Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MD-PG-49 Latitude 38.726394
Station Name Fort Washington 1.6 WSW Longitude -77.028948
County Prince George's Elevation (ft) 37



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 15 3.66 3.10 31 3.10 31 0.00 0 0 22 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 15 3.39 2.09 30 2.09 30 0.00 0 0 18 2 0.0 0 0
Dec 15 3.25 4.35 31 4.35 31 0.00 0 0 26 1 0.0 0 0
Jan 16 2.96 4.44 31 4.44 31 0.00 0 0 11 2 16.0 2 4
Feb 16 2.72 4.11 29 4.11 29 0.00 0 0 16 0 2.0 1 0
March 16 3.67 1.09 31 1.09 31 0.00 0 0 15 1 1.0 1 0
April 16 3.32 2.29 30 2.29 30 0.00 0 0 19 1 0.0 0 0
May 16 4.14 6.11 31 6.11 31 0.00 0 0 26 2 0.0 0 0
June 16 3.78 4.93 30 4.93 30 0.00 0 0 17 1 0.0 0 0
July 16 3.91 2.90 31 2.90 31 0.00 0 0 14 3 0.0 0 0
Aug 16 3.21 3.29 31 3.29 31 0.00 0 0 13 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 16 3.72 4.06 30 4.06 30 0.00 0 0 10 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 41.73" 42.76" 366 days 42.76" 366 0.00" 0 days 0 207 days 13 days 19.0" 4 days 4 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2015 0.07
10/2/2015 0.50
10/3/2015 1.33
10/4/2015 0.09
10/5/2015 0.02
10/6/2015 0.01
10/7/2015 0.01
10/8/2015 0.00
10/9/2015 0.00
10/10/2015 0.17
10/11/2015 0.02
10/12/2015 0.01
10/13/2015 0.01
10/14/2015 0.07
10/15/2015 0.02
10/16/2015 0.00
10/17/2015 0.00
10/18/2015 0.00
10/19/2015 0.00
10/20/2015 0.00
10/21/2015 0.00
10/22/2015 0.01
10/23/2015 0.01
10/24/2015 0.00
10/25/2015 0.03
10/26/2015 0.05
10/27/2015 0.01
10/28/2015 0.03
10/29/2015 0.61
10/30/2015 0.01
10/31/2015 0.01
11/1/2015 0.06
11/2/2015 0.05
11/3/2015 0.01
11/4/2015 0.01
11/5/2015 0.22
11/6/2015 0.01
11/7/2015 0.00
11/8/2015 0.14
11/9/2015 0.01
11/10/2015 0.61
11/11/2015 0.12
11/12/2015 0.01
11/13/2015 0.01
11/14/2015 0.00
11/15/2015 0.00
11/16/2015 0.01
11/17/2015 0.00
11/18/2015 0.00
11/19/2015 0.00
11/20/2015 0.59
11/21/2015 0.02
11/22/2015 0.01
11/23/2015 T
11/24/2015 0.00
11/25/2015 0.00
11/26/2015 T
11/27/2015 0.00
11/28/2015 0.00
11/29/2015 0.08
11/30/2015 0.12
12/1/2015 0.52
12/2/2015 0.60
12/3/2015 0.19
12/4/2015 0.01
12/5/2015 0.00
12/6/2015 0.01
12/7/2015 0.02
12/8/2015 0.02
12/9/2015 0.01
12/10/2015 0.02
12/11/2015 0.01
12/12/2015 0.01
12/13/2015 0.00
12/14/2015 0.00
12/15/2015 0.05
12/16/2015 0.01
12/17/2015 T
12/18/2015 0.32
12/19/2015 0.01
12/20/2015 0.00
12/21/2015 0.01
12/22/2015 0.11
12/23/2015 0.10
12/24/2015 1.27
12/25/2015 0.04
12/26/2015 0.18
12/27/2015 0.03
12/28/2015 0.04
12/29/2015 0.60
12/30/2015 0.03
12/31/2015 0.13
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2016 0.01
1/2/2016 0.00
1/3/2016 0.00
1/4/2016 0.00
1/5/2016 0.00
1/6/2016 0.00
1/7/2016 T
1/8/2016 0.02
1/9/2016 0.03
1/10/2016 0.85
1/11/2016 0.02
1/12/2016 0.00
1/13/2016 0.00
1/14/2016 0.00
1/15/2016 0.00
1/16/2016 0.41
1/17/2016 0.01
1/18/2016 0.04
1/19/2016 0.00
1/20/2016 0.00
1/21/2016 0.04
1/22/2016 0.00
1/23/2016 1.65
1/24/2016 1.36
1/25/2016 0.00
1/26/2016 0.00
1/27/2016 0.00
1/28/2016 0.00
1/29/2016 0.00
1/30/2016 0.00
1/31/2016 T
2/1/2016 0.00
2/2/2016 0.10
2/3/2016 0.02
2/4/2016 0.51
2/5/2016 0.09
2/6/2016 0.01
2/7/2016 0.00
2/8/2016 0.00
2/9/2016 0.07
2/10/2016 0.08
2/11/2016 0.00
2/12/2016 0.00
2/13/2016 0.00
2/14/2016 0.00
2/15/2016 0.06
2/16/2016 0.40
2/17/2016 0.81
2/18/2016 0.00
2/19/2016 0.00
2/20/2016 0.00
2/21/2016 0.00
2/22/2016 0.16
2/23/2016 0.17
2/24/2016 0.54
2/25/2016 1.07
2/26/2016 0.01
2/27/2016 0.01
2/28/2016 0.00
2/29/2016 0.00
3/1/2016 0.00
3/2/2016 0.17
3/3/2016 0.01
3/4/2016 0.13
3/5/2016 0.00
3/6/2016 0.00
3/7/2016 0.00
3/8/2016 0.00
3/9/2016 0.00
3/10/2016 0.00
3/11/2016 0.00
3/12/2016 0.00
3/13/2016 0.01
3/14/2016 0.22
3/15/2016 0.03
3/16/2016 0.01
3/17/2016 0.01
3/18/2016 0.01
3/19/2016 0.00
3/20/2016 0.06
3/21/2016 0.03
3/22/2016 0.01
3/23/2016 0.00
3/24/2016 0.00
3/25/2016 0.00
3/26/2016 0.08
3/27/2016 T
3/28/2016 0.29
3/29/2016 0.02
3/30/2016 0.00
3/31/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2016 0.00
4/2/2016 0.07
4/3/2016 0.13
4/4/2016 0.01
4/5/2016 0.11
4/6/2016 0.01
4/7/2016 T
4/8/2016 0.50
4/9/2016 0.06
4/10/2016 0.35
4/11/2016 0.01
4/12/2016 0.02
4/13/2016 0.14
4/14/2016 0.01
4/15/2016 0.00
4/16/2016 0.00
4/17/2016 0.00
4/18/2016 0.00
4/19/2016 0.00
4/20/2016 0.00
4/21/2016 0.00
4/22/2016 0.00
4/23/2016 0.02
4/24/2016 0.29
4/25/2016 0.01
4/26/2016 0.00
4/27/2016 0.19
4/28/2016 0.05
4/29/2016 0.29
4/30/2016 0.02
5/1/2016 0.21
5/2/2016 0.43
5/3/2016 0.42
5/4/2016 0.14
5/5/2016 0.01
5/6/2016 0.12
5/7/2016 0.93
5/8/2016 0.03
5/9/2016 0.01
5/10/2016 0.05
5/11/2016 0.22
5/12/2016 0.13
5/13/2016 0.02
5/14/2016 0.08
5/15/2016 0.16
5/16/2016 0.01
5/17/2016 T
5/18/2016 0.54
5/19/2016 0.01
5/20/2016 0.01
5/21/2016 0.38
5/22/2016 0.62
5/23/2016 0.69
5/24/2016 0.15
5/25/2016 0.01
5/26/2016 T
5/27/2016 0.00
5/28/2016 0.00
5/29/2016 0.00
5/30/2016 0.72
5/31/2016 0.01
6/1/2016 0.60
6/2/2016 0.22
6/3/2016 0.01
6/4/2016 0.06
6/5/2016 0.14
6/6/2016 0.33
6/7/2016 0.02
6/8/2016 T
6/9/2016 0.00
6/10/2016 0.00
6/11/2016 0.00
6/12/2016 0.00
6/13/2016 0.00
6/14/2016 0.00
6/15/2016 0.00
6/16/2016 0.00
6/17/2016 0.37
6/18/2016 0.01
6/19/2016 0.00
6/20/2016 0.00
6/21/2016 0.00
6/22/2016 1.06
6/23/2016 0.31
6/24/2016 0.31
6/25/2016 0.01
6/26/2016 0.01
6/27/2016 0.00
6/28/2016 0.92
6/29/2016 0.54
6/30/2016 0.01
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2016 0.00
7/2/2016 0.01
7/3/2016 0.26
7/4/2016 0.05
7/5/2016 0.47
7/6/2016 0.01
7/7/2016 0.00
7/8/2016 0.00
7/9/2016 0.45
7/10/2016 0.01
7/11/2016 0.00
7/12/2016 0.00
7/13/2016 0.02
7/14/2016 T
7/15/2016 0.00
7/16/2016 0.00
7/17/2016 0.04
7/18/2016 0.00
7/19/2016 0.21
7/20/2016 0.00
7/21/2016 0.00
7/22/2016 T
7/23/2016 0.00
7/24/2016 0.00
7/25/2016 0.00
7/26/2016 0.57
7/27/2016 T
7/28/2016 0.00
7/29/2016 0.44
7/30/2016 0.01
7/31/2016 0.35
8/1/2016 0.01
8/2/2016 0.00
8/3/2016 0.00
8/4/2016 0.00
8/5/2016 0.00
8/6/2016 0.32
8/7/2016 0.35
8/8/2016 0.01
8/9/2016 0.01
8/10/2016 0.01
8/11/2016 0.00
8/12/2016 0.00
8/13/2016 0.00
8/14/2016 0.00
8/15/2016 0.00
8/16/2016 0.91
8/17/2016 0.01
8/18/2016 0.80
8/19/2016 0.01
8/20/2016 0.00
8/21/2016 0.00
8/22/2016 0.83
8/23/2016 0.01
8/24/2016 0.01
8/25/2016 0.00
8/26/2016 0.00
8/27/2016 0.00
8/28/2016 0.00
8/29/2016 0.00
8/30/2016 0.00
8/31/2016 0.00
9/1/2016 0.00
9/2/2016 0.08
9/3/2016 0.00
9/4/2016 0.00
9/5/2016 0.00
9/6/2016 0.00
9/7/2016 0.00
9/8/2016 0.06
9/9/2016 0.01
9/10/2016 0.00
9/11/2016 0.00
9/12/2016 0.00
9/13/2016 0.00
9/14/2016 0.00
9/15/2016 0.00
9/16/2016 0.00
9/17/2016 0.00
9/18/2016 0.00
9/19/2016 0.23
9/20/2016 0.89
9/21/2016 0.01
9/22/2016 0.00
9/23/2016 0.00
9/24/2016 0.00
9/25/2016 0.00
9/26/2016 0.00
9/27/2016 0.47
9/28/2016 0.04
9/29/2016 1.78
9/30/2016 0.49



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, drizzle, fog, no flooding. Wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the NE, no trash or debris, no fish jumping, the only thing visible in the brown water is the shadow of the Hydrilla below the surface. Temperature: 57°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.08 feet . Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, jays, crows, gulls and mallard ducks. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 59 F 2015-10-01 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.97 inches 2015-10-01 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.8 ug/L 2015-10-01 07:00 Current Direction 168 degrees 2015-10-01 07:00 Current Velocity 0.08 knots 2015-10-01 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.6 mg/L 2015-10-01 07:00 Heat Index 59 F 2015-10-01 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-10-01 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-10-01 07:00 Relative Humidity 90.1 percent 2015-10-01 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-01 07:00 Turbidity 15.6 NTU 2015-10-01 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-10-01 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-01 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-10-01 07:00 Water Temperature 71.1 F 2015-10-01 07:00 Wind Chill 59 F 2015-10-01 07:00 Wind Direction 30 degrees 2015-10-01 07:00 Wind Gust 14.4 knots 2015-10-01 07:00 Wind Speed 10.3 knots 2015-10-01 07:00
10/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.50 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, rain, fog, limited visibility, no flooding. Big swells with whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the NE, Hydrilla, no trash or debris except fallen leaves, no fish jumping, about fourteen inches of visibility into brown, cloudy water (Turbidity: 28.5 NTU). Temperature: 53°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.42 feet . Songbirds, crickets and lots of noisy crows. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 55.8 F 2015-10-02 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.06 inches 2015-10-02 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.9 ug/L 2015-10-02 07:00 Current Direction 181 degrees 2015-10-02 07:00 Current Velocity 0.17 knots 2015-10-02 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.6 mg/L 2015-10-02 07:00 Heat Index 55.8 F 2015-10-02 07:10 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-10-02 07:10 Longitude -77.03571 degrees 2015-10-02 07:10 Relative Humidity 87.8 percent 2015-10-02 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-02 07:00 Turbidity 28.5 NTU 2015-10-02 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-10-02 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-02 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-10-02 07:00 Water Temperature 68.8 F 2015-10-02 07:00 Wind Chill 55.8 F 2015-10-02 07:10 Wind Direction 36 degrees 2015-10-02 07:10 Wind Gust 19.6 knots 2015-10-02 07:10 Wind Speed 12.4 knots 2015-10-02 07:10
10/3/2015 7:00 AM 1.33 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light fog, no flooding. Moderate swells with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NW, wind from the NE, one big piece of natural debris over by Virginia, no fish jumping, Hydrilla, about four inches of visibility into brown, cloudy water (high turbidity level). Temperature: 50°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.17 feet. Songbirds, crickets, one doe and two fawns, crows, gulls and one great blue heron. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 52.2 F 2015-10-03 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.07 inches 2015-10-03 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.1 ug/L 2015-10-03 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2015-10-03 07:00 Current Velocity 0.41 knots 2015-10-03 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.2 mg/L 2015-10-03 07:00 Heat Index 52.2 F 2015-10-03 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-10-03 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-10-03 07:00 Relative Humidity 89.4 percent 2015-10-03 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-03 07:00 Turbidity 26.6 NTU 2015-10-03 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-10-03 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-03 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-10-03 07:00 Water Temperature 65.5 F 2015-10-03 07:00 Wind Chill 52.2 F 2015-10-03 07:00 Wind Direction 33 degrees 2015-10-03 07:00 Wind Gust 18.8 knots 2015-10-03 07:00 Wind Speed 13 knots 2015-10-03 07:00
10/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light fog, no flooding. Low swells on the Potomac River from the WNW, wind from the NE, no trash or debris, no fish jumping, only shadows of the Hydrilla are visible below the surface of the brown water (turbidity: 21 NTU). Temperature: 55°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.61 feet. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, crows, gulls, one cormorant and one great blue heron. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 57.9 F 2015-10-04 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.16 inches 2015-10-04 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.9 ug/L 2015-10-04 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2015-10-04 07:00 Current Velocity 0.52 knots 2015-10-04 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.1 mg/L 2015-10-04 07:00 Heat Index 57.9 F 2015-10-04 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-10-04 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-10-04 07:00 Relative Humidity 84.6 percent 2015-10-04 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-04 07:00 Turbidity 21 NTU 2015-10-04 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-10-04 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-04 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-10-04 07:00 Water Temperature 63.6 F 2015-10-04 07:00 Wind Chill 57.9 F 2015-10-04 07:00 Wind Direction 44 degrees 2015-10-04 07:00 Wind Gust 18.3 knots 2015-10-04 07:00 Wind Speed 12.2 knots 2015-10-04 07:00
10/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Dark clouds over Accokeek to the South. Waves without whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NW, wind from the NNE, no trash or debris, no fish jumping, no Hydrilla visible, no visibility into brown water, no flooding. Temperature: 52°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.14 feet. Songbirds, a few crickets, jays, crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 54.1 F 2015-10-05 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.15 inches 2015-10-05 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.4 ug/L 2015-10-05 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2015-10-05 07:00 Current Velocity 0.59 knots 2015-10-05 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.8 mg/L 2015-10-05 07:00 Heat Index 54.1 F 2015-10-05 07:10 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-10-05 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-10-05 07:10 Relative Humidity 76.4 percent 2015-10-05 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-05 07:00 Turbidity 15.5 NTU 2015-10-05 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-05 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-05 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-10-05 07:00 Water Temperature 61.9 F 2015-10-05 07:00 Wind Chill 54.1 F 2015-10-05 07:10 Wind Direction 22 degrees 2015-10-05 07:10 Wind Gust 13.6 knots 2015-10-05 07:10 Wind Speed 10.9 knots 2015-10-05 07:10
10/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNW, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NNW, trash and debris dots the entire stretch of river, mist rising from the surface, five fish jumping, Hydrilla, about a foot of visibility into remarkably clear water, turbidity: 23.5 NTU. Temperature: 46°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.98 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, a few crickets, one red-bellied woodpecker, mourning doves, crows, gulls, mallard ducks and one great egret (photographic record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 52.7 F 2015-10-06 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.07 inches 2015-10-06 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.5 ug/L 2015-10-06 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2015-10-06 07:00 Current Velocity 0.96 knots 2015-10-06 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 12.2 mg/L 2015-10-06 07:00 Heat Index 52.7 F 2015-10-06 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-10-06 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-10-06 07:00 Relative Humidity 84.5 percent 2015-10-06 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-06 07:00 Turbidity 23.5 NTU 2015-10-06 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-06 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-06 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-10-06 07:00 Water Temperature 59.6 F 2015-10-06 07:00 Wind Chill 52.7 F 2015-10-06 07:00 Wind Direction 343 degrees 2015-10-06 07:00 Wind Gust 3.1 knots 2015-10-06 07:00 Wind Speed 0.2 knots 2015-10-06 07:00
10/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Squalls on the Potomac River toward Virginia from indeterminate direction, trash and debris litters the entire stretch of river, four fish jumping including one straight up and clear out of the water, no sign of Hydrilla, no visibility into brown water. Temperature: 55°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.89 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, squirrels, jays, crows, gulls, two cormorants, mallard ducks, one great blue heron turned red by the rising sun and three great egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 59.9 F 2015-10-07 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.01 inches 2015-10-07 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.6 ug/L 2015-10-07 07:00 Current Direction 190 degrees 2015-10-07 07:00 Current Velocity 0.88 knots 2015-10-07 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 12.2 mg/L 2015-10-07 07:00 Heat Index 59.9 F 2015-10-07 07:10 Latitude 38.78762 degrees 2015-10-07 07:10 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-10-07 07:10 Relative Humidity 90.4 percent 2015-10-07 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-07 07:00 Turbidity 20.9 NTU 2015-10-07 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-10-07 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-07 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-10-07 07:00 Water Temperature 60.5 F 2015-10-07 07:00 Wind Chill 59.9 F 2015-10-07 07:10 Wind Direction 0 degrees 2015-10-07 07:10 Wind Gust 0 knots 2015-10-07 07:10 Wind Speed 0 knots 2015-10-07 07:10
10/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Fog, limited visibility. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, trash and debris along the entire stretch of river, five fish jumping, no sign of Hydrilla, about eight inches of visibility into clear water. Temperature: 53°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.83 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, mourning doves, squirrels, jays, crows, gulls, mallard ducks by the flock, one great blue heron and one great egret. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 59.9 F 2015-10-08 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.11 inches 2015-10-08 07:10 Chlorophyll A 7 ug/L 2015-10-08 07:00 Current Direction 191 degrees 2015-10-08 07:00 Current Velocity 0.53 knots 2015-10-08 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 11.8 mg/L 2015-10-08 07:00 Heat Index 59.9 F 2015-10-08 07:10 Latitude 38.78762 degrees 2015-10-08 07:10 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-10-08 07:10 Relative Humidity 90.3 percent 2015-10-08 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-08 07:00 Turbidity 17.5 NTU 2015-10-08 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-08 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-08 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-10-08 07:00 Water Temperature 62.3 F 2015-10-08 07:00 Wind Chill 59.9 F 2015-10-08 07:10 Wind Direction 231 degrees 2015-10-08 07:10 Wind Gust 0.2 knots 2015-10-08 07:10 Wind Speed 0 knots 2015-10-08 07:10
10/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the South, big patches of loose Hydrilla in the channel with other natural debris, two fish jumping, about one foot of visibility into relatively clear water. Temperature: 61°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.79 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, one red-bellied woodpecker, crows, one belted kingfisher, gulls, two great blue herons (one just below on the embankment), two great egrets and one bald eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 63.5 F 2015-10-09 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.98 inches 2015-10-09 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.4 ug/L 2015-10-09 07:00 Current Direction 168 degrees 2015-10-09 07:00 Current Velocity 0.35 knots 2015-10-09 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 11.4 mg/L 2015-10-09 07:00 Heat Index 63.5 F 2015-10-09 07:10 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-10-09 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-10-09 07:10 Relative Humidity 89.5 percent 2015-10-09 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-09 07:00 Turbidity 13.7 NTU 2015-10-09 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-09 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-09 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-10-09 07:00 Water Temperature 62.6 F 2015-10-09 07:00 Wind Chill 63.5 F 2015-10-09 07:10 Wind Direction 188 degrees 2015-10-09 07:10 Wind Gust 4.1 knots 2015-10-09 07:10 Wind Speed 1.6 knots 2015-10-09 07:10
10/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the NNE (photographic record), Hydrilla, trash and debris along the Maryland shore, no fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into brown water. Temperature: 54°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.37 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, one deer, gulls and one great blue heron. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 58.5 F 2015-10-10 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.09 inches 2015-10-10 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.7 ug/L 2015-10-10 07:00 Current Direction 179 degrees 2015-10-10 07:00 Current Velocity 0.14 knots 2015-10-10 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 11.3 mg/L 2015-10-10 07:00 Heat Index 58.5 F 2015-10-10 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-10-10 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-10-10 07:00 Relative Humidity 60.9 percent 2015-10-10 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-10 07:00 Turbidity 14.5 NTU 2015-10-10 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-10 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-10 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-10-10 07:00 Water Temperature 63.6 F 2015-10-10 07:00 Wind Chill 58.5 F 2015-10-10 07:00 Wind Direction 26 degrees 2015-10-10 07:00 Wind Gust 17.3 knots 2015-10-10 07:00 Wind Speed 11.7 knots 2015-10-10 07:00
10/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No waves. Breeze atop the riverbank, 35 feet up, from the NE. I haven't seen fog this thick on the Potomac River since the early 1960s, visibility is limited to a trace of the non-compliant pier to the South, Hydrilla, trash and debris on the landing, one big fish jumping, about four inches of visibility in the water along the shore. Temperature: 45°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.88 feet. Songbirds, a few crickets, one squirrel and lots of noisy crows. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 48.7 F 2015-10-11 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.03 inches 2015-10-11 07:10 Chlorophyll A 22.9 ug/L 2015-10-11 07:00 Current Direction 355 degrees 2015-10-11 07:00 Current Velocity 0.17 knots 2015-10-11 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.2 mg/L 2015-10-11 07:00 Heat Index 48.7 F 2015-10-11 07:10 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-10-11 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-10-11 07:10 Relative Humidity 91.3 percent 2015-10-11 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-11 07:00 Turbidity 16.1 NTU 2015-10-11 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-11 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-11 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-10-11 07:00 Water Temperature 63.3 F 2015-10-11 07:00 Wind Chill 47.6 F 2015-10-11 07:10 Wind Direction 309 degrees 2015-10-11 07:10 Wind Gust 4.7 knots 2015-10-11 07:10 Wind Speed 3.3 knots 2015-10-11 07:10
10/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Not overcast, but heavy low-lying fog to the North and the Virginia shore is shrouded in mist. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, Hydrilla, trash and debris in the channel, eleven big fish jumping about 100 feet off the Maryland shore, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 46°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.78 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, a few crickets, mushrooms, spiders, crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 53.6 F 2015-10-12 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.89 inches 2015-10-12 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3.5 ug/L 2015-10-12 07:00 Current Direction 354 degrees 2015-10-12 07:00 Current Velocity 0.51 knots 2015-10-12 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10 mg/L 2015-10-12 07:00 Heat Index 53.6 F 2015-10-12 07:10 Latitude 38.78768 degrees 2015-10-12 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-10-12 07:10 Relative Humidity 94.5 percent 2015-10-12 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-12 07:00 Turbidity 13.8 NTU 2015-10-12 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-12 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-12 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-10-12 07:00 Water Temperature 64 F 2015-10-12 07:00 Wind Chill 53.6 F 2015-10-12 07:10 Wind Direction 213 degrees 2015-10-12 07:10 Wind Gust 3.1 knots 2015-10-12 07:10 Wind Speed 0.4 knots 2015-10-12 07:10
10/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WSW, Hydrilla, no trash or debris except on the landing, four fish jumping, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 59°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.73 feet. Songbirds, crickets, crows, one belted kingfisher, cormorants, gulls and one great blue heron. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 61.7 F 2015-10-13 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.57 inches 2015-10-13 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.5 ug/L 2015-10-13 07:00 Current Direction 0 degrees 2015-10-13 07:00 Current Velocity 0.62 knots 2015-10-13 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.6 mg/L 2015-10-13 07:00 Heat Index 61.7 F 2015-10-13 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-10-13 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-10-13 07:00 Relative Humidity 87.6 percent 2015-10-13 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-13 07:00 Turbidity 14.8 NTU 2015-10-13 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-13 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-13 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-10-13 07:00 Water Temperature 65 F 2015-10-13 07:00 Wind Chill 61.7 F 2015-10-13 07:00 Wind Direction 197 degrees 2015-10-13 07:00 Wind Gust 9.7 knots 2015-10-13 07:00 Wind Speed 8.2 knots 2015-10-13 07:00
10/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSE, Hydrilla, trash and debris dot the river, seventeen big fish jumping and coming down with a crash, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 52°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.73 feet. Songbirds, a few crickets, spiders, jays, one red-bellied woodpecker, cormorants by the flock, gulls, two great blue herons on the Virginia shore and one juvenile eagle in flight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 58.3 F 2015-10-14 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.78 inches 2015-10-14 07:00 Chlorophyll A 47.1 ug/L 2015-10-14 07:00 Current Direction 1 degrees 2015-10-14 07:00 Current Velocity 0.36 knots 2015-10-14 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.6 mg/L 2015-10-14 07:00 Heat Index 58.3 F 2015-10-14 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-10-14 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-10-14 07:00 Relative Humidity 78.2 percent 2015-10-14 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-14 07:00 Turbidity 26.3 NTU 2015-10-14 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-14 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-14 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-10-14 07:00 Water Temperature 65.4 F 2015-10-14 07:00 Wind Chill 58.3 F 2015-10-14 07:00 Wind Direction 198 degrees 2015-10-14 07:00 Wind Gust 5.2 knots 2015-10-14 07:00 Wind Speed 4.3 knots 2015-10-14 07:00 [Chlorophyll A 47.1 ug/L?]
10/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Squalls and moderate swells on the Potomac River from the NNW, Hydrilla, trash and debris moving slowly upstream along the Maryland shore, two small fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 49°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.78 feet. Songbirds, very few crickets, spiders, jays, crows, gulls, two pair of mallard ducks and two great blue herons on the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 56.3 F 2015-10-15 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.03 inches 2015-10-15 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.1 ug/L 2015-10-15 07:00 Current Direction 3 degrees 2015-10-15 07:00 Current Velocity 0.66 knots 2015-10-15 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.8 mg/L 2015-10-15 07:00 Heat Index 56.3 F 2015-10-15 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-10-15 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-10-15 07:00 Relative Humidity 65.4 percent 2015-10-15 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-15 07:00 Turbidity 12 NTU 2015-10-15 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-15 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-15 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-10-15 07:00 Water Temperature 64.6 F 2015-10-15 07:00 Wind Chill 56.3 F 2015-10-15 07:00 Wind Direction 336 degrees 2015-10-15 07:00 Wind Gust 7.4 knots 2015-10-15 07:00 Wind Speed 4.9 knots 2015-10-15 07:00
10/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Squalls on the Potomac River from indeterminate direction, Hydrilla, one snag, no trash or debris, one fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 50°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.69 feet. Songbirds, a few crickets, one cottontail, gulls and one great blue heron on the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 54.5 F 2015-10-16 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.01 inches 2015-10-16 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.2 ug/L 2015-10-16 07:00 Current Direction 4 degrees 2015-10-16 07:00 Current Velocity 0.51 knots 2015-10-16 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10 mg/L 2015-10-16 07:00 Heat Index 54.5 F 2015-10-16 07:00 Latitude 38.78768 degrees 2015-10-16 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-10-16 07:00 Relative Humidity 65.1 percent 2015-10-16 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-16 07:00 Turbidity 8.8 NTU 2015-10-16 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-16 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-16 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-10-16 07:00 Water Temperature 64 F 2015-10-16 07:00 Wind Chill 54.5 F 2015-10-16 07:00 Wind Direction 333 degrees 2015-10-16 07:00 Wind Gust 7.8 knots 2015-10-16 07:00 Wind Speed 5.2 knots 2015-10-16 07:00
10/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, no whitecaps, remnants of Hydrilla, one piece of trash and one snag, three fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into dark, murky, water. Temperature: 44°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.65 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, the crickets are so few that one could almost take a count, jays, crows, cormorants by the flock, five mallard ducks, gulls and one great blue heron on the embankment below. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 51.4 F 2015-10-17 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.14 inches 2015-10-17 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.4 ug/L 2015-10-17 07:00 Current Direction 357 degrees 2015-10-17 07:00 Current Velocity 0.09 knots 2015-10-17 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 0 mg/L 2015-10-17 07:00 Heat Index 51.4 F 2015-10-17 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-10-17 07:00 Longitude -77.03566 degrees 2015-10-17 07:00 Relative Humidity 60.8 percent 2015-10-17 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-17 07:00 Turbidity 8.2 NTU 2015-10-17 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-10-17 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-17 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-10-17 07:00 Water Temperature 62.9 F 2015-10-17 07:00 Wind Chill 51.4 F 2015-10-17 07:00 Wind Direction 290 degrees 2015-10-17 07:00 Wind Gust 5.8 knots 2015-10-17 07:00 Wind Speed 4.7 knots 2015-10-17 07:00 It is such a relief to agree with the wind direction every once in a while.
10/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW, no whitecaps, Hydrilla, no trash or debris except one snag over by Virginia, two fish jumping, about one foot of visibility into dark water. Temperature: 39°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.62 feet. Songbirds, no crickets, crows, one belted kingfisher, gulls and one great blue heron just off the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 42.1 F 2015-10-18 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.32 inches 2015-10-18 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4 ug/L 2015-10-18 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2015-10-18 07:00 Current Velocity 0.11 knots 2015-10-18 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 0 mg/L 2015-10-18 07:00 Heat Index 42.1 F 2015-10-18 07:00 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-10-18 07:00 Longitude -77.03566 degrees 2015-10-18 07:00 Relative Humidity 59.5 percent 2015-10-18 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-18 07:00 Turbidity 12 NTU 2015-10-18 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-10-18 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-18 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-10-18 07:00 Water Temperature 60.5 F 2015-10-18 07:00 Wind Chill 37.1 F 2015-10-18 07:00 Wind Direction 318 degrees 2015-10-18 07:00 Wind Gust 10.7 knots 2015-10-18 07:00 Wind Speed 7 knots 2015-10-18 07:00
10/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost around the top part of the rain gauge. Low-lying fog on the Potomac River, ripples from the NW, breeze 35 feet above the surface of the river from the NE, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, three fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into dark, cloudy water. Temperature: 33°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.59 feet. Songbirds, crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 40.1 F 2015-10-19 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.5 inches 2015-10-19 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.4 ug/L 2015-10-19 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2015-10-19 07:00 Current Velocity 0.17 knots 2015-10-19 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 0 mg/L 2015-10-19 07:00 Heat Index 40.1 F 2015-10-19 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-10-19 07:00 Longitude -77.03566 degrees 2015-10-19 07:00 Relative Humidity 80 percent 2015-10-19 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-19 07:00 Turbidity 9.4 NTU 2015-10-19 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-10-19 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-19 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-10-19 07:00 Water Temperature 58.9 F 2015-10-19 07:00 Wind Chill 38.1 F 2015-10-19 07:00 Wind Direction 291 degrees 2015-10-19 07:00 Wind Gust 4.5 knots 2015-10-19 07:00 Wind Speed 2.9 knots 2015-10-19 07:00
10/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish, about four inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 44°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.59 feet Congratulations to USGS, they are sending me a fresh report every day as soon as the 6:30 EST data are available. Jays, songbirds, crows, one red-shouldered hawk, gulls, cormorants and one eagle in flight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 47.1 F 2015-10-20 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.32 inches 2015-10-20 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3.8 ug/L 2015-10-20 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2015-10-20 07:00 Current Velocity 0.41 knots 2015-10-20 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 0 mg/L 2015-10-20 07:00 Heat Index 47.1 F 2015-10-20 07:10 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-10-20 07:10 Longitude -77.03565 degrees 2015-10-20 07:10 Relative Humidity 69.9 percent 2015-10-20 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-20 07:00 Turbidity 9.5 NTU 2015-10-20 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-20 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-20 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-10-20 07:00 Water Temperature 58.4 F 2015-10-20 07:00 Wind Chill 41.6 F 2015-10-20 07:10 Wind Direction 199 degrees 2015-10-20 07:10 Wind Gust 14 knots 2015-10-20 07:10 Wind Speed 10.9 knots 2015-10-20 07:10
10/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, ripples from the WNW, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, twenty-six big fish jumping mostly right off the embankment, about ten inches of visibility into dark, cloudy, water. Temperature: 41°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.61 feet. Songbirds, one red-shouldered hawk, crows, gulls and two great blue heron on the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 49.6 F 2015-10-21 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.32 inches 2015-10-21 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.4 ug/L 2015-10-21 07:00 Current Direction 191 degrees 2015-10-21 07:00 Current Velocity 0.48 knots 2015-10-21 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 0 mg/L 2015-10-21 07:00 Heat Index 49.6 F 2015-10-21 07:00 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-10-21 07:00 Longitude -77.03565 degrees 2015-10-21 07:00 Relative Humidity 86.1 percent 2015-10-21 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-21 07:00 Turbidity 8.1 NTU 2015-10-21 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-21 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-21 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-10-21 07:00 Water Temperature 58.3 F 2015-10-21 07:00 Wind Chill 49.6 F 2015-10-21 07:00 Wind Direction 238 degrees 2015-10-21 07:00 Wind Gust 3.5 knots 2015-10-21 07:00 Wind Speed 2.3 knots 2015-10-21 07:00
10/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, ripples from the WNW, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, nine fish jumping, about one foot of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 45°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.61 feet. Songbirds, jays, crows, one pair of mallard ducks, gulls and one great blue heron on the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 52.3 F 2015-10-22 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.24 inches 2015-10-22 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.9 ug/L 2015-10-22 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2015-10-22 07:00 Current Velocity 0.51 knots 2015-10-22 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 0 mg/L 2015-10-22 07:00 Heat Index 52.3 F 2015-10-22 07:10 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-10-22 07:10 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-10-22 07:10 Relative Humidity 91.7 percent 2015-10-22 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-22 07:00 Turbidity 7.9 NTU 2015-10-22 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-22 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-22 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-10-22 07:00 Water Temperature 58.9 F 2015-10-22 07:00 Wind Chill 52.3 F 2015-10-22 07:10 Wind Direction 236 degrees 2015-10-22 07:10 Wind Gust 3.3 knots 2015-10-22 07:10 Wind Speed 1.4 knots 2015-10-22 07:10 Dissolved Oxygen has been stuck at 0 for a number of days on end (reported to CBIBS).
10/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Slightly overcast, light fog. Breeze on the Potomac River from the NNE, ripples from the WNW, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, ten fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 54°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.61 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crows, gulls and two pair of mallard ducks. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 63.5 F 2015-10-23 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.18 inches 2015-10-23 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.4 ug/L 2015-10-23 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2015-10-23 07:00 Current Velocity 0.62 knots 2015-10-23 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 0 mg/L 2015-10-23 07:00 Heat Index 63.5 F 2015-10-23 07:00 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-10-23 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-10-23 07:00 Relative Humidity 69.8 percent 2015-10-23 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-23 07:00 Turbidity 7.9 NTU 2015-10-23 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-23 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-23 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-10-23 07:00 Water Temperature 59.8 F 2015-10-23 07:00 Wind Chill 63.5 F 2015-10-23 07:00 Wind Direction 14 degrees 2015-10-23 07:00 Wind Gust 7.4 knots 2015-10-23 07:00 Wind Speed 5.6 knots 2015-10-23 07:00
10/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Breeze on the Potomac River from the NNW (photographic record), ripples from the WNW, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, four fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 44°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.65 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, two squirrels, crows, mourning doves, one mallard duck, one belted kingfisher, gulls, two cormorants and one great blue heron on the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 49.6 F 2015-10-24 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.3 inches 2015-10-24 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.7 ug/L 2015-10-24 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2015-10-24 07:00 Current Velocity 0.4 knots 2015-10-24 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 0 mg/L 2015-10-24 07:00 Heat Index 49.6 F 2015-10-24 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-10-24 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-10-24 07:00 Relative Humidity 77.9 percent 2015-10-24 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-24 07:00 Turbidity 7.3 NTU 2015-10-24 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-24 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-24 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-10-24 07:00 Water Temperature 60 F 2015-10-24 07:00 Wind Chill 47.2 F 2015-10-24 07:00 Wind Direction 21 degrees 2015-10-24 07:00 Wind Gust 7.8 knots 2015-10-24 07:00 Wind Speed 5.2 knots 2015-10-24 07:00
10/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light rain. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, a couple of pieces of natural debris caught in the Hydrilla, no fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into dark, cloudy water. Temperature: 56°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.77 feet. One songbird, one pair of mallard ducks, and of all things: crickets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 58.5 F 2015-10-25 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.06 inches 2015-10-25 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3 ug/L 2015-10-25 07:00 Current Direction 271 degrees 2015-10-25 07:00 Current Velocity 0.05 knots 2015-10-25 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 0 mg/L 2015-10-25 07:00 Heat Index 58.5 F 2015-10-25 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-10-25 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-10-25 07:00 Relative Humidity 81.5 percent 2015-10-25 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-25 07:00 Turbidity 8.1 NTU 2015-10-25 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-25 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-25 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-10-25 07:00 Water Temperature 59.9 F 2015-10-25 07:00 Wind Chill 58.5 F 2015-10-25 07:00 Wind Direction 211 degrees 2015-10-25 07:00 Wind Gust 11.7 knots 2015-10-25 07:00 Wind Speed 9.1 knots 2015-10-25 07:00
10/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW, No whitecaps, remnants of Hydrilla, a couple of pieces of trash on the side of the channel toward Virginia, no fish jumping, about ten inches of visibility into relatively clear water. Temperature: 45°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.78 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one squirrel, crows, gulls and one pair of mallard ducks. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 52.5 F 2015-10-26 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.39 inches 2015-10-26 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.7 ug/L 2015-10-26 07:00 Current Direction 352 degrees 2015-10-26 07:00 Current Velocity 0.35 knots 2015-10-26 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 0 mg/L 2015-10-26 07:00 Heat Index 52.5 F 2015-10-26 07:00 Latitude 38.78768 degrees 2015-10-26 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-10-26 07:00 Relative Humidity 63 percent 2015-10-26 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-26 07:00 Turbidity 9.7 NTU 2015-10-26 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-26 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-26 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-10-26 07:00 Water Temperature 59.4 F 2015-10-26 07:00 Wind Chill 52.5 F 2015-10-26 07:00 Wind Direction 6 degrees 2015-10-26 07:00 Wind Gust 7.8 knots 2015-10-26 07:00 Wind Speed 5.6 knots 2015-10-26 07:00
10/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light fog. Breeze and low swells on the Potomac River from the NW, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, one fish jumping, about one foot of visibility into relatively clear water. Temperature: 41°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.81 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, crows, one curious squirrel, gulls and one pair of mallard ducks. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: The Upper Potomac buoy was the only one that did not move beyond 6:30AM data by 7:25AM which greatly delays the dispatch of this report and the ET gauge report. Barometric Pressure 30.46 inches 2015-10-27 06:30 Air Temperature 47.5 F 2015-10-27 06:30 Chlorophyll A 2.8 ug/L 2015-10-27 06:00 Dissolved Oxygen 0 mg/L 2015-10-27 06:00 Current Direction 357 degrees 2015-10-27 06:00 Current Velocity 0.85 knots 2015-10-27 06:00 Heat Index 47.5 F 2015-10-27 06:30 Latitude 38.78772 degrees 2015-10-27 06:30 Longitude -77.03572 degrees 2015-10-27 06:30 Relative Humidity 76.8 percent 2015-10-27 06:30 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-27 06:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-27 06:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-27 06:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-10-27 06:00 Water Temperature 58.6 F 2015-10-27 06:00 Turbidity 14 NTU 2015-10-27 06:00 Wind Chill 43.5 F 2015-10-27 06:30 Wind Direction 26 degrees 2015-10-27 06:30 Wind Speed 7.4 knots 2015-10-27 06:30 Wind Gust 9.3 knots 2015-10-27 06:30
10/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light rain. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NE, Hydrilla, some trash and debris along the Maryland shore, four fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 58°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.82 feet. Songbirds, crickets, one squirrel, crows, one fish crow and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.08 inches 2015-10-28 07:00 Air Temperature 61 F 2015-10-28 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.1 ug/L 2015-10-28 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.6 mg/L 2015-10-28 07:00 Current Direction 359 degrees 2015-10-28 07:00 Current Velocity 0.91 knots 2015-10-28 07:00 Heat Index 61 F 2015-10-28 07:00 Latitude 38.78772 degrees 2015-10-28 07:00 Longitude -77.03573 degrees 2015-10-28 07:00 Relative Humidity 89.3 percent 2015-10-28 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-28 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-28 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-28 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-10-28 07:00 Water Temperature 58.2 F 2015-10-28 07:00 Turbidity 21.4 NTU 2015-10-28 07:00 Wind Chill 61 F 2015-10-28 07:00 Wind Direction 102 degrees 2015-10-28 07:00 Wind Speed 9.1 knots 2015-10-28 07:00 Wind Gust 15.7 knots 2015-10-28 07:00 The dissolved oxygen is finally reading something more than zero.
