Wednesday's stats:
Low temp: 64.8F (18.2C)
High temp: 76.1F (24.5C)
Rainfall: 1.37" (3.5cm)
Low temp: 64.8F (18.2C)
High temp: 76.1F (24.5C)
Rainfall: 1.37" (3.5cm)
- We had nearly full sunshine until around 10:30am, and that boosted my high temperature today to its warmest since the 11th of July.
- Clouds thickened quickly during the late morning, with some sprinkles/light showers appearing by 1:30-2:00pm.
- A period of heavy rain and thunder between roughly 2:20 and 4:00pm provided a rainfall total well above one inch -- and that makes nine of the last ten days with the day's amount exceeding an inch.
- I've measured nearly 11 inches (27.9cm) of rain during these first six days of August.
At about the mid-way point of the season, Monsoon 2014 has been full of contradictions. I'm not sure I remember a monsoon with so little fog and so much sunshine by this stage of the game. On the other hand, the amount of rain we've been receiving -- at least here in McLeod proper -- is running above normal. You can check and cross-reference the WETTEST MONTHS and UPDATED RAINFALL TALLY tabs above to see the specific numbers.
After such an extended period of moderate to heavy rainfall totals on a daily basis, it wouldn't hurt for us to get a respite of at least two or three days. Unfortunately, the data doesn't favor that scenario. We'll have to be content with occasional periods of sunshine in the midst of the downpours -- but even the sun could be less prevalent during the coming days than we've seen recently.
