Jump to content
  • Member Statistics

    17,606
    Total Members
    7,904
    Most Online
    ArlyDude
    Newest Member
    ArlyDude
    Joined

November Discobs 2020


George BM
 Share

Recommended Posts

17 minutes ago, H2O said:

Like stinkbugs.  Bet we see a few of those in Jan when we torch

I usually see them all over the sunny side of the house in early Fall. Usually see them for weeks when the days are warm but getting shorter. I may have seen 5 total this year. Major difference.

Hopefully something in nature adapted or the farmers eradicated them with insecticide. I will know soon enough. I usually see plenty in the house during winter.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

12 minutes ago, CAPE said:

I usually see them all over the sunny side of the house in early Fall. Usually see them for weeks when the days are warm but getting shorter. I may have seen 5 total this year. Major difference.

Hopefully something in nature adapted or the farmers eradicated them with insecticide. I will know soon enough. I usually see plenty in the house during winter.

From speaking with relatives who live south, over the years they have seen a major increase while ours have dwindled to almost nothing. I think we are seeing a migration.

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

9 minutes ago, WinterWxLuvr said:

And @CAPE check around your dryer vent. Many times they cut a square hole for a round duct and don’t seal it. That’s where mine were getting in. Once sealed it almost eliminated them in the house.

They tend to get in up top. I actually sprayed the facia and the eaves/vents this year, and they didn't show up lol. I also wonder if they have been getting in at the ridge vent, because if they do, they are essentially in the house as I have no attic.

One good indicator is none have come in through the chimney. Usually when I open the door on the wood stove insert there are bunches in there, dead and alive. Opened it the other day and not a one.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, CAPE said:

They tend to get in up top. I actually sprayed the facia and the eaves/vents this year, and they didn't show up lol. I also wonder if they have been getting in at the ridge vent, because if they do, they are essentially in the house as I have no attic.

One good indicator is none have come in through the chimney. Usually when I open the door on the wood stove insert there are bunches in there, dead and alive. Opened it the other day and not a one.

That is a good sign

Link to comment
Share on other sites

9 hours ago, CAPE said:

There actually is a "high" area east of town. Probably 60-70 feet, and the town is 30 or so. It's all relative on the eastern shore.

I think the highest spot on the eastern shore is north of Chestertown. 100 feet or so. Usually when you see elevations of over 100 feet, it's a landfill lol.

Is that the spot north of town where they built the Olive Garden, Chipotle, etc.?  I grew up in Salisbury 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, WEATHER53 said:

Is that the spot north of town where they built the Olive Garden, Chipotle, etc.?  I grew up in Salisbury 

It shows up on the MD Topo viewer: https://geodata.md.gov/topoviewer/ 

Not as dramatic as the fall line on the Western Shore, but it is noticeable from Trappe north, east of Rt. 50, as CAPE mentioned.

Also since this is discobs: low of 25.2, high of 51.3.

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

7 hours ago, H2O said:

Not very often you UHI more than me.  

You know my neighborhood a bit.  The elevation change from the water tower down to the WO&D is 100'.  On the clear/calm nights without cold air advection there is cold air drainage and I just can't get that low.  Could be worth at least 3 degrees over about a block.  That's why to always be wary of point measurements in heterogeneous terrain.

Pretty cool lidar elevation map from Fairfax Co.  https://lidar-fairfaxcountygis.opendata.arcgis.com/app/5d4d2187b01f4d62ba53787eea94496b

 

738670509_lidarelevation.thumb.jpg.e64babdc2c04af9d9a65a3f0564f951b.jpg

 

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 minutes ago, MN Transplant said:

You know my neighborhood a bit.  The elevation change from the water tower down to the WO&D is 100'.  On the clear/calm nights without cold air advection there is cold air drainage and I just can't get that low.  Could be worth at least 3 degrees over about a block.  That's why to always be wary of point measurements in heterogeneous terrain.

Pretty cool lidar elevation map from Fairfax Co.  https://lidar-fairfaxcountygis.opendata.arcgis.com/app/5d4d2187b01f4d62ba53787eea94496b

 

738670509_lidarelevation.thumb.jpg.e64babdc2c04af9d9a65a3f0564f951b.jpg

 

Got one for Montgomery County?

thanks 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

21 minutes ago, SnowtoRain said:

It shows up on the MD Topo viewer: https://geodata.md.gov/topoviewer/ 

Not as dramatic as the fall line on the Western Shore, but it is noticeable from Trappe north, east of Rt. 50, as CAPE mentioned.

Also since this is discobs: low of 25.2, high of 51.3.

 

 

Nice map too.  Sugarloaf really stands out as an oddity.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, WEATHER53 said:

Lapse rate at 70 feet is about 0.35F. Ever notice higher accumulations on the ridge ?

No lol. The microscale elevation differences don't factor in around here when it comes to snowfall. The interior/upper shore does better because that region is a bit further north, not close to either bay, and is far enough removed from the ocean influence for winter storms that take a favorable track. My yard is almost always colder than Easton, and  does better with snow esp in marginal events. I have been commuting to Easton for many years and it's interesting to see the bay influence locally, most notable during winter.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...