10/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, wet. Fog on the Potomac River, the Virginia shore can be seen only as a vague shadow, Hydrilla, some natural debris just off the landing, two fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 61°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.71 feet with a big vertical spike in both charts. Songbirds, crickets, one squirrel and one pair of mallard ducks. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 29.63 inches 2015-10-29 07:00 Air Temperature 63.1 F 2015-10-29 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.2 ug/L 2015-10-29 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.5 mg/L 2015-10-29 07:00 Current Direction 2 degrees 2015-10-29 07:00 Current Velocity 0.85 knots 2015-10-29 07:00 Heat Index 63.1 F 2015-10-29 07:00 Latitude 38.78768 degrees 2015-10-29 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-10-29 07:00 Relative Humidity 98.2 percent 2015-10-29 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-29 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-29 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-29 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-10-29 07:00 Water Temperature 59.6 F 2015-10-29 07:00 Turbidity 15.2 NTU 2015-10-29 07:00 Wind Chill 63.1 F 2015-10-29 07:00 Wind Direction 160 degrees 2015-10-29 07:00 Wind Speed 0.8 knots 2015-10-29 07:00 Wind Gust 2.9 knots 2015-10-29 07:00
10/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW, no whitecaps, remnants of Hydrilla with trash and debris on the landing, no fish jumping, no visibility into murky water. Temperature: 50°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.05 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 29.96 inches 2015-10-30 07:00 Air Temperature 51.3 F 2015-10-30 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.2 ug/L 2015-10-30 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.7 mg/L 2015-10-30 07:00 Current Direction 13 degrees 2015-10-30 07:00 Current Velocity 0.14 knots 2015-10-30 07:00 Heat Index 51.3 F 2015-10-30 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-10-30 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-10-30 07:00 Relative Humidity 52.8 percent 2015-10-30 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-30 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-10-30 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-30 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-10-30 07:00 Water Temperature 58.5 F 2015-10-30 07:00 Turbidity 7.2 NTU 2015-10-30 07:00 Wind Chill 51.3 F 2015-10-30 07:00 Wind Direction 327 degrees 2015-10-30 07:00 Wind Speed 6 knots 2015-10-30 07:00 Wind Gust 7.8 knots 2015-10-30 07:00
10/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Mist. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, no trash or debris, no fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 38°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.89 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, crows, one red-shouldered hawk and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.21 inches 2015-10-31 07:00 Air Temperature 46.6 F 2015-10-31 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.4 ug/L 2015-10-31 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.3 mg/L 2015-10-31 07:00 Current Direction 141 degrees 2015-10-31 07:00 Current Velocity 0.05 knots 2015-10-31 07:00 Heat Index 46.6 F 2015-10-31 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-10-31 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-10-31 07:00 Relative Humidity 74.8 percent 2015-10-31 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-10-31 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-10-31 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-10-31 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-10-31 07:00 Water Temperature 59.3 F 2015-10-31 07:00 Turbidity 22.8 NTU 2015-10-31 07:00 Wind Chill 46.6 F 2015-10-31 07:00 Wind Direction 299 degrees 2015-10-31 07:00 Wind Speed 2.3 knots 2015-10-31 07:00 Wind Gust 3.5 knots 2015-10-31 07:00
11/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light rain, light fog. Wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the WSW, remnants of Hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish jumping, no visibility into brown water. Temperature: 52°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.86 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 29.98 inches 2015-11-01 07:00 Air Temperature 54.1 F 2015-11-01 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.5 ug/L 2015-11-01 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.2 mg/L 2015-11-01 07:00 Current Direction 12 degrees 2015-11-01 07:00 Current Velocity 0.04 knots 2015-11-01 07:00 Heat Index 54.1 F 2015-11-01 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-11-01 07:00 Longitude -77.03566 degrees 2015-11-01 07:00 Relative Humidity 91.6 percent 2015-11-01 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-01 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-11-01 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-01 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-11-01 07:00 Water Temperature 58.7 F 2015-11-01 07:00 Turbidity 19.6 NTU 2015-11-01 07:00 Wind Chill 54.1 F 2015-11-01 07:00 Wind Direction 203 degrees 2015-11-01 07:00 Wind Speed 13 knots 2015-11-01 07:00 Wind Gust 16.9 knots 2015-11-01 07:00
11/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light fog. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, ripples from the NW, remnants of Hydrilla, a couple of pieces of trash and debris moving slowly downstream, three fish jumping, an amazing two feet of visibility into cloudy water, the far ends of both arms to the Native American fish weir are clearly visible. Temperature: 52°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.86 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, crows, one red-shouldered hawk and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.07 inches 2015-11-02 07:00 Air Temperature 56.8 F 2015-11-02 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.9 ug/L 2015-11-02 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.1 mg/L 2015-11-02 07:00 Current Direction 190 degrees 2015-11-02 07:00 Current Velocity 0.31 knots 2015-11-02 07:00 Heat Index 56.8 F 2015-11-02 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-11-02 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-11-02 07:00 Relative Humidity 89 percent 2015-11-02 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-02 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-11-02 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-02 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-11-02 07:00 Water Temperature 58.4 F 2015-11-02 07:00 Turbidity 15 NTU 2015-11-02 07:00 Wind Chill 56.8 F 2015-11-02 07:00 Wind Direction 233 degrees 2015-11-02 07:00 Wind Speed 0 knots 2015-11-02 07:00 Wind Gust 0.2 knots 2015-11-02 07:00
11/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Heavy fog, the Virginia shore cannot be seen at all. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WNW, no trash or debris, no fish jumping, about eighteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 42°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.84 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one buck (with lots of antlers), one squirrel, mourning doves and fish crows. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.19 inches 2015-11-03 07:00 Air Temperature 50.4 F 2015-11-03 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.5 ug/L 2015-11-03 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.1 mg/L 2015-11-03 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2015-11-03 07:00 Current Velocity 0.37 knots 2015-11-03 07:00 Heat Index 50.4 F 2015-11-03 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-11-03 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-11-03 07:00 Relative Humidity 91 percent 2015-11-03 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-03 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-11-03 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-03 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-11-03 07:00 Water Temperature 57.8 F 2015-11-03 07:00 Turbidity 13.8 NTU 2015-11-03 07:00 Wind Chill 50.4 F 2015-11-03 07:00 Wind Direction 0 degrees 2015-11-03 07:00 Wind Speed 0 knots 2015-11-03 07:00 Wind Gust 0 knots 2015-11-03 07:00
11/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Mist. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the East, a few pieces of trash and debris litter the channel, nine fish jumping, about one foot of visibility into the water. Temperature: 43°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.83 feet. Songbirds, jays, mourning doves, lots of squirrels, crows, two cormorants, gulls, one pair of mallard ducks and one great blue heron off the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.3 inches 2015-11-04 07:00 Air Temperature 50.2 F 2015-11-04 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.8 ug/L 2015-11-04 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.4 mg/L 2015-11-04 07:00 Current Direction 195 degrees 2015-11-04 07:00 Current Velocity 0.3 knots 2015-11-04 07:00 Heat Index 50.2 F 2015-11-04 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-11-04 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-11-04 07:00 Relative Humidity 88.8 percent 2015-11-04 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-04 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-04 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-04 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-04 07:00 Water Temperature 57.7 F 2015-11-04 07:00 Turbidity 11.3 NTU 2015-11-04 07:00 Wind Chill 50.2 F 2015-11-04 07:00 Wind Direction 264 degrees 2015-11-04 07:00 Wind Speed 1.2 knots 2015-11-04 07:00 Wind Gust 3.1 knots 2015-11-04 07:00
11/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast and wet. Fog on the Potomac River, the Virginia shore can be seen only partially, remnants of Hydrilla and trash and debris mainly in the channel, twelve fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 58°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.92 feet. ET gauge: 0.41. Songbirds, one cricket, jays, crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.26 inches 2015-11-05 07:00 Air Temperature 59.4 F 2015-11-05 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.5 ug/L 2015-11-05 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.5 mg/L 2015-11-05 07:00 Current Direction 115 degrees 2015-11-05 07:00 Current Velocity 0.2 knots 2015-11-05 07:00 Heat Index 59.4 F 2015-11-05 07:00 Latitude 38.78762 degrees 2015-11-05 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-11-05 07:00 Relative Humidity 97.5 percent 2015-11-05 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-05 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-05 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-05 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-05 07:00 Water Temperature 58.3 F 2015-11-05 07:00 Turbidity 8.7 NTU 2015-11-05 07:00 Wind Chill 59.4 F 2015-11-05 07:00 Wind Direction 0 degrees 2015-11-05 07:00 Wind Speed 0 knots 2015-11-05 07:00 Wind Gust 0 knots 2015-11-05 07:00
11/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, wet, light fog. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, a slick with remnants of Hydrilla, trash, debris and foam on the side of the channel toward Maryland (photographic record), eight fish jumping, no visibility into murky water. Temperature: 62°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.96 feet. ET gauge: 0.43. Canada geese, two crickets, songbirds, jays, crows, fish crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.04 inches 2015-11-06 07:00 Air Temperature 62.2 F 2015-11-06 07:00 Chlorophyll A 31.6 ug/L 2015-11-06 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.2 mg/L 2015-11-06 07:00 Current Direction 134 degrees 2015-11-06 07:00 Current Velocity 0.66 knots 2015-11-06 07:00 Heat Index 62.2 F 2015-11-06 07:00 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2015-11-06 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-11-06 07:00 Relative Humidity 100.3 percent 2015-11-06 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-06 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-06 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-06 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-06 07:00 Water Temperature 59.1 F 2015-11-06 07:00 Turbidity 10.8 NTU 2015-11-06 07:00 Wind Chill 62.2 F 2015-11-06 07:00 Wind Direction 195 degrees 2015-11-06 07:00 Wind Speed 7.4 knots 2015-11-06 07:00 Wind Gust 8.5 knots 2015-11-06 07:00 [Chlorophyll A 31.6 ug/L?]
11/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, no wind, light rain showers. Rain squalls on the western half of the Potomac River, ripples from the West, a few pieces of trash and debris dot the entire stretch of river, five fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into brown, murky water. Temperature: 60°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.89 feet with a spike that is not reflected in our rain gauge. ET gauge: 0.47. Songbirds, three squirrels, one cricket on the riverbank, crows, fish crows, five mallard ducks, cormorants by the flock, gulls and not one, but two belted kingfishers chattering away and skimming along the surface. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.03 inches 2015-11-07 07:00 Air Temperature 63.9 F 2015-11-07 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.7 ug/L 2015-11-07 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.2 mg/L 2015-11-07 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2015-11-07 07:00 Current Velocity 0.53 knots 2015-11-07 07:00 Heat Index 63.9 F 2015-11-07 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-11-07 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-11-07 07:00 Relative Humidity 95.1 percent 2015-11-07 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-07 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-07 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-07 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-07 07:00 Water Temperature 60.4 F 2015-11-07 07:00 Turbidity 7 NTU 2015-11-07 07:00 Wind Chill 63.9 F 2015-11-07 07:00 Wind Direction 178 degrees 2015-11-07 07:00 Wind Speed 3.1 knots 2015-11-07 07:00 Wind Gust 3.9 knots 2015-11-07 07:00
11/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, foam along the Maryland shore, one paper cup just off the landing, no fish jumping, about four Inches of visibility into dark water. Temperature: 46°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.88 Feet. ET gauge: 0.48. Canada geese, songbirds, one fox, jays, crows, gulls and one great blue heron on the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.37 inches 2015-11-08 07:00 Air Temperature 48.7 F 2015-11-08 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.2 ug/L 2015-11-08 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.2 mg/L 2015-11-08 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2015-11-08 07:00 Current Velocity 0.39 knots 2015-11-08 07:00 Heat Index 48.7 F 2015-11-08 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-11-08 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-11-08 07:00 Relative Humidity 55 percent 2015-11-08 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-08 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-08 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-08 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-08 07:00 Water Temperature 59.5 F 2015-11-08 07:00 Turbidity 7 NTU 2015-11-08 07:00 Wind Chill 45.7 F 2015-11-08 07:00 Wind Direction 328 degrees 2015-11-08 07:00 Wind Speed 6 knots 2015-11-08 07:00 Wind Gust 8.4 knots 2015-11-08 07:00
11/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost. Breeze, squalls and ripples on the Potomac River from the WNW, remnants of Hydrilla with trash and debris on the landing, five fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 34°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.85 Feet. ET gauge suspended due to danger of frost damage. Canada geese, songbirds, one squirrel, crows, jays, one red-shouldered hawk and one adult egale. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.43 inches 2015-11-09 07:00 Air Temperature 43.9 F 2015-11-09 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.8 ug/L 2015-11-09 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9 mg/L 2015-11-09 07:00 Current Direction 190 degrees 2015-11-09 07:00 Current Velocity 0.24 knots 2015-11-09 07:00 Heat Index 43.9 F 2015-11-09 07:00 Latitude 38.78767 degrees 2015-11-09 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-11-09 07:00 Relative Humidity 84.7 percent 2015-11-09 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-09 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-09 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-09 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-09 07:00 Water Temperature 58.3 F 2015-11-09 07:00 Turbidity 7 NTU 2015-11-09 07:00 Wind Chill 43.9 F 2015-11-09 07:00 Wind Direction 328 degrees 2015-11-09 07:00 Wind Speed 2.1 knots 2015-11-09 07:00 Wind Gust 3.5 knots 2015-11-09 07:00 Sharp contrasts to some of the buoy readings.
11/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light fog, light rain. Wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, remnants of Hydrilla with a bit of trash and debris being driven against the Maryland shore, one fish jumping, about four Inches of visibility into brown, murky water. Temperature: 54°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.35 Feet with a big spike reflecting the rain we have been receiving. Canada geese, songbirds, mourning doves, squirrels, crows, gulls and four ducks in flight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 29.98 inches 2015-11-10 07:10 Air Temperature 57 F 2015-11-10 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.9 ug/L 2015-11-10 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.1 mg/L 2015-11-10 07:00 Current Direction 223 degrees 2015-11-10 07:00 Current Velocity 0.04 knots 2015-11-10 07:00 Heat Index 57 F 2015-11-10 07:10 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-11-10 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-11-10 07:10 Relative Humidity 99.2 percent 2015-11-10 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-10 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-10 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-10 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-10 07:00 Water Temperature 57.6 F 2015-11-10 07:00 Turbidity 7.9 NTU 2015-11-10 07:00 Wind Chill 57 F 2015-11-10 07:10 Wind Direction 27 degrees 2015-11-10 07:10 Wind Speed 7.4 knots 2015-11-10 07:10 Wind Gust 10.3 knots 2015-11-10 07:10
11/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, a few whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish jumping, about five inches of visibility into murky water. Temperature: 51°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.30 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, fish crows, gulls and two great blue herons along the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 29.9 inches 2015-11-11 07:00 Air Temperature 54.3 F 2015-11-11 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.6 ug/L 2015-11-11 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.1 mg/L 2015-11-11 07:00 Current Direction 345 degrees 2015-11-11 07:00 Current Velocity 0.18 knots 2015-11-11 07:00 Heat Index 54.3 F 2015-11-11 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-11-11 07:00 Longitude -77.03566 degrees 2015-11-11 07:00 Relative Humidity 69.1 percent 2015-11-11 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-11 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-11 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-11 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-11 07:00 Water Temperature 57.9 F 2015-11-11 07:00 Turbidity 6.9 NTU 2015-11-11 07:00 Wind Chill 54.3 F 2015-11-11 07:00 Wind Direction 309 degrees 2015-11-11 07:00 Wind Speed 8.5 knots 2015-11-11 07:00 Wind Gust 12 knots 2015-11-11 07:00
11/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Partially overcast, haze. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSW, one piece of trash on the landing and one stick in the channel, twelve fish jumping, about one foot of visibility into dark water. Temperature: 46°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.03 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, crows, fish crows, one cormorant, lots of gulls heading downriver, two eagles hiding in the trees just to the North and one great blue heron on the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 29.85 inches 2015-11-12 07:00 Air Temperature 51.3 F 2015-11-12 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.7 ug/L 2015-11-12 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9 mg/L 2015-11-12 07:00 Current Direction 355 degrees 2015-11-12 07:00 Current Velocity 0.4 knots 2015-11-12 07:00 Heat Index 51.3 F 2015-11-12 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-11-12 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-11-12 07:00 Relative Humidity 82.5 percent 2015-11-12 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-12 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-12 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-12 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-12 07:00 Water Temperature 57.5 F 2015-11-12 07:00 Turbidity 10.5 NTU 2015-11-12 07:00 Wind Chill 51.3 F 2015-11-12 07:00 Wind Direction 168 degrees 2015-11-12 07:00 Wind Speed 2.7 knots 2015-11-12 07:00 Wind Gust 6.2 knots 2015-11-12 07:00
11/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SW, no trash or debris except on the landing, twelve big fish jumping and crashing down on the surface, about fourteen inches of visibility into dark water. Temperature: 51°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.96 feet. Songbirds, crows, one mourning dove, one red-shouldered hawk, one eagle and lots of gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 29.78 inches 2015-11-13 07:00 Air Temperature 54.7 F 2015-11-13 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.6 ug/L 2015-11-13 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.9 mg/L 2015-11-13 07:00 Current Direction 0 degrees 2015-11-13 07:00 Current Velocity 0.52 knots 2015-11-13 07:00 Heat Index 54.7 F 2015-11-13 07:00 Latitude 38.78768 degrees 2015-11-13 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-11-13 07:00 Relative Humidity 51.8 percent 2015-11-13 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-13 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-13 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-13 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-13 07:00 Water Temperature 57.7 F 2015-11-13 07:00 Turbidity 10 NTU 2015-11-13 07:00 Wind Chill 54.7 F 2015-11-13 07:00 Wind Direction 307 degrees 2015-11-13 07:00 Wind Speed 2.7 knots 2015-11-13 07:00 Wind Gust 4.3 knots 2015-11-13 07:00
11/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris except fallen leaves, no fish, about four inches of visibility into cloudy water, foam along the Maryland shore. Temperature: 46°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.89 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, squirrels, mourning doves, one deer, crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore and gulls by the flock. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.15 inches 2015-11-14 07:00 Air Temperature 47.7 F 2015-11-14 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.2 ug/L 2015-11-14 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.9 mg/L 2015-11-14 07:00 Current Direction 6 degrees 2015-11-14 07:00 Current Velocity 0.49 knots 2015-11-14 07:00 Heat Index 47.7 F 2015-11-14 07:00 Latitude 38.78767 degrees 2015-11-14 07:00 Longitude -77.03566 degrees 2015-11-14 07:00 Relative Humidity 42 percent 2015-11-14 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-14 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-14 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-14 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-14 07:00 Water Temperature 54.2 F 2015-11-14 07:00 Turbidity 8 NTU 2015-11-14 07:00 Wind Chill 42.1 F 2015-11-14 07:00 Wind Direction 306 degrees 2015-11-14 07:00 Wind Speed 11.5 knots 2015-11-14 07:00 Wind Gust 18.1 knots 2015-11-14 07:00
11/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Mist rising toward the NNW, limited visibility. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSE, no trash or debris, a big mass of Hydrilla caught on the alluvial rocks of the Native American fish weir, no fish, about one foot of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 32°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.86 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows and mourning doves. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.39 inches 2015-11-15 07:00 Air Temperature 40.8 F 2015-11-15 07:00 Chlorophyll A 6.7 ug/L 2015-11-15 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.1 mg/L 2015-11-15 07:00 Current Direction 7 degrees 2015-11-15 07:00 Current Velocity 0.54 knots 2015-11-15 07:00 Heat Index 40.8 F 2015-11-15 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-11-15 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-11-15 07:00 Relative Humidity 80.4 percent 2015-11-15 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-15 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-15 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-15 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-15 07:00 Water Temperature 52.6 F 2015-11-15 07:00 Turbidity 12.2 NTU 2015-11-15 07:00 Wind Chill 36.4 F 2015-11-15 07:00 Wind Direction 190 degrees 2015-11-15 07:00 Wind Speed 5.6 knots 2015-11-15 07:00 Wind Gust 6.6 knots 2015-11-15 07:00 The television stations have been broadcasting about a coming spell of unusually warm weather and as I was headed for the door this morning, I was thinking about setting up the ET gauge again for a while. Then I went outside to the thermometer and it said 32 degrees! The rain gauge was completely frosted over (photographic record).
11/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSE, no trash or debris, four fish jumping, about sixteen inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 35°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.85 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, mourning doves, one red-shouldered hawk and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.31 inches 2015-11-16 07:00 Air Temperature 44.6 F 2015-11-16 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.1 ug/L 2015-11-16 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.3 mg/L 2015-11-16 07:00 Current Direction 7 degrees 2015-11-16 07:00 Current Velocity 0.38 knots 2015-11-16 07:00 Heat Index 44.6 F 2015-11-16 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-11-16 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-11-16 07:00 Relative Humidity 71.9 percent 2015-11-16 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-16 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-16 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-16 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-16 07:00 Water Temperature 52.7 F 2015-11-16 07:00 Turbidity 6.9 NTU 2015-11-16 07:00 Wind Chill 44.6 F 2015-11-16 07:00 Wind Direction 247 degrees 2015-11-16 07:00 Wind Speed 1.9 knots 2015-11-16 07:00 Wind Gust 3.7 knots 2015-11-16 07:00
11/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze, squalls and ripples on the Potomac River from the NNW, almost due north, two pieces of natural debris just east of the channel, six fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into dark water. Temperature: 43°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.84 feet. Songbirds, crows, mourning doves, one squirrel, three deer, one very noisy red-shouldered hawk, gulls, two great blue heron on the Virginia shore, one large rodent swimming along the Maryland shore - possibly a woodchuck, but from the shape of its nose, more likely a beaver (photographic record) and two eagles . NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.37 inches 2015-11-17 07:00 Air Temperature 50.4 F 2015-11-17 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.1 ug/L 2015-11-17 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.6 mg/L 2015-11-17 07:00 Current Direction 27 degrees 2015-11-17 07:00 Current Velocity 0.05 knots 2015-11-17 07:00 Heat Index 50.4 F 2015-11-17 07:00 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-11-17 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-11-17 07:00 Relative Humidity 71.2 percent 2015-11-17 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-17 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-17 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-17 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-17 07:00 Water Temperature 52.1 F 2015-11-17 07:00 Turbidity 6 NTU 2015-11-17 07:00 Wind Chill 50.4 F 2015-11-17 07:00 Wind Direction 0 degrees 2015-11-17 07:00 Wind Speed 7.4 knots 2015-11-17 07:00 Wind Gust 8.5 knots 2015-11-17 07:00
11/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze on the Potomac River from the NE, swells from the NNW, two pieces of natural debris on the entire stretch of river, no fish, about six inches of visibility into dark water. Temperature: 46°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.83 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, squirrels, two red-shouldered hawks, three deer and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.4 inches 2015-11-18 07:00 Air Temperature 48.4 F 2015-11-18 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.2 ug/L 2015-11-18 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.6 mg/L 2015-11-18 07:00 Current Direction 252 degrees 2015-11-18 07:00 Current Velocity 0.02 knots 2015-11-18 07:00 Heat Index 48.4 F 2015-11-18 07:00 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-11-18 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-11-18 07:00 Relative Humidity 85.6 percent 2015-11-18 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-18 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-18 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-18 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-18 07:00 Water Temperature 52.1 F 2015-11-18 07:00 Turbidity 6 NTU 2015-11-18 07:00 Wind Chill 45.6 F 2015-11-18 07:00 Wind Direction 14 degrees 2015-11-18 07:00 Wind Speed 5.4 knots 2015-11-18 07:00 Wind Gust 7.4 knots 2015-11-18 07:00
11/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, very light drizzle. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into cloudy, brown water. Temperature: 60°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.85 feet. Canada geese by the flock, songbirds, lots of noisy jays, one red-shouldered hawk, crows, fish crows, one cormorant and many gulls headed downriver. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.05 inches 2015-11-19 07:00 Air Temperature 63.1 F 2015-11-19 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.1 ug/L 2015-11-19 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.7 mg/L 2015-11-19 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2015-11-19 07:00 Current Velocity 0.36 knots 2015-11-19 07:00 Heat Index 63.1 F 2015-11-19 07:00 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-11-19 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-11-19 07:00 Relative Humidity 82.9 percent 2015-11-19 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-19 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-19 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-19 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-19 07:00 Water Temperature 52.3 F 2015-11-19 07:00 Turbidity 6.1 NTU 2015-11-19 07:00 Wind Chill 63.1 F 2015-11-19 07:00 Wind Direction 163 degrees 2015-11-19 07:00 Wind Speed 11.7 knots 2015-11-19 07:00 Wind Gust 17.1 knots 2015-11-19 07:00
11/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves just short of whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NW, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into dark water. Temperature: 47°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.53 feet with a big peak just after midnight. Canada geese by the flock on the Virginia shore, songbirds, one fish crow in flight overhead, one red-shouldered hawk, gulls and one great blue heron across the river (photographic record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.17 inches 2015-11-20 07:00 Air Temperature 51.1 F 2015-11-20 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.1 ug/L 2015-11-20 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.6 mg/L 2015-11-20 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2015-11-20 07:00 Current Velocity 0.56 knots 2015-11-20 07:00 Heat Index 51.1 F 2015-11-20 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-11-20 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-11-20 07:00 Relative Humidity 40.8 percent 2015-11-20 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-20 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-20 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-20 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-20 07:00 Water Temperature 52.9 F 2015-11-20 07:00 Turbidity 7 NTU 2015-11-20 07:00 Wind Chill 51.1 F 2015-11-20 07:00 Wind Direction 339 degrees 2015-11-20 07:00 Wind Speed 7 knots 2015-11-20 07:00 Wind Gust 11.8 knots 2015-11-20 07:00
11/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, no trash or debris, two fish jumping and crashing down on the surface, no visibility into dark, cloudy water. Temperature: 30°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.07 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, one adult eagle high up on top of the tree at Sheridan Point, a few gulls and three great blue heron on the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.25 inches 2015-11-21 07:00 Air Temperature 41.7 F 2015-11-21 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1 ug/L 2015-11-21 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.5 mg/L 2015-11-21 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2015-11-21 07:00 Current Velocity 0.58 knots 2015-11-21 07:00 Heat Index 41.7 F 2015-11-21 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-11-21 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-11-21 07:00 Relative Humidity 64.9 percent 2015-11-21 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-21 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-21 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-21 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-21 07:00 Water Temperature 52.1 F 2015-11-21 07:00 Turbidity 6.6 NTU 2015-11-21 07:00 Wind Chill 39.9 F 2015-11-21 07:00 Wind Direction 350 degrees 2015-11-21 07:00 Wind Speed 2.9 knots 2015-11-21 07:00 Wind Gust 4.1 knots 2015-11-21 07:00
11/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Significant wind, swells, waves and whitecaps on the Potomac River from the WNW, one piece of debris, no fish, no visibility into grey, cloudy water, not even at the shoreline. Temperature: 45°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.99 feet. Not a creature is stirring but crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 29.98 inches 2015-11-22 07:00 Air Temperature 48.6 F 2015-11-22 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.1 ug/L 2015-11-22 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.2 mg/L 2015-11-22 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2015-11-22 07:00 Current Velocity 0.69 knots 2015-11-22 07:00 Heat Index 48.6 F 2015-11-22 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-11-22 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-11-22 07:00 Relative Humidity 51.4 percent 2015-11-22 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-22 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-22 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-22 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-22 07:00 Water Temperature 52.1 F 2015-11-22 07:00 Turbidity 8.5 NTU 2015-11-22 07:00 Wind Chill 43.4 F 2015-11-22 07:00 Wind Direction 350 degrees 2015-11-22 07:00 Wind Speed 11.1 knots 2015-11-22 07:00 Wind Gust 17.3 knots 2015-11-22 07:00
11/23/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost on the ground in open areas of the orchard. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, foam on the landing, no fish, about four inches of visibility into brown, murky water. Temperature: 33°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.94 feet. Canada geese by the flock, songbirds, one mourning dove, two squirrels, crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.15 inches 2015-11-23 07:00 Air Temperature 33.3 F 2015-11-23 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.1 ug/L 2015-11-23 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.4 mg/L 2015-11-23 07:00 Current Direction 191 degrees 2015-11-23 07:00 Current Velocity 0.55 knots 2015-11-23 07:00 Heat Index 33.3 F 2015-11-23 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-11-23 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-11-23 07:00 Relative Humidity 50.3 percent 2015-11-23 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-23 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-23 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-23 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-23 07:00 Water Temperature 50.2 F 2015-11-23 07:00 Turbidity 7.2 NTU 2015-11-23 07:00 Wind Chill 25.8 F 2015-11-23 07:00 Wind Direction 323 degrees 2015-11-23 07:00 Wind Speed 7.8 knots 2015-11-23 07:00 Wind Gust 12.4 knots 2015-11-23 07:00
11/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSE, low swells from the SSW, remnants of Hydrilla on the landing, no fish, no visibility into dark water. Temperature: 34°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.89 feet. Songbirds, jays, crows, squirrels, gulls and one adult eagle in flight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.33 inches 2015-11-24 07:00 Air Temperature 37.4 F 2015-11-24 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.2 ug/L 2015-11-24 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.7 mg/L 2015-11-24 07:00 Current Direction 192 degrees 2015-11-24 07:00 Current Velocity 0.37 knots 2015-11-24 07:00 Heat Index 37.4 F 2015-11-24 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-11-24 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-11-24 07:00 Relative Humidity 60.8 percent 2015-11-24 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-24 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-24 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-24 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-24 07:00 Water Temperature 48.3 F 2015-11-24 07:00 Turbidity 7.4 NTU 2015-11-24 07:00 Wind Chill 33.9 F 2015-11-24 07:00 Wind Direction 175 degrees 2015-11-24 07:00 Wind Speed 3.9 knots 2015-11-24 07:00 Wind Gust 5.6 knots 2015-11-24 07:00
11/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost, haze. Wind and low swells on the Potomac River from the NW, breeze and squalls from changing directions, two pieces of natural debris on the entire stretch of river, one fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 30°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.88 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, jays, two squirrels, one red-shouldered hawk, one cormorant, gulls and three adult eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.63 inches 2015-11-25 07:00 Air Temperature 39.9 F 2015-11-25 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.3 ug/L 2015-11-25 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.8 mg/L 2015-11-25 07:00 Current Direction 206 degrees 2015-11-25 07:00 Current Velocity 0.11 knots 2015-11-25 07:00 Heat Index 39.9 F 2015-11-25 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-11-25 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-11-25 07:00 Relative Humidity 82.3 percent 2015-11-25 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-25 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-25 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-25 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-25 07:00 Water Temperature 48 F 2015-11-25 07:00 Turbidity 8.7 NTU 2015-11-25 07:00 Wind Chill 35.4 F 2015-11-25 07:00 Wind Direction 13 degrees 2015-11-25 07:00 Wind Speed 5.6 knots 2015-11-25 07:00 Wind Gust 7.2 knots 2015-11-25 07:00
11/26/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Haze, light frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, low swells from the NW, no trash or debris except remnants of Hydrilla moving slowly downstream, three fish, about 10 inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 36°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.87 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, jays, one red-shouldered hawk, gulls, one great blue heron and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.77 inches 2015-11-26 07:00 Air Temperature 43.9 F 2015-11-26 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.2 ug/L 2015-11-26 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.9 mg/L 2015-11-26 07:00 Current Direction 355 degrees 2015-11-26 07:00 Current Velocity 0.35 knots 2015-11-26 07:00 Heat Index 43.9 F 2015-11-26 07:00 Latitude 38.78772 degrees 2015-11-26 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-11-26 07:00 Relative Humidity 84.5 percent 2015-11-26 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-26 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-26 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-26 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-26 07:00 Water Temperature 48 F 2015-11-26 07:00 Turbidity 10.7 NTU 2015-11-26 07:00 Wind Chill 42.6 F 2015-11-26 07:00 Wind Direction 40 degrees 2015-11-26 07:00 Wind Speed 2.7 knots 2015-11-26 07:00 Wind Gust 3.9 knots 2015-11-26 07:00
11/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light fog. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSE, trash and debris litters the entire stretch of river, two fish jumping clear out of the water, about one foot of visibility into the water. Temperature: 37°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.86 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, jays, one squirrel, crows, one red-shouldered hawk, gulls and one cormorant on the last piling off Sheridan Point. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.53 inches 2015-11-27 07:00 Air Temperature 44.2 F 2015-11-27 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.3 ug/L 2015-11-27 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 11.2 mg/L 2015-11-27 07:00 Current Direction 5 degrees 2015-11-27 07:00 Current Velocity 0.22 knots 2015-11-27 07:00 Heat Index 44.2 F 2015-11-27 07:00 Latitude 38.78773 degrees 2015-11-27 07:00 Longitude -77.03571 degrees 2015-11-27 07:00 Relative Humidity 98.8 percent 2015-11-27 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-27 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-11-27 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-27 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-27 07:00 Water Temperature 48.2 F 2015-11-27 07:00 Turbidity 13.3 NTU 2015-11-27 07:00 Wind Chill 42 F 2015-11-27 07:00 Wind Direction 209 degrees 2015-11-27 07:00 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2015-11-27 07:00 Wind Gust 4.3 knots 2015-11-27 07:00
11/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Haze, no wind, very light, intermittent breeze from indeterminate direction. Ripples on the Potomac River from the SW, a few pieces of trash and debris litter the river between the channel and Virginia, three fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 46°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.88 feet. Canada geese, squirrels, songbirds, crows, ducks and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.21 inches 2015-11-28 07:00 Air Temperature 48.6 F 2015-11-28 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.5 ug/L 2015-11-28 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 11.5 mg/L 2015-11-28 07:00 Current Direction 1 degrees 2015-11-28 07:00 Current Velocity 0.81 knots 2015-11-28 07:00 Heat Index 48.6 F 2015-11-28 07:00 Latitude 38.78773 degrees 2015-11-28 07:00 Longitude -77.03571 degrees 2015-11-28 07:00 Relative Humidity 98.6 percent 2015-11-28 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-28 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-11-28 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-28 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-28 07:00 Water Temperature 48.1 F 2015-11-28 07:00 Turbidity 14.1 NTU 2015-11-28 07:00 Wind Chill 48.6 F 2015-11-28 07:00 Wind Direction 196 degrees 2015-11-28 07:00 Wind Speed 2.1 knots 2015-11-28 07:00 Wind Gust 3.3 knots 2015-11-28 07:00
11/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Rain, overcast, low visibility. Swells and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NW, breeze from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the NE, no trash or debris except remnants of Hydrilla, no fish, about three inches of visibility into brown, cloudy water. Temperature: 50°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.90 feet. Songbirds including cardinals, mourning doves and, over the river, gulls in flight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.19 inches 2015-11-29 07:00 Air Temperature 49.6 F 2015-11-29 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.1 ug/L 2015-11-29 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 11.4 mg/L 2015-11-29 07:00 Current Direction 5 degrees 2015-11-29 07:00 Current Velocity 0.69 knots 2015-11-29 07:00 Heat Index 49.6 F 2015-11-29 07:00 Latitude 38.78771 degrees 2015-11-29 07:00 Longitude -77.03572 degrees 2015-11-29 07:00 Relative Humidity 92.5 percent 2015-11-29 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-29 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-11-29 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-29 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-29 07:00 Water Temperature 49 F 2015-11-29 07:00 Turbidity 8 NTU 2015-11-29 07:00 Wind Chill 46.1 F 2015-11-29 07:00 Wind Direction 42 degrees 2015-11-29 07:00 Wind Speed 7.4 knots 2015-11-29 07:00 Wind Gust 11.5 knots 2015-11-29 07:00
11/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze on the Potomac River from the NE, low swells from the NNW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish, about four inches of visibility into grey, cloudy, water. Temperature: 41°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.01 feet, reflecting the rain we received. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, crows and a large flock of gulls heading upriver. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.34 inches 2015-11-30 07:00 Air Temperature 41.5 F 2015-11-30 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.4 ug/L 2015-11-30 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 11.2 mg/L 2015-11-30 07:00 Current Direction 6 degrees 2015-11-30 07:00 Current Velocity 0.56 knots 2015-11-30 07:00 Heat Index 41.5 F 2015-11-30 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-11-30 07:00 Longitude -77.03572 degrees 2015-11-30 07:00 Relative Humidity 64.2 percent 2015-11-30 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-11-30 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-11-30 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-11-30 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-11-30 07:00 Water Temperature 48.5 F 2015-11-30 07:00 Turbidity 6.8 NTU 2015-11-30 07:00 Wind Chill 35.9 F 2015-11-30 07:00 Wind Direction 40 degrees 2015-11-30 07:00 Wind Speed 8 knots 2015-11-30 07:00 Wind Gust 11.5 knots 2015-11-30 07:00
12/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.52 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Rain, low visibility, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WSW, no trash or debris, no fish, about eighteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 44°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.04 feet with a double peak. Songbirds including cardinals. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.13 inches 2015-12-01 07:00 Air Temperature 45 F 2015-12-01 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.3 ug/L 2015-12-01 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 11.3 mg/L 2015-12-01 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2015-12-01 07:00 Current Velocity 0.09 knots 2015-12-01 07:00 Heat Index 45 F 2015-12-01 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-12-01 07:00 Longitude -77.03571 degrees 2015-12-01 07:00 Relative Humidity 99.8 percent 2015-12-01 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-12-01 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-12-01 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-12-01 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-12-01 07:00 Water Temperature 47.4 F 2015-12-01 07:00 Turbidity 4.1 NTU 2015-12-01 07:00 Wind Chill 45 F 2015-12-01 07:00 Wind Direction 0 degrees 2015-12-01 07:00 Wind Speed 0 knots 2015-12-01 07:00 Wind Gust 0 knots 2015-12-01 07:00
12/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.60 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Rain, fog, no wind, low visibility, the Virginia shore can be seen only in profile. No movement except rain on the Potomac River, no trash or debris, no fish. Despite the rain and cloudy brown water, an amazing two feet of visibility into water - the full extent of the Native American fish weir is a very rare sight in any weather. Temperature: 49°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.64 feet with a large peak before midnight. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, one squirrel and one red mushroom. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 29.88 inches 2015-12-02 07:00 Air Temperature 49.6 F 2015-12-02 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.2 ug/L 2015-12-02 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.8 mg/L 2015-12-02 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2015-12-02 07:00 Current Velocity 0.3 knots 2015-12-02 07:00 Heat Index 49.6 F 2015-12-02 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-12-02 07:00 Longitude -77.03571 degrees 2015-12-02 07:00 Relative Humidity 100.2 percent 2015-12-02 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-12-02 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-12-02 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-12-02 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-12-02 07:00 Water Temperature 48.4 F 2015-12-02 07:00 Turbidity 3.8 NTU 2015-12-02 07:00 Wind Chill 49.6 F 2015-12-02 07:00 Wind Direction 0 degrees 2015-12-02 07:00 Wind Speed 0 knots 2015-12-02 07:00 Wind Gust 0 knots 2015-12-02 07:00
12/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish, about three inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 41°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.50 feet. Congratulations to the people at USGS for delivering the Piscataway Creek data every day on the dot in time to make this report. Canada geese, songbirds, mourning doves, gulls and one great blue heron on the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 29.99 inches 2015-12-03 07:00 Air Temperature 43.7 F 2015-12-03 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.1 ug/L 2015-12-03 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.8 mg/L 2015-12-03 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2015-12-03 07:00 Current Velocity 0.44 knots 2015-12-03 07:00 Heat Index 43.7 F 2015-12-03 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-12-03 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-12-03 07:00 Relative Humidity 49.6 percent 2015-12-03 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-12-03 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-12-03 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-12-03 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-12-03 07:00 Water Temperature 48.5 F 2015-12-03 07:00 Turbidity 4.5 NTU 2015-12-03 07:00 Wind Chill 36.6 F 2015-12-03 07:00 Wind Direction 303 degrees 2015-12-03 07:00 Wind Speed 13 knots 2015-12-03 07:00 Wind Gust 19.8 knots 2015-12-03 07:00
12/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost. Unusual wind and waves on the Potomac River from due west, no trash or debris, foam on the landing, no fish, about four inches of visibility into brown, cloudy water. Temperature: 36°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.16 feet. Songbirds, crows, an invasion of noisy fish crows from Virginia, one red-shouldered hawk, two adult eagles, one squirrel, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore and one great blue heron just below me on the Maryland shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.48 inches 2015-12-04 07:00 Air Temperature 38.8 F 2015-12-04 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.4 ug/L 2015-12-04 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 11 mg/L 2015-12-04 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2015-12-04 07:00 Current Velocity 0.5 knots 2015-12-04 07:00 Heat Index 38.8 F 2015-12-04 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-12-04 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-12-04 07:00 Relative Humidity 70.2 percent 2015-12-04 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-12-04 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-12-04 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-12-04 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-12-04 07:00 Water Temperature 47.2 F 2015-12-04 07:00 Turbidity 6 NTU 2015-12-04 07:00 Wind Chill 35.5 F 2015-12-04 07:00 Wind Direction 282 degrees 2015-12-04 07:00 Wind Speed 3.9 knots 2015-12-04 07:00 Wind Gust 4.7 knots 2015-12-04 07:00
12/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Heavy frost, heavy fog, the Virginia shore to the West cannot be seen at all. Breeze on the Potomac River from the NNE, ripples from the WNW, one piece of natural debris, four fish jumping, about one foot of visibility into relatively clear water. Temperature: 29°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.05 feet. Canada geese by the flock, squirrels, one red-shouldered hawk, songbirds, crows, jays and two gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data.
12/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost, heavy fog, visibility is very low and limited to about 500 feet. Light breeze on the Potomac River from the NE, no trash or debris in sight, one fish jumping, despite the thick fog, about one foot of visibility into the water. Temperature: 30°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.01 feet. Songbirds, crows and squirrels. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports.
