WinstonSalemArlington Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 RDU does it again while GSO sits at 92. Even Columbia is impressed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 1 hour ago, WinstonSalemArlington said: How is RDU averaging an eyepoppin 4.9 degrees above normal this month while nearby GSO is merely 1.7 degrees above normal? Besides possible problems with the accuracy of one or both sensors, keep in mind that since June 16th rainfallwise GSO has received more than double the amount at RDU (3.24" vs RDU's mere 1.52"). In summer, large differences in rainfall over a several week period almost always as I assume you realize result in notable differences in especially daytime highs. I noticed the same thing when comparing the not dry Augusta and the very dry Macon a few weeks ago and posted about it. Currently, there's a 6.5 difference between RDU highs MTD vs GSO whereas RDU lows are only 3.1 warmer. Looking at normals, RDU is warmer in July but to a much smaller degree (2.2 for highs and 0.8 for lows). So, that tells me that 4.3 of the difference in highs and 2.3 of the difference in lows this month can't be explained by differences in normals. My educated guess is that a decent portion of the 4.3 for highs is due to rainfall differences the last 3 weeks. To compare to last month, RDU was warmer than GSO but to a much lesser degree with highs 3.2 warmer and lows 1.3 warmer. Normals are higher in June for RDU vs GSO by 2.2 for highs and 0.6 for lows. So, most of the differences in highs last month can be likely attributed to differences in normals. That has clearly changed this month. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 Lots of thunder this afternoon but only .11 in the rain bucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Topped out at 96.3 today. Highest HI was a scorching 107.2 which though way too hot did not verify our excessive heat warning. For the second day in a row we got a thunderstorm which put and additional 0.16” in the rain bucket and cooled it off considerably into the upper 70’s. I’ll take these pleasant rain cooled evenings any day! Looking at radar, it looks pretty meager out there for the 70% area wide rain chances advertised this morning. Feel fortunate to have gotten the storm we did EDIT: Picked up an additional 0.07” for a daily total of 0.23” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinstonSalemArlington Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Doubts about accuracy aren’t confined to Triangle mets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 5 minutes ago, WinstonSalemArlington said: Doubts about accuracy aren’t confined to Triangle mets RDU was 2 degrees warmer than my house yesterday and 4 degrees warmer today. That’s pretty significant variation for being so close. We did however receive close to a half inch of rain more than them last month and a half inch more than them so far this month 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldsborosnow Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Finally got a good rain in my backyard in Pikeville NC. 1.30" and counting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmclean Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 The northern half of Wilson County is on a dismal streak. Cells go here to die. Picked up 0.10" of scraps. 0.18" for the month. 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldsborosnow Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Ended up with a 12 hour total of 1.81" which is the highest single day rainfall total in my back yard since July 27th of last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upstate Tiger Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 After watching neighboring areas receive rain over the last few weeks while we were shut out in our part of the western piedmont, we finally cashed in the last couple of days. .4 Tuesday, 1.4 Wednesday, and 1.5 overnight in Cherryville and we needed every drop! Tuesday's storm also had high winds and intense lightening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 We picked up .57 yesterday and are closing in on 2 inches for July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olafminesaw Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 This morning's 12z sounding was quite toasty aloft. GSO recorded a daily record of 15,600 ft freezing level (previous record 15,460) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 Finally getting our big storm right now. Absolutely pouring and at .89" and climbing today. Edit: looks like the rain has finally ended even though we are still getting lots of thunder. Gauge is at 2.40" for the day. Areas just to the west of me have picked up over 3.50". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Finally got a rainfall over 1/2” maybe some more to come? Sitting at 0.57” so far, all of which fell in 20 min. Ended with 1.21” which brings the MTD (and our 3 day total) to 1.73” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmclean Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 FINALLY a nice downpour in Wilson. Don't know how long it'll last, but it is beautiful: 0.45" in just a few minutes. Edit: radar showing perfect alignment for a good soaking; a long line of storms oriented west to east, moving slowly in a ESE direction. Hoping to hit the 1" mark (per day) for the first time since early May Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinstonSalemArlington Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NorthHillsWx Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Pouring. This will make up ground for the summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmclean Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Up to 1.56" for the evening. That's more rain today then I got in entire month of June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 Day 2 of heavy rain. Already at 1.00" since it started about 30 minutes ago. Edit: up to 2.00" now and still pouring. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 2.07” on the day. 3.80” for the month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmclean Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Total of 1.88" in the bucket. 2.52" for the week/month. Not a drought buster but progress in the right direction anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldsborosnow Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 2.27" in Pikeville last night for a monthly total of 5.40". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Pretty good rains this morning. Up over 4” for the last 5 days. Still raining lightly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 1.8 since midnight and 3.74 for the month. Went from brown lawns to jungle in a hurry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 We’ve had 4.80” since 9:00 last night. That gives us 6.40” for the week. Drainage issues all over the Upstate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinstonSalemArlington Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Highs in the 60s in mid July! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 Ended up with 3.33" in 90 minutes last night. Plus .37" this morning puts me at 7.61" for the month. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeNormanStormin Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Finally rain! Give it up for your Carolina Wedge! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownheel Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Busted the rain seal here in a big way. Love it. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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