Sunday, August 2, 2015

typically august... (pm.02.aug.15)>

Sunday's stats:

Low temp: 63.1F (17.3C)
High temp: 68.1F (20.1C)
24-hour rainfall: 2.09" (5.3cm) -- updated @ 8:15pm

It's a typical early August evening out there, with clouds, fog, and steady light to moderate rain in progress.  Rainfall amounts have been lighter since last night than we've seen during several previous 24-hour periods, but the intensity has picked up again during the last couple of hours, so check back for an updated rainfall tally later tonight.  Notice (stats above) the very sluggish movement of the thermometer, as temps remain stuck in the same tight range both night and day.

A massive tropical air mass is sprawled across the Indian subcontinent, and it's not going anywhere.  That's what we'd expect during the first week of August, which is pretty much smack in the middle of the normal/average dates during which the monsoon season prevails.  Some of the computer model data shows that we could get some short breaks in the action during this coming week -- a couple of which could last 12-18 hours or so.  But I'll be very surprised if we get any longer respite from significant rainfall in the near future.  Honestly, weather forecasting is pretty dull and monotonous this time of year, and will remain so until further notice...!

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