12/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost, fog even thicker than yesterday, visibility down to about 400 feet, no wind, no water motion on the Potomac River, no trash or debris in sight, no fish, about one foot of visibility into relatively clear water. Temperature: 32°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.98 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, crows and one squirrel raiding the bird feeder. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC Owned and maintained by NOAA's National Ocean Service?Water Level Observation Network ?38.873 N 77.021 W (38°52'24" N 77°1'16" W)??Site elevation: 2.2 m above mean sea level?Air temp height: 2.6 m above site elevation?Anemometer height: 9 m above site elevation?Barometer elevation: 3.4 m above mean sea level?Sea temp depth: 5.4 m below site elevation Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 12/07/2015: Wind Speed (WSPD): 0.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 1.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.21 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.01 in ( Falling ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 37.9 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 47.7 °F
12/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost, haze to the North, breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, ripples from the NW, some trash and debris litters the channel, three fish, about 16 inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 33°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.04 feet. Songbirds, two squirrels, one red-shouldered hawk, crows, fish crows, gulls and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.14 inches 2015-12-08 07:00 Air Temperature 42.3 F 2015-12-08 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.7 ug/L 2015-12-08 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 12.2 mg/L 2015-12-08 07:00 Current Direction 190 degrees 2015-12-08 07:00 Current Velocity 0.42 knots 2015-12-08 07:00 Heat Index 42.3 F 2015-12-08 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-12-08 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-12-08 07:00 Relative Humidity 67.6 percent 2015-12-08 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-12-08 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-12-08 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-12-08 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-12-08 07:00 Water Temperature 45.4 F 2015-12-08 07:00 Turbidity 5.6 NTU 2015-12-08 07:00 Wind Chill 40.3 F 2015-12-08 07:00 Wind Direction 44 degrees 2015-12-08 07:00 Wind Speed 3.1 knots 2015-12-08 07:00 Wind Gust 4.9 knots 2015-12-08 07:00
12/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost, light fog, very light breeze 35 feet above the Potomac River from the SE, the water is smooth as glass but trash and debris dots the entire stretch of river, three fish, about eighteen inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 34°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.94 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one red-tailed hawk, crows, fish crows, one belted kingfisher and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.1 inches 2015-12-09 07:00 Air Temperature 41.2 F 2015-12-09 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3 ug/L 2015-12-09 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 12.1 mg/L 2015-12-09 07:00 Current Direction 206 degrees 2015-12-09 07:00 Current Velocity 0.34 knots 2015-12-09 07:00 Heat Index 41.2 F 2015-12-09 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-12-09 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-12-09 07:00 Relative Humidity 89.8 percent 2015-12-09 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-12-09 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-12-09 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-12-09 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-12-09 07:00 Water Temperature 45.2 F 2015-12-09 07:00 Turbidity 6.2 NTU 2015-12-09 07:00 Wind Chill 41.2 F 2015-12-09 07:00 Wind Direction 158 degrees 2015-12-09 07:00 Wind Speed 1.2 knots 2015-12-09 07:00 Wind Gust 1.9 knots 2015-12-09 07:00
12/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Very light frost, heavy fog, the Virginia shore can be seen only as a shadow, unusual breeze 35 feet above the Potomac River from due east, one big log and some natural debris moving slowly downstream, no fish, about one foot of visibility into dark water. Temperature: 37°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.93 feet, with a very radical spike in both charts (anomaly?). Songbirds, two squirrels, a large flock of fish crows, three swans in flight, one cormorant and two ducks. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Barometric Pressure 29.98 inches 2015-12-10 07:10 Air Temperature 43.2 F 2015-12-10 07:10 Chlorophyll A 2 ug/L 2015-12-10 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 12 mg/L 2015-12-10 07:00 Current Direction 209 degrees 2015-12-10 07:00 Current Velocity 0.14 knots 2015-12-10 07:00 Heat Index 43.2 F 2015-12-10 07:10 Latitude 38.78767 degrees 2015-12-10 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-12-10 07:10 Relative Humidity 99.8 percent 2015-12-10 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-12-10 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-12-10 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-12-10 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-12-10 07:00 Water Temperature 45.3 F 2015-12-10 07:00 Turbidity 5.8 NTU 2015-12-10 07:00 Wind Chill 43.2 F 2015-12-10 07:10 Wind Direction 222 degrees 2015-12-10 07:10 Wind Speed 1.9 knots 2015-12-10 07:10 Wind Gust 2.5 knots 2015-12-10 07:10
12/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Haze, breeze from the NE, low swells on the Potomac River from the West, lots of trash and debris moving slowly downstream, four fish, about sixteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 40°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.97 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, two deer, three squirrels, one noisy red-shouldered hawk, crows, fish crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 29.92 inches 2015-12-11 07:00 Air Temperature 44.2 F 2015-12-11 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.6 ug/L 2015-12-11 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 12.1 mg/L 2015-12-11 07:00 Current Direction 359 degrees 2015-12-11 07:00 Current Velocity 0.33 knots 2015-12-11 07:00 Heat Index 44.2 F 2015-12-11 07:00 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2015-12-11 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-12-11 07:00 Relative Humidity 98.8 percent 2015-12-11 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-12-11 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-12-11 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-12-11 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-12-11 07:00 Water Temperature 45.7 F 2015-12-11 07:00 Turbidity 7.3 NTU 2015-12-11 07:00 Wind Chill 43 F 2015-12-11 07:00 Wind Direction 224 degrees 2015-12-11 07:00 Wind Speed 2.7 knots 2015-12-11 07:00 Wind Gust 3.7 knots 2015-12-11 07:00
12/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light fog, no wind, lots of trash and debris on the Potomac River moving slowly upstream, no fish, about one foot of visibility into the water. Temperature: 42°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.93 feet. Songbirds, jays, crows, a large flock of fish crows, gulls and four ducks in flight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Barometric Pressure 30.12 inches 2015-12-12 07:00 Air Temperature 45.9 F 2015-12-12 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.3 ug/L 2015-12-12 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 12.1 mg/L 2015-12-12 07:00 Current Direction 6 degrees 2015-12-12 07:00 Current Velocity 0.46 knots 2015-12-12 07:00 Heat Index 45.9 F 2015-12-12 07:00 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2015-12-12 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-12-12 07:00 Relative Humidity 99.8 percent 2015-12-12 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-12-12 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-12-12 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-12-12 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-12-12 07:00 Water Temperature 45.8 F 2015-12-12 07:00 Turbidity 8.2 NTU 2015-12-12 07:00 Wind Chill 45.9 F 2015-12-12 07:00 Wind Direction 0 degrees 2015-12-12 07:00 Wind Speed 0 knots 2015-12-12 07:00 Wind Gust 0 knots 2015-12-12 07:00
12/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light fog, no wind, lots of trash and debris on the Potomac River moving slowly upstream, no fish, about fourteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 47°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.92 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, two deer, squirrels, crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC Owned and maintained by NOAA's National Ocean Service Water Level Observation Network 38.873 N 77.021 W (38°52'24" N 77°1'16" W) Site elevation: 2.2 m above mean sea level Air temp height: 2.6 m above site elevation Anemometer height: 9 m above site elevation Barometer elevation: 3.4 m above mean sea level Sea temp depth: 5.4 m below site elevation Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 12/13/2015: Wind Speed (WSPD): 0.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 0.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.17 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.04 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 48.9 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 46.6 °F
12/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, no whitecaps, some big, white, pieces of trash over toward Virginia, one big, waterlogged, tree trunk snagged on the landing, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 57°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.95 feet. Songbirds, crows, fish crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC Owned and maintained by NOAA's National Ocean Service?Water Level Observation Network ?38.873 N 77.021 W (38°52'24" N 77°1'16" W)??Site elevation: 2.2 m above mean sea level?Air temp height: 2.6 m above site elevation?Anemometer height: 9 m above site elevation?Barometer elevation: 3.4 m above mean sea level?Sea temp depth: 5.4 m below site elevation Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 12/14/2015: Wind Direction (WDIR): SSW ( 200 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 2.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.90 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.06 in ( Falling ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 55.9 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 46.8 °F
12/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, wind, waves and big swells on the Potomac River from the NNW, remnants of Hydrilla, trash and debris on the landing, no fish, about three inches of visibility into murky water. Temperature: 58°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.96 feet. Songbirds, crows, one red-tailed hawk and three gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC Owned and maintained by NOAA's National Ocean Service?Water Level Observation Network ?38.873 N 77.021 W (38°52'24" N 77°1'16" W)??Site elevation: 2.2 m above mean sea level?Air temp height: 2.6 m above site elevation?Anemometer height: 9 m above site elevation?Barometer elevation: 3.4 m above mean sea level?Sea temp depth: 5.4 m below site elevation Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 12/15/2015: Wind Direction (WDIR): NNW ( 340 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 9.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 15.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.64 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.11 in ( Rising Rapidly ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 59.0 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 47.7 °F
12/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the East, ripples from the WSW, white, plastic, trash in the channel moving slowly upstream, one fish, about two feet of visibility into clear water. Temperature: 37°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.91 feet. Songbirds, one squirrel, one noisy red-shouldered hawk, crows, fish crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC Owned and maintained by NOAA's National Ocean Service?Water Level Observation Network?38.873 N 77.021 W (38°52'24" N 77°1'16" W)?Site elevation: 2.2 m above mean sea level?Air temp height: 2.6 m above site elevation?Anemometer height: 9 m above site elevation?Barometer elevation: 3.4 m above mean sea level?Sea temp depth: 5.4 m below site elevation Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 12/16/2015: Wind Direction (WDIR): SSE ( 160 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 1.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.10 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.08 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 45.0 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 48.0 °F
12/17/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, light rain, rain squalls, remnants of Hydrilla on the Potomac River moving slowly upstream, no fish, about eighteen inches of visibility into slightly brown water. Temperature: 48°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.90 feet. Songbirds, crows and a flock of buffleheads. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC Owned and maintained by NOAA's National Ocean Service?Water Level Observation Network?38.873 N 77.021 W (38°52'24" N 77°1'16" W)?Site elevation: 2.2 m above mean sea level?Air temp height: 2.6 m above site elevation?Anemometer height: 9 m above site elevation?Barometer elevation: 3.4 m above mean sea level?Sea temp depth: 5.4 m below site elevation Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 12/17/2015: Wind Direction (WDIR): ESE ( 110 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 2.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 2.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.94 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.06 in ( Falling ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 49.5 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 48.6 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 48.7 °F
12/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, significant wind, waves, whitecaps and big swells on the Potomac River from the NNE, one piece of trash, one piece of natural debris, no fish, about four inches of visibility into brown water, long stripes of foam being driven toward the Maryland shore. Temperature: 45°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.21 feet reflecting the rain we received last night. Songbirds, two squirrels (one of them very curious and coming to within 5 feet of me), crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC Owned and maintained by NOAA's National Ocean Service Water Level Observation Network 38.873 N 77.021 W (38°52'24" N 77°1'16" W) Site elevation: 2.2 m above mean sea level Air temp height: 2.6 m above site elevation Anemometer height: 9 m above site elevation Barometer elevation: 3.4 m above mean sea level Sea temp depth: 5.4 m below site elevation Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 12/18/2015: Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 10 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 8.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 15.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.82 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.03 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 46.6 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 48.9 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 41.7 °F
12/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No frost. Wind and wavelets on the Potomac River from the West, low swells from the SW, no trash or debris, foam on the Maryland shore, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 33°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.98 feet. Songbirds, crows, fish crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 12/19/2015: Wind Direction (WDIR): SW ( 220 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 4.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 5.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.20 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.04 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 33.4 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 48.2 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 29.1 °F
12/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Slightly overcast, frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, low swells from the WNW, no trash or debris, no fish, about one foot of visibility into relatively clear water. Temperature: 29°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.92 feet. Songbirds, two squirrels, crows, fish crows by the flock, gulls and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 12/20/2015: Wind Direction (WDIR): WNW ( 300 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 5.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 7.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.55 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.06 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 34.9 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 47.5 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 29.8 °F
12/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, no frost. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, trash, debris, and remnants of Hydrilla on the landing, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 40°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.90 feet. Songbirds, fish crows, gulls and lots of squirrels. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 12/21/2015: Wind Direction (WDIR): SSW ( 200 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 6.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 9.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.33 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.02 in ( Falling ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 42.8 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 47.1 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 38.5 °F
12/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, rain. Breeze 35 feet above the Potomac River from the SE, low swells (incoming tide?) from the SW, no trash or debris, no fish, despite the darkness and the rain, about one foot of visibility into the water. Temperature: 52°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.94 feet with the report arriving in my inbox in record breaking time at 7:36 EST. Moths, crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 12/22/2015: Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 190 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 6.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 7.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.02 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.01 in ( Falling ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 52.3 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 46.9 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 50.0 °F
12/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, wet, water dripping from the trees, no wind. Very thick fog on the Potomac River, visibility about 500 feet, no trash or debris, no fish, in spite of the darkness and restricted vision, about one foot of visibility into clear water. Temperature: 55°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.08 feet with a peak, in both charts, just after midnight, reflecting the rain we received last night. Songbirds, one squirrel and one buck with big antlers. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 12/23/2015: Wind Speed (WSPD): 0.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 1.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.07 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.00 in ( Steady ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 58.5 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 46.8 °F
12/24/2015 7:00 AM 1.27 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, rain. Wind, waves and moderate swells on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, three pieces of trash, no fish, about one foot of visibility into murky water. Temperature: 62°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 4.28 feet with a peak of about five feet just after midnight. Songbirds and crows. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 12/24/2015: Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 190 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 5.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 8.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.92 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.06 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 59.5 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 48.7 °F
12/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Mist on the Potomac River rising to the North, ripples and breeze from the South, the Virginia shore can scarcely be seen, three pieces of natural debris moving slowly downstream, one fish jumping, about ten inches of visibility into clear water. Temperature: 64°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.41 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, two squirrels, crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 12/25/2015: Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 180 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 2.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.13 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.02 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 64.4 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 48.6 °F
12/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, wet, fog, the Virginia shore can only be seen as a shadow. No wind, low swells on the Potomac River from the NW, four large pieces of natural debris, one fish, about eight inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 58°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.46 feet with some wild anomalies in both charts. Songbirds, crows and fish crows. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 12/26/2015: Wind Direction (WDIR): NE ( 50 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 6.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 11.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.33 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.08 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 60.4 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 50.5 °F
12/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, no trash or debris, one big fish jumping about 10 feet out from the embankment (I have never seen a big fish jumping that close to shore), about ten inches of visibility into clear water. Temperature: 51°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.21 feet with a sharp vertical spike. Songbirds, crows, fish crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. There is something wrong with the data from the WASD2 buoy today. It JUMPED from 6:54 AM EST to 7:18 AM EST. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC Conditions at WASD2 as of (6:54 am EST) 1154 GMT on 12/27/2015: Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 190 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 8.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 12.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.08 in Air Temperature (ATMP): 53.1 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 53.6 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 50.0 °F Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:18 am EST) 1218 GMT on 12/27/2015: Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 190 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 8.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 11.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.07 in Air Temperature (ATMP): 53.4 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 53.6 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 50.2 °F
12/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, crosswinds. Wind, waves, whitecaps and big swells on the Potomac River from the NW, breeze 35 feet up on the riverbank from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown straight out from the NE, no trash or debris, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 45°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.23 feet. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, mourning doves, crows, fish crows and lots of gulls heading north. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: no recent reports. Last report: Conditions at WASD2 as of (12:48 am EST) 0548 GMT on 12/28/2015: Note: This report is more than two hours old Wind Direction (WDIR): NNE ( 20 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 4.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 14.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.10 in Air Temperature (ATMP): 59.2 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 53.6 °F
12/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.60 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, rain, light fog. The Virginia shore can be seen only as a shadow. Ripples and breeze on the Potomac River from the WNW, no trash or debris but foam on the landing, no fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 46°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.69 feet. Songbirds, fish crows and one gull. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: No recent reports.
12/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, very light drizzle, light fog, Accokeek and Alexandria cannot be seen. No wind, no motion on the Potomac River except one piece of natural debris moving slowly upstream, one fish jumping, about seven inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 50°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.49 feet with a big peak yesterday around noon. At 7AM, not a creature was stirring, not even a songbird - rain gauge activity awakened songbirds who were then joined by one crow and one pair of buffleheads. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy and Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: No data, no recent reports.
12/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, haze. No wind on the Potomac River, the surface is as smooth as glass to the North but littered with trash and debris to the South, one fish jumping clear out of the water, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 49°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.39 feet. Songbirds, crows, gulls and lots of noisy fish crows. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy and Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: No data, no recent reports.
1/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Slightly overcast. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into cloudy, brown water. Temperature: 41°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.22 feet. Songbirds, three deer, mourning doves, fish crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy and Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: No data, no recent reports.
1/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light frost, one low cloud over Virginia. Breeze, squalls and ripples on the Potomac River from the WSW almost due west, three pieces of natural debris moving slowly downstream, one fish, about eighteen inches of visibility into clear water. Temperature: 30°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.15 feet. Songbirds, one deer, crows, fish crows, one cormorant and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy and Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: No data, no recent reports.
1/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, no trash or debris, two fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 28°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.11 feet. Songbirds, one squirrel, crows, fish crows, gulls and one eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy and Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: No data, no recent reports.
1/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No frost, wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NW, one big piece of natural debris washing up on the landing, no fish, no visibility into cloudy, brown, water. Temperature: 34°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.08 feet. Songbirds, crows, fish crows, and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy and Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: No data, no recent reports.
1/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 18°F. The ground is so windswept, that there is no sign of frost. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, no visibility into brown water, no trash or debris, ice on the Native American fish weir, no fish jumping. Songbirds, crows, fish crows, gulls and one juvenile eagle in the big oak above the landing. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.02 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy and Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: No data, no recent reports.
1/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 15°F. Frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, mist rising to the West, ripples from the NW, about ten inches of visibility into clear water, no trash or debris, ice on the landing, no fish. Songbirds, five deer, one squirrel, crows, fish crows, gulls, six buffleheads and one juvenile eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.99 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy and Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: No data, no recent reports.
1/7/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 34°F. Very light fog, no wind. Ripples and low swells on the Potomac River from the NW, about one foot of visibility into the water, some trash and debris is dotting the entire stretch of river and moving slowly downstream, three fish. Songbirds, one squirrel, one American kestrel, crows, fish crows, buffleheads by the dozen and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.03 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy and Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: No data, no recent reports.
1/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 40°F. Overcast, light fog. Breeze and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, about eight inches of visibility into the water, five pieces of natural debris moving slowly downstream, no fish. Songbirds, one squirrel, crows, one gull and fish crows by the flock squawking their way in from Virginia. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.05 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/08/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NNE ( 20 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 4.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.16 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.02 in ( Falling ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 40.6 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 41.9 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 38.7 °F
1/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 42°F. Overcast, light drizzle, no wind, fog, the Virginia shore can only be seen as a shadow. Ripples on the Potomac River from the NW, about six inches of visibility into cloudy water, a few pieces of trash and debris moving slowly downstream, no fish. Songbirds, crows, fish crows, and two gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.03 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/09/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NNE ( 20 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 2.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.12 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.02 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 41.9 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 42.3 °F
1/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.85 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 57°F. Overcast. Wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the SW, very high water level but no flood stage, the pilings off Sheridan point cannot be seen except for a couple very near shore, no visibility into murky water, trash and debris are being driven against the Maryland shore, no fish. Songbirds, crows and fish crows. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 4.01 feet with a vertical spike starting around midnight reflecting the rain that started falling here about 10PM last night. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/10/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 190 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 11.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 17.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.49 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.09 in ( Falling ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 57.4 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 41.5 °F
1/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 29°F. Light frost. Wind, waves and swells on the Potomac River from the NNW, no whitecaps, no visibility into dark, cloudy, water, lots of trash and debris on the landing, no fish. Songbirds, crows and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.37 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/11/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NW ( 310 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 7.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 15.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.04 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.07 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 29.5 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 42.3 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.00 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 21.7 °F
1/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 30°F. Slightly overcast, no frost. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, about ten inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, one fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crows and fish crows. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.19 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/12/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): SSW ( 200 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 4.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 4.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.97 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.06 in ( Falling ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 32.5 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 41.5 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 28.0 °F
1/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 23°F. Frost. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, no visibility into the water, ice on the alluvial rocks of the Native American fish weir, no trash or debris except some remnants of Hydrilla on the Maryland shore, no fish. Songbirds, crows, fish crows, gulls and three adult eagles. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.12 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/13/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): WNW ( 290 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 6.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 8.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.18 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.06 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 22.3 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 40.6 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.04 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 13.8 °F
1/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 26°F. Despite the cold temperature, no sign of frost. Light breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSE, ice along the Maryland and Virginia shores, about fourteen inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris except a Canada goose decoy on the landing, no fish. Songbirds, crows, fish crows, one bufflehead and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.08 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/14/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): SSW ( 210 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 4.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 5.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.99 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.02 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 30.0 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 40.1 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.00 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 25.0 °F
1/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 30°F. Light frost. Almost imperceptible breeze with a couple of squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, about ten inches of visibility into the water, a few pieces of trash and debris litter the entire stretch of river, lots of fish breaking the surface, too many to count. Songbirds, one squirrel, crows, fish crows, and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.07 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/15/2016: Wind Speed (WSPD): 0.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 0.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.90 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.02 in ( Falling ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 36.0 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 39.9 °F
1/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Fog, the Virginia shore cannot be seen clearly. Temperature: 40°F. Breeze and ripples on the Potomac River from the SW, about eight inches of visibility into the water, foam along the Maryland shore, two pieces of natural debris in the channel, no fish. Songbirds, crows, fish crows, and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.73 feet with a spike reflecting the rain we received last night. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/16/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 190 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 4.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 5.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.54 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.09 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 41.9 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 39.6 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 39.0 °F
1/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Temperature: 34°F. Wavelets on the Potomac River from the NW, breeze from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NE, about four inches of visibility into brown water, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crows and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.23 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/17/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NNE ( 20 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 2.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 6.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.85 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.01 in ( Falling ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 38.5 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 39.7 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 36.3 °F
1/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost. Temperature: 20°F. Wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the WNW, no visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crows, gulls and two eagles in flight above. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.19 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/18/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NW ( 310 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 14.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 24.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.03 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.11 in ( Rising Rapidly ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 19.6 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 39.0 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.16 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 5.2 °F
1/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 16°F. Despite the cold, the ground is so windswept that there is no sign of frost. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, no whitecaps, ice on both shores, no visibility into the water due to the ice, no trash or debris, no fish. Two songbirds, one crow, one fish crow and several gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.98 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/19/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NW ( 310 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 8.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 17.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.29 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.04 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 16.2 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 37.0 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.16 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 3.9 °F
1/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 20°F. Frost. Wind and wavelets on open water of the Potomac River from the WNW almost due west, ice covers much of the river preventing any visibility into the water, very low water level with large areas of choppy, broken ice moving rapidly downstream, two big pieces of debris trapped in the ice, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.98 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/20/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NW ( 310 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 7.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 8.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.37 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.00 in ( Steady ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 20.3 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 35.8 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.08 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 10.6 °F
1/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: 3/4 inch of new snow. Temperature: 23°F. Wavelets on open areas of the Potomac River from due West, wind 35 feet above the river from the NW, ice covers most of the Potomac, no visibility into the water because of the ice, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, one squirrel and gulls. Fresh rabbit and fox tracks in the snow. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.05 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/21/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NW ( 310 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 8.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 12.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.27 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.08 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 24.6 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 34.7 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.04 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 14.4 °F
1/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, frost, remnants of snow on the ground. Temperature: 24°F. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNW, no visibility into the water due to ice which covers more than half of the river, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crows, fish crows, mallard ducks, gulls and five adult eagles. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.99 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/22/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NNE ( 20 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 4.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 8.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.31 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.00 in ( Steady ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 26.2 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 34.7 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.00 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 20.7 °F
1/23/2016 7:00 AM 1.65 13.0 1.65 M M Current conditions at 7AM: New snow: 13 inches. Temperature: 25°F. Snowfall began at 1:30PM on 22 January 2016. Overcast, the Virginia shore cannot be seen. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the North, no whitecaps, ice and snow covers more than half of the river, no visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, one squirrel and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.90 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/23/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 360 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 8.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 15.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.61 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.02 in ( Falling ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 25.0 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 33.4 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.04 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 14.9 °F
1/24/2016 7:00 AM 1.36 3.0 M 16.0 1.36 Current conditions at 7AM: New snow: three inches. Temperature: 21°F. Ice and snow on the Potomac River, breeze from the North, no visibility into the water, what appear to be open stretches of water are not showing any movement, no trash debris, no fish. Songbirds, jays, gulls and two adult eagles. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.17 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/24/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NNW ( 330 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 7.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 12.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.01 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.10 in ( Rising Rapidly ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 24.3 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 32.4 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.08 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 15.4 °F
1/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 15.0 1.56 Current conditions at 7AM: Old snow: 15 inches melted down from 16 inches yesterday. Temperature: 12°F. Ice and snow on the Potomac River, there is an open channel, massive floes of ice and snow on the side of the river toward Virginia are moving quite rapidly upstream on the incoming tide, the ice and snow on the side of the channel toward Maryland are stationary, high water level but no flooding, an almost imperceptible breeze from the North, no visibility into the water due to the ice, no trash or debris, one boundary marker just off the Maryland shore a few hundred yards to the North, no fish. Songbirds, crows, and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.29 feet with a large peak before midnight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/25/2016: Wind Speed (WSPD): 0.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 1.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.24 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.05 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 20.5 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 33.1 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.00 in per hour
1/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 2.11 Current conditions at 7AM: Old snow: 14 inches melted down and compacted from 15 inches yesterday. Temperature: 35°F. Overcast. Ice and snow on the Potomac River, that half of the river from the channel to the Virginia shore has open water with ice floes moving rapidly upstream on the incoming tide, the ice on the half of the river toward the Maryland shore is not moving, breeze from the SSW, no visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds including cardinals, jays, two deer, crows and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.26 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/26/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 180 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 8.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 8.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.09 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.00 in ( Steady ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 36.1 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 33.6 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 29.3 °F
1/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 1.52 Current conditions at 7AM: Old snow: 6 1/2 inches melted down and compacted from 14 inches yesterday. Temperature: 36°F. Ice and snow on the Potomac River, two thirds of the river toward the Virginia shore consists of open water and large ice floes moving rapidly upstream, the ice and snow along the Maryland shore is stationary, wind and waves from the NNW, no visibility into the water because of the ice, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, fish crows, gulls and two adult eagles. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 4.14 feet and rising. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/27/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 350 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 6.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 14.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.12 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.09 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 40.3 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 34.0 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 35.6 °F
1/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 19°F. No wind. Ice and snow on the Potomac River, ripples from the SW, the ice along the Maryland shore is stationary, ice floes in open water are moving slowly upstream, no visibility into the water, no trash or debris except two big piles of snow drifting in the channel, no fish. Songbirds, crows, fish crows, gulls and one juvenile eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.95 feet with a peak at midnight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/28/2016: Wind Speed (WSPD): 0.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 1.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.04 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.04 in ( Falling ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 25.0 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 34.0 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.00 in per hour
1/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 28°F. Light fog. Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the SSW, the ice is steadily melting, no visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crows, fish crows, ducks and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.61 feet with a bump in both charts at midnight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/29/2016: Wind Speed (WSPD): 0.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 1.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.58 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.02 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 32.7 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 34.3 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.00 in per hour
1/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 20°F. Almost imperceptible breeze on the Potomac River from the North, despite what seem to be areas of open water, the entire surface appears to be frozen, there is no movement on the water and no visibility into it, no trash or debris except numerous truck-sized piles of snow in the river, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, two squirrels, crows, fish crows and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.45 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/30/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): WSW ( 240 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 1.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.12 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.03 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 27.1 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 34.0 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.00 in per hour
1/31/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 36°F. Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the SSW, no visibility into the water due to ice and snow along the Maryland shore, a few large pieces of green, plastic, debris off the Virginia shore, no fish. Songbirds, jays, crows, fish crows, cormorants and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.42 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 01/31/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): SSW ( 210 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 2.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.98 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.02 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 37.2 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 34.0 °F
2/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 46°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, about ten inches of visibility into clear water, no trash or debris except one pylon moving slowly, day by day, down the Maryland shore, no fish. Songbirds, jays, fish crows and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 4.45 feet with a big spike at midnight and still rising. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/01/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 180 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 5.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 7.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.82 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.03 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 45.5 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 34.5 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 42.4 °F
2/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 32°F. Frost. Breeze on the Potomac River from the NNE, ripples from the NNW, about fourteen inches visibility into clear water, remnants of ice on the surface of the river, no fish. Songbirds, jays, crows, mourning doves, one red-shouldered hawk, four buffleheads, two cormorants, gulls, two juvenile eagles and one adult eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 4.40 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/02/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 360 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 4.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 6.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.29 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.12 in ( Rising Rapidly ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 41.0 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 34.9 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 37.9 °F
2/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 42°F. Overcast, no wind. A few bits of trash, ice and debris on the Potomac River, about eighteen inches of visibility into cloudy water, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, tiny spiders on top of the rain gauge, jays, crows, fish crows, cormorants, gulls, buffleheads and one juvenile eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.79 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/03/2016: Wind Speed (WSPD): 0.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 1.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.09 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.07 in ( Falling ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 43.7 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 35.6 °F
2/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.51 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 46°F. Overcast. Wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the WNW, wind 35 feet above the surface of the river from the NNE, no flooding, about eight inches of visibility into murky, brown, water, quite a lot of trash and debris moving rapidly downstream or being driven against the Maryland shore, no fish. Songbirds, jays, crows, cormorants, gulls and one juvenile eagle. Despite all the rain, four tiny spiders in the top of the rain gauge (photographic record). USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 4.70 feet with a big peak in both charts around midnight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/04/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 350 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 8.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 13.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.99 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.12 in ( Rising Rapidly ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 51.6 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 36.5 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 48.0 °F
2/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 36°F. Overcast, low visibility, snow flurries. Significant wind and waves with whitecaps on the Potomac River from the WNW, no visibility into brown water, lots of trash and debris on the landing, no fish. Songbirds, spiders in the rain gauge, crows, fish crows, one gull and two adult eagles. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.81 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/05/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NW ( 320 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 15.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 24.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.14 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.03 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 37.4 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 37.0 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 27.5 °F
2/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 26°F. Frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, about four inches of visibility into cloudy, brown, water, lots of trash and debris, mainly on that half of the river closest to Maryland, there is a film or slick on top of the areas covered in trash, no fish. Canada geese by the flock, songbirds, jays, one woodpecker, crows, three tiny spiders in the rain gauge, one pair of mallard ducks, cormorants, gulls and one juvenile eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.61 feet with a sharp vertical spike in both charts just after midnight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/06/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 170 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 1.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.45 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.03 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 31.1 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 37.4 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.00 in per hour
2/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 28°F. Frost. Very light breeze with squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, about six inches of visibility into brown water, the channel is covered with a tremendous amount of trash and debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, three live little spiders inside the rain gauge, mourning doves, one squirrel, fish crows and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.48 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/07/2016: Wind Speed (WSPD): 0.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 1.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.19 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.03 in ( Falling ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 31.6 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 39.0 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.00 in per hour
2/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 33°F. Light frost. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, no visibility into dark water, trash and debris mainly along the Maryland shore, no fish. Songbirds, spiders in the rain gauge, one crow and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.41 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/08/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NW ( 320 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 5.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 6.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.80 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.06 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 35.2 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 38.1 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 30.2 °F
2/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 36°F. Overcast, fog, rain, no wind. Trash and debris on that half of the Potomac River near the Maryland shore, no visibility into milky, brown, water, high water level but no flooding, the pilings off Sheridan Point can be seen only near the Virginia shore, one fish. Songbirds, spiders in the rain gauge, one woodpecker, crows, one duck in flight and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.37 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/09/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): ESE ( 120 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 2.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 5.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.57 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.00 in ( Steady ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 36.1 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 39.7 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 33.6 °F
2/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 30°F. Light frost. Icy wind with waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, no visibility into the water, four pieces of natural debris on the river, lots of trash and debris on the landing, no fish. Songbirds, spiders, one squirrel, crows and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.39 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/10/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): WNW ( 290 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 8.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 11.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.76 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.05 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 32.0 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 38.8 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.00 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 23.5 °F
2/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 21°F. Heavy frost, the ground is frozen solid. Very cold wind with waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, no whitecaps, no visibility into cloudy, brown, water, two big pieces of white trash over by Virginia and one big piece of natural debris off the embankment along the Maryland shore, no fish. Songbirds, spiders in the rain gauge, one red-shouldered hawk and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.29 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/11/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): WNW ( 300 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 7.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 13.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.07 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.08 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 22.3 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 38.3 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.04 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 12.9 °F
2/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 20°F. Frozen ground. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from a westerly direction, ice along the Maryland shore, about one foot of visibility into the water, one big white piece of trash over by Virginia, one snag tree just off the embankment below, no fish. Songbirds, one squirrel, crows, fish crows, five ducks in flight heading north, a large number of swans in the water to the South and lots of gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.23 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/12/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): WNW ( 290 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 4.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 5.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.32 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.00 in ( Steady ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 21.2 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 37.8 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.04 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 14.7 °F
2/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 22°F. Snow flurries. Bitter cold wind with waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, no visibility into the water due to ice along the shore, no trash or debris, one pylon still caught off the embankment to the north, no fish. Songbirds, one squirrel and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.24 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/13/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NW ( 310 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 14.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 20.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.16 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.12 in ( Rising Rapidly ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 22.5 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 37.0 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.12 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 9.0 °F
2/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 14°F. Wind and wavelets on the Potomac River from the WNW, almost due west, no visibility into the water due to ice which covers much of the river, one big snag tree in the water over by Virginia, no fish. Songbirds, jays, crows, and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 4.57 feet with some strange graphics in both charts indicating that the equipment is perhaps frozen solid. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/14/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NW ( 320 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 5.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 7.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.56 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.08 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 13.8 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 35.8 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.12 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 4.8 °F
2/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 2.0 0.06 M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 22°F. Two inches of new snow. Overcast, fog, snow and ice on the Potomac River which appears to be frozen solid as there is no movement, no wind, no visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Graupel began to fall straight down at 7:30AM. Songbirds and crows. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 8.33 feet with a large gap in both charts. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/15/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): SE ( 130 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 5.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 7.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.44 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.04 in ( Falling ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 21.9 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 34.7 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.04 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 14.4 °F
2/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 47°F. Heavily overcast, rain. Wind, rain squalls and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, the Virginia shore can scarcely be seen through the rain squalls, no visibility into the water due to ice and snow along the Maryland shore, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, two squirrels and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: equipment malfunction. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/16/2016: Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.64 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.18 in ( Falling Rapidly ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 52.3 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 34.3 °F
2/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.81 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 31°F. Frost, ice on the puddles. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SW, low swells from the WSW probably due to the incoming tide, but there is a massive train of trash and debris moving slowly downstream about 100 yards off the Maryland shore, about ten inches of visibility into brown, cloudy, water, no fish. Songbirds, crows, one red-shouldered hawk, one cormorant and one gull. Latest available data for USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 4:45 EST: 4.54 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/17/2016: Wind Speed (WSPD): 0.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 1.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.98 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.07 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 33.8 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 34.9 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 1.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 1.9 kts
