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Thursday was another beautifully sunny, cool, dry day to put a conclusion to the very changeable month of September 2021. I barely reached the 70 mark for today’s high with dew points in the 50s all day. We peaked […]

Wednesday was a beautifully sunny, cool, dry day. It was the coolest day of the fall so far as it was the first day with a maximum temperature below 70°. I only reached the upper 60s for highs with dew points […]

2021 was one of the warmer overall summers for the state of Maryland dating back to 1895, mostly due to much-above-average Minimum Temperatures. Here are the statewide rankings for various temperature categories, […]

Tuesday was mostly cloudy, a tad cooler but remarkably dry despite threatening skies. I reached the mid 70s for the high with dew points mostly in the 60s all day. We peaked with our max temperature (75.8) of the […]

On 9/27/2021, the official Downtown Portland weather station recorded a record daily rainfall total of 1.79″. This amount was also the second highest September calendar-day total dating back to 1872, a period of […]

Today is a little cooler than yesterday but still very pleasant.  Some areas reported a little rain overnight and my weather station is showing one lightning strike 17 miles away.  That was a surprises since I w […]

Monday was partly sunny and milder but dry. I reached the mid-upper 70s for the high with dew points in the 50s all day. We peaked with our max temperature (77.6) of the day in the mid afternoon down to the mid […]

Oh how I love days like this in the fall.  It is sunny, warm and breezy.  We had a few sprinkles of rain yesterday and there were clouds most of the day, and it was quite windy all night long.  Today looks to be […]

Sunday was partly to mostly sunny and pleasantly cool and dry once again. I only reached just over 70 for the high with dew points in the upper 40s-mid 50s most all day. We peaked with our max temperature (71.8) […]

Our weekend has been very nice for late September but we have very little color for this time of year.  Usually we have a few colored trees but I’m not seeing any so far.  Today has seen a mix of clouds and sun, a […]

My carpal tunnel syndrome/Arthritis was better today with minimal treatment, only helped out by good rest and one Voltaren application. Only further future applications will tell the tale as I move on.

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After 3 days of almost constant rain and 3.6 inches total, we can finally see the sun again.  Temperatures have cooled down significantly but will be back up to normal over the next two weeks.  At least that’s w […]

My carpal tunnel syndrome/Arthritis stayed stable from yesterday, helped out again by good rest, Voltaren applications, and the liberal use of my wrist brace for  better support. Only further future applications […]

My carpal tunnel syndrome/Arthritis stayed stable from yesterday, helped out again by good rest, Voltaren applications, and the liberal use of my wrist brace for better support. Only further future applications […]

The rain has diminished somewhat but still coming down.  Over the past two days, we have received 2.86 inches and the flood watch continues until 11PM tonight.  We also have some fog developing.  The south ea […]

August 2021 had above average temperatures with significantly above normal precipitation amounts that were concentrated between the 9th and 28th. As such there was only one monthly dry spell starting on the 2nd […]

The rain began yesterday afternoon and intermittent heavy showers continued through the afternoon.  More steady rain developed overnight and there was 0.90″ in my gauge at 8AM.  It has been raining steadily s […]

My carpal tunnel syndrome/Arthritis didn’t respond as well to my treatments and some discomfort returned to my hand today. I am almost out of Voltaren so a ew order for more was placed this evening. Only further […]

We are expecting very heavy rain over the next three days and a flood watch has been issued for most of southern lower Michigan.  We received a little rain so far but not enough to affect us.  Radar isn’t s […]