katabatic Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Unlike many of you, I managed 0.56" of badly needed rain last evening. Interestingly, it came in two waves: each was 0.28". High yesterday was only 80.6 and DPs are now headed down for a beautiful day on tap. Spent the morning yesterday hiking in Canaan which beat the hell out of 98/99 in the concrete jungle. Hoping we all cash in Wednesday on some rain... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Big drop in DP over the past 30 minutes. That NW wind just blew in a nicer airmass. I wish we could keep it and get some rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Not a drop. 0.23” on the month, 0.02” in the last 17 days. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hstorm Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 77 overnight in GF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 The breeze feels nice at least 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 1 minute ago, aldie 22 said: The breeze feels nice at least Agreed. As far as a late June day in DC goes, this is going to be nice. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 .6" in the last 4 weeks. Results with watering in foreground, and without in the farground. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 DCA only dropped to 81F overnight again - although I doubt we'll hold it until 1am. Wouldn't be surprised to see low-mid 90s though since we started so warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSG Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 33 minutes ago, EastCoast NPZ said: .6" in the last 4 weeks. Results with watering in foreground, and without in the farground. This is what happens when developers strip all of the topsoil from a new build and don't leave or plant any trees. Grass doesn't have a chance here 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 42 minutes ago, TSG said: This is what happens when developers strip all of the topsoil from a new build and don't leave or plant any trees. Grass doesn't have a chance here Yep the same thing happened in my development. Builder stole everyone’s topsoil, rolled out sod over subsoil, removed all the trees…then everyone wonders why the grass dies after a year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormy Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 .02" last night. .92" first 24 day days of June compared to a normal of 2.88". 83/59 at noon. 58 at 4862 Spruce Knob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Hit 90 at home. The mid-50s DPs would be more welcome if not for our flash drought. Meanwhile, there is a dam failure from too much rain back in MN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTy Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 No rain here last night that I can tell. It's nice and breezy out but it feels more like santa ana winds and will probably just dry everything out more. Most of my smaller shrubs have started wilting at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 1 hour ago, stormy said: .02" last night. .92" first 24 day days of June compared to a normal of 2.88". 83/59 at noon. 58 at 4862 Spruce Knob. I need a house on top of Spruce Knob. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astarck Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 DCA’s 90 streak continues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 My gauge says 0.01" from overnight but maybe a squirrel dying of thirst hit it. This feels like a CA summer day with these high temps, low dews and winds. First legit drought I've had in the 11 years I've lived here. Yard is burned up. Some trees are starting to wilt. Watering isn't helping anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 2 hours ago, MN Transplant said: Hit 90 at home. The mid-50s DPs would be more welcome if not for our flash drought. Meanwhile, there is a dam failure from too much rain back in MN. 15-20" over the last 30 days in parts of southern MN from what I read. pretty crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astarck Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Northern VA drought warning: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VADEQ/bulletins/3a4a58e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormy Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 3 hours ago, EastCoast NPZ said: I need a house on top of Spruce Knob. Ha! Great until 10 below zero at noon on Jan. 10 with a 30 mph wind. Depending on atmospheric conditions, this is 20 - 30 degrees cooler than even the valley where I live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormy Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 23 minutes ago, astarck said: Northern VA drought warning: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VADEQ/bulletins/3a4a58e This Drought Warning while have profound effects on life in the warned area within the next 10 days unless significant rain falls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrlg1181 Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 52 minutes ago, astarck said: Northern VA drought warning: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VADEQ/bulletins/3a4a58e What is it about the Valley from Waynesboro/Augusta to Winchester the last several years - Dryness hasn't been much of a problem for the southern valley from Roanoke to Lexington.... This is much worse and dryer than by late June last year.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormy Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 18 minutes ago, Jrlg1181 said: What is it about the Valley from Waynesboro/Augusta to Winchester the last several years - Dryness hasn't been much of a problem for the southern valley from Roanoke to Lexington.... This is much worse and dryer than by late June last year.. This is a complicated anomaly between the northern and southern jet streams. The Central Valley is often between the two with no anomalous variance. New Market is historically ground zero.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 1 hour ago, astarck said: Northern VA drought warning: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VADEQ/bulletins/3a4a58e We don’t seem to be all that good at humidity anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GramaxRefugee Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 Hi of 85 today. DP fell to 56 , shockingly low for my station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hstorm Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 5 hours ago, stormy said: This Drought Warning while have profound effects on life in the warned area within the next 10 days unless significant rain falls. Not really given this sentence from the link: "Storage at major water supply reservoirs throughout Virginia remain within normal ranges at this time." 86/71 so far here today. But likely to shed a few more degrees before midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 51 minutes ago, hstorm said: Not really given this sentence from the link: "Storage at major water supply reservoirs throughout Virginia remain within normal ranges at this time." 86/71 so far here today. But likely to shed a few more degrees before midnight. He's probably referring to agriculture. You forget that a lack of rain has implications beyond the immediate consumption in the cities. Most farms lack the ability to pull water from municipal reservoirs for irrigation, and most out here don't irrigate at all; it shouldn't be necessary on the east coast. And don't forget the effects of last year's wild fires. This drought appears to be hitting earlier than even last year's, possibly causing more harm to the growing season than last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 Nice this morning. Low of 59. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hstorm Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 7 hours ago, EastCoast NPZ said: He's probably referring to agriculture. You forget that a lack of rain has implications beyond the immediate consumption in the cities. Most farms lack the ability to pull water from municipal reservoirs for irrigation, and most out here don't irrigate at all; it shouldn't be necessary on the east coast. And don't forget the effects of last year's wild fires. This drought appears to be hitting earlier than even last year's, possibly causing more harm to the growing season than last. I read “profound effects on life” to mean something much broader than just agriculture. There may or may not be a profound effect on agriculture. There will not be any profound effect on life unless the dry spell continues for significantly longer (which it won’t.) Low of 60 here this morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GramaxRefugee Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 Downright cool, low of 59 and dry. Calm for the moment. Midnight low for yesterday 68 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 Cool and nice out… this really is a bizarre stretch of weather here, it feels like I’m on the west coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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