2/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 32°F. Frost. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, no whitecaps, about three inches of visibility into cloudy, grey, water, no trash or debris except logs on the landing, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, one squirrel and one cormorant. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.57 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/18/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NNW (340 deg true) Wind Speed (WSPD): 6.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 14.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.42 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.07 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 33.4 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 35.8 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 27.3 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 5.8 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 5.8 kts
2/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 22°F. Frost. Breeze and squalls in the channel of the Potomac River from the NNW, ice along the Maryland shore, about one foot of visibility into the water, a few pieces of natural debris dot the river, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, one mourning dove, crows, gulls and one adult eagle eating a big fish in the oak tree above the landing. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek: no data available. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/19/2016: Wind Speed (WSPD): 0.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 0.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.59 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.03 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 26.4 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 35.8 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.00 in per hour Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 0.0 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 0.0 kts
2/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 42°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, about six inches of visibility into brown, cloudy, water, lots of trash and debris along the Maryland shore, no fish. Songbirds, one red-shouldered hawk, mourning doves, crows, fish crows, gulls and two cormorants. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.38 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/20/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 190 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 4.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 7.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.06 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.03 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 45.3 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 36.1 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 43.0 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 5.8 kts
2/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 43°F. Light fog. Breeze, squalls and ripples on the Potomac River from the SSW, about four inches of visibility into brown water, trash and debris litter the entire stretch of river and are moving slowly downstream, no fish. Songbirds, jays, one wild turkey, crows, fish crows and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.35 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/21/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): SSE ( 160 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 1.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.94 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.03 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 44.2 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 37.0 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 1.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 1.9 kts
2/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 40°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NNW, no whitecaps, about three inches of visibility into murky water, a few pieces of trash and debris dot the river along the Maryland side of the channel, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, gulls and one juvenile eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.38 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/22/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 10 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 6.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 11.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.10 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.10 in ( Rising Rapidly ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 42.6 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 37.0 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 38.3 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 5.8 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 7.8 kts
2/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 39°F. Rain, fog. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW, no whitecaps, no visibility into brown water, trash and debris off the Maryland shore moving slowly downstream, no fish. Songbirds, crows and four buffleheads. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.31 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/23/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NNE ( 30 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 5.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 8.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.17 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.04 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 40.3 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 40.3 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 36.1 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 5.8 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 5.8 kts
2/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 41°F. Overcast, fine drizzle, fog. Light breeze on the Potomac River from the NE, low swells from the NW, about eight inches of visibility into cloudy, grey water, a couple of pieces of trash and debris off the Maryland shore, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, three squirrels, crows and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 4.00 feet with a peak at midnight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/24/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NE ( 40 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 9.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.84 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.10 in ( Falling Rapidly ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 42.3 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 39.6 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 1.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 1.9 kts
2/25/2016 7:00 AM 1.07 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 45°F. Wet. Wind and waves just short of whitecaps on the Potomac River from the SW in sharp contrast to the wind direction at WASD2 in Washington DC, no visibility into brown water, a train of trash and debris is being driven along the Maryland shore, one big snag tree in the channel off the Fort Washington lighthouse, no fish. Songbirds, two squirrels, crows, one cormorant and several gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 5.96 feet with a giant spike just after midnight in both charts. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/25/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NW ( 320 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 11.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 15.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.37 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.08 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 46.8 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 42.3 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 41.2 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 11.7 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 11.7 kts
2/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 36°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, no visibility into brown water, lots of debris on the landing, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, one red-bellied woodpecker, mourning doves, crows and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.83 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/26/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NW ( 320 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 14.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 17.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.94 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.07 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 36.1 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 41.5 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 26.6 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 13.6 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 15.5 kts
2/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 27°F. Frost. Unusual breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the East, about eight inches visibility into clear water, a few pieces of trash and debris on the landing, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, one raccoon, two woodpeckers, one mourning dove, crows, one pair of mallard ducks, one pair of buffleheads, gulls and several flocks of unidentified waterfowl in the water off the Virginia shore. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.57 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/27/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 190 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 2.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 4.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.20 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.02 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 30.6 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 41.5 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.00 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 27.1 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 3.9 kts
2/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 29°F. Frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the South, about six inches of visibility into the water, trash and debris dots the entire stretch of river, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, gulls and fifteen buffleheads. Despite the frost, several varieties of flowers are starting to blossom. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.49 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/28/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): SSW ( 200 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 2.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 4.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.06 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.01 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 36.1 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 42.8 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 33.6 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 3.9 kts
2/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 50°F. Wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the SSW, no visibility into brown water, lots of trash and debris on the landing, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, gulls, one cormorant, two buffleheads and one juvenile eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.43 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 02/29/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): SSW ( 200 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 6.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 9.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.66 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.01 in ( Falling ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 52.7 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 43.2 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 50.5 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 5.8 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 7.8 kts
3/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 32°F. Light frost on the ground in open areas. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the East, about six inches of visibility into the water, trash and debris dots the entire stretch of river, one fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crows, two squirrels, gulls and four buffleheads. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.36 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST): No data
3/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 42°F. Strong winds with waves, big swells and whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, no visibility into the water, no trash or debris except on the landing, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, one red-shouldered hawk, fish crows and five buffleheads in flight. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.44 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 03/02/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NNW ( 330 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 20.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 28.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.78 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.19 in ( Rising Rapidly ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 41.9 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 45.3 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 32.4 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 19.4 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 21.4 kts
3/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 29°F. Frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, much of the river is smooth as glass, about six inches of visibility into cloudy water, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, one squirrel, songbirds, crows, gulls, cormorants, buffleheads and one pair of mallard ducks. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.32 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 03/03/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): E ( 90 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 5.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.29 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.07 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 31.6 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 44.6 °F Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.00 in per hour Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 1.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 1.9 kts
3/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 1.0 0.13 M M Current conditions at 7AM: One inch of new fallen snow. Temperature: 33°F. Overcast, fog. Breeze on the Potomac River from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NE, waves from the NW, no whitecaps, about four inches of visibility into grey, cloudy water, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, one red-bellied woodpecker, gulls, cormorants, buffleheads and one adult eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.49 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 03/04/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NNE ( 30 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 5.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 8.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.06 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.02 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 33.4 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 45.0 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 28.0 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 5.8 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 5.8 kts
3/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 34°F. No frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NE, ripples from the NW, about eight inches of visibility into murky, brown water, a few pieces of natural debris between the channel and the Maryland shore, no fish. Songbirds, lots of squirrels, one woodpecker, gulls and three buffleheads. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.33 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 03/05/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): ESE ( 110 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 4.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 6.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.22 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.04 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 35.4 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 44.2 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 31.3 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 3.9 kts
3/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 36°F. Light fog. Breeze and ripples on the Potomac River from the NW, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NW, about nine inches of visibility into cloudy water, lots of trash and debris from the channel to the Maryland shore moving slowly downstream, no fish. Songbirds, squirrels, one woodpecker and one gull. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.28 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 03/06/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): W ( 280 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 2.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.24 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.06 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 38.7 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 44.6 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 1.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 1.9 kts
3/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 35°F. Light frost on the ground in open areas. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, about one foot of visibility into relatively clear water, a few pieces of trash and debris dot the river, no fish. Songbirds, crows, gulls and one cormorant. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.26 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 03/07/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 170 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 7.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 8.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.28 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.02 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 38.8 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 44.4 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 33.1 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 7.8 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 7.8 kts
3/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 43°F. No wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the NW, about fourteen inches of visibility into clear water, lots of trash and debris littering the entire stretch of river mainly between the channel and the Maryland shore, no fish. Songbirds, gulls and cormorants. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.25 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 03/08/2016: Wind Speed (WSPD): 0.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 1.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.17 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.05 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 47.1 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 45.5 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 0.0 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 0.0 kts
3/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 44°F. Light breeze, squalls and low swells on the Potomac River from the WNW, ripples from the SW (tide), about sixteen inches of visibility into clear water, some remnants of foam on the landing, trash and debris moving rapidly upstream and littering the entire stretch of river on those two thirds nearest the Maryland shore, one fish. Canada geese, songbirds, squirrels, gulls, cormorants on the pilings off Sheridan Point and various ducks in flight. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.23 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 03/09/2016: Wind Speed (WSPD): 0.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 0.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.14 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.03 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 47.5 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 45.9 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 0.0 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 0.0 kts
3/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 60°F. Wind on the Potomac River from the South, wavelets from the SW, about ten inches of visibility into the water, a whole collection of natural debris on the landing, one fish. Songbirds, squirrels, woodpeckers, crows, mourning doves, one eagle and the ospreys are back. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.23 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 03/10/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): S (180 deg true) Wind Speed (WSPD): 2.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 5.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.07 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.02 in (Rising) Air Temperature (ATMP): 59.4 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 48.6 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 3.9 kts
3/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 61°F. Overcast. Wind, waves with a few whitecaps and big swells on the Potomac River from the NNW, about four inches of visibility into brown water, massive amounts of trash and debris driven against the Maryland shore, no fish. Songbirds, ground bees, jays, squirrels, one red-shouldered hawk, two turkey vultures, crows and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.28 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 03/11/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): N (10 deg true) Wind Speed (WSPD): 7.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 9.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.09 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.14 in (Rising Rapidly) Air Temperature (ATMP): 62.2 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 50.5 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 7.8 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 7.8 kts
3/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 48°F. Overcast, no wind. Fire in the Mayone District of Accokeek (reported). A few pieces of trash and debris, including some large plastic objects, on the Potomac River moving slowly upstream, about two feet of visibility into cloudy water, one big fish. Canada geese, songbirds, woodpeckers, ground bees, fish crows, gulls, and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.19 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 03/12/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): E ( 100 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 2.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.32 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.00 in ( Steady ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 51.8 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 51.4 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 1.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 1.9 kts
3/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 54°F. Overcast, light rain, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the North. Despite the darkness, about two feet of visibility into clear water, both arms of the Native American fish weir can be seen below the surface, one snag tree, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crows, fish crows, gulls and buffleheads. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.21 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 03/13/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): ENE ( 60 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 4.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.99 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.00 in ( Steady ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 56.5 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 52.7 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 1.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 1.9 kts
3/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 48°F. Overcast, light fog. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, about six inches of visibility into cloudy water, two snag trees off the landing, no fish. Songbirds, crows, fish crows and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.26 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 03/14/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NNE ( 20 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 6.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 9.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.92 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.01 in ( Falling ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 49.6 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 52.5 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 46.8 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 5.8 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 5.8 kts
3/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 46°F. Overcast, drizzle, fog. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW (photographic record), no whitecaps, though it is difficult to see, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the North, about eight inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, fish crows and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.26 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 03/15/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): ENE ( 70 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 2.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 7.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.81 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.03 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 46.9 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 52.5 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 45.9 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 3.9 kts
3/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 44°F. Haze. Breeze on the Potomac River from the NE, ripples from the WNW, about ten inches of visibility into the water, a few pieces of trash and debris litter the entire stretch of river, three big fish jumping. Songbirds, crows, fish crows and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.20 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 03/16/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): ENE ( 70 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 2.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.83 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.01 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 50.5 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 52.9 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 1.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 1.9 kts
3/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 42°F. Light breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, about eight inches of visibility into the water, a few pieces of trash and debris dot that half of the river toward Maryland, four fish. Songbirds, woodpeckers, jays, crows, fish crows gulls and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.18 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 03/17/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 170 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 1.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.90 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.03 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 50.2 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 54.7 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 1.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 1.9 kts
3/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 41°F. Light breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, ripples from the WNW, about one foot of visibility into relatively clear water, trash and debris dots the entire stretch of river, three big fish jumping. Songbirds, jays, woodpeckers, fish crows, ospreys and eagles. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.16 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 03/18/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 360 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 1.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.91 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.01 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 51.1 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 54.7 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 1.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 1.9 kts
3/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 44°F. Overcast. Low swells on the Potomac River from the NW, breeze from the NNE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NNE, about fourteen inches of visibility into the water, a dozen pieces of natural debris moving slowly downstream off the Maryland shore, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, fish crows, gulls, ospreys and two juvenile eagles. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.13 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 03/19/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): ENE ( 70 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 4.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 8.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.07 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.06 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 46.2 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 54.7 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 44.1 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 5.8 kts
3/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 39°F. Slightly overcast, light fog. Waves on the Potomac River from NNW, no whitecaps, breeze from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NE, about ten inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, jays, fish crows and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.14 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 03/20/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NNE ( 30 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 5.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 8.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.07 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.02 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 40.5 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 54.0 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 36.5 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 5.8 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 5.8 kts
3/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 37°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, about fourteen inches of visibility into the water, three snag trees just off the landing, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, fish crows, ducks in flight, ospreys and one juvenile eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.14 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 03/21/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): NNW ( 330 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 8.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 13.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.92 in Air Temperature (ATMP): 40.1 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 53.1 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 34.2 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 7.8 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 9.7 kts
3/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 30°F. Very light frost on the ground in open areas. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the East, about eighteen inches of visibility into the water, some trash and debris between the channel and the Maryland shore, moving slowly upstream, one snag tree, four fish. Canada geese, songbirds, one woodpecker, fish crows, two pair of nesting ospreys and one juvenile eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.10 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 03/22/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): SW ( 220 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 1.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.21 in Air Temperature (ATMP): 39.0 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 52.2 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 1.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 1.9 kts
3/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 63°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, about nine inches of visibility into the water, one snag tree caught on the rocks of the Native American fish weir, no fish. Songbirds, jays, one pileated woodpecker, crows, fish crows, ospreys, six buffleheads and one adult bald eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.12 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 03/23/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): SSW ( 200 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 4.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 7.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.99 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.03 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 55.6 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 52.2 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 3.9 kts
3/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 52°F. Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the WSW, about five inches of visibility into the water, a few pieces of trash and debris, no fish. Songbirds, woodpeckers, ospreys, one cormorant and a very unique sight: crows chasing an owl from tree to tree. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.11 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 03/24/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 350 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 1.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.00 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.03 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 52.3 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 52.9 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 1.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 1.9 kts
3/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 64°F. Overcast. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, no whitecaps, about eight inches of visibility into the water, one piece of natural debris off the embankment, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, squirrels, jays, woodpeckers, fish crows and lots of ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.11 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 03/25/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): SSW (200 deg true) Wind Speed (WSPD): 8.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 13.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.70 in Air Temperature (ATMP): 64.6 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 54.1 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 9.7 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 9.7 kts
3/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 41°F. Wind on the Potomac River from the NNE, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown straight out stiff from the NNE, in sharp contrast, big swells from the NW, no whitecaps, about four inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, the landing is free of trash - an amazing sight, no fish. Songbirds, jays, squirrels, woodpeckers, crows, ospreys, gulls and one cormorant. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.08 feet, possibly indicating that the rain we received last night did not fall within the Piscataway Creek watershed. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 03/26/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): N (360 deg true) Wind Speed (WSPD): 6.0 kts Wind Gust (GST): 8.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.24 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.07 in (Rising) Air Temperature (ATMP): 41.9 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 54.5 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 37.4 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 7.8 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 7.8 kts
3/27/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 48°F. Overcast. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the North, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the North, about eighteen inches of visibility into cloudy water, no trash or debris, four fish. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, one squirrel, one woodpecker, spiders, one mourning dove, crows, fish crows by the flock, one pair of mallard ducks and one osprey. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.07 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 03/27/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): ENE (70 deg true) Wind Speed (WSPD): 4.1 kts Wind Gust (GST): 5.1 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.31 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.02 in (Rising) Air Temperature (ATMP): 49.1 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 55.2 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 47.3 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 3.9 kts
3/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 49°F. Overcast, fog, light rain, no wind. Rain squalls on the Potomac River, about two feet of visibility into cloudy, brown, water, a faint outline of both arms of the Native American fish weir can be seen beneath the surface, a few pieces of trash and debris are moving slowly upstream, seven fish. Canada geese, songbirds, squirrels, spiders, jays, fish crows, nesting ospreys and one cormorant. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.15 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: No recent reports. Nearest station with recent data: Station BSLM2 - Jug Bay, Chesapeake Bay, MD Conditions at BSLM2 as of (6:30 am EDT) 1030 GMT on 03/28/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 360 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.80 in Air Temperature (ATMP): 47.8 °F Dew Point (DEWP): 46.8 °F
3/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 46°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW, no whitecaps, about three inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris but brown and white foam on the landing, no fish. Songbirds, squirrels, woodpeckers, three pair of nesting ospreys, one duck in flight and one juvenile eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.13 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 49.1 F 2016-03-29 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.07 inches 2016-03-29 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.7 ug/L 2016-03-29 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2016-03-29 07:00 Current Velocity 0.4 knots 2016-03-29 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.1 mg/L 2016-03-29 07:00 Heat Index 49.1 F 2016-03-29 07:10 Latitude 38.78755 degrees 2016-03-29 07:10 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-03-29 07:10 Relative Humidity 47.8 percent 2016-03-29 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-03-29 07:00 Turbidity 5.9 NTU 2016-03-29 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-03-29 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-03-29 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-03-29 07:00 Water Temperature 55.9 F 2016-03-29 07:00 Wind Chill 45.1 F 2016-03-29 07:10 Wind Direction 335 degrees 2016-03-29 07:10 Wind Gust 12.8 knots 2016-03-29 07:10 Wind Speed 8.2 knots 2016-03-29 07:10
3/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 32°F. Frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, about ten inches of visibility into the water, one snag tree caught just off the landing, three fish. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, woodpeckers, squirrels, crows, fish crows, ospreys, one eagle and one pair of common mergansers. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.06 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 44.4 F 2016-03-30 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.37 inches 2016-03-30 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.9 ug/L 2016-03-30 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2016-03-30 07:00 Current Velocity 0.58 knots 2016-03-30 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.2 mg/L 2016-03-30 07:00 Heat Index 44.4 F 2016-03-30 07:00 Latitude 38.78755 degrees 2016-03-30 07:00 Longitude -77.03609 degrees 2016-03-30 07:00 Relative Humidity 38.7 percent 2016-03-30 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-03-30 07:00 Turbidity 6.6 NTU 2016-03-30 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-03-30 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-03-30 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-03-30 07:00 Water Temperature 55.7 F 2016-03-30 07:00 Wind Chill 42.6 F 2016-03-30 07:00 Wind Direction 56 degrees 2016-03-30 07:00 Wind Gust 4.7 knots 2016-03-30 07:00 Wind Speed 3.3 knots 2016-03-30 07:00
3/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 53°F. Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the SE, low swells from the SW, no whitecaps, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the SE, about six inches of visibility into the water, the snag tree is gone from the landing, no fish. Songbirds, jays, woodpeckers, crows, ospreys and one cormorant. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.07 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: no values. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: no recent reports. Station 44061 - Upper Potomac, MD: data is more than two hours old. Station BSLM2 - Jug Bay, Chesapeake Bay, MD Conditions at BSLM2 as of (6:30 am EDT) 1030 GMT on 03/31/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): S (180 deg true) Wind Speed (WSPD): 8.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.03 in Air Temperature (ATMP): 56.1 °F Dew Point (DEWP): 47.3 °F
4/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 65°F. Overcast. Wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the SSW, about ten inches of visibility into the water, two pieces of trash along the Maryland shore, no fish. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, one crow, woodpeckers, squirrels, ospreys, one cormorant and one adult eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.08 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, no recent reports. Station WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC: Conditions at WASD2 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 04/01/2016: Wind Direction (WDIR): SSW ( 200 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 8.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 12.0 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.66 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.00 in ( Steady ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 68.0 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 56.8 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 9.7 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 9.7 kts
4/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 55°F. Overcast, rain. Significant wind and waves with whitecaps and big swells on the Potomac River from the NW, about six inches of visibility into brown water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, jays, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek is lagging one hour behind, gauge height at 5:30 EST: 3.19 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 56.7 F 2016-04-02 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.63 inches 2016-04-02 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.6 ug/L 2016-04-02 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2016-04-02 07:00 Current Velocity 0.68 knots 2016-04-02 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.8 mg/L 2016-04-02 07:00 Heat Index 56.7 F 2016-04-02 07:00 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-04-02 07:00 Longitude -77.03608 degrees 2016-04-02 07:00 Relative Humidity 57.2 percent 2016-04-02 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-02 07:00 Turbidity 6.3 NTU 2016-04-02 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-02 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-02 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-02 07:00 Water Temperature 59.6 F 2016-04-02 07:00 Wind Chill 56.7 F 2016-04-02 07:00 Wind Direction 3 degrees 2016-04-02 07:00 Wind Gust 14.2 knots 2016-04-02 07:00 Wind Speed 9.9 knots 2016-04-02 07:00
4/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 38°F. No frost. Strong wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the WNW, no visibility into the water, very low tide, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, jays, fish crows, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.12 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 38.1 F 2016-04-03 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.84 inches 2016-04-03 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.6 ug/L 2016-04-03 07:00 Current Direction 182 degrees 2016-04-03 07:00 Current Velocity 1 knots 2016-04-03 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.7 mg/L 2016-04-03 07:00 Heat Index 38.1 F 2016-04-03 07:00 Latitude 38.78754 degrees 2016-04-03 07:00 Longitude -77.03602 degrees 2016-04-03 07:00 Relative Humidity 45.3 percent 2016-04-03 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-03 07:00 Turbidity 12 NTU 2016-04-03 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-03 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-03 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-03 07:00 Water Temperature 57.8 F 2016-04-03 07:00 Wind Chill 29.7 F 2016-04-03 07:00 Wind Direction 325 degrees 2016-04-03 07:00 Wind Gust 24.1 knots 2016-04-03 07:00 Wind Speed 12.2 knots 2016-04-03 07:00
4/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 52°F. Significant wind and waves with whitecaps on the Potomac River from the SSW, no visibility into the water, one very long tree trunk is blocking the entire landing, no fish. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, one wild turkey, crows, cormorants on the pilings off Sheridan Point and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.04 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 54.3 F 2016-04-04 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.85 inches 2016-04-04 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3.1 ug/L 2016-04-04 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2016-04-04 07:00 Current Velocity 0.43 knots 2016-04-04 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.7 mg/L 2016-04-04 07:00 Heat Index 54.3 F 2016-04-04 07:10 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2016-04-04 07:10 Longitude -77.03602 degrees 2016-04-04 07:10 Relative Humidity 49.6 percent 2016-04-04 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-04 07:00 Turbidity 8.5 NTU 2016-04-04 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-04 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-04 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-04 07:00 Water Temperature 55.8 F 2016-04-04 07:00 Wind Chill 54.3 F 2016-04-04 07:10 Wind Direction 206 degrees 2016-04-04 07:10 Wind Gust 16.5 knots 2016-04-04 07:10 Wind Speed 13.2 knots 2016-04-04 07:10
4/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 33°F. No frost, one patch of ice on standing water. Significant wind and waves with whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, almost due north, no visibility into grey water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, ducks in flight, gulls, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.11 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 32.7 F 2016-04-05 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.27 inches 2016-04-05 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.4 ug/L 2016-04-05 07:00 Current Direction 168 degrees 2016-04-05 07:00 Current Velocity 0.15 knots 2016-04-05 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.9 mg/L 2016-04-05 07:00 Heat Index 32.7 F 2016-04-05 07:10 Latitude 38.78756 degrees 2016-04-05 07:10 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-04-05 07:10 Relative Humidity 52 percent 2016-04-05 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-05 07:00 Turbidity 13.6 NTU 2016-04-05 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-05 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-05 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-05 07:00 Water Temperature 55 F 2016-04-05 07:00 Wind Chill 21.5 F 2016-04-05 07:10 Wind Direction 12 degrees 2016-04-05 07:10 Wind Gust 21.6 knots 2016-04-05 07:10 Wind Speed 15.5 knots 2016-04-05 07:10
4/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 28°F. Frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSE, about one foot of visibility into clear water, one large, blue plastic drum moving slowly upstream in the channel near the Maryland shore, two fish jumping. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, woodpeckers, mallard ducks, cormorants, ospreys, for the first time in a long time, a great blue heron on the Virginia shore and a very rare guest indeed; a beaver swimming down the Maryland shore about twenty feet out. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.03 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 36.5 F 2016-04-06 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.37 inches 2016-04-06 07:10 Chlorophyll A 5.3 ug/L 2016-04-06 07:00 Current Direction 3 degrees 2016-04-06 07:00 Current Velocity 0.3 knots 2016-04-06 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.1 mg/L 2016-04-06 07:00 Heat Index 36.5 F 2016-04-06 07:10 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2016-04-06 07:10 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-04-06 07:10 Relative Humidity 72.1 percent 2016-04-06 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-06 07:00 Turbidity 11.3 NTU 2016-04-06 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-06 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-06 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-06 07:00 Water Temperature 54 F 2016-04-06 07:00 Wind Chill 33.5 F 2016-04-06 07:10 Wind Direction 251 degrees 2016-04-06 07:10 Wind Gust 4.7 knots 2016-04-06 07:10 Wind Speed 3.3 knots 2016-04-06 07:10
4/7/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 54°F. Light rain, light fog, slightly limited visibility. Breeze and ripples on the Potomac River from the SSW, about ten inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, jays, two squirrels, crows, one cormorant, two gulls and nesting ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.05 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 55.8 F 2016-04-07 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.64 inches 2016-04-07 07:00 Chlorophyll A 6.5 ug/L 2016-04-07 07:00 Current Direction 4 degrees 2016-04-07 07:00 Current Velocity 0.75 knots 2016-04-07 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.4 mg/L 2016-04-07 07:00 Heat Index 55.8 F 2016-04-07 07:00 Latitude 38.78767 degrees 2016-04-07 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-04-07 07:00 Relative Humidity 75.4 percent 2016-04-07 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-07 07:00 Turbidity 9.5 NTU 2016-04-07 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-07 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-07 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-07 07:00 Water Temperature 54.4 F 2016-04-07 07:00 Wind Chill 55.8 F 2016-04-07 07:00 Wind Direction 168 degrees 2016-04-07 07:00 Wind Gust 15.2 knots 2016-04-07 07:00 Wind Speed 9.9 knots 2016-04-07 07:00
4/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.50 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 43°F. Wet. Wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the WNW, almost due west, about eight inches of visibility into the water, trash and debris along the Maryland shore, no fish. Songbirds, crows, fish crows, gulls, ospreys and one eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.37 feet with two spikes around midnight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 45.5 F 2016-04-08 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.68 inches 2016-04-08 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.4 ug/L 2016-04-08 07:00 Current Direction 5 degrees 2016-04-08 07:00 Current Velocity 0.98 knots 2016-04-08 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.5 mg/L 2016-04-08 07:00 Heat Index 45.5 F 2016-04-08 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2016-04-08 07:00 Longitude -77.03603 degrees 2016-04-08 07:00 Relative Humidity 50.4 percent 2016-04-08 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-08 07:00 Turbidity 13 NTU 2016-04-08 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-08 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-08 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-08 07:00 Water Temperature 54.1 F 2016-04-08 07:00 Wind Chill 39.7 F 2016-04-08 07:00 Wind Direction 283 degrees 2016-04-08 07:00 Wind Gust 14 knots 2016-04-08 07:00 Wind Speed 10.7 knots 2016-04-08 07:00
4/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 38°F. Wet, overcast, light fog, limited visibility. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NW, about one foot of visibility into clear water, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, jays, crows, fish crows, one gull and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.09 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 41 F 2016-04-09 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.68 inches 2016-04-09 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.6 ug/L 2016-04-09 07:00 Current Direction 4 degrees 2016-04-09 07:00 Current Velocity 0.95 knots 2016-04-09 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.3 mg/L 2016-04-09 07:00 Heat Index 41 F 2016-04-09 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2016-04-09 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-04-09 07:00 Relative Humidity 81.6 percent 2016-04-09 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-09 07:00 Turbidity 14.9 NTU 2016-04-09 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-09 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-09 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-09 07:00 Water Temperature 53.4 F 2016-04-09 07:00 Wind Chill 38.9 F 2016-04-09 07:00 Wind Direction 124 degrees 2016-04-09 07:00 Wind Gust 4.5 knots 2016-04-09 07:00 Wind Speed 3.1 knots 2016-04-09 07:00
4/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 31°F. Frost. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, about four inches of visibility into the water, trash and debris on the landing, lots of foam along the Maryland shore, no fish. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, jays, cormorants, ospreys and two gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.27 feet with a spike just before midnight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 32.4 F 2016-04-10 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.36 inches 2016-04-10 07:10 Chlorophyll A 2.8 ug/L 2016-04-10 07:00 Current Direction 7 degrees 2016-04-10 07:00 Current Velocity 0.75 knots 2016-04-10 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.6 mg/L 2016-04-10 07:00 Heat Index 32.4 F 2016-04-10 07:10 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2016-04-10 07:10 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-04-10 07:10 Relative Humidity 52.3 percent 2016-04-10 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-10 07:00 Turbidity 12.6 NTU 2016-04-10 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-04-10 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-10 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-10 07:00 Water Temperature 51.1 F 2016-04-10 07:00 Wind Chill 28.7 F 2016-04-10 07:10 Wind Direction 332 degrees 2016-04-10 07:10 Wind Gust 5.2 knots 2016-04-10 07:10 Wind Speed 3.3 knots 2016-04-10 07:10
4/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 46°F. Overcast, light rain, light fog. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, no whitecaps, about one foot of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, woodpeckers, crows, fish crows, one cormorant and three pair of nesting ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.13 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 48.4 F 2016-04-11 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.2 inches 2016-04-11 07:10 Chlorophyll A 2.8 ug/L 2016-04-11 07:00 Current Direction 10 degrees 2016-04-11 07:00 Current Velocity 0.26 knots 2016-04-11 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.6 mg/L 2016-04-11 07:00 Heat Index 48.4 F 2016-04-11 07:10 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2016-04-11 07:10 Longitude -77.03602 degrees 2016-04-11 07:10 Relative Humidity 61.4 percent 2016-04-11 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-11 07:00 Turbidity 7.7 NTU 2016-04-11 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-11 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-11 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-11 07:00 Water Temperature 51.7 F 2016-04-11 07:00 Wind Chill 42.3 F 2016-04-11 07:10 Wind Direction 201 degrees 2016-04-11 07:10 Wind Gust 17.3 knots 2016-04-11 07:10 Wind Speed 14.2 knots 2016-04-11 07:10
4/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 59°F. Overcast, light rain, light fog. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, about six inches of visibility into the water, a few pieces of natural debris dot the river, no fish. Songbirds, one squirrel, fish crows, cormorants, gulls, ospreys and one belted kingfisher. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.10 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 59.5 F 2016-04-12 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.96 inches 2016-04-12 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.7 ug/L 2016-04-12 07:00 Current Direction 180 degrees 2016-04-12 07:00 Current Velocity 0.61 knots 2016-04-12 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 11 mg/L 2016-04-12 07:00 Heat Index 59.5 F 2016-04-12 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-04-12 07:00 Longitude -77.03603 degrees 2016-04-12 07:00 Relative Humidity 81.1 percent 2016-04-12 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-12 07:00 Turbidity 7.2 NTU 2016-04-12 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-12 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-12 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-12 07:00 Water Temperature 52.7 F 2016-04-12 07:00 Wind Chill 59.5 F 2016-04-12 07:00 Wind Direction 212 degrees 2016-04-12 07:00 Wind Gust 13.4 knots 2016-04-12 07:00 Wind Speed 11.1 knots 2016-04-12 07:00
4/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 40°F. Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the NNE, waves from the NW, about four inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crows, squirrels, cormorants, ospreys and one great blue heron on the Native American fish weir (extensive photographic record). USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.12 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 44.8 F 2016-04-13 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.41 inches 2016-04-13 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.5 ug/L 2016-04-13 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2016-04-13 07:00 Current Velocity 0.51 knots 2016-04-13 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.9 mg/L 2016-04-13 07:00 Heat Index 44.8 F 2016-04-13 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-04-13 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-04-13 07:00 Relative Humidity 46.9 percent 2016-04-13 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-13 07:00 Turbidity 8.7 NTU 2016-04-13 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-04-13 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-13 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-13 07:00 Water Temperature 52.6 F 2016-04-13 07:00 Wind Chill 39.8 F 2016-04-13 07:00 Wind Direction 39 degrees 2016-04-13 07:00 Wind Gust 11.5 knots 2016-04-13 07:00 Wind Speed 8.2 knots 2016-04-13 07:00
4/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 35°F. No frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, about fourteen inches of visibility into the water, trash and debris in the channel, one fish. Songbirds, jays, crows, cormorants, ospreys, lots of gulls and one grebe. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.03 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 43 F 2016-04-14 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.33 inches 2016-04-14 07:10 Chlorophyll A 2.5 ug/L 2016-04-14 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2016-04-14 07:00 Current Velocity 0.63 knots 2016-04-14 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.7 mg/L 2016-04-14 07:00 Heat Index 43 F 2016-04-14 07:10 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2016-04-14 07:10 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-04-14 07:10 Relative Humidity 86.4 percent 2016-04-14 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-14 07:00 Turbidity 6.5 NTU 2016-04-14 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-14 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-14 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-14 07:00 Water Temperature 53.8 F 2016-04-14 07:00 Wind Chill 43 F 2016-04-14 07:10 Wind Direction 245 degrees 2016-04-14 07:10 Wind Gust 3.3 knots 2016-04-14 07:10 Wind Speed 1.9 knots 2016-04-14 07:10
4/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 37°F. Traces of frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, low swells from the West with no boat in sight, about eight inches of visibility into the water, a few pieces of trash and debris in the channel, one fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, squirrels, woodpeckers, crows, fish crows, ospreys, one gull and lots of cormorants on the pilings off Sheridan Point. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.00 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 45.3 F 2016-04-15 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.39 inches 2016-04-15 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.3 ug/L 2016-04-15 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2016-04-15 07:00 Current Velocity 0.81 knots 2016-04-15 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.2 mg/L 2016-04-15 07:00 Heat Index 45.3 F 2016-04-15 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-04-15 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-04-15 07:00 Relative Humidity 73.4 percent 2016-04-15 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-15 07:00 Turbidity 7 NTU 2016-04-15 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-15 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-15 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-15 07:00 Water Temperature 55.9 F 2016-04-15 07:00 Wind Chill 44.2 F 2016-04-15 07:00 Wind Direction 111 degrees 2016-04-15 07:00 Wind Gust 3.5 knots 2016-04-15 07:00 Wind Speed 2.7 knots 2016-04-15 07:00
4/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 38°F. No wind. About six inches of visibility into the water of the Potomac River, trash and debris dots the entire stretch of river, no fish. Songbirds, woodpeckers, fish crows, cormorants, ospreys and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.98 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 47.8 F 2016-04-16 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.4 inches 2016-04-16 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.9 ug/L 2016-04-16 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2016-04-16 07:00 Current Velocity 0.75 knots 2016-04-16 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.9 mg/L 2016-04-16 07:00 Heat Index 47.8 F 2016-04-16 07:00 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2016-04-16 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-04-16 07:00 Relative Humidity 72 percent 2016-04-16 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-16 07:00 Turbidity 5.3 NTU 2016-04-16 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-16 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-16 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-16 07:00 Water Temperature 57.4 F 2016-04-16 07:00 Wind Chill 47.8 F 2016-04-16 07:00 Wind Direction 248 degrees 2016-04-16 07:00 Wind Gust 3.1 knots 2016-04-16 07:00 Wind Speed 2.1 knots 2016-04-16 07:00
4/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 39°F. Breeze above the Potomac River from the NE, about one foot of visibility into the water, some natural debris moving slowly downstream, two big fish jumping. Songbirds, fish crows, cormorants, ospreys and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.96 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 50.7 F 2016-04-17 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.45 inches 2016-04-17 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.3 ug/L 2016-04-17 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2016-04-17 07:00 Current Velocity 0.41 knots 2016-04-17 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10 mg/L 2016-04-17 07:00 Heat Index 50.7 F 2016-04-17 07:10 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2016-04-17 07:10 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-04-17 07:10 Relative Humidity 58.7 percent 2016-04-17 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-17 07:00 Turbidity 5.3 NTU 2016-04-17 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-17 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-17 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-17 07:00 Water Temperature 59.1 F 2016-04-17 07:00 Wind Chill 50.7 F 2016-04-17 07:10 Wind Direction 88 degrees 2016-04-17 07:10 Wind Gust 1.6 knots 2016-04-17 07:10 Wind Speed 0.6 knots 2016-04-17 07:10
4/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 44°F. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, about fourteen inches of visibility into the water, lots of trash and debris between the channel and the Maryland shore including several large white objects, one large red object on the Virginia shore near Sheridan Point, no fish. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, squirrels, jays, fish crows, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.96 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 55 F 2016-04-18 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.26 inches 2016-04-18 07:00 Chlorophyll A 6 ug/L 2016-04-18 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2016-04-18 07:00 Current Velocity 0.23 knots 2016-04-18 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.9 mg/L 2016-04-18 07:00 Heat Index 55 F 2016-04-18 07:00 Latitude 38.78762 degrees 2016-04-18 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-04-18 07:00 Relative Humidity 78.9 percent 2016-04-18 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-18 07:00 Turbidity 5 NTU 2016-04-18 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-18 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-18 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-18 07:00 Water Temperature 60.6 F 2016-04-18 07:00 Wind Chill 55 F 2016-04-18 07:00 Wind Direction 86 degrees 2016-04-18 07:00 Wind Gust 1.9 knots 2016-04-18 07:00 Wind Speed 0.4 knots 2016-04-18 07:00
4/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 49°F. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SW with a strong odor of decaying organic material like dead fish, about one foot of visibility into the water, lots of trash and debris in the channel including several very large objects, no fish. Songbirds, squirrels, ducks, cormorants, ospreys and one adult eagle in one of the oaks above the landing. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.94 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 58.5 F 2016-04-19 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.05 inches 2016-04-19 07:00 Chlorophyll A 6.9 ug/L 2016-04-19 07:00 Current Direction 340 degrees 2016-04-19 07:00 Current Velocity 0.07 knots 2016-04-19 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.3 mg/L 2016-04-19 07:00 Heat Index 58.5 F 2016-04-19 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2016-04-19 07:00 Longitude -77.03603 degrees 2016-04-19 07:00 Relative Humidity 76.4 percent 2016-04-19 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-19 07:00 Turbidity 5.3 NTU 2016-04-19 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-19 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-19 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-19 07:00 Water Temperature 62.8 F 2016-04-19 07:00 Wind Chill 58.5 F 2016-04-19 07:00 Wind Direction 212 degrees 2016-04-19 07:00 Wind Gust 4.1 knots 2016-04-19 07:00 Wind Speed 3.1 knots 2016-04-19 07:00
