest areas where there is no one around to monitor it. The Mid-Atlantic is not the actual hotspot for this stuff. LOL The Himalayas (below the snow level of course) during monsoon season are a good bet for the record. They get absolutely unreal precip for a few months of the year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 29 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: The Himalayas (below the snow level of course) during monsoon season are a good bet for the record. They get absolutely unreal precip for a few months of the year. Damage in Tibet? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJOatleast7 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 On June 22, 1947, Holt, Missouri received 12 inches of rain in 42 minutes. This was cited in a peer-reviewed paper in the AMS Journal. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJOatleast7 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Also on July 31, 1976, the upper reaches of Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado got 12” in about 4 hours from a thunderstorm that just went nowhere during that whole time. Resulted in a devastating flood downstream.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Just about the middle of August and average temps are going down.. looking forward to cooler nights and days.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Just now, ineedsnow said: Just about the middle of August and average temps are going down.. looking forward to cooler nights and days.. Gorgeous night out at the fire pit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I'm sure the numbers pale in comparison to these.....but does anyone recall that thunderstorm that parked over Keene a while back (maybe 10 or more years?). I don't recall the totals but I do remember it was a ton. Again, I'm sure that total will pale in comparison to the record amounts talked about here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 7 hours ago, ineedsnow said: Just about the middle of August and average temps are going down.. looking forward to cooler nights and days.. Then you’ll be really upset for the rest of the month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: Then you’ll be really upset for the rest of the month We 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Dog days. I could already feel yesterday at midday how much bite the sun had lost. The darker mornings suck. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, dendrite said: Dog days. I could already feel yesterday at midday how much bite the sun had lost. The darker mornings suck. I was sitting outside with some friends yesterday evening around 5PM. Sun still felt pretty strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 MAV with 95° at CON for Tue...probably do it again on Wed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: I was sitting outside with some friends yesterday evening around 5PM. Sun still felt pretty strong I live north of you. It’s already dark here by 5pm. In another month it’s full darkness. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 34 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: We 90s. No breaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 9 hours ago, ineedsnow said: Just about the middle of August and average temps are going down.. looking forward to cooler nights and days.. I'll drink to that. I've had enough heat this season and look forward to crisp October days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 12 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: No breaks Cane after cane 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 13 hours ago, klw said: My memory is that years ago (80s or early 90s) a small town in Southern New Jersey claimed to have recorded 25 inches in 5 hours when a Tstorm just sat over it. I have been unable to have found any mention of it when I have searched so my memory could be wrong. Edit: Weather.com claims NJ record is 14.8 inches in 24 hours so it could be the report was wrong, never verified, or my memory is off or all three. https://weather.com/news/climate/news/extreme-rainfall-precipitation-recorded-50-states A station in western VA recorded 26" in 5 hours from the remains of Camille. 30-40% of that 'cane's fatalities came from VA flash floods. For stalled TS in odd places I'd note CAR getting >6.5" in 2.5 hours on 8/17/1981. That was a strange system in many ways. Co-workers at Russell Stream (upper Allagash River) reported heavy RA at 8 AM, the CAR blitz was 10-12:30, another co-worker at the US border with St.-Pamphile, PQ had RA+ 1-4 PM and in Fort Kent we got 2" from 6 to 8 PM. Next morning I drove thru Dickey (western part of the town of Allagash) and up the Hafey Mountain Road, and hit dusty going about 1/4 mile north of the St. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 34 minutes ago, dendrite said: Dog days. I could already feel yesterday at midday how much bite the sun had lost. The darker mornings suck. It's the way it goes. Sure there will still be some heat, but there's a change in the air. Later morning, earlier night. Losing nearly 2.5 minutes of daylight daily, I can put up with a few days of warmth. Despite the bombastic claims of others, the days are numbered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Hard sell on rain? Couple of Hot days for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Nice slug of dry air today, should be spectacular mid 80s dews upper 50s inland from the coast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 14 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Nice slug of dry air today, should be spectacular mid 80s dews upper 50s inland from the coast Dewin the dew here. 75/68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 10 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Dewin the dew here. 75/68 You may want to not tell folks or else the dew chasers will descend on your location. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 12 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Dewin the dew here. 75/68 Gonna Check back at 1800 for here,near coast not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 39 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Gonna Check back at 1800 for here,near coast not so much. 79/70 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: 79/70 now. similar...79/69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 78/67 here attm. Dog days being dog days. Gonna sneak over the border for a few hours today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: No breaks Quick mild up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Furnace Fall. Probably 87/69 Colombus Day. Change in the air. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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