4/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 43°F. Light breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the North, about ten inches of visibility into the water, trash and debris dots the entire stretch of river, five fish. Songbirds, squirrels, one woodpecker, crows, fish crows, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.92 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 54 F 2016-04-20 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.27 inches 2016-04-20 07:00 Chlorophyll A 6.9 ug/L 2016-04-20 07:00 Current Direction 351 degrees 2016-04-20 07:00 Current Velocity 0.28 knots 2016-04-20 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.1 mg/L 2016-04-20 07:00 Heat Index 54 F 2016-04-20 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2016-04-20 07:00 Longitude -77.03602 degrees 2016-04-20 07:00 Relative Humidity 33.3 percent 2016-04-20 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-20 07:00 Turbidity 6.7 NTU 2016-04-20 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-20 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-20 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-20 07:00 Water Temperature 63.6 F 2016-04-20 07:00 Wind Chill 54 F 2016-04-20 07:00 Wind Direction 319 degrees 2016-04-20 07:00 Wind Gust 4.9 knots 2016-04-20 07:00 Wind Speed 3.5 knots 2016-04-20 07:00
4/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 48°F. Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the South, low swells from the SW, about eight inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, one big fish jumping in the channel. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.91 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 52 F 2016-04-21 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.19 inches 2016-04-21 07:10 Chlorophyll A 6.6 ug/L 2016-04-21 07:00 Current Direction 6 degrees 2016-04-21 07:00 Current Velocity 0.32 knots 2016-04-21 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.7 mg/L 2016-04-21 07:00 Heat Index 52 F 2016-04-21 07:10 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2016-04-21 07:10 Longitude -77.03603 degrees 2016-04-21 07:10 Relative Humidity 52.8 percent 2016-04-21 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-21 07:00 Turbidity 7.2 NTU 2016-04-21 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-21 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-21 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-21 07:00 Water Temperature 63.8 F 2016-04-21 07:00 Wind Chill 52 F 2016-04-21 07:10 Wind Direction 184 degrees 2016-04-21 07:10 Wind Gust 9.7 knots 2016-04-21 07:10 Wind Speed 6.8 knots 2016-04-21 07:10
4/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 63°F. Wind and waves just short of whitecaps on the Potomac River from the WSW, about six inches of visibility into cloudy water, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, lots of squirrels, cormorants, gulls and ospreys . USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.92 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 65.1 F 2016-04-22 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.93 inches 2016-04-22 07:10 Chlorophyll A 6.5 ug/L 2016-04-22 07:00 Current Direction 6 degrees 2016-04-22 07:00 Current Velocity 0.6 knots 2016-04-22 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.5 mg/L 2016-04-22 07:00 Heat Index 65.1 F 2016-04-22 07:10 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2016-04-22 07:10 Longitude -77.03602 degrees 2016-04-22 07:10 Relative Humidity 77.8 percent 2016-04-22 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-22 07:00 Turbidity 9.4 NTU 2016-04-22 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-22 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-22 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-22 07:00 Water Temperature 64.5 F 2016-04-22 07:00 Wind Chill 65.1 F 2016-04-22 07:10 Wind Direction 214 degrees 2016-04-22 07:10 Wind Gust 15.3 knots 2016-04-22 07:10 Wind Speed 12 knots 2016-04-22 07:10
4/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 61°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the North, no whitecaps, about seven inches of visibility into the water, lots of trash, debris and foam on the landing, one fish. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, one box turtle in the orchard (photographic record), crows, fish crows, cormorants by the flock, ospreys and one gull. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.92 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 63.5 F 2016-04-23 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.81 inches 2016-04-23 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.9 ug/L 2016-04-23 07:00 Current Direction 3 degrees 2016-04-23 07:00 Current Velocity 0.84 knots 2016-04-23 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.1 mg/L 2016-04-23 07:00 Heat Index 63.5 F 2016-04-23 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2016-04-23 07:00 Longitude -77.03603 degrees 2016-04-23 07:00 Relative Humidity 80.2 percent 2016-04-23 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-23 07:00 Turbidity 9.8 NTU 2016-04-23 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-23 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-23 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-23 07:00 Water Temperature 65.4 F 2016-04-23 07:00 Wind Chill 63.5 F 2016-04-23 07:00 Wind Direction 340 degrees 2016-04-23 07:00 Wind Gust 7.6 knots 2016-04-23 07:00 Wind Speed 5.2 knots 2016-04-23 07:00
4/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 47°F. Wind, big swells and waves with whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, about four inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, jays, squirrels, ospreys, gulls and cormorants by the dozen on the pilings off Sheridan Point. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.93 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 49.3 F 2016-04-24 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.11 inches 2016-04-24 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.1 ug/L 2016-04-24 07:00 Current Direction 4 degrees 2016-04-24 07:00 Current Velocity 0.89 knots 2016-04-24 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8 mg/L 2016-04-24 07:00 Heat Index 49.3 F 2016-04-24 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2016-04-24 07:00 Longitude -77.03603 degrees 2016-04-24 07:00 Relative Humidity 44.2 percent 2016-04-24 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-24 07:00 Turbidity 12.3 NTU 2016-04-24 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-24 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-24 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-24 07:00 Water Temperature 64.3 F 2016-04-24 07:00 Wind Chill 46.5 F 2016-04-24 07:00 Wind Direction 331 degrees 2016-04-24 07:00 Wind Gust 8.7 knots 2016-04-24 07:00 Wind Speed 5.8 knots 2016-04-24 07:00
4/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 46°F. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the South, about 9 inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, crows, woodpeckers including two pileated woodpeckers, one mallard duck, ospreys and lots of cormorants. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.86 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 52.3 F 2016-04-25 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.02 inches 2016-04-25 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.7 ug/L 2016-04-25 07:00 Current Direction 6 degrees 2016-04-25 07:00 Current Velocity 0.69 knots 2016-04-25 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.7 mg/L 2016-04-25 07:00 Heat Index 52.3 F 2016-04-25 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2016-04-25 07:00 Longitude -77.03603 degrees 2016-04-25 07:00 Relative Humidity 78.4 percent 2016-04-25 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-25 07:00 Turbidity 6.5 NTU 2016-04-25 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-25 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-25 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-25 07:00 Water Temperature 64.7 F 2016-04-25 07:00 Wind Chill 52.3 F 2016-04-25 07:00 Wind Direction 170 degrees 2016-04-25 07:00 Wind Gust 8.9 knots 2016-04-25 07:00 Wind Speed 6.6 knots 2016-04-25 07:00
4/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 66°F. Wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the WSW, about six inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris except on the landing, no fish. Songbirds, lots of squirrels, the martins are back, a standing room only crowd of cormorants on the pilings off Sheridan Point and nesting ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.86 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 68 F 2016-04-26 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.76 inches 2016-04-26 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.5 ug/L 2016-04-26 07:00 Current Direction 115 degrees 2016-04-26 07:00 Current Velocity 0.03 knots 2016-04-26 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.5 mg/L 2016-04-26 07:00 Heat Index 68 F 2016-04-26 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2016-04-26 07:00 Longitude -77.03601 degrees 2016-04-26 07:00 Relative Humidity 67.9 percent 2016-04-26 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-26 07:00 Turbidity 4.3 NTU 2016-04-26 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-26 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-26 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-26 07:00 Water Temperature 66.3 F 2016-04-26 07:00 Wind Chill 68 F 2016-04-26 07:00 Wind Direction 221 degrees 2016-04-26 07:00 Wind Gust 11.8 knots 2016-04-26 07:00 Wind Speed 9.3 knots 2016-04-26 07:00
4/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 56°F. Fog. Very light breeze on the Potomac River from the NE, low swells from the NNW, wavelets from the NW, about fourteen inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, two big fish jumping. Songbirds, one pileated woodpecker, squirrels, cormorants, ospreys and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.85 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 57.2 F 2016-04-27 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.84 inches 2016-04-27 07:10 Chlorophyll A 6.9 ug/L 2016-04-27 07:00 Current Direction 194 degrees 2016-04-27 07:00 Current Velocity 0.15 knots 2016-04-27 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.9 mg/L 2016-04-27 07:00 Heat Index 57.2 F 2016-04-27 07:10 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2016-04-27 07:10 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-04-27 07:10 Relative Humidity 87.2 percent 2016-04-27 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-27 07:00 Turbidity 5.4 NTU 2016-04-27 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-27 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-27 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-27 07:00 Water Temperature 67.3 F 2016-04-27 07:00 Wind Chill 57.2 F 2016-04-27 07:10 Wind Direction 95 degrees 2016-04-27 07:10 Wind Gust 12.2 knots 2016-04-27 07:10 Wind Speed 8.2 knots 2016-04-27 07:10
4/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 53°F. Fog. Very light breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, low swells from the NW, about eight inches of visibility into the water, trash and debris between the channel and the Maryland shore moving slowly upstream, two fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, squirrels, one pileated woodpecker, jays, one gull, cormorants, ospreys and two adult eagles in the big oak above the landing. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.87 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 54.7 F 2016-04-28 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.95 inches 2016-04-28 07:00 Chlorophyll A 6.1 ug/L 2016-04-28 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2016-04-28 07:00 Current Velocity 0.23 knots 2016-04-28 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.5 mg/L 2016-04-28 07:00 Heat Index 54.7 F 2016-04-28 07:00 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2016-04-28 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-04-28 07:00 Relative Humidity 85.4 percent 2016-04-28 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-28 07:00 Turbidity 5.7 NTU 2016-04-28 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-28 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-28 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-28 07:00 Water Temperature 66 F 2016-04-28 07:00 Wind Chill 54.7 F 2016-04-28 07:00 Wind Direction 50 degrees 2016-04-28 07:00 Wind Gust 9.7 knots 2016-04-28 07:00 Wind Speed 6.8 knots 2016-04-28 07:00
4/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 48°F. Fog, heavier than in previous days. Very light breeze on the Potomac River from the NE, about one foot of visibility into the water, no trash or debris save one snag west of the channel, three fish. Songbirds, one mourning dove, martins, fish crows, one pair of mallard ducks in flight, lots of cormorants, ospreys and one adult eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.14 feet with a big peak just after midnight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 48.9 F 2016-04-29 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.03 inches 2016-04-29 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.7 ug/L 2016-04-29 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2016-04-29 07:00 Current Velocity 0.48 knots 2016-04-29 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7 mg/L 2016-04-29 07:00 Heat Index 48.9 F 2016-04-29 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-04-29 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-04-29 07:00 Relative Humidity 89.7 percent 2016-04-29 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-29 07:00 Turbidity 6 NTU 2016-04-29 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-29 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-29 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-29 07:00 Water Temperature 64.6 F 2016-04-29 07:00 Wind Chill 46.9 F 2016-04-29 07:00 Wind Direction 49 degrees 2016-04-29 07:00 Wind Gust 7.8 knots 2016-04-29 07:00 Wind Speed 4.5 knots 2016-04-29 07:00
4/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 51°F. Light fog. Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the NE, low swells from the NW, about ten inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, three fish. Songbirds, crows, martins, cormorants by the flock, ospreys and two adult eagles. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.94 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 51.6 F 2016-04-30 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.16 inches 2016-04-30 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.7 ug/L 2016-04-30 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2016-04-30 07:00 Current Velocity 0.55 knots 2016-04-30 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.6 mg/L 2016-04-30 07:00 Heat Index 51.6 F 2016-04-30 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-04-30 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-04-30 07:00 Relative Humidity 88.2 percent 2016-04-30 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-04-30 07:00 Turbidity 6.7 NTU 2016-04-30 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-04-30 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-04-30 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-04-30 07:00 Water Temperature 64.2 F 2016-04-30 07:00 Wind Chill 51.6 F 2016-04-30 07:00 Wind Direction 68 degrees 2016-04-30 07:00 Wind Gust 10.3 knots 2016-04-30 07:00 Wind Speed 7.6 knots 2016-04-30 07:00
5/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 52°F. Rain, fog, low visibility, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WSW, about one foot of visibility into the water, a few pieces of natural debris in the channel, no fish. Songbirds, crows, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.92 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 53.1 F 2016-05-01 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.11 inches 2016-05-01 07:10 Chlorophyll A 2.4 ug/L 2016-05-01 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2016-05-01 07:00 Current Velocity 0.7 knots 2016-05-01 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.6 mg/L 2016-05-01 07:00 Heat Index 53.1 F 2016-05-01 07:10 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-05-01 07:10 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-05-01 07:10 Relative Humidity 92.7 percent 2016-05-01 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-01 07:00 Turbidity 9.4 NTU 2016-05-01 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-05-01 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-01 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-05-01 07:00 Water Temperature 63.3 F 2016-05-01 07:00 Wind Chill 53.1 F 2016-05-01 07:10 Wind Direction 158 degrees 2016-05-01 07:10 Wind Gust 7.2 knots 2016-05-01 07:10 Wind Speed 5.4 knots 2016-05-01 07:10
5/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 55°F. Thick fog, low visibility, no wind, wet. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WNW, almost due west. About sixteen inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, four fish. Songbirds, crows, squirrels, grackles, jays, martins, gulls, ospreys and one great blue heron flying low along the Maryland shore. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.32 feet with a big peak in both charts reflecting the rain we received last night. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 55.8 F 2016-05-02 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.95 inches 2016-05-02 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.3 ug/L 2016-05-02 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2016-05-02 07:00 Current Velocity 0.79 knots 2016-05-02 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.2 mg/L 2016-05-02 07:00 Heat Index 55.8 F 2016-05-02 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-05-02 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-05-02 07:00 Relative Humidity 99.3 percent 2016-05-02 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-02 07:00 Turbidity 6 NTU 2016-05-02 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-05-02 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-02 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-05-02 07:00 Water Temperature 62 F 2016-05-02 07:00 Wind Chill 55.8 F 2016-05-02 07:00 Wind Direction 113 degrees 2016-05-02 07:00 Wind Gust 5.6 knots 2016-05-02 07:00 Wind Speed 3.9 knots 2016-05-02 07:00
5/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.42 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 61°F. Fog, low visibility, wet. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SW, about one foot of visibility into the water, a few pieces of trash and debris between the channel and the Maryland shore, one fish. Songbirds, grackles, one pileated woodpecker, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.53 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 62.6 F 2016-05-03 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.77 inches 2016-05-03 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2 ug/L 2016-05-03 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2016-05-03 07:00 Current Velocity 0.82 knots 2016-05-03 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8 mg/L 2016-05-03 07:00 Heat Index 62.6 F 2016-05-03 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-05-03 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-05-03 07:00 Relative Humidity 99.5 percent 2016-05-03 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-03 07:00 Turbidity 4.9 NTU 2016-05-03 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-05-03 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-03 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-05-03 07:00 Water Temperature 62.2 F 2016-05-03 07:00 Wind Chill 62.6 F 2016-05-03 07:00 Wind Direction 162 degrees 2016-05-03 07:00 Wind Gust 2.7 knots 2016-05-03 07:00 Wind Speed 1.9 knots 2016-05-03 07:00
5/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 54°F. Overcast. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, ripples from the NW, about eight inches of visibility into the water, several big pieces of natural debris dot the channel, one fish. Spiders, songbirds, crows, squirrels, grackles, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.27 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 55 F 2016-05-04 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.72 inches 2016-05-04 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.1 ug/L 2016-05-04 07:00 Current Direction 183 degrees 2016-05-04 07:00 Current Velocity 0.41 knots 2016-05-04 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.1 mg/L 2016-05-04 07:00 Heat Index 55 F 2016-05-04 07:00 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2016-05-04 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-05-04 07:00 Relative Humidity 91.1 percent 2016-05-04 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-04 07:00 Turbidity 15.2 NTU 2016-05-04 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-05-04 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-04 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-05-04 07:00 Water Temperature 63.3 F 2016-05-04 07:00 Wind Chill 55 F 2016-05-04 07:00 Wind Direction 63 degrees 2016-05-04 07:00 Wind Gust 10.3 knots 2016-05-04 07:00 Wind Speed 7.8 knots 2016-05-04 07:00
5/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, fog, thicker to the North. Temperature: 50°F. Breeze on the Potomac River from the NE, low swells from the WNW, no visibility into brown-grey water, trash and debris moving slowly downstream along the Maryland shore, no fish. Songbirds, crows, one woodpecker, jays, martins, cormorants, ospreys and one adult eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.09 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 51.3 F 2016-05-05 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.64 inches 2016-05-05 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2 ug/L 2016-05-05 07:00 Current Direction 204 degrees 2016-05-05 07:00 Current Velocity 0.23 knots 2016-05-05 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.3 mg/L 2016-05-05 07:00 Heat Index 51.3 F 2016-05-05 07:00 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2016-05-05 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-05-05 07:00 Relative Humidity 89.2 percent 2016-05-05 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-05 07:00 Turbidity 16.8 NTU 2016-05-05 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-05-05 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-05 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-05 07:00 Water Temperature 63.9 F 2016-05-05 07:00 Wind Chill 51.3 F 2016-05-05 07:00 Wind Direction 58 degrees 2016-05-05 07:00 Wind Gust 9.9 knots 2016-05-05 07:00 Wind Speed 6.8 knots 2016-05-05 07:00
5/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 52°F. Overcast, rain, fog, low visibility. Wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the North, big swells from the NNW, high water level but no flooding, no visibility into brown water, lots of trash and debris between the channel and the Maryland shore moving slowly downstream, no fish. Songbirds, grackles, ospreys and one eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.05 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 53.8 F 2016-05-06 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.65 inches 2016-05-06 07:10 Chlorophyll A 2.2 ug/L 2016-05-06 07:00 Current Direction 330 degrees 2016-05-06 07:00 Current Velocity 0.17 knots 2016-05-06 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.2 mg/L 2016-05-06 07:00 Heat Index 53.8 F 2016-05-06 07:10 Latitude 38.78756 degrees 2016-05-06 07:10 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-05-06 07:10 Relative Humidity 88.3 percent 2016-05-06 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-06 07:00 Turbidity 13.8 NTU 2016-05-06 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-06 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-06 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-06 07:00 Water Temperature 62.1 F 2016-05-06 07:00 Wind Chill 53.8 F 2016-05-06 07:10 Wind Direction 18 degrees 2016-05-06 07:10 Wind Gust 12.2 knots 2016-05-06 07:10 Wind Speed 8.5 knots 2016-05-06 07:10
5/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.93 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 50°F. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, swells from the NNW, no visibility into the water, trash and debris along the Maryland shore with one large object in the channel, no fish. Songbirds, mourning doves, one pileated woodpecker, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.84 feet with a big peak just before midnight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 51.4 F 2016-05-07 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.76 inches 2016-05-07 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.9 ug/L 2016-05-07 07:00 Current Direction 355 degrees 2016-05-07 07:00 Current Velocity 0.33 knots 2016-05-07 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9 mg/L 2016-05-07 07:00 Heat Index 51.4 F 2016-05-07 07:00 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-05-07 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-05-07 07:00 Relative Humidity 90.6 percent 2016-05-07 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-07 07:00 Turbidity 9.3 NTU 2016-05-07 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-07 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-07 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-07 07:00 Water Temperature 61 F 2016-05-07 07:00 Wind Chill 51.4 F 2016-05-07 07:00 Wind Direction 325 degrees 2016-05-07 07:00 Wind Gust 6.6 knots 2016-05-07 07:00 Wind Speed 4.3 knots 2016-05-07 07:00
5/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 54°F. Dark clouds to the West. Breeze, squalls and ripples on the Potomac River from the SW, no visibility into brownish-green water, lots of trash and debris moving slowly upstream between the channel and the Virginia shore, one fish. Songbirds, crows, grackles, mourning doves, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.56 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 56.3 F 2016-05-08 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.68 inches 2016-05-08 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2 ug/L 2016-05-08 07:00 Current Direction 5 degrees 2016-05-08 07:00 Current Velocity 0.5 knots 2016-05-08 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.4 mg/L 2016-05-08 07:00 Heat Index 56.3 F 2016-05-08 07:00 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2016-05-08 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-05-08 07:00 Relative Humidity 88.2 percent 2016-05-08 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-08 07:00 Turbidity 10.9 NTU 2016-05-08 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-08 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-08 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-08 07:00 Water Temperature 61 F 2016-05-08 07:00 Wind Chill 56.3 F 2016-05-08 07:00 Wind Direction 228 degrees 2016-05-08 07:00 Wind Gust 6.6 knots 2016-05-08 07:00 Wind Speed 4.7 knots 2016-05-08 07:00
5/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 48°F. Squalls along the Virginia shore of the Potomac River from indeterminate direction, about six inches of visibility into the water, lots of trash and debris moving slowly upstream, a slick with a film and trash covers the area on that half of the river toward Virginia, one abandoned rowboat in the channel, one great big fish jumping clear out of the water about fifteen feet from the embankment. Songbirds, squirrels, starlings, fish crows, cormorants, one gull, ospreys, three great blue herons and two great egrets. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.29 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 53.2 F 2016-05-09 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.06 inches 2016-05-09 07:10 Chlorophyll A 2.2 ug/L 2016-05-09 07:00 Current Direction 43 degrees 2016-05-09 07:00 Current Velocity 0.23 knots 2016-05-09 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.4 mg/L 2016-05-09 07:00 Heat Index 53.2 F 2016-05-09 07:10 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-05-09 07:10 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-05-09 07:10 Relative Humidity 79.4 percent 2016-05-09 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-09 07:00 Turbidity 12.8 NTU 2016-05-09 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-09 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-09 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-09 07:00 Water Temperature 61.2 F 2016-05-09 07:00 Wind Chill 53.2 F 2016-05-09 07:10 Wind Direction 205 degrees 2016-05-09 07:10 Wind Gust 4.3 knots 2016-05-09 07:10 Wind Speed 3.1 knots 2016-05-09 07:10
5/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 56°F. Light rain, no wind. Low swells on the Potomac River from the NW, about ten inches of visibility into the water, large amounts of trash and debris moving slowly upstream in the channel, no fish. Songbirds, jays, squirrels, grackles, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.22 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 60.3 F 2016-05-10 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.22 inches 2016-05-10 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.8 ug/L 2016-05-10 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2016-05-10 07:00 Current Velocity 0.4 knots 2016-05-10 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.5 mg/L 2016-05-10 07:00 Heat Index 60.3 F 2016-05-10 07:10 Latitude 38.78755 degrees 2016-05-10 07:10 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-05-10 07:10 Relative Humidity 68.6 percent 2016-05-10 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-10 07:00 Turbidity 11.1 NTU 2016-05-10 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-10 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-10 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-10 07:00 Water Temperature 60 F 2016-05-10 07:00 Wind Chill 60.3 F 2016-05-10 07:10 Wind Direction 97 degrees 2016-05-10 07:10 Wind Gust 4.7 knots 2016-05-10 07:10 Wind Speed 2.5 knots 2016-05-10 07:10
5/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 54°F. Overcast, light fog, wet. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, ripples from the NNW, about one foot of visibility into the water, a few pieces of trash and debris dot the channel, six fish. Songbirds, starlings, grackles, one woodpecker, mourning doves, martins, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height data more than 12 hours old. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 54.5 F 2016-05-11 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.17 inches 2016-05-11 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.7 ug/L 2016-05-11 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2016-05-11 07:00 Current Velocity 0.72 knots 2016-05-11 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.5 mg/L 2016-05-11 07:00 Heat Index 54.5 F 2016-05-11 07:10 Latitude 38.78755 degrees 2016-05-11 07:10 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-05-11 07:10 Relative Humidity 90.1 percent 2016-05-11 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-11 07:00 Turbidity 14 NTU 2016-05-11 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-11 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-11 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-11 07:00 Water Temperature 59.6 F 2016-05-11 07:00 Wind Chill 54.5 F 2016-05-11 07:10 Wind Direction 44 degrees 2016-05-11 07:10 Wind Gust 7.6 knots 2016-05-11 07:10 Wind Speed 3.5 knots 2016-05-11 07:10
5/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 56°F. Overcast, wet, fog, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WNW, about eighteen inches of visibility into the water, a slick with trash and debris is between the channel and the Virginia shore, lots of fish activity, ten fish jumping. Songbirds, one woodpecker, one deer, squirrels, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.37 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 57.9 F 2016-05-12 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.13 inches 2016-05-12 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.5 ug/L 2016-05-12 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2016-05-12 07:00 Current Velocity 0.83 knots 2016-05-12 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.5 mg/L 2016-05-12 07:00 Heat Index 57.9 F 2016-05-12 07:00 Latitude 38.78754 degrees 2016-05-12 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-05-12 07:00 Relative Humidity 91.9 percent 2016-05-12 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-12 07:00 Turbidity 11.6 NTU 2016-05-12 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-12 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-12 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-12 07:00 Water Temperature 59.4 F 2016-05-12 07:00 Wind Chill 57.9 F 2016-05-12 07:00 Wind Direction 85 degrees 2016-05-12 07:00 Wind Gust 5.1 knots 2016-05-12 07:00 Wind Speed 2.7 knots 2016-05-12 07:00
5/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 61°F. Overcast, light fog. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, about eight inches of visibility into the water, one piece of natural debris, no fish. Songbirds, fish crows, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.21 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 62.6 F 2016-05-13 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.87 inches 2016-05-13 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.4 ug/L 2016-05-13 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2016-05-13 07:00 Current Velocity 0.81 knots 2016-05-13 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.1 mg/L 2016-05-13 07:00 Heat Index 62.6 F 2016-05-13 07:00 Latitude 38.78754 degrees 2016-05-13 07:00 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-05-13 07:00 Relative Humidity 95.1 percent 2016-05-13 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-13 07:00 Turbidity 9.4 NTU 2016-05-13 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-13 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-13 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-13 07:00 Water Temperature 60.1 F 2016-05-13 07:00 Wind Chill 62.6 F 2016-05-13 07:00 Wind Direction 189 degrees 2016-05-13 07:00 Wind Gust 8.5 knots 2016-05-13 07:00 Wind Speed 7 knots 2016-05-13 07:00
5/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 50°F. No wind. Low swells on the Potomac River from the SSW, about six inches of visibility into the water, trash and debris between the channel and the Maryland shore, one fish. Canada geese, songbirds, two box turtles in the orchard, grackles, one pileated woodpecker, one red-shouldered hawk, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.18 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 57.6 F 2016-05-14 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.83 inches 2016-05-14 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.3 ug/L 2016-05-14 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2016-05-14 07:00 Current Velocity 0.86 knots 2016-05-14 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.8 mg/L 2016-05-14 07:00 Heat Index 57.6 F 2016-05-14 07:10 Latitude 38.78754 degrees 2016-05-14 07:10 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-05-14 07:10 Relative Humidity 84.1 percent 2016-05-14 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-14 07:00 Turbidity 7.7 NTU 2016-05-14 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-14 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-14 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-14 07:00 Water Temperature 61.6 F 2016-05-14 07:00 Wind Chill 57.6 F 2016-05-14 07:10 Wind Direction 183 degrees 2016-05-14 07:10 Wind Gust 2.9 knots 2016-05-14 07:10 Wind Speed 1.9 knots 2016-05-14 07:10
5/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 48°F. Dark clouds to the West. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, no visibility into the water, foam along the Maryland shore, no trash or debris, one fish. Songbirds, jays, starlings, squirrels, fish crows, cormorants, gulls, ospreys and one juvenile eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.25 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 51.3 F 2016-05-15 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.94 inches 2016-05-15 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.3 ug/L 2016-05-15 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2016-05-15 07:00 Current Velocity 0.87 knots 2016-05-15 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.5 mg/L 2016-05-15 07:00 Heat Index 51.3 F 2016-05-15 07:00 Latitude 38.78754 degrees 2016-05-15 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-05-15 07:00 Relative Humidity 49.4 percent 2016-05-15 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-15 07:00 Turbidity 9.4 NTU 2016-05-15 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-15 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-15 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-15 07:00 Water Temperature 62.5 F 2016-05-15 07:00 Wind Chill 51.3 F 2016-05-15 07:00 Wind Direction 286 degrees 2016-05-15 07:00 Wind Gust 8.9 knots 2016-05-15 07:00 Wind Speed 6.2 knots 2016-05-15 07:00
5/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 43°F. Breeze, squalls and ripples on the Potomac River from the WNW, about four inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, one pileated woodpecker, squirrels, grackles, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore and one adult eagle in the tree overhead. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.05 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 49.3 F 2016-05-16 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.19 inches 2016-05-16 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.3 ug/L 2016-05-16 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2016-05-16 07:00 Current Velocity 0.62 knots 2016-05-16 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.6 mg/L 2016-05-16 07:00 Heat Index 49.3 F 2016-05-16 07:00 Latitude 38.78755 degrees 2016-05-16 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-05-16 07:00 Relative Humidity 60.5 percent 2016-05-16 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-16 07:00 Turbidity 8.5 NTU 2016-05-16 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-16 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-16 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-16 07:00 Water Temperature 61.9 F 2016-05-16 07:00 Wind Chill 46.5 F 2016-05-16 07:00 Wind Direction 272 degrees 2016-05-16 07:00 Wind Gust 7.6 knots 2016-05-16 07:00 Wind Speed 5.8 knots 2016-05-16 07:00
5/17/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 54°F. Overcast, drizzle changing to light rain. Very light breeze with squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, about twenty inches of visibility into the water, a few pieces of trash and debris moving slowly downstream along the Maryland shore, no fish. Songbirds, crows, squirrels, martins, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.01 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 57.6 F 2016-05-17 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.22 inches 2016-05-17 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.3 ug/L 2016-05-17 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2016-05-17 07:00 Current Velocity 0.51 knots 2016-05-17 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9 mg/L 2016-05-17 07:00 Heat Index 57.6 F 2016-05-17 07:10 Latitude 38.78756 degrees 2016-05-17 07:10 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-05-17 07:10 Relative Humidity 69 percent 2016-05-17 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-17 07:00 Turbidity 4.7 NTU 2016-05-17 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-17 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-17 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-17 07:00 Water Temperature 62.2 F 2016-05-17 07:00 Wind Chill 57.6 F 2016-05-17 07:10 Wind Direction 312 degrees 2016-05-17 07:10 Wind Gust 2.3 knots 2016-05-17 07:10 Wind Speed 0.2 knots 2016-05-17 07:10
5/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 53°F. Overcast, wet, fog. It is difficult to see the Virginia shore. Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the ENE, low swells from the WNW, about eight inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, one pileated woodpecker, one fish crow, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.38 feet with a big spike at midnight reflecting the rain we received. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 55.4 F 2016-05-18 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.1 inches 2016-05-18 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.8 ug/L 2016-05-18 07:00 Current Direction 158 degrees 2016-05-18 07:00 Current Velocity 0.15 knots 2016-05-18 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.6 mg/L 2016-05-18 07:00 Heat Index 55.4 F 2016-05-18 07:00 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-05-18 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-05-18 07:00 Relative Humidity 87.6 percent 2016-05-18 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-18 07:00 Turbidity 7.5 NTU 2016-05-18 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-18 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-18 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-18 07:00 Water Temperature 61.4 F 2016-05-18 07:00 Wind Chill 55.4 F 2016-05-18 07:00 Wind Direction 58 degrees 2016-05-18 07:00 Wind Gust 6.4 knots 2016-05-18 07:00 Wind Speed 3.9 knots 2016-05-18 07:00
5/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 56°F. Overcast, haze. Breeze 35 feet above the Potomac River from the NE, low swells from the NW, about six inches of visibility into the water, trash and debris moving slowly downstream along the Maryland shore, a few big pieces of natural debris in the channel, no fish. Songbirds, squirrels, mourning doves, fish crows, one gull, one great blue heron flying across the river to Virginia, cormorants, ospreys and two adult eagles in the oak overhead. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.13 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 57.2 F 2016-05-19 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.1 inches 2016-05-19 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.3 ug/L 2016-05-19 07:00 Current Direction 225 degrees 2016-05-19 07:00 Current Velocity 0 knots 2016-05-19 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.6 mg/L 2016-05-19 07:00 Heat Index 57.2 F 2016-05-19 07:00 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-05-19 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-05-19 07:00 Relative Humidity 71.3 percent 2016-05-19 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-19 07:00 Turbidity 6.9 NTU 2016-05-19 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-19 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-19 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-19 07:00 Water Temperature 61.8 F 2016-05-19 07:00 Wind Chill 57.2 F 2016-05-19 07:00 Wind Direction 336 degrees 2016-05-19 07:00 Wind Gust 6.8 knots 2016-05-19 07:00 Wind Speed 4.9 knots 2016-05-19 07:00
5/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 50°F. No wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the NW, about ten inches of visibility into the water, a slick with trash and debris in the channel, lots of fish, far too many to count, some of them jumping clear out of the water. Songbirds, crows, squirrels, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore and one adult eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.04 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 57.4 F 2016-05-20 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.23 inches 2016-05-20 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.9 ug/L 2016-05-20 07:00 Current Direction 346 degrees 2016-05-20 07:00 Current Velocity 0.23 knots 2016-05-20 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.7 mg/L 2016-05-20 07:00 Heat Index 57.4 F 2016-05-20 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-05-20 07:00 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-05-20 07:00 Relative Humidity 84.4 percent 2016-05-20 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-20 07:00 Turbidity 5.6 NTU 2016-05-20 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-20 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-20 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-20 07:00 Water Temperature 62.6 F 2016-05-20 07:00 Wind Chill 57.4 F 2016-05-20 07:00 Wind Direction 284 degrees 2016-05-20 07:00 Wind Gust 1.7 knots 2016-05-20 07:00 Wind Speed 0.6 knots 2016-05-20 07:00
5/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 55°F. Overcast, heavy rain, no wind. Low swells on the Potomac River from the WNW, about four inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, including cardinals, one duck in flight at a hundred miles an hour, one osprey flat down in the nest and one adult eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.03 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 57 F 2016-05-21 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.06 inches 2016-05-21 07:10 Chlorophyll A 2.5 ug/L 2016-05-21 07:00 Current Direction 356 degrees 2016-05-21 07:00 Current Velocity 0.43 knots 2016-05-21 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.6 mg/L 2016-05-21 07:00 Heat Index 57 F 2016-05-21 07:10 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2016-05-21 07:10 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-05-21 07:10 Relative Humidity 81.2 percent 2016-05-21 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-21 07:00 Turbidity 7 NTU 2016-05-21 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-21 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-21 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-21 07:00 Water Temperature 64 F 2016-05-21 07:00 Wind Chill 57 F 2016-05-21 07:10 Wind Direction 34 degrees 2016-05-21 07:10 Wind Gust 7 knots 2016-05-21 07:10 Wind Speed 4.9 knots 2016-05-21 07:10
5/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.62 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 54°F. Overcast, light fog, wet. Wind, waves and big swells with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, about five inches of visibility into the water, one piece of trash just off the Maryland shore, no fish. Songbirds, crows, squirrels, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.95 feet with a peak at over five and a half feet, yesterday. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 55.2 F 2016-05-22 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.85 inches 2016-05-22 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.5 ug/L 2016-05-22 07:00 Current Direction 3 degrees 2016-05-22 07:00 Current Velocity 0.67 knots 2016-05-22 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.3 mg/L 2016-05-22 07:00 Heat Index 55.2 F 2016-05-22 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-05-22 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-05-22 07:00 Relative Humidity 92 percent 2016-05-22 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-22 07:00 Turbidity 8 NTU 2016-05-22 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-22 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-22 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-22 07:00 Water Temperature 63.3 F 2016-05-22 07:00 Wind Chill 55.2 F 2016-05-22 07:00 Wind Direction 348 degrees 2016-05-22 07:00 Wind Gust 7.2 knots 2016-05-22 07:00 Wind Speed 5.2 knots 2016-05-22 07:00
5/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.69 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 55°F. Overcast, rain, fog. Breeze, squalls and ripples on the Potomac River from the NW, about one foot of visibility into the water, a few pieces of trash and debris moving slowly upstream along the Maryland shore, two fish. Songbirds, crows, grackles and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.42 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 57.9 F 2016-05-23 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.92 inches 2016-05-23 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.5 ug/L 2016-05-23 07:00 Current Direction 3 degrees 2016-05-23 07:00 Current Velocity 0.73 knots 2016-05-23 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.9 mg/L 2016-05-23 07:00 Heat Index 57.9 F 2016-05-23 07:00 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2016-05-23 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-05-23 07:00 Relative Humidity 92.9 percent 2016-05-23 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-23 07:00 Turbidity 7.8 NTU 2016-05-23 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-23 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-23 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-23 07:00 Water Temperature 63.3 F 2016-05-23 07:00 Wind Chill 57.9 F 2016-05-23 07:00 Wind Direction 326 degrees 2016-05-23 07:00 Wind Gust 4.3 knots 2016-05-23 07:00 Wind Speed 2.5 knots 2016-05-23 07:00
5/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 57°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, no whitecaps, about eight inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, mosquitos, fish crows, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.67 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 60.1 F 2016-05-24 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.95 inches 2016-05-24 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1 ug/L 2016-05-24 07:00 Current Direction 5 degrees 2016-05-24 07:00 Current Velocity 0.42 knots 2016-05-24 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.9 mg/L 2016-05-24 07:00 Heat Index 60.1 F 2016-05-24 07:00 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-05-24 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-05-24 07:00 Relative Humidity 83.4 percent 2016-05-24 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-24 07:00 Turbidity 5.1 NTU 2016-05-24 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-24 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-24 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-24 07:00 Water Temperature 62.2 F 2016-05-24 07:00 Wind Chill 60.1 F 2016-05-24 07:00 Wind Direction 214 degrees 2016-05-24 07:00 Wind Gust 7.8 knots 2016-05-24 07:00 Wind Speed 4.3 knots 2016-05-24 07:00
5/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 66°F. No wind, no waves. A slick with trash and debris moving slowly upstream in the channel on the Potomac River, about six inches of visibility into the water, two fish. Canada geese, songbirds, squirrels, grackles, martins, fish crows, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.33 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 63 F 2016-05-25 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.13 inches 2016-05-25 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.2 ug/L 2016-05-25 07:00 Current Direction 182 degrees 2016-05-25 07:00 Current Velocity 0.27 knots 2016-05-25 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9 mg/L 2016-05-25 07:00 Heat Index 63 F 2016-05-25 07:00 Latitude 38.78756 degrees 2016-05-25 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-05-25 07:00 Relative Humidity 85.1 percent 2016-05-25 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-25 07:00 Turbidity 9.5 NTU 2016-05-25 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-25 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-25 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-25 07:00 Water Temperature 65.2 F 2016-05-25 07:00 Wind Chill 63 F 2016-05-25 07:00 Wind Direction 242 degrees 2016-05-25 07:00 Wind Gust 2.1 knots 2016-05-25 07:00 Wind Speed 1.4 knots 2016-05-25 07:00
5/26/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 59°F. Haze, no wind. Trash and debris, mainly in the channel, moving slowly upstream on the Potomac River, about four inches of visibility into the water, six fish. Canada geese, songbirds, one squirrel, moths, spiders, grackles, fish crows, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.20 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 63.9 F 2016-05-26 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.12 inches 2016-05-26 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.2 ug/L 2016-05-26 07:00 Current Direction 183 degrees 2016-05-26 07:00 Current Velocity 0.49 knots 2016-05-26 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.8 mg/L 2016-05-26 07:00 Heat Index 63.9 F 2016-05-26 07:10 Latitude 38.78755 degrees 2016-05-26 07:10 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-05-26 07:10 Relative Humidity 90.5 percent 2016-05-26 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-26 07:00 Turbidity 9.1 NTU 2016-05-26 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-26 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-26 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-26 07:00 Water Temperature 65.3 F 2016-05-26 07:00 Wind Chill 63.9 F 2016-05-26 07:10 Wind Direction 218 degrees 2016-05-26 07:10 Wind Gust 4.5 knots 2016-05-26 07:10 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2016-05-26 07:10
5/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 69°F. Haze. Breeze and ripples on the Potomac River from the WSW, about six inches of visibility into the water, a few pieces of trash and debris litter the channel, one fish. Songbirds, mosquitos, mourning doves, squirrels, fish crows, cormorants and ospreys. The ospreys seem to have a new arrival because their behavior has changed and they are both bending over the nest and placing their heads deep into it. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.12 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.1 F 2016-05-27 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.07 inches 2016-05-27 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.2 ug/L 2016-05-27 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2016-05-27 07:00 Current Velocity 0.66 knots 2016-05-27 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.7 mg/L 2016-05-27 07:00 Heat Index 72.1 F 2016-05-27 07:00 Latitude 38.78754 degrees 2016-05-27 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-05-27 07:00 Relative Humidity 75.3 percent 2016-05-27 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-27 07:00 Turbidity 9.4 NTU 2016-05-27 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-27 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-27 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-27 07:00 Water Temperature 66.6 F 2016-05-27 07:00 Wind Chill 72.1 F 2016-05-27 07:00 Wind Direction 232 degrees 2016-05-27 07:00 Wind Gust 2.7 knots 2016-05-27 07:00 Wind Speed 1.7 knots 2016-05-27 07:00
5/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 68°F. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the South, low swells from the WSW, no visibility into cloudy water, a few pieces of trash in the channel, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, squirrels, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.06 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.4 F 2016-05-28 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.12 inches 2016-05-28 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1 ug/L 2016-05-28 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2016-05-28 07:00 Current Velocity 0.8 knots 2016-05-28 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.3 mg/L 2016-05-28 07:00 Heat Index 71.4 F 2016-05-28 07:00 Latitude 38.78755 degrees 2016-05-28 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-05-28 07:00 Relative Humidity 70.6 percent 2016-05-28 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-28 07:00 Turbidity 6.3 NTU 2016-05-28 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-28 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-28 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-28 07:00 Water Temperature 69.2 F 2016-05-28 07:00 Wind Chill 71.4 F 2016-05-28 07:00 Wind Direction 186 degrees 2016-05-28 07:00 Wind Gust 8.4 knots 2016-05-28 07:00 Wind Speed 6.8 knots 2016-05-28 07:00
5/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 63°F. Almost imperceptible breeze on the Potomac River from the East, no visibility into the water, a few pieces of trash and debris litter the channel, three fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, one bumble bee, mourning doves, squirrels, one deer, one woodpecker, lots of noisy fish crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys and two adult eagles in the big oak over the landing. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.00 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 68.2 F 2016-05-29 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.14 inches 2016-05-29 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.4 ug/L 2016-05-29 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2016-05-29 07:00 Current Velocity 0.86 knots 2016-05-29 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.6 mg/L 2016-05-29 07:00 Heat Index 68.2 F 2016-05-29 07:00 Latitude 38.78754 degrees 2016-05-29 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-05-29 07:00 Relative Humidity 82.1 percent 2016-05-29 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-05-29 07:00 Turbidity 5.4 NTU 2016-05-29 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-29 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-29 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-29 07:00 Water Temperature 72.3 F 2016-05-29 07:00 Wind Chill 68.2 F 2016-05-29 07:00 Wind Direction 142 degrees 2016-05-29 07:00 Wind Gust 3.3 knots 2016-05-29 07:00 Wind Speed 2.5 knots 2016-05-29 07:00
5/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.72 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 67°F. Overcast, haze, wet, no wind. Low swells on the Potomac River from the WNW, about eight inches of visibility into the water, one large, white, round, plastic container in the channel, seven fish jumping. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, spiders, mourning doves, squirrels, one pileated woodpecker, fish crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.06 feet with one spike before midnight and an even higher one after midnight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 70.3 F 2016-05-30 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.01 inches 2016-05-30 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.3 ug/L 2016-05-30 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2016-05-30 07:00 Current Velocity 0.93 knots 2016-05-30 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.3 mg/L 2016-05-30 07:00 Heat Index 70.3 F 2016-05-30 07:10 Latitude 38.78754 degrees 2016-05-30 07:10 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-05-30 07:10 Relative Humidity 84.3 percent 2016-05-30 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-05-30 07:00 Turbidity 5.8 NTU 2016-05-30 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-05-30 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-30 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-30 07:00 Water Temperature 74.4 F 2016-05-30 07:00 Wind Chill 70.3 F 2016-05-30 07:10 Wind Direction 42 degrees 2016-05-30 07:10 Wind Gust 4.3 knots 2016-05-30 07:10 Wind Speed 2.1 knots 2016-05-30 07:10
5/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 66°F. Overcast, haze, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WNW, about ten inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, three fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, spiders, fish crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys and two adult eagles in the oak tree overhead. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.36 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.4 F 2016-05-31 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.94 inches 2016-05-31 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.6 ug/L 2016-05-31 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2016-05-31 07:00 Current Velocity 0.87 knots 2016-05-31 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7 mg/L 2016-05-31 07:00 Heat Index 71.4 F 2016-05-31 07:00 Latitude 38.78754 degrees 2016-05-31 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-05-31 07:00 Relative Humidity 86.5 percent 2016-05-31 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-05-31 07:00 Turbidity 5.8 NTU 2016-05-31 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-05-31 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-05-31 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-05-31 07:00 Water Temperature 76 F 2016-05-31 07:00 Wind Chill 71.4 F 2016-05-31 07:00 Wind Direction 187 degrees 2016-05-31 07:00 Wind Gust 4.9 knots 2016-05-31 07:00 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2016-05-31 07:00
6/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.60 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 65°F. Haze, no wind. Low swells on the Potomac River from the WNW, about six inches of visibility into the water, one great big dead fish and a few pieces of trash dot the river, four fish jumping. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, mourning doves, one red-shouldered hawk, crows, fish crows, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.14 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 74.1 F 2016-06-01 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.02 inches 2016-06-01 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.9 ug/L 2016-06-01 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2016-06-01 07:00 Current Velocity 0.78 knots 2016-06-01 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.9 mg/L 2016-06-01 07:00 Heat Index 74.1 F 2016-06-01 07:00 Latitude 38.78755 degrees 2016-06-01 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-06-01 07:00 Relative Humidity 85.1 percent 2016-06-01 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-01 07:00 Turbidity 4.6 NTU 2016-06-01 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-01 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-01 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-01 07:00 Water Temperature 76.9 F 2016-06-01 07:00 Wind Chill 74.1 F 2016-06-01 07:00 Wind Direction 52 degrees 2016-06-01 07:00 Wind Gust 1.6 knots 2016-06-01 07:00 Wind Speed 0.4 knots 2016-06-01 07:00
6/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 66°F. Overcast, no wind. Squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, about four inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, two fish. Songbirds, crickets, grackles, martins, fish crows, cormorants, one adult eagle in the oak tree overhead, but no sign of ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.06 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 68.9 F 2016-06-02 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.08 inches 2016-06-02 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.6 ug/L 2016-06-02 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2016-06-02 07:00 Current Velocity 0.54 knots 2016-06-02 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.9 mg/L 2016-06-02 07:00 Heat Index 68.9 F 2016-06-02 07:00 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2016-06-02 07:00 Longitude -77.03608 degrees 2016-06-02 07:00 Relative Humidity 86.3 percent 2016-06-02 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-02 07:00 Turbidity 3.7 NTU 2016-06-02 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-02 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-02 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-02 07:00 Water Temperature 78.1 F 2016-06-02 07:00 Wind Chill 68.9 F 2016-06-02 07:00 Wind Direction 128 degrees 2016-06-02 07:00 Wind Gust 6.4 knots 2016-06-02 07:00 Wind Speed 3.9 knots 2016-06-02 07:00
6/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 70°F. Overcast, fog. No wind, but squalls on the Potomac River from the ESE, about ten inches of visibility into the water, a few pieces of trash and debris moving slowly downstream, two fish. Songbirds, jays, crickets, one woodchuck, mosquitos, spiders, mourning doves, fish crows, cormorants and one adult eagle. The osprey nest just to the South has been abandoned. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.02 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.8 F 2016-06-03 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30 inches 2016-06-03 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.9 ug/L 2016-06-03 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2016-06-03 07:00 Current Velocity 0.1 knots 2016-06-03 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.4 mg/L 2016-06-03 07:00 Heat Index 71.8 F 2016-06-03 07:00 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2016-06-03 07:00 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-06-03 07:00 Relative Humidity 91.2 percent 2016-06-03 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-03 07:00 Turbidity 5.8 NTU 2016-06-03 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-03 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-03 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-03 07:00 Water Temperature 78.8 F 2016-06-03 07:00 Wind Chill 71.8 F 2016-06-03 07:00 Wind Direction 146 degrees 2016-06-03 07:00 Wind Gust 8.9 knots 2016-06-03 07:00 Wind Speed 5.8 knots 2016-06-03 07:00
6/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 69°F. Overcast, haze, no wind. Low swells on the Potomac River from the West, about six inches of visibility into the water, lots of trash and debris moving slowly downstream along the Maryland shore, one fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, moths, grackles, crows and fish crows. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.03 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.2 F 2016-06-04 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.01 inches 2016-06-04 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.9 ug/L 2016-06-04 07:00 Current Direction 358 degrees 2016-06-04 07:00 Current Velocity 0.29 knots 2016-06-04 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.2 mg/L 2016-06-04 07:00 Heat Index 71.2 F 2016-06-04 07:00 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2016-06-04 07:00 Longitude -77.03608 degrees 2016-06-04 07:00 Relative Humidity 93.6 percent 2016-06-04 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-04 07:00 Turbidity 5.7 NTU 2016-06-04 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-04 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-04 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-04 07:00 Water Temperature 79.1 F 2016-06-04 07:00 Wind Chill 71.2 F 2016-06-04 07:00 Wind Direction 138 degrees 2016-06-04 07:00 Wind Gust 6.4 knots 2016-06-04 07:00 Wind Speed 5.1 knots 2016-06-04 07:00
6/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 70°F. Overcast, light fog, wet. Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the SW, about seven inches of visibility into cloudy, brown water, a few pieces of trash and debris moving very slowly downstream despite the breeze and wavelets, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, moths, mosquitos, one woodpecker, fish crows and cormorants. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.09 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73.6 F 2016-06-05 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.76 inches 2016-06-05 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.7 ug/L 2016-06-05 07:00 Current Direction 1 degrees 2016-06-05 07:00 Current Velocity 0.44 knots 2016-06-05 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.7 mg/L 2016-06-05 07:00 Heat Index 73.6 F 2016-06-05 07:00 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2016-06-05 07:00 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-06-05 07:00 Relative Humidity 89.9 percent 2016-06-05 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-05 07:00 Turbidity 4.8 NTU 2016-06-05 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-05 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-05 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-05 07:00 Water Temperature 79.2 F 2016-06-05 07:00 Wind Chill 73.6 F 2016-06-05 07:00 Wind Direction 197 degrees 2016-06-05 07:00 Wind Gust 9.1 knots 2016-06-05 07:00 Wind Speed 7 knots 2016-06-05 07:00
6/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 69°F. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the WSW, almost due west, low swells from the SW, about six inches of visibility into the water, a few pieces of plastic trash moving upstream at a good clip, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, moths, spiders mosquitos, squirrels and mourning doves. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.71 feet, with a vertical spike, in both charts, just after midnight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72 F 2016-06-06 07:20 Barometric Pressure 29.75 inches 2016-06-06 07:20 Chlorophyll A 3 ug/L 2016-06-06 07:00 Current Direction 0 degrees 2016-06-06 07:00 Current Velocity 0.71 knots 2016-06-06 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.1 mg/L 2016-06-06 07:00 Heat Index 72 F 2016-06-06 07:20 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2016-06-06 07:20 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-06-06 07:20 Relative Humidity 83.6 percent 2016-06-06 07:20 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-06 07:00 Turbidity 6.7 NTU 2016-06-06 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-06 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-06 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-06 07:00 Water Temperature 78.3 F 2016-06-06 07:00 Wind Chill 72 F 2016-06-06 07:20 Wind Direction 280 degrees 2016-06-06 07:20 Wind Gust 6.8 knots 2016-06-06 07:20 Wind Speed 5.2 knots 2016-06-06 07:20 Many of the buoy readings jumped today from 6:50AM to 7:20AM.
6/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 71°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, a strong stench of decaying organic matter fills the air, about four inches visibility into cloudy water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, one toad, one blacksnake, fish crows, one great egret on the Virginia shore, cormorants and the ospreys are back. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.01 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.9 F 2016-06-07 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.61 inches 2016-06-07 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.4 ug/L 2016-06-07 07:00 Current Direction 5 degrees 2016-06-07 07:00 Current Velocity 0.67 knots 2016-06-07 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7 mg/L 2016-06-07 07:00 Heat Index 72.9 F 2016-06-07 07:00 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2016-06-07 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-06-07 07:00 Relative Humidity 85.3 percent 2016-06-07 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-07 07:00 Turbidity 3.9 NTU 2016-06-07 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-07 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-07 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-07 07:00 Water Temperature 77.8 F 2016-06-07 07:00 Wind Chill 72.9 F 2016-06-07 07:00 Wind Direction 240 degrees 2016-06-07 07:00 Wind Gust 6 knots 2016-06-07 07:00 Wind Speed 4.5 knots 2016-06-07 07:00
6/8/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 63°F. Wind, waves and low swells on the Potomac River from the WSW, no whitecaps, about five inches visibility into cloudy water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, spiders, moths, jays, fish crows, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.92 feet with the discharge chart well below the 49-year Median Daily Statistic. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 65.3 F 2016-06-08 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.73 inches 2016-06-08 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.1 ug/L 2016-06-08 07:00 Current Direction 7 degrees 2016-06-08 07:00 Current Velocity 0.19 knots 2016-06-08 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.2 mg/L 2016-06-08 07:00 Heat Index 65.3 F 2016-06-08 07:00 Latitude 38.78756 degrees 2016-06-08 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-06-08 07:00 Relative Humidity 61.4 percent 2016-06-08 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-08 07:00 Turbidity 11.3 NTU 2016-06-08 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-06-08 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-08 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-08 07:00 Water Temperature 75.2 F 2016-06-08 07:00 Wind Chill 65.3 F 2016-06-08 07:00 Wind Direction 269 degrees 2016-06-08 07:00 Wind Gust 8 knots 2016-06-08 07:00 Wind Speed 6 knots 2016-06-08 07:00
6/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 54°F. Wind, wavelets, squalls and low swells on the Potomac River from the West, no visibility into cloudy water, no trash or debris, one small fish jumping. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, spiders, fish crows and ospreys who are nesting again. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.86 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 61.2 F 2016-06-09 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.97 inches 2016-06-09 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0.8 ug/L 2016-06-09 07:00 Current Direction 176 degrees 2016-06-09 07:00 Current Velocity 0.32 knots 2016-06-09 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.9 mg/L 2016-06-09 07:00 Heat Index 61.2 F 2016-06-09 07:00 Latitude 38.78755 degrees 2016-06-09 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-06-09 07:00 Relative Humidity 57.2 percent 2016-06-09 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-06-09 07:00 Turbidity 7.6 NTU 2016-06-09 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-06-09 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-09 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-09 07:00 Water Temperature 73.3 F 2016-06-09 07:00 Wind Chill 61.2 F 2016-06-09 07:00 Wind Direction 270 degrees 2016-06-09 07:00 Wind Gust 5.6 knots 2016-06-09 07:00 Wind Speed 4.1 knots 2016-06-09 07:00
6/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 63°F. Wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, no visibility into murky water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, spiders, fish crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys and one adult eagle in the big oak over the landing. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.83 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 67.6 F 2016-06-10 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.07 inches 2016-06-10 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0.7 ug/L 2016-06-10 07:00 Current Direction 181 degrees 2016-06-10 07:00 Current Velocity 0.68 knots 2016-06-10 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7 mg/L 2016-06-10 07:00 Heat Index 67.6 F 2016-06-10 07:00 Latitude 38.78754 degrees 2016-06-10 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-06-10 07:00 Relative Humidity 35.1 percent 2016-06-10 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-06-10 07:00 Turbidity 7.4 NTU 2016-06-10 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-06-10 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-10 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-10 07:00 Water Temperature 72.8 F 2016-06-10 07:00 Wind Chill 67.6 F 2016-06-10 07:00 Wind Direction 359 degrees 2016-06-10 07:00 Wind Gust 9.7 knots 2016-06-10 07:00 Wind Speed 7.6 knots 2016-06-10 07:00
6/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 64°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, no visibility into cloudy, brown, water, no trash or debris, one big fish jumping clear out of the water and crashing down. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, two squirrels, mourning doves, crows, fish crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.80 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 69.1 F 2016-06-11 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.01 inches 2016-06-11 07:10 Chlorophyll A 0.8 ug/L 2016-06-11 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2016-06-11 07:00 Current Velocity 0.64 knots 2016-06-11 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7 mg/L 2016-06-11 07:00 Heat Index 69.1 F 2016-06-11 07:10 Latitude 38.78755 degrees 2016-06-11 07:10 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-06-11 07:10 Relative Humidity 75 percent 2016-06-11 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-06-11 07:00 Turbidity 7.1 NTU 2016-06-11 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-06-11 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-11 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-11 07:00 Water Temperature 73.3 F 2016-06-11 07:00 Wind Chill 69.1 F 2016-06-11 07:10 Wind Direction 186 degrees 2016-06-11 07:10 Wind Gust 5.8 knots 2016-06-11 07:10 Wind Speed 4.9 knots 2016-06-11 07:10
6/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 76°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, about three inches visibility into cloudy, brown, water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, beetles, bees, jays, spiders, fish crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.77 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 78.6 F 2016-06-12 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.8 inches 2016-06-12 07:10 Chlorophyll A 0.7 ug/L 2016-06-12 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2016-06-12 07:00 Current Velocity 0.77 knots 2016-06-12 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.9 mg/L 2016-06-12 07:00 Heat Index 78.6 F 2016-06-12 07:10 Latitude 38.78755 degrees 2016-06-12 07:10 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-06-12 07:10 Relative Humidity 61.1 percent 2016-06-12 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-12 07:00 Turbidity 6.5 NTU 2016-06-12 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-06-12 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-12 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-12 07:00 Water Temperature 74.9 F 2016-06-12 07:00 Wind Chill 78.6 F 2016-06-12 07:10 Wind Direction 242 degrees 2016-06-12 07:10 Wind Gust 5.2 knots 2016-06-12 07:10 Wind Speed 4.1 knots 2016-06-12 07:10
6/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 63°F. Wind and waves with whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NW, no visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, one deer, squirrels, crows, fish crows and one adult eagle in the oak tree over the landing. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.70 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 65.8 F 2016-06-13 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.95 inches 2016-06-13 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.4 ug/L 2016-06-13 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2016-06-13 07:00 Current Velocity 0.81 knots 2016-06-13 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.6 mg/L 2016-06-13 07:00 Heat Index 65.8 F 2016-06-13 07:00 Latitude 38.78754 degrees 2016-06-13 07:00 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-06-13 07:00 Relative Humidity 50.8 percent 2016-06-13 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-13 07:00 Turbidity 8.4 NTU 2016-06-13 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2016-06-13 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-13 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-13 07:00 Water Temperature 75.2 F 2016-06-13 07:00 Wind Chill 65.8 F 2016-06-13 07:00 Wind Direction 328 degrees 2016-06-13 07:00 Wind Gust 14.4 knots 2016-06-13 07:00 Wind Speed 9.7 knots 2016-06-13 07:00
6/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 67°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, about five inches visibility into brown water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, bees, mosquitos, squirrels, one pileated woodpecker, crows, fish crows, cormorants, ospreys and one juvenile eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.68 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 70.7 F 2016-06-14 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.95 inches 2016-06-14 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2 ug/L 2016-06-14 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2016-06-14 07:00 Current Velocity 0.69 knots 2016-06-14 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.5 mg/L 2016-06-14 07:00 Heat Index 70.7 F 2016-06-14 07:00 Latitude 38.78754 degrees 2016-06-14 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-06-14 07:00 Relative Humidity 48.2 percent 2016-06-14 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-14 07:00 Turbidity 7 NTU 2016-06-14 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-14 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-14 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-14 07:00 Water Temperature 74.7 F 2016-06-14 07:00 Wind Chill 70.7 F 2016-06-14 07:00 Wind Direction 17 degrees 2016-06-14 07:00 Wind Gust 14.2 knots 2016-06-14 07:00 Wind Speed 10.3 knots 2016-06-14 07:00
6/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 65°F. Overcast. Light breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the WSW, low swells from the SSW, about four inches visibility into cloudy water, trash and debris litters the river between the channel and the Maryland shore, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, spiders, moths, one mourning dove, one squirrel, one pileated woodpecker, jays, crows, fish crows, ospreys and one adult eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.72 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 68.7 F 2016-06-15 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.99 inches 2016-06-15 07:10 Chlorophyll A 5.9 ug/L 2016-06-15 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2016-06-15 07:00 Current Velocity 0.54 knots 2016-06-15 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.7 mg/L 2016-06-15 07:00 Heat Index 68.7 F 2016-06-15 07:10 Latitude 38.78755 degrees 2016-06-15 07:10 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-06-15 07:10 Relative Humidity 78 percent 2016-06-15 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-15 07:00 Turbidity 5.8 NTU 2016-06-15 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-15 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-15 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-15 07:00 Water Temperature 75.3 F 2016-06-15 07:00 Wind Chill 68.7 F 2016-06-15 07:10 Wind Direction 213 degrees 2016-06-15 07:10 Wind Gust 7.4 knots 2016-06-15 07:10 Wind Speed 5.1 knots 2016-06-15 07:10
6/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 71°F. Overcast, drizzle, haze. Very light breeze from the ENE, low swells on the Potomac River from the WNW, about eight inches of visibility into the water, a few pieces of natural debris moving slowly downstream, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, spiders, jays, squirrels and fish crows. Nutshells in the rain gauge. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.69 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.5 F 2016-06-16 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.72 inches 2016-06-16 07:00 Chlorophyll A 40.1 ug/L 2016-06-16 07:00 Current Direction 183 degrees 2016-06-16 07:00 Current Velocity 0.43 knots 2016-06-16 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.4 mg/L 2016-06-16 07:00 Heat Index 72.5 F 2016-06-16 07:00 Latitude 38.78756 degrees 2016-06-16 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-06-16 07:00 Relative Humidity 83.2 percent 2016-06-16 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-16 07:00 Turbidity 44.5 NTU 2016-06-16 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-16 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-16 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-16 07:00 Water Temperature 76.5 F 2016-06-16 07:00 Wind Chill 72.5 F 2016-06-16 07:00 Wind Direction 84 degrees 2016-06-16 07:00 Wind Gust 7.6 knots 2016-06-16 07:00 Wind Speed 4.3 knots 2016-06-16 07:00 The values for Chlorophyll A and Turbidity are rather HIGH.
6/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 64°F. Overcast, fog, wet, no wind. Waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, about six inches visibility into cloudy water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, one squirrel, jays, spiders, crows, fish crows, ospreys and one juvenile eagle in the oak tree above the landing. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.09 feet with a big spike in both charts. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 66 F 2016-06-17 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.79 inches 2016-06-17 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.4 ug/L 2016-06-17 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2016-06-17 07:00 Current Velocity 0.24 knots 2016-06-17 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.9 mg/L 2016-06-17 07:00 Heat Index 66 F 2016-06-17 07:00 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-06-17 07:00 Longitude -77.03609 degrees 2016-06-17 07:00 Relative Humidity 84.7 percent 2016-06-17 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-17 07:00 Turbidity 8.7 NTU 2016-06-17 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-17 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-17 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-17 07:00 Water Temperature 77.2 F 2016-06-17 07:00 Wind Chill 66 F 2016-06-17 07:00 Wind Direction 49 degrees 2016-06-17 07:00 Wind Gust 9.9 knots 2016-06-17 07:00 Wind Speed 7.2 knots 2016-06-17 07:00
6/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 63°F. Very light breeze with squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, low swells from the WNW, no visibility into cloudy water, several old plastic bottles moving slowly downstream between the channel and the Maryland shore, no fish. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, crickets, squirrels, mourning doves, crows and fish crows. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.77 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 68 F 2016-06-18 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.18 inches 2016-06-18 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.9 ug/L 2016-06-18 07:00 Current Direction 330 degrees 2016-06-18 07:00 Current Velocity 0.12 knots 2016-06-18 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.2 mg/L 2016-06-18 07:00 Heat Index 68 F 2016-06-18 07:10 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2016-06-18 07:10 Longitude -77.03608 degrees 2016-06-18 07:10 Relative Humidity 68.8 percent 2016-06-18 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-18 07:00 Turbidity 9 NTU 2016-06-18 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-18 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-18 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-18 07:00 Water Temperature 77.2 F 2016-06-18 07:00 Wind Chill 68 F 2016-06-18 07:10 Wind Direction 41 degrees 2016-06-18 07:10 Wind Gust 6.2 knots 2016-06-18 07:10 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2016-06-18 07:10
6/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 62°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, about nine inches visibility into the water, one old tree trunk in the channel, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, spiders, jays, one pileated woodpecker, squirrels, crows, ospreys, one very curious juvenile eagle and one great egret just off the Virginia shore at Dyke Marsh. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.66 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 69.1 F 2016-06-19 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.33 inches 2016-06-19 07:10 Chlorophyll A 6.5 ug/L 2016-06-19 07:00 Current Direction 356 degrees 2016-06-19 07:00 Current Velocity 0.34 knots 2016-06-19 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.1 mg/L 2016-06-19 07:00 Heat Index 69.1 F 2016-06-19 07:10 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2016-06-19 07:10 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-06-19 07:10 Relative Humidity 62.3 percent 2016-06-19 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-19 07:00 Turbidity 8.4 NTU 2016-06-19 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-19 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-19 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-06-19 07:00 Water Temperature 77.8 F 2016-06-19 07:00 Wind Chill 69.1 F 2016-06-19 07:10 Wind Direction 225 degrees 2016-06-19 07:10 Wind Gust 4.7 knots 2016-06-19 07:10 Wind Speed 3.3 knots 2016-06-19 07:10
6/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 64°F. No wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the SW, about six inches visibility into the water, a few pieces of trash and debris including one big, dead fish and a strange collection of large, semi-inflated plastic bags, seven fish jumping. Songbirds, bees, crickets, mosquitos, one beetle in the rain gauge (removed), jays, squirrels, one woodpecker, mourning doves, fish crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys and two adult eagles in the trees overhead. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.62 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.1 F 2016-06-20 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.22 inches 2016-06-20 07:00 Chlorophyll A 10.4 ug/L 2016-06-20 07:00 Current Direction 0 degrees 2016-06-20 07:00 Current Velocity 0.49 knots 2016-06-20 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.9 mg/L 2016-06-20 07:00 Heat Index 71.1 F 2016-06-20 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-06-20 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-06-20 07:00 Relative Humidity 56.3 percent 2016-06-20 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-20 07:00 Turbidity 10.6 NTU 2016-06-20 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-20 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-20 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-20 07:00 Water Temperature 78.5 F 2016-06-20 07:00 Wind Chill 71.1 F 2016-06-20 07:00 Wind Direction 235 degrees 2016-06-20 07:00 Wind Gust 5.1 knots 2016-06-20 07:00 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2016-06-20 07:00
6/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 74°F. Clouds. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, about eight inches visibility into the water, trash and debris on the landing, no fish. Canada geese by the family (both parents, three goslings), songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, fish crows, one pileated woodpecker, cormorants, ospreys and one adult eagle in the big oak tree over head. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.58 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 77.2 F 2016-06-21 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.9 inches 2016-06-21 07:00 Chlorophyll A 12.1 ug/L 2016-06-21 07:00 Current Direction 2 degrees 2016-06-21 07:00 Current Velocity 0.7 knots 2016-06-21 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.2 mg/L 2016-06-21 07:00 Heat Index 77.2 F 2016-06-21 07:00 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2016-06-21 07:00 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-06-21 07:00 Relative Humidity 65.6 percent 2016-06-21 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-06-21 07:00 Turbidity 13.7 NTU 2016-06-21 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-21 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-21 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-06-21 07:00 Water Temperature 79.8 F 2016-06-21 07:00 Wind Chill 77.2 F 2016-06-21 07:00 Wind Direction 230 degrees 2016-06-21 07:00 Wind Gust 5.4 knots 2016-06-21 07:00 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2016-06-21 07:00
6/22/2016 7:00 AM 1.06 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 70°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, no whitecaps, about ten inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, squirrels, spiders, crows, fish crows, vultures, ospreys, one juvenile eagle and one adult eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.34 feet with a giant peak just after midnight reflecting the rain we received. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.6 F 2016-06-22 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.86 inches 2016-06-22 07:10 Chlorophyll A 16.1 ug/L 2016-06-22 07:00 Current Direction 9 degrees 2016-06-22 07:00 Current Velocity 0.54 knots 2016-06-22 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8 mg/L 2016-06-22 07:00 Heat Index 71.6 F 2016-06-22 07:10 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-06-22 07:10 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-06-22 07:10 Relative Humidity 82 percent 2016-06-22 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-06-22 07:00 Turbidity 8.2 NTU 2016-06-22 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-22 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-22 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-06-22 07:00 Water Temperature 80.1 F 2016-06-22 07:00 Wind Chill 71.6 F 2016-06-22 07:10 Wind Direction 243 degrees 2016-06-22 07:10 Wind Gust 6.8 knots 2016-06-22 07:10 Wind Speed 5.4 knots 2016-06-22 07:10
6/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 69°F. Overcast, thunder, rain, no wind. Nutshells in the rain gauge. Low swells on the Potomac River from the WSW, limited visibility, about four inches visibility into the water, a few pieces of trash and debris moving slowly upstream, no fish. Lots of songbirds, nothing else. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.84 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.3 F 2016-06-23 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.92 inches 2016-06-23 07:00 Chlorophyll A 15.7 ug/L 2016-06-23 07:00 Current Direction 8 degrees 2016-06-23 07:00 Current Velocity 0.68 knots 2016-06-23 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.2 mg/L 2016-06-23 07:00 Heat Index 72.3 F 2016-06-23 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-06-23 07:00 Longitude -77.03602 degrees 2016-06-23 07:00 Relative Humidity 88.3 percent 2016-06-23 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-06-23 07:00 Turbidity 6.9 NTU 2016-06-23 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-23 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-23 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-06-23 07:00 Water Temperature 79.9 F 2016-06-23 07:00 Wind Chill 72.3 F 2016-06-23 07:00 Wind Direction 298 degrees 2016-06-23 07:00 Wind Gust 8.9 knots 2016-06-23 07:00 Wind Speed 6.6 knots 2016-06-23 07:00
6/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 70°F. Very light breeze in gusts and squalls on the Potomac River from indeterminate direction, foam on the Maryland shore line, the water is BUBBLING, about four inches of visibility into cloudy water, no trash or debris, two fish. Songbirds, crickets, white mushrooms, crows, one great blue heron in flight, one juvenile eagle in the oak above the landing and something we haven't seen for a very long time: gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.02 feet with another big peak yesterday evening. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73.8 F 2016-06-24 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.92 inches 2016-06-24 07:00 Chlorophyll A 11.2 ug/L 2016-06-24 07:00 Current Direction 5 degrees 2016-06-24 07:00 Current Velocity 0.32 knots 2016-06-24 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.4 mg/L 2016-06-24 07:00 Heat Index 73.8 F 2016-06-24 07:00 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-06-24 07:00 Longitude -77.03603 degrees 2016-06-24 07:00 Relative Humidity 81.4 percent 2016-06-24 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-24 07:00 Turbidity 7.5 NTU 2016-06-24 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-24 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-24 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-24 07:00 Water Temperature 79.2 F 2016-06-24 07:00 Wind Chill 73.8 F 2016-06-24 07:00 Wind Direction 328 degrees 2016-06-24 07:00 Wind Gust 4.9 knots 2016-06-24 07:00 Wind Speed 2.9 knots 2016-06-24 07:00
6/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 69°F. Overcast, haze. Breeze on the Potomac River from the NE, low swells from the NNW, about eighteen inches visibility into cloudy water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, squirrels, two red-shouldered hawks in flight, crows, fish crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.21 feet with a somewhat smaller peak just after midnight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.5 F 2016-06-25 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.11 inches 2016-06-25 07:00 Chlorophyll A 8.3 ug/L 2016-06-25 07:00 Current Direction 199 degrees 2016-06-25 07:00 Current Velocity 0.32 knots 2016-06-25 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.7 mg/L 2016-06-25 07:00 Heat Index 72.5 F 2016-06-25 07:00 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-06-25 07:00 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-06-25 07:00 Relative Humidity 76.6 percent 2016-06-25 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-25 07:00 Turbidity 8.7 NTU 2016-06-25 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-25 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-25 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-25 07:00 Water Temperature 78.9 F 2016-06-25 07:00 Wind Chill 72.5 F 2016-06-25 07:00 Wind Direction 47 degrees 2016-06-25 07:00 Wind Gust 8.2 knots 2016-06-25 07:00 Wind Speed 6 knots 2016-06-25 07:00
6/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 62°F. No wind. A few pieces of trash and debris on the Potomac River, about four inches visibility into cloudy water, two fish jumping. Songbirds, crickets, cormorants, ospreys and two adult eagles in the oaks over head. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.80 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.2 F 2016-06-26 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.21 inches 2016-06-26 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.2 ug/L 2016-06-26 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2016-06-26 07:00 Current Velocity 0.59 knots 2016-06-26 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.6 mg/L 2016-06-26 07:00 Heat Index 71.2 F 2016-06-26 07:00 Latitude 38.78755 degrees 2016-06-26 07:00 Longitude -77.03608 degrees 2016-06-26 07:00 Relative Humidity 74 percent 2016-06-26 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-06-26 07:00 Turbidity 9.5 NTU 2016-06-26 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-26 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-26 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-26 07:00 Water Temperature 78.9 F 2016-06-26 07:00 Wind Chill 71.2 F 2016-06-26 07:00 Wind Direction 215 degrees 2016-06-26 07:00 Wind Gust 2.9 knots 2016-06-26 07:00 Wind Speed 1.7 knots 2016-06-26 07:00
6/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 65°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, no visibility into cloudy water, an odor of decaying organic material fills the air, one snag tree in the channel, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mourning doves, spiders, two red-shouldered hawks in flight, gulls, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.69 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 68.5 F 2016-06-27 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.09 inches 2016-06-27 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.4 ug/L 2016-06-27 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2016-06-27 07:00 Current Velocity 0.87 knots 2016-06-27 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.9 mg/L 2016-06-27 07:00 Heat Index 68.5 F 2016-06-27 07:00 Latitude 38.78754 degrees 2016-06-27 07:00 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-06-27 07:00 Relative Humidity 89 percent 2016-06-27 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-06-27 07:00 Turbidity 10.1 NTU 2016-06-27 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-27 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-27 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2016-06-27 07:00 Water Temperature 79.8 F 2016-06-27 07:00 Wind Chill 68.5 F 2016-06-27 07:00 Wind Direction 178 degrees 2016-06-27 07:00 Wind Gust 9.3 knots 2016-06-27 07:00 Wind Speed 7.2 knots 2016-06-27 07:00
6/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.92 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 72°F. Overcast, wet, fog. Ripples on the Potomac River from the SSW, about eight inches visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, cormorants, gulls, ospreys and one juvenile eagle above the landing. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.25 feet with a spike after midnight that is twice as high as other recent spikes. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 74.8 F 2016-06-28 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.92 inches 2016-06-28 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.5 ug/L 2016-06-28 07:00 Current Direction 183 degrees 2016-06-28 07:00 Current Velocity 0.9 knots 2016-06-28 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.2 mg/L 2016-06-28 07:00 Heat Index 74.8 F 2016-06-28 07:00 Latitude 38.78754 degrees 2016-06-28 07:00 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-06-28 07:00 Relative Humidity 91.7 percent 2016-06-28 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-06-28 07:00 Turbidity 8.7 NTU 2016-06-28 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-28 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-28 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-06-28 07:00 Water Temperature 80.5 F 2016-06-28 07:00 Wind Chill 74.8 F 2016-06-28 07:00 Wind Direction 172 degrees 2016-06-28 07:00 Wind Gust 7 knots 2016-06-28 07:00 Wind Speed 5.2 knots 2016-06-28 07:00
6/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 67°F. Wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NW, about six inches visibility into cloudy water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, mourning doves, spiders, crows, fish crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, gulls, ospreys and one juvenile eagle fishing. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.11 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.6 F 2016-06-29 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.91 inches 2016-06-29 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.6 ug/L 2016-06-29 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2016-06-29 07:00 Current Velocity 1.01 knots 2016-06-29 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.1 mg/L 2016-06-29 07:00 Heat Index 71.6 F 2016-06-29 07:00 Latitude 38.78753 degrees 2016-06-29 07:00 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-06-29 07:00 Relative Humidity 79.6 percent 2016-06-29 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-06-29 07:00 Turbidity 8.2 NTU 2016-06-29 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-06-29 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-29 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-06-29 07:00 Water Temperature 80.1 F 2016-06-29 07:00 Wind Chill 71.6 F 2016-06-29 07:00 Wind Direction 319 degrees 2016-06-29 07:00 Wind Gust 6.2 knots 2016-06-29 07:00 Wind Speed 4.5 knots 2016-06-29 07:00
6/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 64°F. Breeze, squalls and ripples on the Potomac River from the NW, about eight inches visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, may flies, fish crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.85 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 69.3 F 2016-06-30 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.03 inches 2016-06-30 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.5 ug/L 2016-06-30 07:00 Current Direction 183 degrees 2016-06-30 07:00 Current Velocity 0.82 knots 2016-06-30 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.8 mg/L 2016-06-30 07:00 Heat Index 69.3 F 2016-06-30 07:00 Latitude 38.78755 degrees 2016-06-30 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-06-30 07:00 Relative Humidity 58.4 percent 2016-06-30 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-06-30 07:00 Turbidity 9.8 NTU 2016-06-30 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-06-30 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-06-30 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-06-30 07:00 Water Temperature 79.9 F 2016-06-30 07:00 Wind Chill 69.3 F 2016-06-30 07:00 Wind Direction 330 degrees 2016-06-30 07:00 Wind Gust 6.2 knots 2016-06-30 07:00 Wind Speed 4.3 knots 2016-06-30 07:00
7/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 69°F. Haze, no wind. A few pieces of trash and debris moving slowly downstream just off the Maryland shore of the Potomac River, about six inches of visibility into the water, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, mourning doves, fish crows, cormorants, gulls, ospreys and one juvenile eagle in flight. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.75 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72 F 2016-07-01 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.96 inches 2016-07-01 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.4 ug/L 2016-07-01 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2016-07-01 07:00 Current Velocity 0.65 knots 2016-07-01 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.6 mg/L 2016-07-01 07:00 Heat Index 72 F 2016-07-01 07:10 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2016-07-01 07:10 Longitude -77.03608 degrees 2016-07-01 07:10 Relative Humidity 87.7 percent 2016-07-01 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-07-01 07:00 Turbidity 7.2 NTU 2016-07-01 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-07-01 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-01 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-01 07:00 Water Temperature 80.2 F 2016-07-01 07:00 Wind Chill 72 F 2016-07-01 07:10 Wind Direction 174 degrees 2016-07-01 07:10 Wind Gust 6.8 knots 2016-07-01 07:10 Wind Speed 4.7 knots 2016-07-01 07:10
7/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 68°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, about four inches visibility into the water, no trash or debris except one big, dead, fish. Songbirds, crows, crickets, mourning doves, mosquitos, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.57 feet with a large spike after midnight that is not reflected in our rain gauge. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73 F 2016-07-02 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.03 inches 2016-07-02 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.1 ug/L 2016-07-02 07:00 Current Direction 179 degrees 2016-07-02 07:00 Current Velocity 0.3 knots 2016-07-02 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.4 mg/L 2016-07-02 07:00 Heat Index 73 F 2016-07-02 07:10 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2016-07-02 07:10 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-07-02 07:10 Relative Humidity 58.2 percent 2016-07-02 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-07-02 07:00 Turbidity 8.5 NTU 2016-07-02 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-07-02 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-02 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-02 07:00 Water Temperature 80.7 F 2016-07-02 07:00 Wind Chill 73 F 2016-07-02 07:10 Wind Direction 331 degrees 2016-07-02 07:10 Wind Gust 9.1 knots 2016-07-02 07:10 Wind Speed 6.2 knots 2016-07-02 07:10
7/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 62°F. Overcast, rain, fog. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, about eight inches visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, jays, spiders, mosquitos, fish crows, cormorants, ospreys and one eagle in the tree over head. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.98 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 64.4 F 2016-07-03 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.11 inches 2016-07-03 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.4 ug/L 2016-07-03 07:00 Current Direction 0 degrees 2016-07-03 07:00 Current Velocity 0.32 knots 2016-07-03 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.2 mg/L 2016-07-03 07:00 Heat Index 64.4 F 2016-07-03 07:10 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2016-07-03 07:10 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-07-03 07:10 Relative Humidity 84.2 percent 2016-07-03 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-07-03 07:00 Turbidity 10.4 NTU 2016-07-03 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-07-03 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-03 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-03 07:00 Water Temperature 80.5 F 2016-07-03 07:00 Wind Chill 64.4 F 2016-07-03 07:10 Wind Direction 159 degrees 2016-07-03 07:10 Wind Gust 10.3 knots 2016-07-03 07:10 Wind Speed 8 knots 2016-07-03 07:10
7/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 66°F. Evaporation amount was 0.04 inches. Overcast, fog, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the SW, about four inches visibility into cloudy water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, crows, spiders, squirrels, one woodpecker, vultures, gulls, cormorants, ospreys and one eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.01 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 69.4 F 2016-07-04 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.08 inches 2016-07-04 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3 ug/L 2016-07-04 07:00 Current Direction 1 degrees 2016-07-04 07:00 Current Velocity 0.51 knots 2016-07-04 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.6 mg/L 2016-07-04 07:00 Heat Index 69.4 F 2016-07-04 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2016-07-04 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-07-04 07:00 Relative Humidity 88.2 percent 2016-07-04 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-07-04 07:00 Turbidity 11.2 NTU 2016-07-04 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-07-04 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-04 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-04 07:00 Water Temperature 79.3 F 2016-07-04 07:00 Wind Chill 69.4 F 2016-07-04 07:00 Wind Direction 170 degrees 2016-07-04 07:00 Wind Gust 8.4 knots 2016-07-04 07:00 Wind Speed 6.8 knots 2016-07-04 07:00
7/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 72°F. Evaporation amount was 0.01. Wet, haze. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, no whitecaps, about six inches visibility into cloudy water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, one bumble bee, mushrooms, mourning doves, jays, crows, fish crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.17 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75.2 F 2016-07-05 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.83 inches 2016-07-05 07:00 Chlorophyll A 19.5 ug/L 2016-07-05 07:00 Current Direction 1 degrees 2016-07-05 07:00 Current Velocity 1.02 knots 2016-07-05 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.2 mg/L 2016-07-05 07:00 Heat Index 75.2 F 2016-07-05 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2016-07-05 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-07-05 07:00 Relative Humidity 90.3 percent 2016-07-05 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-07-05 07:00 Turbidity 18.6 NTU 2016-07-05 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-07-05 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-05 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-05 07:00 Water Temperature 77.9 F 2016-07-05 07:00 Wind Chill 75.2 F 2016-07-05 07:00 Wind Direction 248 degrees 2016-07-05 07:00 Wind Gust 5.8 knots 2016-07-05 07:00 Wind Speed 4.3 knots 2016-07-05 07:00
7/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 74°F. Evaporation amount was 0.08. No wind, haze, very subdued. Big two-foot swells every which way on the Potomac River with no boat in sight. Does a river reflect seismic activity? About eight inches of visibility into cloudy water, a few pieces of trash and debris moving upstream at a good clip, one dead fish, five fish jumping. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, spiders, fish crows, cormorants, ospreys and two juvenile eagles. The ospreys on the Riverview light pole appear to have produced offspring. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height is running late, at 0:30 EST it was: 3.04 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 78.4 F 2016-07-06 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.89 inches 2016-07-06 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.3 ug/L 2016-07-06 07:00 Current Direction 4 degrees 2016-07-06 07:00 Current Velocity 1.19 knots 2016-07-06 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.4 mg/L 2016-07-06 07:00 Heat Index 78.4 F 2016-07-06 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2016-07-06 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-07-06 07:00 Relative Humidity 87 percent 2016-07-06 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-07-06 07:00 Turbidity 15.4 NTU 2016-07-06 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-07-06 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-06 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-06 07:00 Water Temperature 79.7 F 2016-07-06 07:00 Wind Chill 78.4 F 2016-07-06 07:00 Wind Direction 221 degrees 2016-07-06 07:00 Wind Gust 4.9 knots 2016-07-06 07:00 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2016-07-06 07:00
7/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 76°F. Evaporation amount was 0.13. No wind, haze, low swells on the Potomac River from the WSW (almost due west), about eighteen inches of visibility into relatively clear water, trash and debris moving fairly rapidly upstream, two fish jumping. Songbirds, crickets, spiders, moths, mosquitos, fish crows, one juvenile eagle, one mallard duck, cormorants, ospreys and lots of gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height unavailable. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 78.4 F 2016-07-07 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.81 inches 2016-07-07 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2 ug/L 2016-07-07 07:00 Current Direction 3 degrees 2016-07-07 07:00 Current Velocity 0.79 knots 2016-07-07 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.3 mg/L 2016-07-07 07:00 Heat Index 78.4 F 2016-07-07 07:00 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2016-07-07 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-07-07 07:00 Relative Humidity 90.7 percent 2016-07-07 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-07-07 07:00 Turbidity 6 NTU 2016-07-07 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-07-07 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-07 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-07 07:00 Water Temperature 80.8 F 2016-07-07 07:00 Wind Chill 78.4 F 2016-07-07 07:00 Wind Direction 225 degrees 2016-07-07 07:00 Wind Gust 5.2 knots 2016-07-07 07:00 Wind Speed 3.9 knots 2016-07-07 07:00
7/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 74°F. Evaporation amount was 0.04. No wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WSW, about six inches of visibility into dark water, one plastic bottle in the channel, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, crows, mushrooms, cormorants, gulls, ospreys and one juvenile eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.73 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 78.8 F 2016-07-08 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.81 inches 2016-07-08 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.1 ug/L 2016-07-08 07:00 Current Direction 1 degrees 2016-07-08 07:00 Current Velocity 0.14 knots 2016-07-08 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.7 mg/L 2016-07-08 07:00 Heat Index 78.8 F 2016-07-08 07:00 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2016-07-08 07:00 Longitude -77.03603 degrees 2016-07-08 07:00 Relative Humidity 72 percent 2016-07-08 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-07-08 07:00 Turbidity 6.2 NTU 2016-07-08 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-07-08 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-08 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-08 07:00 Water Temperature 81.4 F 2016-07-08 07:00 Wind Chill 78.8 F 2016-07-08 07:00 Wind Direction 229 degrees 2016-07-08 07:00 Wind Gust 5.1 knots 2016-07-08 07:00 Wind Speed 3.1 knots 2016-07-08 07:00
7/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 73°F. Evaporation amount was 0.13. No wind. Low swells on the Potomac River from the NW, about ten inches of visibility into the water, two large pieces of natural debris in the channel, one fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, two deer, crows, fish crows, cormorants, ospreys and one adult eagle in the tree above the landing. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.17 feet with a double peak at midnight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 80.4 F 2016-07-09 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.79 inches 2016-07-09 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.6 ug/L 2016-07-09 07:00 Current Direction 180 degrees 2016-07-09 07:00 Current Velocity 0.2 knots 2016-07-09 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6 mg/L 2016-07-09 07:00 Heat Index 81.7 F 2016-07-09 07:00 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2016-07-09 07:00 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-07-09 07:00 Relative Humidity 60.5 percent 2016-07-09 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-07-09 07:00 Turbidity 6.7 NTU 2016-07-09 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-07-09 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-09 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-09 07:00 Water Temperature 82.2 F 2016-07-09 07:00 Wind Chill 80.4 F 2016-07-09 07:00 Wind Direction 340 degrees 2016-07-09 07:00 Wind Gust 11.5 knots 2016-07-09 07:00 Wind Speed 4.5 knots 2016-07-09 07:00
7/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 72°F. Evaporation amount was 0.11". Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, no whitecaps, about four inches of visibility into cloudy water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, squirrels, mayflies, spiders, mushrooms, crows, fish crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, gulls and three eagles. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.90 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 76.6 F 2016-07-10 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.91 inches 2016-07-10 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.8 ug/L 2016-07-10 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2016-07-10 07:00 Current Velocity 0.51 knots 2016-07-10 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.2 mg/L 2016-07-10 07:00 Heat Index 76.6 F 2016-07-10 07:00 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-07-10 07:00 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-07-10 07:00 Relative Humidity 57.9 percent 2016-07-10 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-07-10 07:00 Turbidity 7.4 NTU 2016-07-10 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-07-10 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-10 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-10 07:00 Water Temperature 82.8 F 2016-07-10 07:00 Wind Chill 76.6 F 2016-07-10 07:00 Wind Direction 328 degrees 2016-07-10 07:00 Wind Gust 5.4 knots 2016-07-10 07:00 Wind Speed 2.5 knots 2016-07-10 07:00
7/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 66°F. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, ripples from the NW, about eight inches of visibility into the water, a few pieces of trash and debris just off the Maryland shore, one fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, spiders, crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, lots of gulls, and one adult eagle in the big oak above the landing. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.71 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73.2 F 2016-07-11 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.07 inches 2016-07-11 07:10 Chlorophyll A 5.4 ug/L 2016-07-11 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2016-07-11 07:00 Current Velocity 0.74 knots 2016-07-11 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.4 mg/L 2016-07-11 07:00 Heat Index 73.2 F 2016-07-11 07:10 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-07-11 07:10 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-07-11 07:10 Relative Humidity 62 percent 2016-07-11 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-07-11 07:00 Turbidity 9.2 NTU 2016-07-11 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-07-11 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-11 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-11 07:00 Water Temperature 82.6 F 2016-07-11 07:00 Wind Chill 73.2 F 2016-07-11 07:10 1 7 30 Wind Direction 33 degrees 2016-07-11 07:10 Wind Gust 8.4 knots 2016-07-11 07:10 Wind Speed 6.2 knots 2016-07-11 07:10
7/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 68°F. Dark clouds to the SW. Very light breeze with squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, about fourteen inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, four fish jumping. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, jays, one adult eagle in the big oak over head, cormorants, ospreys and the pilings off Sheridan Point are packed with lots and lots of gulls - standing room only. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height is running late. At 2:30 EST it was: 2.64 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73 F 2016-07-12 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.09 inches 2016-07-12 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.1 ug/L 2016-07-12 07:00 Current Direction 183 degrees 2016-07-12 07:00 Current Velocity 0.76 knots 2016-07-12 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.9 mg/L 2016-07-12 07:00 Heat Index 73 F 2016-07-12 07:00 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-07-12 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-07-12 07:00 Relative Humidity 79.4 percent 2016-07-12 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-07-12 07:00 Turbidity 8.4 NTU 2016-07-12 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-12 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-12 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-12 07:00 Water Temperature 82.9 F 2016-07-12 07:00 Wind Chill 73 F 2016-07-12 07:00 Wind Direction 134 degrees 2016-07-12 07:00 Wind Gust 4.5 knots 2016-07-12 07:00 Wind Speed 3.1 knots 2016-07-12 07:00
7/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 74°F. Sporadic light drizzle, haze. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, about ten inches of visibility into cloudy water, two pieces of trash, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, spiders, mushrooms, crows, fish crows, cormorants, gulls, ospreys and one eagle in the tree above. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.62 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 76.6 F 2016-07-13 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.01 inches 2016-07-13 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.9 ug/L 2016-07-13 07:00 Current Direction 180 degrees 2016-07-13 07:00 Current Velocity 0.73 knots 2016-07-13 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.5 mg/L 2016-07-13 07:00 Heat Index 76.6 F 2016-07-13 07:00 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-07-13 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-07-13 07:00 Relative Humidity 87.2 percent 2016-07-13 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-07-13 07:00 Turbidity 8.4 NTU 2016-07-13 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-13 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-13 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-13 07:00 Water Temperature 83 F 2016-07-13 07:00 Wind Chill 76.6 F 2016-07-13 07:00 Wind Direction 157 degrees 2016-07-13 07:00 Wind Gust 6 knots 2016-07-13 07:00 Wind Speed 4.3 knots 2016-07-13 07:00
7/14/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 73°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, about ten inches of visibility into fairly clear water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, one squirrel, one woodpecker, crows, fish crows, one great blue heron on the landing and one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, gulls, ospreys and one adult eagle in the oak above the landing. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.66 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 77.2 F 2016-07-14 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.92 inches 2016-07-14 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.3 ug/L 2016-07-14 07:00 Current Direction 183 degrees 2016-07-14 07:00 Current Velocity 0.82 knots 2016-07-14 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.1 mg/L 2016-07-14 07:00 Heat Index 77.2 F 2016-07-14 07:00 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-07-14 07:00 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-07-14 07:00 Relative Humidity 84 percent 2016-07-14 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-07-14 07:00 Turbidity 8.4 NTU 2016-07-14 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-14 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-14 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-14 07:00 Water Temperature 83.5 F 2016-07-14 07:00 Wind Chill 77.2 F 2016-07-14 07:00 Wind Direction 212 degrees 2016-07-14 07:00 Wind Gust 6.6 knots 2016-07-14 07:00 Wind Speed 3.5 knots 2016-07-14 07:00
7/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 76°F. Wind, waves and low swells on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, about eight inches of visibility into relatively clear water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, spiders, crows, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.58 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 79.5 F 2016-07-15 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.91 inches 2016-07-15 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3.2 ug/L 2016-07-15 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2016-07-15 07:00 Current Velocity 0.57 knots 2016-07-15 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.7 mg/L 2016-07-15 07:00 Heat Index 79.5 F 2016-07-15 07:10 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2016-07-15 07:10 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-07-15 07:10 Relative Humidity 71.3 percent 2016-07-15 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2016-07-15 07:00 Turbidity 7 NTU 2016-07-15 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-15 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-15 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-15 07:00 Water Temperature 84.4 F 2016-07-15 07:00 Wind Chill 79.5 F 2016-07-15 07:10 Wind Direction 199 degrees 2016-07-15 07:10 Wind Gust 6.6 knots 2016-07-15 07:10 Wind Speed 5.2 knots 2016-07-15 07:10
7/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 72°F. Very humid. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the S, low swells from the SW, about four inches of visibility into cloudy water, no trash or debris, one fish jumping. Songbirds, crickets, one beetle in the rain gauge, mosquitos, one butterfly, spiders, one doe with two spotted fawns, squirrels, crows, fish crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, lots of gulls and one juvenile eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.54 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 78.3 F 2016-07-16 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.99 inches 2016-07-16 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.1 ug/L 2016-07-16 07:00 Current Direction 182 degrees 2016-07-16 07:00 Current Velocity 0.44 knots 2016-07-16 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.4 mg/L 2016-07-16 07:00 Heat Index 78.3 F 2016-07-16 07:00 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2016-07-16 07:00 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-07-16 07:00 Relative Humidity 70.1 percent 2016-07-16 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2016-07-16 07:00 Turbidity 7.2 NTU 2016-07-16 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-16 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-16 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-16 07:00 Water Temperature 84.5 F 2016-07-16 07:00 Wind Chill 78.3 F 2016-07-16 07:00 Wind Direction 222 degrees 2016-07-16 07:00 Wind Gust 8.2 knots 2016-07-16 07:00 Wind Speed 6.6 knots 2016-07-16 07:00
7/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 69°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, about six inches of visibility into murky water, no trash or debris, one fish jumping. Songbirds, mourning doves, squirrels, crickets, mosquitos, crows, cormorants, ospreys and two eagles in the trees over head. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.52 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73 F 2016-07-17 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.11 inches 2016-07-17 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.5 ug/L 2016-07-17 07:00 Current Direction 75 degrees 2016-07-17 07:00 Current Velocity 0.04 knots 2016-07-17 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.2 mg/L 2016-07-17 07:00 Heat Index 73 F 2016-07-17 07:00 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2016-07-17 07:00 Longitude -77.03603 degrees 2016-07-17 07:00 Relative Humidity 80.3 percent 2016-07-17 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2016-07-17 07:00 Turbidity 8 NTU 2016-07-17 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-17 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-17 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-17 07:00 Water Temperature 84.7 F 2016-07-17 07:00 Wind Chill 73 F 2016-07-17 07:00 Wind Direction 233 degrees 2016-07-17 07:00 Wind Gust 5.8 knots 2016-07-17 07:00 Wind Speed 4.1 knots 2016-07-17 07:00
7/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 74°F. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, no visibility into cloudy water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, cicadas, moths, mosquitos, spiders, crows, fish crows, ospreys and one eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.48 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 78.1 F 2016-07-18 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.13 inches 2016-07-18 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.6 ug/L 2016-07-18 07:00 Current Direction 4 degrees 2016-07-18 07:00 Current Velocity 0.28 knots 2016-07-18 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.1 mg/L 2016-07-18 07:00 Heat Index 78.1 F 2016-07-18 07:00 Latitude 38.78762 degrees 2016-07-18 07:00 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-07-18 07:00 Relative Humidity 83.9 percent 2016-07-18 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2016-07-18 07:00 Turbidity 9.6 NTU 2016-07-18 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-18 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-18 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-18 07:00 Water Temperature 84.8 F 2016-07-18 07:00 Wind Chill 78.1 F 2016-07-18 07:00 Wind Direction 208 degrees 2016-07-18 07:00 Wind Gust 7.8 knots 2016-07-18 07:00 Wind Speed 6.2 knots 2016-07-18 07:00
7/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 72°F. Muggy. Breeze, squalls and ripples on the Potomac River from the NW, about eight inches of visibility into cloudy water, no trash or debris, two fish jumping. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, spiders, crows, cormorants and one adult eagle above the landing. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.05 feet with a double, vertical, spike at midnight and shortly thereafter. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 77.9 F 2016-07-19 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.11 inches 2016-07-19 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.7 ug/L 2016-07-19 07:00 Current Direction 356 degrees 2016-07-19 07:00 Current Velocity 0.63 knots 2016-07-19 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.1 mg/L 2016-07-19 07:00 Heat Index 77.9 F 2016-07-19 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2016-07-19 07:00 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-07-19 07:00 Relative Humidity 76.3 percent 2016-07-19 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2016-07-19 07:00 Turbidity 9.9 NTU 2016-07-19 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-19 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-19 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-19 07:00 Water Temperature 84.7 F 2016-07-19 07:00 Wind Chill 77.9 F 2016-07-19 07:00 Wind Direction 311 degrees 2016-07-19 07:00 Wind Gust 4.3 knots 2016-07-19 07:00 Wind Speed 2.7 knots 2016-07-19 07:00
7/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 69°F. Evaporation amount was 0.11 inches. Haze to the North. Big three-foot swells with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, breeze from the NNW but it is in no relation to the size of the swells and whitecaps, about four inches of visibility into dark, murky water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, butterflies, crickets, two deer, mosquitos, crows, one great blue heron in flight along the Virginia shore, cormorants and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.94 feet with an incredible, vertical spike in both charts, just after midnight, which is not reflected in our rain gauge. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73 F 2016-07-20 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.15 inches 2016-07-20 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.1 ug/L 2016-07-20 07:00 Current Direction 1 degrees 2016-07-20 07:00 Current Velocity 1.05 knots 2016-07-20 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5 mg/L 2016-07-20 07:00 Heat Index 73 F 2016-07-20 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2016-07-20 07:00 Longitude -77.03609 degrees 2016-07-20 07:00 Relative Humidity 80.5 percent 2016-07-20 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2016-07-20 07:00 Turbidity 13.7 NTU 2016-07-20 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-20 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-20 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-20 07:00 Water Temperature 84 F 2016-07-20 07:00 Wind Chill 73 F 2016-07-20 07:00 Wind Direction 0 degrees 2016-07-20 07:00 Wind Gust 10.3 knots 2016-07-20 07:00 Wind Speed 6.8 knots 2016-07-20 07:00
7/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 67°F. Evaporation amount was 0.18 inches. Haze. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the WNW, about ten inches of visibility into dark water, a few pieces of trash and debris moving rapidly upstream, four fish jumping. Songbirds, crickets, spiders, cormorants and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.02 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75.2 F 2016-07-21 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.16 inches 2016-07-21 07:10 Chlorophyll A 9.4 ug/L 2016-07-21 07:00 Current Direction 4 degrees 2016-07-21 07:00 Current Velocity 1.14 knots 2016-07-21 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.1 mg/L 2016-07-21 07:00 Heat Index 75.2 F 2016-07-21 07:10 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2016-07-21 07:10 Longitude -77.03608 degrees 2016-07-21 07:10 Relative Humidity 78 percent 2016-07-21 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2016-07-21 07:00 Turbidity 14.1 NTU 2016-07-21 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-21 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-21 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-21 07:00 Water Temperature 83.9 F 2016-07-21 07:00 Wind Chill 75.2 F 2016-07-21 07:10 Wind Direction 290 degrees 2016-07-21 07:10 Wind Gust 3.1 knots 2016-07-21 07:10 Wind Speed 1.7 knots 2016-07-21 07:10
7/22/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 73°F. Evaporation amount was 0.19 inches. Wind and wavelets on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, about one foot of visibility into the water, one snag tree to the South, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, ants, mourning doves, moths, spiders, crows, cormorants gulls and one adult eagle in the oak trees. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.75 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75.6 F 2016-07-22 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.02 inches 2016-07-22 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.1 ug/L 2016-07-22 07:00 Current Direction 7 degrees 2016-07-22 07:00 Current Velocity 1 knots 2016-07-22 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.5 mg/L 2016-07-22 07:00 Heat Index 75.6 F 2016-07-22 07:10 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2016-07-22 07:10 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-07-22 07:10 Relative Humidity 83.1 percent 2016-07-22 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2016-07-22 07:00 Turbidity 10.4 NTU 2016-07-22 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-22 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-22 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-22 07:00 Water Temperature 83.9 F 2016-07-22 07:00 Wind Chill 75.6 F 2016-07-22 07:10 Wind Direction 213 degrees 2016-07-22 07:10 Wind Gust 8 knots 2016-07-22 07:10 Wind Speed 6 knots 2016-07-22 07:10
7/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 74°F. Evaporation amount was 0.17 inches. No wind. Ripples every which way on the Potomac River, about six inches of visibility into the water, Hydrilla on the landing, a large, bright green, piece of trash on the Virginia shore, five fish jumping. Songbirds, crickets, cicadas, mosquitos, spiders, dragon flies, bumble bees, mourning doves, one squirrel, martins, crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.64 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 81.1 F 2016-07-23 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.93 inches 2016-07-23 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.4 ug/L 2016-07-23 07:00 Current Direction 6 degrees 2016-07-23 07:00 Current Velocity 0.52 knots 2016-07-23 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6 mg/L 2016-07-23 07:00 Heat Index 85.3 F 2016-07-23 07:00 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2016-07-23 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-07-23 07:00 Relative Humidity 77.2 percent 2016-07-23 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2016-07-23 07:00 Turbidity 6 NTU 2016-07-23 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-23 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-23 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-23 07:00 Water Temperature 84.5 F 2016-07-23 07:00 Wind Chill 81.1 F 2016-07-23 07:00 Wind Direction 206 degrees 2016-07-23 07:00 Wind Gust 4.9 knots 2016-07-23 07:00 Wind Speed 3.5 knots 2016-07-23 07:00
7/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 75°F. Evaporation amount was 0.25 inches. Breeze, squalls and low swells on the Potomac River from the NW, about six inches of visibility into the water, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, one fish. Songbirds, crickets, cicadas, lots of mosquitos, one squirrel, crows, fish crows, cormorants, ospreys and many gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.57 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 82.6 F 2016-07-24 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.96 inches 2016-07-24 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.2 ug/L 2016-07-24 07:00 Current Direction 357 degrees 2016-07-24 07:00 Current Velocity 0.11 knots 2016-07-24 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.2 mg/L 2016-07-24 07:00 Heat Index 84.6 F 2016-07-24 07:00 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-07-24 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-07-24 07:00 Relative Humidity 60.2 percent 2016-07-24 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.5 percent 2016-07-24 07:00 Turbidity 6.4 NTU 2016-07-24 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-24 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-24 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-24 07:00 Water Temperature 85.6 F 2016-07-24 07:00 Wind Chill 82.6 F 2016-07-24 07:00 Wind Direction 32 degrees 2016-07-24 07:00 Wind Gust 8 knots 2016-07-24 07:00 Wind Speed 4.9 knots 2016-07-24 07:00
7/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 79°F. Evaporation amount was 0.22 inches. Hot and humid. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SW, about fourteen inches of visibility into cloudy water, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, cicadas, spiders, ground bees, butterflies, mosquitos, one rabbit, one woodchuck in the peach tree, ospreys and lots of gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.52 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 82.2 F 2016-07-25 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.95 inches 2016-07-25 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.9 ug/L 2016-07-25 07:00 Current Direction 183 degrees 2016-07-25 07:00 Current Velocity 0.43 knots 2016-07-25 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.3 mg/L 2016-07-25 07:00 Heat Index 90.1 F 2016-07-25 07:00 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2016-07-25 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-07-25 07:00 Relative Humidity 86.7 percent 2016-07-25 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.6 percent 2016-07-25 07:00 Turbidity 7.7 NTU 2016-07-25 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-25 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-25 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-25 07:00 Water Temperature 86.4 F 2016-07-25 07:00 Wind Chill 82.2 F 2016-07-25 07:00 Wind Direction 253 degrees 2016-07-25 07:00 Wind Gust 3.7 knots 2016-07-25 07:00 Wind Speed 2.7 knots 2016-07-25 07:00
7/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.57 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 75°F. Evaporation amount was 0.22 inches. No wind, very hot and humid. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WNW, about sixteen inches of visibility into relatively clear water, a few pieces of trash and debris in the channel, one fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, mosquitos, butterflies, one squirrel, crows, fish crows and ospreys. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge: no data available. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 82.2 F 2016-07-26 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.93 inches 2016-07-26 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.6 ug/L 2016-07-26 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2016-07-26 07:00 Current Velocity 0.6 knots 2016-07-26 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.2 mg/L 2016-07-26 07:00 Heat Index 87.3 F 2016-07-26 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-07-26 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-07-26 07:00 Relative Humidity 75.6 percent 2016-07-26 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.7 percent 2016-07-26 07:00 Turbidity 8.1 NTU 2016-07-26 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-26 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-26 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-26 07:00 Water Temperature 87.1 F 2016-07-26 07:00 Wind Chill 82.2 F 2016-07-26 07:00 Wind Direction 285 degrees 2016-07-26 07:00 Wind Gust 2.5 knots 2016-07-26 07:00 Wind Speed 1.4 knots 2016-07-26 07:00
7/27/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 76°F. Evaporation amount was 0.16 inches. No wind. Squalls and ripples on the Potomac River from the WNW, about one foot of visibility into dark water, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, one fish. Songbirds, crickets, cicadas, mosquitos, mourning doves, crows, gulls, one cormorant and one adult eagle in the trees over head. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height unavailable. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 83.5 F 2016-07-27 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.92 inches 2016-07-27 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.5 ug/L 2016-07-27 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2016-07-27 07:00 Current Velocity 0.8 knots 2016-07-27 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.5 mg/L 2016-07-27 07:00 Heat Index 87.3 F 2016-07-27 07:10 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-07-27 07:10 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-07-27 07:10 Relative Humidity 65.5 percent 2016-07-27 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.7 percent 2016-07-27 07:00 Turbidity 8.6 NTU 2016-07-27 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-27 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-27 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-27 07:00 Water Temperature 87.3 F 2016-07-27 07:00 Wind Chill 83.5 F 2016-07-27 07:10 Wind Direction 338 degrees 2016-07-27 07:10 Wind Gust 5.8 knots 2016-07-27 07:10 Wind Speed 4.1 knots 2016-07-27 07:10
7/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 77°F. Evaporation amount was 0.18 inches. Very hot and humid, no wind. Squalls in the channel of the Potomac River and ripples from the West, about fourteen inches of visibility into clear water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, cicadas, spiders, mosquitos, mourning doves, three deer (including two bucks), crows, one red-shouldered hawk, two eagles and lots of gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.50 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 82.9 F 2016-07-28 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.88 inches 2016-07-28 07:10 Chlorophyll A 5.2 ug/L 2016-07-28 07:00 Current Direction 181 degrees 2016-07-28 07:00 Current Velocity 0.94 knots 2016-07-28 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.5 mg/L 2016-07-28 07:00 Heat Index 88.4 F 2016-07-28 07:10 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-07-28 07:10 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-07-28 07:10 Relative Humidity 73.7 percent 2016-07-28 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.8 percent 2016-07-28 07:00 Turbidity 9.1 NTU 2016-07-28 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-28 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-28 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-28 07:00 Water Temperature 87.6 F 2016-07-28 07:00 Wind Chill 82.9 F 2016-07-28 07:10 Wind Direction 295 degrees 2016-07-28 07:10 Wind Gust 3.9 knots 2016-07-28 07:10 Wind Speed 1.9 knots 2016-07-28 07:10
7/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 73°F. Evaporation amount was 0.12 inches. Wet, cooler. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, about eight inches of visibility into the water, a few pieces of trash and debris moving slowly downstream along the Maryland shore, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, moths, one squirrel, crows, jays, one adult eagle in a tree to the North, cormorants, ospreys and many gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.45 feet with an amazing vertical spike, especially in the discharge graph, just after midnight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75.9 F 2016-07-29 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.83 inches 2016-07-29 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.9 ug/L 2016-07-29 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2016-07-29 07:00 Current Velocity 1.21 knots 2016-07-29 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6 mg/L 2016-07-29 07:00 Heat Index 75.9 F 2016-07-29 07:00 Latitude 38.78755 degrees 2016-07-29 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-07-29 07:00 Relative Humidity 85.3 percent 2016-07-29 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.7 percent 2016-07-29 07:00 Turbidity 12.1 NTU 2016-07-29 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-29 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-29 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-29 07:00 Water Temperature 87.1 F 2016-07-29 07:00 Wind Chill 75.9 F 2016-07-29 07:00 Wind Direction 37 degrees 2016-07-29 07:00 Wind Gust 11.8 knots 2016-07-29 07:00 Wind Speed 7.6 knots 2016-07-29 07:00
7/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 74°F. Evaporation amount was 0.14 inches. Haze, muggy. Very light breeze with tiny wavelets on the Potomac River from the SSE, low swells from the WSW, about ten inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, jays, mosquitos, spiders, butterflies, squirrels, one mourning dove, crows, fish crows, one belted kingfisher, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, gulls and one eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.77 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 78.8 F 2016-07-30 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.95 inches 2016-07-30 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.7 ug/L 2016-07-30 07:00 Current Direction 179 degrees 2016-07-30 07:00 Current Velocity 0.46 knots 2016-07-30 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.5 mg/L 2016-07-30 07:00 Heat Index 78.8 F 2016-07-30 07:10 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-07-30 07:10 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-07-30 07:10 Relative Humidity 80.6 percent 2016-07-30 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.6 percent 2016-07-30 07:00 Turbidity 5.8 NTU 2016-07-30 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-30 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-30 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-30 07:00 Water Temperature 86.5 F 2016-07-30 07:00 Wind Chill 78.8 F 2016-07-30 07:10 Wind Direction 157 degrees 2016-07-30 07:10 Wind Gust 5.8 knots 2016-07-30 07:10 Wind Speed 4.5 knots 2016-07-30 07:10
7/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 73°F. Evaporation amount was 0.09 inches. Wet, haze, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WNW, about eighteen inches of visibility into cloudy, brown, water, two pieces of trash just off the Maryland shore, four fish jumping. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, dragonflies, butterflies, spiders, moths, crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, gulls and one eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.72 feet with an even higher spike than recently. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 76.5 F 2016-07-31 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.97 inches 2016-07-31 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5 ug/L 2016-07-31 07:00 Current Direction 183 degrees 2016-07-31 07:00 Current Velocity 0.39 knots 2016-07-31 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.6 mg/L 2016-07-31 07:00 Heat Index 76.5 F 2016-07-31 07:00 Latitude 38.78762 degrees 2016-07-31 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-07-31 07:00 Relative Humidity 86.5 percent 2016-07-31 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.5 percent 2016-07-31 07:00 Turbidity 5.9 NTU 2016-07-31 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-07-31 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-07-31 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-07-31 07:00 Water Temperature 85.9 F 2016-07-31 07:00 Wind Chill 76.5 F 2016-07-31 07:00 Wind Direction 52 degrees 2016-07-31 07:00 Wind Gust 5.1 knots 2016-07-31 07:00 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2016-07-31 07:00
8/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 75°F. Evaporation amount was 0.17 inches. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, about six inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, cicadas, mosquitos, butterflies, spiders, crows, five stalks of Jack in the Pulpit (four more than in past years), cormorants, eagles, ospreys and lots of gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.93 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 77.5 F 2016-08-01 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30 inches 2016-08-01 07:10 Chlorophyll A 5.4 ug/L 2016-08-01 07:00 Current Direction 201 degrees 2016-08-01 07:00 Current Velocity 3.76 knots 2016-08-01 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4.9 mg/L 2016-08-01 07:00 Heat Index 77.5 F 2016-08-01 07:10 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2016-08-01 07:10 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-08-01 07:10 Relative Humidity 82.7 percent 2016-08-01 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.5 percent 2016-08-01 07:00 Turbidity 6.6 NTU 2016-08-01 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-01 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-01 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-01 07:00 Water Temperature 86 F 2016-08-01 07:00 Wind Chill 77.5 F 2016-08-01 07:10 Wind Direction 230 degrees 2016-08-01 07:10 Wind Gust 5.8 knots 2016-08-01 07:10 Wind Speed 3.9 knots 2016-08-01 07:10
8/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 72°F. Evaporation amount was 0.13 inches. Wet, haze. Light breeze on the Potomac River from the NE, low swells from the WNW, about four inches of visibility into murky water, hydrilla, lots of trash and debris moving slowly downstream along the Maryland shore, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, spiders, mushrooms, mosquitos, butterflies, one squirrel, one woodpecker, crows, fish crows, cormorants, eagles, ospreys and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.73 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75.9 F 2016-08-02 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.01 inches 2016-08-02 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0.1 ug/L 2016-08-02 07:00 Current Direction 356 degrees 2016-08-02 07:00 Current Velocity 0.55 knots 2016-08-02 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.1 mg/L 2016-08-02 07:00 Heat Index 75.9 F 2016-08-02 07:00 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2016-08-02 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-08-02 07:00 Relative Humidity 87.3 percent 2016-08-02 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.5 percent 2016-08-02 07:00 Turbidity 11 NTU 2016-08-02 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-02 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-02 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-02 07:00 Water Temperature 85.6 F 2016-08-02 07:00 Wind Chill 75.9 F 2016-08-02 07:00 Wind Direction 59 degrees 2016-08-02 07:00 Wind Gust 7 knots 2016-08-02 07:00 Wind Speed 5.2 knots 2016-08-02 07:00
8/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 69°F. Evaporation amount was 0.16 inches. Very light breeze on the Potomac River from the North but waves and low swells from the West, no visibility into dark water, not even directly at the shoreline, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, mourning doves, one pileated woodpecker, cormorants, ospreys and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.63 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73 F 2016-08-03 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.11 inches 2016-08-03 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.7 ug/L 2016-08-03 07:00 Current Direction 2 degrees 2016-08-03 07:00 Current Velocity 0.73 knots 2016-08-03 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.4 mg/L 2016-08-03 07:00 Heat Index 73 F 2016-08-03 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2016-08-03 07:00 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-08-03 07:00 Relative Humidity 76.3 percent 2016-08-03 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2016-08-03 07:00 Turbidity 10.6 NTU 2016-08-03 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-03 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-03 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-03 07:00 Water Temperature 84.8 F 2016-08-03 07:00 Wind Chill 73 F 2016-08-03 07:00 Wind Direction 40 degrees 2016-08-03 07:00 Wind Gust 6.6 knots 2016-08-03 07:00 Wind Speed 4.3 knots 2016-08-03 07:00
8/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 66°F. Evaporation amount was 0.09 inches. No wind, but squalls in the channel of the Potomac River from indeterminate direction, no visibility into dirty water, four pieces of natural debris moving slowly upstream, one fish. Songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, mourning doves, one red-bellied woodpecker, crows, cormorants, ospreys, gulls and three eagles. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.58 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.6 F 2016-08-04 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.11 inches 2016-08-04 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0.1 ug/L 2016-08-04 07:00 Current Direction 4 degrees 2016-08-04 07:00 Current Velocity 1.04 knots 2016-08-04 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.6 mg/L 2016-08-04 07:00 Heat Index 71.6 F 2016-08-04 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2016-08-04 07:00 Longitude -77.03608 degrees 2016-08-04 07:00 Relative Humidity 80.2 percent 2016-08-04 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-08-04 07:00 Turbidity 10.9 NTU 2016-08-04 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-04 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-04 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-04 07:00 Water Temperature 83.3 F 2016-08-04 07:00 Wind Chill 71.6 F 2016-08-04 07:00 Wind Direction 45 degrees 2016-08-04 07:00 Wind Gust 5.1 knots 2016-08-04 07:00 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2016-08-04 07:00
8/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 71°F. Evaporation amount was 0.14 inches. Overcast. Breeze on the Potomac River from the NE, low swells from the NW, about eight inches of visibility into the water, one log near the Maryland shore, two fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, mourning doves, one woodpecker, crows, fish crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys and lots of gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.53 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73.8 F 2016-08-05 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.04 inches 2016-08-05 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0.1 ug/L 2016-08-05 07:00 Current Direction 6 degrees 2016-08-05 07:00 Current Velocity 0.97 knots 2016-08-05 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6 mg/L 2016-08-05 07:00 Heat Index 73.8 F 2016-08-05 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2016-08-05 07:00 Longitude -77.03608 degrees 2016-08-05 07:00 Relative Humidity 78.4 percent 2016-08-05 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-08-05 07:00 Turbidity 13.1 NTU 2016-08-05 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-05 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-05 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-05 07:00 Water Temperature 82.7 F 2016-08-05 07:00 Wind Chill 73.8 F 2016-08-05 07:00 Wind Direction 162 degrees 2016-08-05 07:00 Wind Gust 6.2 knots 2016-08-05 07:00 Wind Speed 4.5 knots 2016-08-05 07:00
8/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 74°F. Evaporation amount was 0.06 inches. Wet. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, about six inches of visibility into the water, no trash or debris, one fish. Songbirds, jays, crickets, one doe with two fawns, mosquitos, mourning doves, one woodpecker, crows, cormorants, ospreys and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.61 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 76.6 F 2016-08-06 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.82 inches 2016-08-06 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0.1 ug/L 2016-08-06 07:00 Current Direction 7 degrees 2016-08-06 07:00 Current Velocity 0.58 knots 2016-08-06 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.7 mg/L 2016-08-06 07:00 Heat Index 76.6 F 2016-08-06 07:00 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2016-08-06 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-08-06 07:00 Relative Humidity 88.3 percent 2016-08-06 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-08-06 07:00 Turbidity 12.8 NTU 2016-08-06 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-06 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-06 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-06 07:00 Water Temperature 82.1 F 2016-08-06 07:00 Wind Chill 76.6 F 2016-08-06 07:00 Wind Direction 234 degrees 2016-08-06 07:00 Wind Gust 6.2 knots 2016-08-06 07:00 Wind Speed 4.3 knots 2016-08-06 07:00
8/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 70°F. Evaporation amount was 0.08 inches. Dew. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNW, about eight inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, one fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, one yellow box turtle in the lane, lots of noisy crows, one great blue heron as well as one red-shouldered hawk on the Virginia shore, one adult eagle in a tree above the landing, cormorants, ospreys and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.05 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73.8 F 2016-08-07 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.9 inches 2016-08-07 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0 ug/L 2016-08-07 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2016-08-07 07:00 Current Velocity 0.08 knots 2016-08-07 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.4 mg/L 2016-08-07 07:00 Heat Index 73.8 F 2016-08-07 07:00 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-08-07 07:00 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-08-07 07:00 Relative Humidity 60.5 percent 2016-08-07 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-08-07 07:00 Turbidity 6.8 NTU 2016-08-07 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-07 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-07 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-07 07:00 Water Temperature 82.2 F 2016-08-07 07:00 Wind Chill 73.8 F 2016-08-07 07:00 Wind Direction 325 degrees 2016-08-07 07:00 Wind Gust 6.6 knots 2016-08-07 07:00 Wind Speed 4.9 knots 2016-08-07 07:00
8/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 66°F. Evaporation amount was 0.20 inches. Wet. Squalls on the Potomac River from the West, about four inches of visibility into dark water, hydrilla, two pieces of debris in the channel, one fish. Songbirds, jays, crickets, mosquitos, mourning doves, the same yellow box turtle in the lane, crows, two great blue herons on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys, gulls and one eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.62 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.9 F 2016-08-08 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30 inches 2016-08-08 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0.1 ug/L 2016-08-08 07:00 Current Direction 134 degrees 2016-08-08 07:00 Current Velocity 0.05 knots 2016-08-08 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6 mg/L 2016-08-08 07:00 Heat Index 72.9 F 2016-08-08 07:00 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2016-08-08 07:00 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-08-08 07:00 Relative Humidity 83.1 percent 2016-08-08 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-08-08 07:00 Turbidity 10.8 NTU 2016-08-08 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-08 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-08 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-08 07:00 Water Temperature 82.7 F 2016-08-08 07:00 Wind Chill 72.9 F 2016-08-08 07:00 Wind Direction 278 degrees 2016-08-08 07:00 Wind Gust 3.7 knots 2016-08-08 07:00 Wind Speed 2.3 knots 2016-08-08 07:00
8/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 65°F. Evaporation amount was 0.11 inches. Overcast, no wind. Low swells on the Potomac River from the SW, about one foot of visibility into the water, hydrilla, one big, bright green, piece of trash debris over by Virginia, two fish jumping. Canada geese, songbirds, one squirrel crickets, mosquitos, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys, gulls and two eagles in the trees over head. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.55 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 70.9 F 2016-08-09 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.15 inches 2016-08-09 07:10 Chlorophyll A 0.1 ug/L 2016-08-09 07:00 Current Direction 183 degrees 2016-08-09 07:00 Current Velocity 0.36 knots 2016-08-09 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.2 mg/L 2016-08-09 07:00 Heat Index 70.9 F 2016-08-09 07:10 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2016-08-09 07:10 Longitude -77.03603 degrees 2016-08-09 07:10 Relative Humidity 82.6 percent 2016-08-09 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-08-09 07:00 Turbidity 9.8 NTU 2016-08-09 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-09 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-09 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-09 07:00 Water Temperature 82.3 F 2016-08-09 07:00 Wind Chill 70.9 F 2016-08-09 07:10 Wind Direction 113 degrees 2016-08-09 07:10 Wind Gust 2.1 knots 2016-08-09 07:10 Wind Speed 1.2 knots 2016-08-09 07:10
8/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 74°F. Evaporation amount was 0.02 inches. Overcast, very humid despite the wind. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, about six inches of visibility into dark water, hydrilla, no new trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, one buck, crows, fish crows, cormorants, ospreys, gulls and one eagle in the trees above the landing. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.57 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 78.1 F 2016-08-10 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.15 inches 2016-08-10 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0.1 ug/L 2016-08-10 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2016-08-10 07:00 Current Velocity 0.65 knots 2016-08-10 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.8 mg/L 2016-08-10 07:00 Heat Index 78.1 F 2016-08-10 07:00 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2016-08-10 07:00 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-08-10 07:00 Relative Humidity 90.3 percent 2016-08-10 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-08-10 07:00 Turbidity 26.5 NTU 2016-08-10 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-10 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-10 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-10 07:00 Water Temperature 81.5 F 2016-08-10 07:00 Wind Chill 78.1 F 2016-08-10 07:00 Wind Direction 196 degrees 2016-08-10 07:00 Wind Gust 10.5 knots 2016-08-10 07:00 Wind Speed 8.4 knots 2016-08-10 07:00 Turbidity of 26.5 NTU seems to be out of line.
8/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 76°F. Evaporation amount was 0.16 inches. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the South, low swells from the WSW, about four inches of visibility into dark water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds including one goldfinch, crickets, mosquitos, two red-shouldered hawks and a crow pestering a squirrel, crows, fish crows, three great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys, gulls and one adult eagle in flight. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.53 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 79.3 F 2016-08-11 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.12 inches 2016-08-11 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0.1 ug/L 2016-08-11 07:00 Current Direction 183 degrees 2016-08-11 07:00 Current Velocity 0.75 knots 2016-08-11 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6 mg/L 2016-08-11 07:00 Heat Index 79.3 F 2016-08-11 07:00 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2016-08-11 07:00 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-08-11 07:00 Relative Humidity 82 percent 2016-08-11 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-08-11 07:00 Turbidity 12.8 NTU 2016-08-11 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-11 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-11 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-11 07:00 Water Temperature 82.1 F 2016-08-11 07:00 Wind Chill 79.3 F 2016-08-11 07:00 Wind Direction 178 degrees 2016-08-11 07:00 Wind Gust 7.6 knots 2016-08-11 07:00 Wind Speed 6 knots 2016-08-11 07:00
8/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 77°F. Evaporation amount was 0.19 inches. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the South, low swells from the SW, about three inches of visibility into the water directly at the shoreline, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, cicadas, mosquitos, big yellow and black butterflies, one doe with two spotted fawns, crows, cormorants, ospreys and one eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.48 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 81.1 F 2016-08-12 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.98 inches 2016-08-12 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.2 ug/L 2016-08-12 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2016-08-12 07:00 Current Velocity 0.76 knots 2016-08-12 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.2 mg/L 2016-08-12 07:00 Heat Index 85.6 F 2016-08-12 07:00 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2016-08-12 07:00 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-08-12 07:00 Relative Humidity 78.9 percent 2016-08-12 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-08-12 07:00 Turbidity 7.4 NTU 2016-08-12 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-12 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-12 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-12 07:00 Water Temperature 83 F 2016-08-12 07:00 Wind Chill 81.1 F 2016-08-12 07:00 Wind Direction 193 degrees 2016-08-12 07:00 Wind Gust 8.4 knots 2016-08-12 07:00 Wind Speed 6.6 knots 2016-08-12 07:00
8/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 79°F. Evaporation amount was 0.18 inches. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the South, low swells from the WSW, no visibility into dark water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, one fish. Songbirds, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, one bumble bee, big yellow butterflies, crows, fish crows, one cormorant, ospreys, gulls and one eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.44 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 81.7 F 2016-08-13 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.93 inches 2016-08-13 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0.1 ug/L 2016-08-13 07:00 Current Direction 183 degrees 2016-08-13 07:00 Current Velocity 0.78 knots 2016-08-13 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.2 mg/L 2016-08-13 07:00 Heat Index 87.5 F 2016-08-13 07:00 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2016-08-13 07:00 Longitude -77.03603 degrees 2016-08-13 07:00 Relative Humidity 82.1 percent 2016-08-13 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2016-08-13 07:00 Turbidity 11.9 NTU 2016-08-13 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-13 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-13 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-13 07:00 Water Temperature 84.2 F 2016-08-13 07:00 Wind Chill 81.7 F 2016-08-13 07:00 Wind Direction 203 degrees 2016-08-13 07:00 Wind Gust 7.2 knots 2016-08-13 07:00 Wind Speed 5.6 knots 2016-08-13 07:00
8/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 80°F. Evaporation amount was 0.20 inches. Hot and humid. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, about four inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, cicadas, crickets, lots of mosquitos, crows, fish crows, one belted kingfisher, two cormorants, ospreys, gulls and two adult eagles in the oak over the landing. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.41 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 83.1 F 2016-08-14 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.98 inches 2016-08-14 07:10 Chlorophyll A 0.8 ug/L 2016-08-14 07:00 Current Direction 183 degrees 2016-08-14 07:00 Current Velocity 0.58 knots 2016-08-14 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6 mg/L 2016-08-14 07:00 Heat Index 89.8 F 2016-08-14 07:10 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2016-08-14 07:10 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-08-14 07:10 Relative Humidity 77.3 percent 2016-08-14 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.5 percent 2016-08-14 07:00 Turbidity 6.5 NTU 2016-08-14 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-14 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-14 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-14 07:00 Water Temperature 85.4 F 2016-08-14 07:00 Wind Chill 83.1 F 2016-08-14 07:10 Wind Direction 215 degrees 2016-08-14 07:10 Wind Gust 6.6 knots 2016-08-14 07:10 Wind Speed 5.2 knots 2016-08-14 07:10
8/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 74°F. Evaporation amount was 0.19 inches. Extremely humid, even on the riverbank. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, ripples from the WNW, no visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, mosquitos, one red-bellied woodpecker, butterflies, crows, cormorants, ospreys, gulls and one eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.38 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 81.1 F 2016-08-15 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.15 inches 2016-08-15 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0.1 ug/L 2016-08-15 07:00 Current Direction 9 degrees 2016-08-15 07:00 Current Velocity 0.05 knots 2016-08-15 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.8 mg/L 2016-08-15 07:00 Heat Index 83.7 F 2016-08-15 07:00 Latitude 38.78762 degrees 2016-08-15 07:00 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-08-15 07:00 Relative Humidity 67.9 percent 2016-08-15 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.5 percent 2016-08-15 07:00 Turbidity 10.3 NTU 2016-08-15 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-15 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-15 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-15 07:00 Water Temperature 85.9 F 2016-08-15 07:00 Wind Chill 81.1 F 2016-08-15 07:00 Wind Direction 340 degrees 2016-08-15 07:00 Wind Gust 4.1 knots 2016-08-15 07:00 Wind Speed 2.5 knots 2016-08-15 07:00
8/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.91 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 73°F. Evaporation amount was 0.17 inches. Very wet. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the WSW, about six inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, one fish. Songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, one red-bellied woodpecker, crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys, gulls and one eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.43 feet with a double spike starting around midnight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 76.1 F 2016-08-16 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.17 inches 2016-08-16 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0.2 ug/L 2016-08-16 07:00 Current Direction 9 degrees 2016-08-16 07:00 Current Velocity 0.29 knots 2016-08-16 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.5 mg/L 2016-08-16 07:00 Heat Index 76.1 F 2016-08-16 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2016-08-16 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-08-16 07:00 Relative Humidity 89.5 percent 2016-08-16 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.5 percent 2016-08-16 07:00 Turbidity 14.1 NTU 2016-08-16 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-16 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-16 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-16 07:00 Water Temperature 85.9 F 2016-08-16 07:00 Wind Chill 76.1 F 2016-08-16 07:00 Wind Direction 233 degrees 2016-08-16 07:00 Wind Gust 5.2 knots 2016-08-16 07:00 Wind Speed 4.1 knots 2016-08-16 07:00
8/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 78°F. Evaporation amount was 0.10 inches. Wet grass, very humid. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, about six inches of visibility into the water along the shoreline, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, mourning doves, butterflies, crows, fish crows, cormorants, ospreys, gulls and two juvenile eagles trying out their vocal cords. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.63 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 80.2 F 2016-08-17 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.08 inches 2016-08-17 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0.2 ug/L 2016-08-17 07:00 Current Direction 359 degrees 2016-08-17 07:00 Current Velocity 0.52 knots 2016-08-17 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.2 mg/L 2016-08-17 07:00 Heat Index 83.4 F 2016-08-17 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2016-08-17 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-08-17 07:00 Relative Humidity 76.8 percent 2016-08-17 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.6 percent 2016-08-17 07:00 Turbidity 15.8 NTU 2016-08-17 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-17 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-17 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-17 07:00 Water Temperature 86.3 F 2016-08-17 07:00 Wind Chill 80.2 F 2016-08-17 07:00 Wind Direction 234 degrees 2016-08-17 07:00 Wind Gust 5.6 knots 2016-08-17 07:00 Wind Speed 4.1 knots 2016-08-17 07:00
8/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.80 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 74°F. Evaporation amount was 0.16 inches. Overcast, light rain. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the WSW, about eight inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, one fish. Songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, mushrooms, crows, two great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys, one duck in flight and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.65 feet with a double peak just after midnight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 76.1 F 2016-08-18 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.02 inches 2016-08-18 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0.1 ug/L 2016-08-18 07:00 Current Direction 358 degrees 2016-08-18 07:00 Current Velocity 0.72 knots 2016-08-18 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4.5 mg/L 2016-08-18 07:00 Heat Index 76.1 F 2016-08-18 07:00 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2016-08-18 07:00 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-08-18 07:00 Relative Humidity 85.8 percent 2016-08-18 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.6 percent 2016-08-18 07:00 Turbidity 12.4 NTU 2016-08-18 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-18 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-18 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-18 07:00 Water Temperature 86 F 2016-08-18 07:00 Wind Chill 76.1 F 2016-08-18 07:00 Wind Direction 254 degrees 2016-08-18 07:00 Wind Gust 4.3 knots 2016-08-18 07:00 Wind Speed 3.1 knots 2016-08-18 07:00
8/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 72°F. Evaporation amount was 0.12 inches. No wind. Big swells on the Potomac River from the NW, about eight inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, two fish. Songbirds, jays, moths, mushrooms, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, catbirds, crows, a collection of eleven large white birds in the trees by Dyke Marsh (possibly great egrets), cormorants, ospreys, gulls and one juvenile eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.72 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 77.7 F 2016-08-19 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.97 inches 2016-08-19 07:10 Chlorophyll A 0.1 ug/L 2016-08-19 07:00 Current Direction 2 degrees 2016-08-19 07:00 Current Velocity 1.12 knots 2016-08-19 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4.4 mg/L 2016-08-19 07:00 Heat Index 77.7 F 2016-08-19 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2016-08-19 07:10 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-08-19 07:10 Relative Humidity 65.8 percent 2016-08-19 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.5 percent 2016-08-19 07:00 Turbidity 10.2 NTU 2016-08-19 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-19 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-19 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-19 07:00 Water Temperature 85.5 F 2016-08-19 07:00 Wind Chill 77.7 F 2016-08-19 07:10 Wind Direction 335 degrees 2016-08-19 07:10 Wind Gust 4.5 knots 2016-08-19 07:10 Wind Speed 3.3 knots 2016-08-19 07:10
8/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 70°F. Evaporation amount was 0.14 inches. Very light breeze on the Potomac River from the NE, low swells from the SW, about eight inches of visibility into the water, patches of hydrilla moving slowly upstream on the incoming tide, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, crows, fish crows, two great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys, gulls and one noisy eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.57 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 77.5 F 2016-08-20 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.9 inches 2016-08-20 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0.1 ug/L 2016-08-20 07:00 Current Direction 4 degrees 2016-08-20 07:00 Current Velocity 1.26 knots 2016-08-20 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4.2 mg/L 2016-08-20 07:00 Heat Index 77.5 F 2016-08-20 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2016-08-20 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-08-20 07:00 Relative Humidity 75.3 percent 2016-08-20 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.5 percent 2016-08-20 07:00 Turbidity 9.4 NTU 2016-08-20 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-20 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-20 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-20 07:00 Water Temperature 86 F 2016-08-20 07:00 Wind Chill 77.5 F 2016-08-20 07:00 Wind Direction 42 degrees 2016-08-20 07:00 Wind Gust 4.5 knots 2016-08-20 07:00 Wind Speed 3.1 knots 2016-08-20 07:00
8/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 73°F. Evaporation amount was 0.15 inches. Clouds and haze to the South, no wind. Low swells on the Potomac River from the NW, ripples from the WSW, about ten inches of visibility into the water, patches of hydrilla moving upstream, trash and debris along the Maryland shore, four fish jumping. Songbirds, catbirds, jays, crickets, cicadas, moths, butterflies, spiders, mosquitos, hornets, crows, fish crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys, gulls and one adult eagle in the big oak above the landing. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.51 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 76.5 F 2016-08-21 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.81 inches 2016-08-21 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0 ug/L 2016-08-21 07:00 Current Direction 4 degrees 2016-08-21 07:00 Current Velocity 0.82 knots 2016-08-21 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4.3 mg/L 2016-08-21 07:00 Heat Index 76.5 F 2016-08-21 07:00 Latitude 38.78767 degrees 2016-08-21 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-08-21 07:00 Relative Humidity 85.3 percent 2016-08-21 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.5 percent 2016-08-21 07:00 Turbidity 6.9 NTU 2016-08-21 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-21 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-21 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-21 07:00 Water Temperature 85.7 F 2016-08-21 07:00 Wind Chill 76.5 F 2016-08-21 07:00 Wind Direction 161 degrees 2016-08-21 07:00 Wind Gust 7.8 knots 2016-08-21 07:00 Wind Speed 6 knots 2016-08-21 07:00 The Chlorophyll A reading of 0 is a bit strange.
8/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.83 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 67°F. Evaporation amount was 0.09 inches. Wet. Wind and wavelets on the Potomac River from the WNW, about one foot of visibility into the water, some trash and debris along the Maryland shore, foam on the landing, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, squirrels, crows, three great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys, gulls and one adult eagle in the oak over head. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.22 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.2 F 2016-08-22 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30 inches 2016-08-22 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0 ug/L 2016-08-22 07:00 Current Direction 12 degrees 2016-08-22 07:00 Current Velocity 0.04 knots 2016-08-22 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 3.4 mg/L 2016-08-22 07:00 Heat Index 71.2 F 2016-08-22 07:00 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2016-08-22 07:00 Longitude -77.03603 degrees 2016-08-22 07:00 Relative Humidity 67.8 percent 2016-08-22 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2016-08-22 07:00 Turbidity 8.8 NTU 2016-08-22 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-22 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-22 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-22 07:00 Water Temperature 84.1 F 2016-08-22 07:00 Wind Chill 71.2 F 2016-08-22 07:00 Wind Direction 289 degrees 2016-08-22 07:00 Wind Gust 6 knots 2016-08-22 07:00 Wind Speed 4.3 knots 2016-08-22 07:00
8/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 63°F. Evaporation amount was 0.10 inches. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, ripples from the NW, about ten inches of visibility into the water, patches of hydrilla moving slowly upstream, no trash or debris, four fish jumping. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, cicadas, one squirrel, mosquitos, crows, fish crows, two great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys, gulls and three adult eagles. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.83 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 70.5 F 2016-08-23 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.3 inches 2016-08-23 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0 ug/L 2016-08-23 07:00 Current Direction 179 degrees 2016-08-23 07:00 Current Velocity 0.24 knots 2016-08-23 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4.2 mg/L 2016-08-23 07:00 Heat Index 70.5 F 2016-08-23 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-08-23 07:00 Longitude -77.03603 degrees 2016-08-23 07:00 Relative Humidity 65.9 percent 2016-08-23 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-08-23 07:00 Turbidity 8.9 NTU 2016-08-23 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-23 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-23 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-23 07:00 Water Temperature 83 F 2016-08-23 07:00 Wind Chill 70.5 F 2016-08-23 07:00 Wind Direction 58 degrees 2016-08-23 07:00 Wind Gust 4.9 knots 2016-08-23 07:00 Wind Speed 2.7 knots 2016-08-23 07:00
8/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 64°F. Evaporation amount was 0.15 inches. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, about ten inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, two fish. Songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, one red-bellied woodpecker, crows, three great blue heron, three great egrets on the Virginia shore (photographic record), cormorants, ospreys and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.55 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 70.3 F 2016-08-24 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.29 inches 2016-08-24 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0.1 ug/L 2016-08-24 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2016-08-24 07:00 Current Velocity 0.49 knots 2016-08-24 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4.3 mg/L 2016-08-24 07:00 Heat Index 70.3 F 2016-08-24 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-08-24 07:00 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-08-24 07:00 Relative Humidity 79.3 percent 2016-08-24 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-08-24 07:00 Turbidity 10.8 NTU 2016-08-24 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-24 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-24 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-24 07:00 Water Temperature 82.5 F 2016-08-24 07:00 Wind Chill 70.3 F 2016-08-24 07:00 Wind Direction 236 degrees 2016-08-24 07:00 Wind Gust 4.5 knots 2016-08-24 07:00 Wind Speed 3.3 knots 2016-08-24 07:00
8/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 69°F. Evaporation amount was 0.12 inches. Wind and waves just short of whitecaps on the Potomac River from the SSW, about four inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, mourning doves, fish crows, two great blue heron and two great egrets on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys and lots of gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.49 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.9 F 2016-08-25 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.1 inches 2016-08-25 07:00 Chlorophyll A 0 ug/L 2016-08-25 05:00 Current Direction 182 degrees 2016-08-25 07:00 Current Velocity 0.71 knots 2016-08-25 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.9 mg/L 2016-08-25 07:00 Heat Index 72.9 F 2016-08-25 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-08-25 07:00 Longitude -77.03603 degrees 2016-08-25 07:00 Relative Humidity 79.6 percent 2016-08-25 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-08-25 07:00 Turbidity 0.6 NTU 2016-08-25 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2016-08-25 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-25 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-25 07:00 Water Temperature 82 F 2016-08-25 07:00 Wind Chill 72.9 F 2016-08-25 07:00 Wind Direction 192 degrees 2016-08-25 07:00 Wind Gust 13.4 knots 2016-08-25 07:00 Wind Speed 10.7 knots 2016-08-25 07:00 Chlorophyll data is a bit old.
8/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 74°F. Evaporation amount was 0.10 inches. Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the SW, about eight inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, cicadas, spiders, mosquitos, mourning doves, one doe and three spotted fawns, one pileated woodpecker, one red-bellied woodpecker, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys, gulls and one eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.47 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 78.4 F 2016-08-26 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.04 inches 2016-08-26 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.5 ug/L 2016-08-26 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2016-08-26 07:00 Current Velocity 0.91 knots 2016-08-26 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.4 mg/L 2016-08-26 07:00 Heat Index 78.4 F 2016-08-26 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-08-26 07:00 Longitude -77.03603 degrees 2016-08-26 07:00 Relative Humidity 87 percent 2016-08-26 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-08-26 07:00 Turbidity 9.9 NTU 2016-08-26 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-26 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-26 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-26 07:00 Water Temperature 81.8 F 2016-08-26 07:00 Wind Chill 78.4 F 2016-08-26 07:00 Wind Direction 207 degrees 2016-08-26 07:00 Wind Gust 5.1 knots 2016-08-26 07:00 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2016-08-26 07:00
8/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 73°F. Evaporation amount was 0.12 inches. No wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WNW, about six inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.46 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 80.6 F 2016-08-27 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.13 inches 2016-08-27 07:00 Chlorophyll A 10.1 ug/L 2016-08-27 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2016-08-27 07:00 Current Velocity 0.21 knots 2016-08-27 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.4 mg/L 2016-08-27 07:00 Heat Index 82.8 F 2016-08-27 07:00 Latitude 38.78756 degrees 2016-08-27 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-08-27 07:00 Relative Humidity 68 percent 2016-08-27 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-08-27 07:00 Turbidity 11.2 NTU 2016-08-27 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-27 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-27 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-27 07:00 Water Temperature 82.8 F 2016-08-27 07:00 Wind Chill 80.6 F 2016-08-27 07:00 Wind Direction 33 degrees 2016-08-27 07:00 Wind Gust 4.5 knots 2016-08-27 07:00 Wind Speed 3.5 knots 2016-08-27 07:00
8/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 71°F. Evaporation amount was 0.15 inches. Lots of clouds. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the North, ripples from the West, about one foot of visibility into the water, hydrilla, one piece of natural debris, no fish. Canada geese by the flock, songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, mourning doves, one cottontail, crows, one pair of mallard ducks, one great blue heron and one great egret on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys, gulls and one eagle in flight. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.40 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75.2 F 2016-08-28 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.21 inches 2016-08-28 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.6 ug/L 2016-08-28 07:00 Current Direction 192 degrees 2016-08-28 07:00 Current Velocity 0.64 knots 2016-08-28 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.7 mg/L 2016-08-28 07:00 Heat Index 75.2 F 2016-08-28 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2016-08-28 07:00 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-08-28 07:00 Relative Humidity 85.6 percent 2016-08-28 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-08-28 07:00 Turbidity 6 NTU 2016-08-28 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-28 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-28 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-28 07:00 Water Temperature 83.5 F 2016-08-28 07:00 Wind Chill 75.2 F 2016-08-28 07:00 Wind Direction 83 degrees 2016-08-28 07:00 Wind Gust 5.1 knots 2016-08-28 07:00 Wind Speed 3.5 knots 2016-08-28 07:00
8/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 68°F. Evaporation amount was 0.14 inches. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the North, ripples from the WNW, about ten inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, two pieces of natural debris moving downstream, two fish. Canada geese, songbirds, bees, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, moths, crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants, ospreys and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.38 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 74.7 F 2016-08-29 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.14 inches 2016-08-29 07:00 Chlorophyll A 6.8 ug/L 2016-08-29 07:00 Current Direction 178 degrees 2016-08-29 07:00 Current Velocity 0.37 knots 2016-08-29 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.5 mg/L 2016-08-29 07:00 Heat Index 74.7 F 2016-08-29 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2016-08-29 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-08-29 07:00 Relative Humidity 76.4 percent 2016-08-29 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2016-08-29 07:00 Turbidity 5.7 NTU 2016-08-29 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-29 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-29 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-29 07:00 Water Temperature 83.8 F 2016-08-29 07:00 Wind Chill 74.7 F 2016-08-29 07:00 Wind Direction 356 degrees 2016-08-29 07:00 Wind Gust 7 knots 2016-08-29 07:00 Wind Speed 4.5 knots 2016-08-29 07:00
8/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 70°F. Evaporation amount was 0.16 inches. Breeze on the Potomac River from the North, ripples from the West and big two-foot swells from the NW, no whitecaps, about eight inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, one pileated woodpecker, fish crows, cormorants, ospreys, gulls and great egrets by the flock (too many to count) on the shore of Dyke Marsh - an amazing sight for a bird that was almost extinct. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.37 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75.9 F 2016-08-30 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.11 inches 2016-08-30 07:00 Chlorophyll A 47.6 ug/L 2016-08-30 07:00 Current Direction 4 degrees 2016-08-30 07:00 Current Velocity 0.18 knots 2016-08-30 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.6 mg/L 2016-08-30 07:00 Heat Index 75.9 F 2016-08-30 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2016-08-30 07:00 Longitude -77.03608 degrees 2016-08-30 07:00 Relative Humidity 61.5 percent 2016-08-30 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2016-08-30 07:00 Turbidity 23.7 NTU 2016-08-30 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-30 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-30 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-30 07:00 Water Temperature 83.9 F 2016-08-30 07:00 Wind Chill 75.9 F 2016-08-30 07:00 Wind Direction 29 degrees 2016-08-30 07:00 Wind Gust 10.1 knots 2016-08-30 07:00 Wind Speed 7.2 knots 2016-08-30 07:00 From day to day, there are often great differences in the readings for Chlorophyll A and Turbidity.
8/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 67°F. Evaporation amount was 0.12 inches. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, a few ripples from the South, about ten inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, six fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, one pileated woodpecker, six great egrets on the Virginia shore with one in the big tree over Sheridan Point (photographic record), cormorants, ospreys and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.39 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 74.8 F 2016-08-31 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30 inches 2016-08-31 07:10 Chlorophyll A 25.3 ug/L 2016-08-31 07:00 Current Direction 358 degrees 2016-08-31 07:00 Current Velocity 0.64 knots 2016-08-31 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.5 mg/L 2016-08-31 07:00 Heat Index 74.8 F 2016-08-31 07:10 Latitude 38.78767 degrees 2016-08-31 07:10 Longitude -77.03609 degrees 2016-08-31 07:10 Relative Humidity 85 percent 2016-08-31 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2016-08-31 07:00 Turbidity 18.3 NTU 2016-08-31 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-08-31 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-08-31 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-08-31 07:00 Water Temperature 84.1 F 2016-08-31 07:00 Wind Chill 74.8 F 2016-08-31 07:10 Wind Direction 177 degrees 2016-08-31 07:10 Wind Gust 3.9 knots 2016-08-31 07:10 Wind Speed 2.7 knots 2016-08-31 07:10 Data fro 7:00AM did not appear until 7:15AM
9/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 74°F. Evaporation amount was 0.14 inches. Overcast, light rain, limited visibility. Wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the North, low swells from the NW, about ten inches of visibility into murky water, two pieces of natural debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, one great egret on the Virginia shore, cormorants and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.35 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 76.8 F 2016-09-01 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.84 inches 2016-09-01 07:10 Chlorophyll A 6.7 ug/L 2016-09-01 07:00 Current Direction 3 degrees 2016-09-01 07:00 Current Velocity 0.81 knots 2016-09-01 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.5 mg/L 2016-09-01 07:00 Heat Index 76.8 F 2016-09-01 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2016-09-01 07:10 Longitude -77.03609 degrees 2016-09-01 07:10 Relative Humidity 81 percent 2016-09-01 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2016-09-01 07:00 Turbidity 9.4 NTU 2016-09-01 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-01 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-01 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-01 07:00 Water Temperature 84.1 F 2016-09-01 07:00 Wind Chill 76.8 F 2016-09-01 07:10 Wind Direction 32 degrees 2016-09-01 07:10 Wind Gust 9.3 knots 2016-09-01 07:10 Wind Speed 6 knots 2016-09-01 07:10
9/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 64°F. Evaporation amount was 0.05 inches. Dark clouds to the SW. Wind and waves and big three-foot swells with whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, no visibility into the water, hydrilla, one piece of natural debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, one red-bellied woodpecker, squirrels, crows, one great blue heron and one great egret on the Virginia shore, cormorants and lots of gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.37 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 69.3 F 2016-09-02 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.06 inches 2016-09-02 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.6 ug/L 2016-09-02 07:00 Current Direction 5 degrees 2016-09-02 07:00 Current Velocity 1.08 knots 2016-09-02 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.8 mg/L 2016-09-02 07:00 Heat Index 69.3 F 2016-09-02 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2016-09-02 07:00 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-09-02 07:00 Relative Humidity 62.8 percent 2016-09-02 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-09-02 07:00 Turbidity 12.5 NTU 2016-09-02 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-02 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-02 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-02 07:00 Water Temperature 82.2 F 2016-09-02 07:00 Wind Chill 69.3 F 2016-09-02 07:00 Wind Direction 33 degrees 2016-09-02 07:00 Wind Gust 14.4 knots 2016-09-02 07:00 Wind Speed 9.1 knots 2016-09-02 07:00
9/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 67°F. Evaporation amount was 0.11 inches. Overcast. Wind and big four-foot swells with whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, about six inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, one American kestrel, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, one buck, lots of noisy crows, cormorants and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.35 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 70.3 F 2016-09-03 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30 inches 2016-09-03 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5 ug/L 2016-09-03 07:00 Current Direction 3 degrees 2016-09-03 07:00 Current Velocity 1.08 knots 2016-09-03 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.1 mg/L 2016-09-03 07:00 Heat Index 70.3 F 2016-09-03 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2016-09-03 07:00 Longitude -77.03609 degrees 2016-09-03 07:00 Relative Humidity 72.4 percent 2016-09-03 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-09-03 07:00 Turbidity 12.9 NTU 2016-09-03 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-03 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-03 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-03 07:00 Water Temperature 80.6 F 2016-09-03 07:00 Wind Chill 70.3 F 2016-09-03 07:00 Wind Direction 33 degrees 2016-09-03 07:00 Wind Gust 14.2 knots 2016-09-03 07:00 Wind Speed 10.5 knots 2016-09-03 07:00
9/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 68°F. Evaporation amount was 0.08 inches. Overcast. Breeze and ripples on the Potomac River from the ENE, two-foot swells from the NW, about four inches of visibility into the water, one big piece of natural debris in the channel, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, mosquitos, squirrels, one red-shouldered hawk, one woodpecker, crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants and lots of gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.38 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 70.5 F 2016-09-04 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.19 inches 2016-09-04 07:00 Chlorophyll A 62.1 ug/L 2016-09-04 07:00 Current Direction 32 degrees 2016-09-04 07:00 Current Velocity 2.28 knots 2016-09-04 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.2 mg/L 2016-09-04 07:00 Heat Index 70.5 F 2016-09-04 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2016-09-04 07:00 Longitude -77.0361 degrees 2016-09-04 07:00 Relative Humidity 64.2 percent 2016-09-04 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-09-04 07:00 Turbidity 63.1 NTU 2016-09-04 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-04 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-04 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-04 07:00 Water Temperature 78.6 F 2016-09-04 07:00 Wind Chill 70.5 F 2016-09-04 07:00 Wind Direction 55 degrees 2016-09-04 07:00 Wind Gust 8.5 knots 2016-09-04 07:00 Wind Speed 6.2 knots 2016-09-04 07:00 Chlorophyll and Turbidity readings are very high.
9/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 58°F. Evaporation amount was 0.15 inches. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNW, about eight inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, an amazing layer of fine sand was deposited on the landing (something I have never witnessed before), a few pieces of trash and debris dot the channel, one fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, no crickets, spiders, no mosquitos, squirrels, one red-bellied woodpecker, jays, one red-shouldered hawk, one pileated woodpecker, two great blue heron on the Virginia shore, ducks, cormorants, gulls and one adult eagle. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.32 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 67.3 F 2016-09-05 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.21 inches 2016-09-05 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.3 ug/L 2016-09-05 07:00 Current Direction 17 degrees 2016-09-05 07:00 Current Velocity 0.22 knots 2016-09-05 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7 mg/L 2016-09-05 07:00 Heat Index 67.3 F 2016-09-05 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2016-09-05 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-09-05 07:00 Relative Humidity 68.4 percent 2016-09-05 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-09-05 07:00 Turbidity 5.3 NTU 2016-09-05 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-05 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-05 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-05 07:00 Water Temperature 78.2 F 2016-09-05 07:00 Wind Chill 67.3 F 2016-09-05 07:00 Wind Direction 327 degrees 2016-09-05 07:00 Wind Gust 4.9 knots 2016-09-05 07:00 Wind Speed 3.1 knots 2016-09-05 07:00
9/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 70°F. Evaporation amount was 0.13 inches. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW, no whitecaps, about six inches of visibility into the water, a few pieces of trash and debris caught in the hydrilla, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, squirrels, jays, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, crows, cormorants, gulls, one great blue heron and one great egret on the Virginia shore. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.29 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73.8 F 2016-09-06 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.08 inches 2016-09-06 07:00 Chlorophyll A 58.5 ug/L 2016-09-06 07:00 Current Direction 211 degrees 2016-09-06 07:00 Current Velocity 0.29 knots 2016-09-06 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.8 mg/L 2016-09-06 07:00 Heat Index 73.8 F 2016-09-06 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-09-06 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-09-06 07:00 Relative Humidity 58.5 percent 2016-09-06 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-09-06 07:00 Turbidity 53.7 NTU 2016-09-06 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-06 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-06 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-06 07:00 Water Temperature 78.7 F 2016-09-06 07:00 Wind Chill 73.8 F 2016-09-06 07:00 Wind Direction 354 degrees 2016-09-06 07:00 Wind Gust 9.7 knots 2016-09-06 07:00 Wind Speed 5.8 knots 2016-09-06 07:00 Chlorophyll, turbidity?
9/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 69°F. Evaporation amount was 0.12 inches. Overcast, clouds to the East, haze. Squalls and ripples on the Potomac River from the WSW, about ten inches of visibility into the water, a few pieces of natural debris trapped in the hydrilla, two fish. Canada geese, songbirds, one dragonfly, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, squirrels, crows, cormorants, gulls, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore as well as thirteen great egrets (photographic record). USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.30 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 74.3 F 2016-09-07 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.02 inches 2016-09-07 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.9 ug/L 2016-09-07 07:00 Current Direction 191 degrees 2016-09-07 07:00 Current Velocity 0.18 knots 2016-09-07 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.3 mg/L 2016-09-07 07:00 Heat Index 74.3 F 2016-09-07 07:00 Latitude 38.78762 degrees 2016-09-07 07:00 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-09-07 07:00 Relative Humidity 82.1 percent 2016-09-07 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-09-07 07:00 Turbidity 5.8 NTU 2016-09-07 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-07 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-07 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-07 07:00 Water Temperature 78.6 F 2016-09-07 07:00 Wind Chill 74.3 F 2016-09-07 07:00 Wind Direction 221 degrees 2016-09-07 07:00 Wind Gust 1.7 knots 2016-09-07 07:00 Wind Speed 1.2 knots 2016-09-07 07:00
9/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 73°F. Evaporation amount was 0.14 inches. Clouds, haze, very muggy. Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the SW, about six inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, crows, gulls and two great egrets on the Virginia shore. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.30 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75.7 F 2016-09-08 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.95 inches 2016-09-08 07:00 Chlorophyll A 17.8 ug/L 2016-09-08 07:00 Current Direction 171 degrees 2016-09-08 07:00 Current Velocity 0.24 knots 2016-09-08 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.3 mg/L 2016-09-08 07:00 Heat Index 75.7 F 2016-09-08 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-09-08 07:00 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-09-08 07:00 Relative Humidity 87.5 percent 2016-09-08 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-09-08 07:00 Turbidity 8 NTU 2016-09-08 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-08 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-08 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-08 07:00 Water Temperature 80 F 2016-09-08 07:00 Wind Chill 75.7 F 2016-09-08 07:00 Wind Direction 228 degrees 2016-09-08 07:00 Wind Gust 3.9 knots 2016-09-08 07:00 Wind Speed 2.9 knots 2016-09-08 07:00
9/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 74°F. Evaporation amount was 0.12 inches. Overcast, haze, humid, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the SW, about ten inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, squirrels, mosquitos, one barred owl being chased by one noisy red-shouldered hawk, crows, three great egrets as well as one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, one great blue heron on the Maryland shore, cormorants and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.30 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 78.6 F 2016-09-09 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.92 inches 2016-09-09 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.4 ug/L 2016-09-09 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2016-09-09 07:00 Current Velocity 0.54 knots 2016-09-09 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.5 mg/L 2016-09-09 07:00 Heat Index 78.6 F 2016-09-09 07:00 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2016-09-09 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-09-09 07:00 Relative Humidity 83.1 percent 2016-09-09 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-09-09 07:00 Turbidity 7 NTU 2016-09-09 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-09 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-09 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-09 07:00 Water Temperature 80.9 F 2016-09-09 07:00 Wind Chill 78.6 F 2016-09-09 07:00 Wind Direction 190 degrees 2016-09-09 07:00 Wind Gust 4.3 knots 2016-09-09 07:00 Wind Speed 3.5 knots 2016-09-09 07:00
9/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 73°F. Evaporation amount was 0.10 inches. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WNW, almost due west, about eight inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, five great egrets on the Virginia shore, one mallard duck just off the embankment and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.42 feet with a large increase not reflected in our rain gauge. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data available.
9/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 77°F. Evaporation amount was 0.11 inches. Wind, ripples and wavelets on the Potomac River from the WNW, about four inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, catbirds, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, squirrels, butterflies, one red-bellied woodpecker, rodents underground, crows, one great blue heron and seven great egrets on the Virginia shore, cormorants and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.40 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 79.2 F 2016-09-11 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.95 inches 2016-09-11 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.8 ug/L 2016-09-11 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2016-09-11 07:00 Current Velocity 0.76 knots 2016-09-11 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.6 mg/L 2016-09-11 07:00 Heat Index 79.2 F 2016-09-11 07:10 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2016-09-11 07:10 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-09-11 07:10 Relative Humidity 79.3 percent 2016-09-11 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2016-09-11 07:00 Turbidity 6.8 NTU 2016-09-11 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-11 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-11 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-11 07:00 Water Temperature 82 F 2016-09-11 07:00 Wind Chill 79.2 F 2016-09-11 07:10 Wind Direction 260 degrees 2016-09-11 07:10 Wind Gust 7.6 knots 2016-09-11 07:10 Wind Speed 3.3 knots 2016-09-11 07:10
9/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 62°F. Evaporation amount was 0.13 inches. Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the NNE, low swells from the WNW, the flag south of Hog Island is flying again and it is being blown from the NNE, about ten inches of visibility into the water, patches of hydrilla with some of them moving slowly downstream, no trash or debris, two fish breaking the surface. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, catbirds, very few crickets, spiders, mosquitos, squirrels, crows, cormorants, gulls, one great blue heron and two great egrets on the Virginia shore. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.37 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 68.4 F 2016-09-12 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.2 inches 2016-09-12 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4 ug/L 2016-09-12 07:00 Current Direction 183 degrees 2016-09-12 07:00 Current Velocity 0.75 knots 2016-09-12 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.2 mg/L 2016-09-12 07:00 Heat Index 68.4 F 2016-09-12 07:00 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2016-09-12 07:00 Longitude -77.03604 degrees 2016-09-12 07:00 Relative Humidity 60.7 percent 2016-09-12 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-09-12 07:00 Turbidity 5.6 NTU 2016-09-12 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-12 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-12 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-12 07:00 Water Temperature 80.9 F 2016-09-12 07:00 Wind Chill 68.4 F 2016-09-12 07:00 Wind Direction 29 degrees 2016-09-12 07:00 Wind Gust 7.8 knots 2016-09-12 07:00 Wind Speed 5.8 knots 2016-09-12 07:00
9/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 66°F. Evaporation amount was 0.14 inches. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSE, no whitecaps, low swells from the SW, about six inches of visibility into the water, trash and debris caught in the hydrilla on the landing, no fish. Songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, squirrels, crows, one mallard duck below, cormorants, gulls and four great egrets on the Virginia shore. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.36 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 70.5 F 2016-09-13 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.2 inches 2016-09-13 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.3 ug/L 2016-09-13 07:00 Current Direction 182 degrees 2016-09-13 07:00 Current Velocity 0.51 knots 2016-09-13 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.4 mg/L 2016-09-13 07:00 Heat Index 70.5 F 2016-09-13 07:00 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2016-09-13 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-09-13 07:00 Relative Humidity 87.2 percent 2016-09-13 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-09-13 07:00 Turbidity 5.6 NTU 2016-09-13 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-13 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-13 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-13 07:00 Water Temperature 80.2 F 2016-09-13 07:00 Wind Chill 70.5 F 2016-09-13 07:00 Wind Direction 176 degrees 2016-09-13 07:00 Wind Gust 5.4 knots 2016-09-13 07:00 Wind Speed 4.1 knots 2016-09-13 07:00
9/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 67°F. Evaporation amount was 0.12 inches. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SW, about one foot of visibility into the water, hydrilla, trash and debris on the landing, four fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, spiders, crows, cormorants, gulls and four great egrets on the Virginia shore. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.34 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.2 F 2016-09-14 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.1 inches 2016-09-14 07:00 Chlorophyll A 6.2 ug/L 2016-09-14 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2016-09-14 07:00 Current Velocity 0.1 knots 2016-09-14 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7 mg/L 2016-09-14 07:00 Heat Index 71.2 F 2016-09-14 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2016-09-14 07:00 Longitude -77.03605 degrees 2016-09-14 07:00 Relative Humidity 82.9 percent 2016-09-14 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-09-14 07:00 Turbidity 5.8 NTU 2016-09-14 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-14 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-14 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-14 07:00 Water Temperature 80.1 F 2016-09-14 07:00 Wind Chill 71.2 F 2016-09-14 07:00 Wind Direction 228 degrees 2016-09-14 07:00 Wind Gust 3.9 knots 2016-09-14 07:00 Wind Speed 2.3 knots 2016-09-14 07:00
9/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 69°F. Evaporation amount was 0.14 inches. Overcast. Wind and wavelets on the Potomac River from the NE, big swells from the NW, about four inches of visibility into brown, murky, water, one piece of natural debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, squirrels, crows, one great egret on the Virginia shore, cormorants, and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.33 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.4 F 2016-09-15 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.18 inches 2016-09-15 07:10 Chlorophyll A 5.6 ug/L 2016-09-15 07:00 Current Direction 8 degrees 2016-09-15 07:00 Current Velocity 0.32 knots 2016-09-15 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.7 mg/L 2016-09-15 07:00 Heat Index 71.4 F 2016-09-15 07:10 Latitude 38.78767 degrees 2016-09-15 07:10 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-09-15 07:10 Relative Humidity 56.6 percent 2016-09-15 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2016-09-15 07:00 Turbidity 9.2 NTU 2016-09-15 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-15 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-15 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-15 07:00 Water Temperature 80 F 2016-09-15 07:00 Wind Chill 71.4 F 2016-09-15 07:10 Wind Direction 40 degrees 2016-09-15 07:10 Wind Gust 12.6 knots 2016-09-15 07:10 Wind Speed 9.3 knots 2016-09-15 07:10
9/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 63°F. Evaporation amount was 0.12 inches. Overcast. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NE (photographic record), ripples and low swells from the NW, about four inches of visibility into cloudy water, patches of hydrilla moving slowly downstream, one big fish jumping clear out of the water. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, cormorants and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.31 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 67.5 F 2016-09-16 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.24 inches 2016-09-16 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.1 ug/L 2016-09-16 07:00 Current Direction 77 degrees 2016-09-16 07:00 Current Velocity 4.77 knots 2016-09-16 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.2 mg/L 2016-09-16 07:00 Heat Index 67.5 F 2016-09-16 07:00 Latitude 38.78768 degrees 2016-09-16 07:00 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-09-16 07:00 Relative Humidity 69.8 percent 2016-09-16 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-09-16 07:00 Turbidity 9.3 NTU 2016-09-16 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-16 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-16 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-16 07:00 Water Temperature 78.8 F 2016-09-16 07:00 Wind Chill 67.5 F 2016-09-16 07:00 Wind Direction 96 degrees 2016-09-16 07:00 Wind Gust 7 knots 2016-09-16 07:00 Wind Speed 4.9 knots 2016-09-16 07:00
9/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 67°F. Evaporation amount was 0.08 inches. Heavily overcast, light fog. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, the flag south of Hog Island is also catching an occasional breeze from the NNE, low swells from the WSW, about eight inches of visibility into murky water, some trash and debris caught in the hydrilla which is moving very slowly upstream, four fish. Canada geese, ducks, songbirds, jays, crickets, moths, spiders, mosquitos, squirrels, one woodpecker, crows, cormorants and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.26 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 68.4 F 2016-09-17 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.21 inches 2016-09-17 07:00 Chlorophyll A 15.5 ug/L 2016-09-17 07:00 Current Direction 250 degrees 2016-09-17 07:00 Current Velocity 0.52 knots 2016-09-17 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7 mg/L 2016-09-17 07:00 Heat Index 68.4 F 2016-09-17 07:00 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2016-09-17 07:00 Longitude -77.03609 degrees 2016-09-17 07:00 Relative Humidity 77.7 percent 2016-09-17 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-09-17 07:00 Turbidity 47.7 NTU 2016-09-17 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-17 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-17 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-17 07:00 Water Temperature 78 F 2016-09-17 07:00 Wind Chill 68.4 F 2016-09-17 07:00 Wind Direction 135 degrees 2016-09-17 07:00 Wind Gust 4.3 knots 2016-09-17 07:00 Wind Speed 3.1 knots 2016-09-17 07:00 High Turbidity.
9/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 69°F. Evaporation amount was 0.07 inches. Overcast, fog. Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the SW, about eight inches of visibility into the water, patches of hydrilla moving slowly upstream, a few pieces of trash and debris, three fish jumping. Canada geese by the flock, songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, one pair of mallard ducks, three great egrets on the Virginia shore, cormorants and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.23 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.1 F 2016-09-18 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.06 inches 2016-09-18 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.2 ug/L 2016-09-18 07:00 Current Direction 5 degrees 2016-09-18 07:00 Current Velocity 1.12 knots 2016-09-18 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.7 mg/L 2016-09-18 07:00 Heat Index 72.1 F 2016-09-18 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2016-09-18 07:00 Longitude -77.03609 degrees 2016-09-18 07:00 Relative Humidity 89.3 percent 2016-09-18 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-09-18 07:00 Turbidity 11.4 NTU 2016-09-18 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-18 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-18 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-18 07:00 Water Temperature 77.6 F 2016-09-18 07:00 Wind Chill 72.1 F 2016-09-18 07:00 Wind Direction 203 degrees 2016-09-18 07:00 Wind Gust 9.1 knots 2016-09-18 07:00 Wind Speed 7.2 knots 2016-09-18 07:00
9/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 74°F. Evaporation amount was 0.10 inches. Overcast, light rain, fog, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WSW, about eight inches of visibility into the water, many patches of hydrilla moving slowly upstream, five fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, squirrels, mosquitos, crows, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore and lots of gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.22 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 76.8 F 2016-09-19 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.98 inches 2016-09-19 07:00 Chlorophyll A 62.1 ug/L 2016-09-19 07:00 Current Direction 222 degrees 2016-09-19 07:00 Current Velocity 2.61 knots 2016-09-19 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.8 mg/L 2016-09-19 07:00 Heat Index 76.8 F 2016-09-19 07:00 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2016-09-19 07:00 Longitude -77.03608 degrees 2016-09-19 07:00 Relative Humidity 91.9 percent 2016-09-19 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-09-19 07:00 Turbidity 98.7 NTU 2016-09-19 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-19 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-19 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-19 07:00 Water Temperature 78.3 F 2016-09-19 07:00 Wind Chill 76.8 F 2016-09-19 07:00 Wind Direction 187 degrees 2016-09-19 07:00 Wind Gust 5.2 knots 2016-09-19 07:00 Wind Speed 4.5 knots 2016-09-19 07:00 Chlorophyll A 62.1 ug/L?, Turbidity 98.7 NTU?
9/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.89 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 68°F. Evaporation amount was 0.05 inches. Overcast, wet, fog. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, about sixteen inches of visibility into the water, patches of hydrilla along the shore and in the channel, no fish. Canada geese, four mallard ducks, songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, one red-shouldered hawk, gulls and lots of noisy crows. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.94 feet with the discharge graph showing a dramatic vertical spike just before midnight after a flat line below for the entire preceding week. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 70.9 F 2016-09-20 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.07 inches 2016-09-20 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.4 ug/L 2016-09-20 07:00 Current Direction 350 degrees 2016-09-20 07:00 Current Velocity 0.18 knots 2016-09-20 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.1 mg/L 2016-09-20 07:00 Heat Index 70.9 F 2016-09-20 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-09-20 07:00 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-09-20 07:00 Relative Humidity 88.4 percent 2016-09-20 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-09-20 07:00 Turbidity 5.9 NTU 2016-09-20 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-20 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-20 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-20 07:00 Water Temperature 77.7 F 2016-09-20 07:00 Wind Chill 70.9 F 2016-09-20 07:00 Wind Direction 27 degrees 2016-09-20 07:00 Wind Gust 8.7 knots 2016-09-20 07:00 Wind Speed 6.2 knots 2016-09-20 07:00
9/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 69°F. Evaporation amount was 0.02 inches. Overcast. Wind, waves and low swells on the Potomac River from the NW, about eighteen inches of visibility into the water, lots of hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, big spiders, squirrels, mosquitos, ducks by the flock and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.45 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73.4 F 2016-09-21 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.11 inches 2016-09-21 07:10 Chlorophyll A 49 ug/L 2016-09-21 07:00 Current Direction 225 degrees 2016-09-21 07:00 Current Velocity 0.04 knots 2016-09-21 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.5 mg/L 2016-09-21 07:00 Heat Index 73.4 F 2016-09-21 07:10 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2016-09-21 07:10 Longitude -77.03606 degrees 2016-09-21 07:10 Relative Humidity 78.6 percent 2016-09-21 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-09-21 07:00 Turbidity 20.7 NTU 2016-09-21 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-21 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-21 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-21 07:00 Water Temperature 77.3 F 2016-09-21 07:00 Wind Chill 73.4 F 2016-09-21 07:10 Wind Direction 33 degrees 2016-09-21 07:10 Wind Gust 8.2 knots 2016-09-21 07:10 Wind Speed 6.2 knots 2016-09-21 07:10
9/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 64°F. Evaporation amount was 0.04 inches. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the North, ripples and low swells from the NNW, about ten inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, three fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, ducks and lots of gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.38 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 69.6 F 2016-09-22 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.12 inches 2016-09-22 07:00 Chlorophyll A 41.5 ug/L 2016-09-22 07:00 Current Direction 256 degrees 2016-09-22 07:00 Current Velocity 0.04 knots 2016-09-22 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.9 mg/L 2016-09-22 07:00 Heat Index 69.6 F 2016-09-22 07:00 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2016-09-22 07:00 Longitude -77.03607 degrees 2016-09-22 07:00 Relative Humidity 72.3 percent 2016-09-22 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-09-22 07:00 Turbidity 93.5 NTU 2016-09-22 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-22 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-22 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-22 07:00 Water Temperature 77 F 2016-09-22 07:00 Wind Chill 69.6 F 2016-09-22 07:00 Wind Direction 26 degrees 2016-09-22 07:00 Wind Gust 8.9 knots 2016-09-22 07:00 Wind Speed 6.4 knots 2016-09-22 07:00 Turbidity 93.5 NTU?
9/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 62°F. Evaporation amount was 0.08 inches. Wet. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, about one foot of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, four fish. Canada geese, songbirds including cardinals, jays, crickets, spiders, squirrels, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore (photographic record) and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.32 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 68.9 F 2016-09-23 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.04 inches 2016-09-23 07:00 Chlorophyll A 6.1 ug/L 2016-09-23 07:00 Current Direction 179 degrees 2016-09-23 07:00 Current Velocity 0.53 knots 2016-09-23 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.4 mg/L 2016-09-23 07:00 Heat Index 68.9 F 2016-09-23 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-09-23 07:00 Longitude -77.03608 degrees 2016-09-23 07:00 Relative Humidity 82.7 percent 2016-09-23 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-09-23 07:00 Turbidity 8.5 NTU 2016-09-23 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-23 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-23 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-23 07:00 Water Temperature 77.3 F 2016-09-23 07:00 Wind Chill 68.9 F 2016-09-23 07:00 Wind Direction 74 degrees 2016-09-23 07:00 Wind Gust 2.7 knots 2016-09-23 07:00 Wind Speed 1.4 knots 2016-09-23 07:00
9/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 65°F. Evaporation amount was 0.09 inches. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, low swells from the NW, about four inches of visibility into dark water, hydrilla, two pieces of natural debris, one fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, spiders, one red-bellied woodpecker, crows, four great egrets on the Virginia shore (photographic record of one), cormorants, one mallard duck and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.44 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 74.3 F 2016-09-24 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30 inches 2016-09-24 07:00 Chlorophyll A 6.4 ug/L 2016-09-24 07:00 Current Direction 294 degrees 2016-09-24 07:00 Current Velocity 2.39 knots 2016-09-24 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.4 mg/L 2016-09-24 07:00 Heat Index 74.3 F 2016-09-24 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-09-24 07:00 Longitude -77.03608 degrees 2016-09-24 07:00 Relative Humidity 72.7 percent 2016-09-24 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-09-24 07:00 Turbidity 10.3 NTU 2016-09-24 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-24 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-24 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-24 07:00 Water Temperature 77.7 F 2016-09-24 07:00 Wind Chill 74.3 F 2016-09-24 07:00 Wind Direction 25 degrees 2016-09-24 07:00 Wind Gust 9.1 knots 2016-09-24 07:00 Wind Speed 6.4 knots 2016-09-24 07:00
9/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 57°F. Evaporation amount was 0.05 inches. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NNE (photographic record), waves and low swells from the NW, about six inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese on both sides of the river, songbirds, crickets, spiders, one pileated woodpecker, one red-bellied woodpecker, crows, one great egret on the Virginia shore, cormorants and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.31 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 60.4 F 2016-09-25 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.19 inches 2016-09-25 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4 ug/L 2016-09-25 07:00 Current Direction 180 degrees 2016-09-25 07:00 Current Velocity 0.83 knots 2016-09-25 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.6 mg/L 2016-09-25 07:00 Heat Index 60.4 F 2016-09-25 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2016-09-25 07:00 Longitude -77.03609 degrees 2016-09-25 07:00 Relative Humidity 65.7 percent 2016-09-25 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-09-25 07:00 Turbidity 9.4 NTU 2016-09-25 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-25 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-25 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-25 07:00 Water Temperature 76.5 F 2016-09-25 07:00 Wind Chill 60.4 F 2016-09-25 07:00 Wind Direction 39 degrees 2016-09-25 07:00 Wind Gust 9.1 knots 2016-09-25 07:00 Wind Speed 7 knots 2016-09-25 07:00
9/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 62°F. Evaporation amount was 0.07 inches. Overcast. Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the SSE, about eight inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla, one plastic bottle, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, spiders, crows, one great blue heron and five great egrets on the Virginia shore, cormorants, gulls and one adult eagle in flight. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.27 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 65.5 F 2016-09-26 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.12 inches 2016-09-26 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.6 ug/L 2016-09-26 07:00 Current Direction 181 degrees 2016-09-26 07:00 Current Velocity 0.59 knots 2016-09-26 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.7 mg/L 2016-09-26 07:00 Heat Index 65.5 F 2016-09-26 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2016-09-26 07:00 Longitude -77.03608 degrees 2016-09-26 07:00 Relative Humidity 75 percent 2016-09-26 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-09-26 07:00 Turbidity 5.8 NTU 2016-09-26 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-26 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-26 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-26 07:00 Water Temperature 75.6 F 2016-09-26 07:00 Wind Chill 65.5 F 2016-09-26 07:00 Wind Direction 163 degrees 2016-09-26 07:00 Wind Gust 6.4 knots 2016-09-26 07:00 Wind Speed 4.3 knots 2016-09-26 07:00
9/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 66°F. Evaporation amount was 0.03 inches. Light rain, overcast, fog, limited visibility. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, about eight inches of visibility into cloudy water, hydrilla on the landing, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, spiders, mosquitos, one deer, one red-shouldered hawk, one great blue heron and one great egret on the Virginia shore, cormorants and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.30 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 68.2 F 2016-09-27 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.93 inches 2016-09-27 07:00 Chlorophyll A 8.9 ug/L 2016-09-27 07:00 Current Direction 182 degrees 2016-09-27 07:00 Current Velocity 0.44 knots 2016-09-27 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.5 mg/L 2016-09-27 07:00 Heat Index 68.2 F 2016-09-27 07:00 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2016-09-27 07:00 Longitude -77.03608 degrees 2016-09-27 07:00 Relative Humidity 90.9 percent 2016-09-27 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-09-27 07:00 Turbidity 6.4 NTU 2016-09-27 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-27 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-27 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-27 07:00 Water Temperature 74.1 F 2016-09-27 07:00 Wind Chill 68.2 F 2016-09-27 07:00 Wind Direction 351 degrees 2016-09-27 07:00 Wind Gust 6.2 knots 2016-09-27 07:00 Wind Speed 4.3 knots 2016-09-27 07:00
9/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 64°F. Evaporation amount was 0.05 inches. Overcast, rain, thunder and lightning, very limited visibility. Breeze on the Potomac River from the NE, low swells from the WNW, about four inches of visibility into the water, hydrilla on the landing, no trash or debris, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds and a few crickets. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.68 feet with a big peak for last night in both charts. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 66.9 F 2016-09-28 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.94 inches 2016-09-28 07:00 Chlorophyll A 8.3 ug/L 2016-09-28 07:00 Current Direction 292 degrees 2016-09-28 07:00 Current Velocity 0.16 knots 2016-09-28 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.6 mg/L 2016-09-28 07:00 Heat Index 66.9 F 2016-09-28 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2016-09-28 07:00 Longitude -77.03611 degrees 2016-09-28 07:00 Relative Humidity 87 percent 2016-09-28 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2016-09-28 07:00 Turbidity 8.1 NTU 2016-09-28 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-28 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-28 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-28 07:00 Water Temperature 73.6 F 2016-09-28 07:00 Wind Chill 66.9 F 2016-09-28 07:00 Wind Direction 58 degrees 2016-09-28 07:00 Wind Gust 9.3 knots 2016-09-28 07:00 Wind Speed 6.2 knots 2016-09-28 07:00
9/29/2016 7:00 AM 1.78 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 65°F. Evaporation amount was 0.01 inches. Overcast, heavy rain, very limited visibility, no flooding. Breeze and rain squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, low swells from the WNW, about six inches of visibility into the water, patches of hydrilla moving slowly downstream, no trash or debris, no fish. Songbirds, a few crickets and two gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.61 feet and rising. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 68.5 F 2016-09-29 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.06 inches 2016-09-29 07:00 Chlorophyll A 61.7 ug/L 2016-09-29 07:00 Current Direction 39 degrees 2016-09-29 07:00 Current Velocity 0.09 knots 2016-09-29 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.7 mg/L 2016-09-29 07:00 Heat Index 68.5 F 2016-09-29 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2016-09-29 07:00 Longitude -77.03613 degrees 2016-09-29 07:00 Relative Humidity 88.7 percent 2016-09-29 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-09-29 07:00 Turbidity 44.1 NTU 2016-09-29 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-29 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-29 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-29 07:00 Water Temperature 73 F 2016-09-29 07:00 Wind Chill 68.5 F 2016-09-29 07:00 Wind Direction 97 degrees 2016-09-29 07:00 Wind Gust 18.6 knots 2016-09-29 07:00 Wind Speed 14.6 knots 2016-09-29 07:00 Chlorophyll A 61.7 ug/L, Turbidity 44.1 NTU
9/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Temperature: 61°F. Evaporation amount was 0 inches. Overcast, high water level but no flooding. Breeze on the Potomac River from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NE (photographic record), big two-foot swells with a few whitecaps from the NW, no visibility into brown water, hydrilla, trash and debris along the Maryland shore, no fish. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, mosquitos, one squirrel, crows and gulls. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.92 feet. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 63 F 2016-09-30 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.11 inches 2016-09-30 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.8 ug/L 2016-09-30 07:00 Current Direction 9 degrees 2016-09-30 07:00 Current Velocity 0.28 knots 2016-09-30 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.5 mg/L 2016-09-30 07:00 Heat Index 63 F 2016-09-30 07:00 Latitude 38.78762 degrees 2016-09-30 07:00 Longitude -77.03611 degrees 2016-09-30 07:00 Relative Humidity 89.1 percent 2016-09-30 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2016-09-30 07:00 Turbidity 6.6 NTU 2016-09-30 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2016-09-30 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2016-09-30 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2016-09-30 07:00 Water Temperature 71.8 F 2016-09-30 07:00 Wind Chill 63 F 2016-09-30 07:00 Wind Direction 43 degrees 2016-09-30 07:00 Wind Gust 16.1 knots 2016-09-30 07:00 Wind Speed 10.3 knots 2016-09-30 07:00



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