Station Overview Station Location
Station Number VA-PW-13 Latitude 38.68443298
Station Name Manassas 5.3 SE Longitude -77.42987061
County Prince William Elevation (ft) 282



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 19 3.51 6.26 31 6.26 31 0.00 0 0 9 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 19 3.38 2.46 30 2.46 30 0.00 0 0 9 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 19 3.14 3.29 31 3.29 31 0.00 0 0 13 2 0.0 0 0
Jan 20 2.91 3.69 31 3.69 31 0.00 0 0 9 1 2.9 2 3
Feb 20 2.69 3.77 29 3.77 29 0.00 0 0 14 1 0.0 0 0
March 20 3.63 1.91 31 1.91 31 0.00 0 0 16 2 0.0 0 0
April 20 3.30 5.46 30 5.46 30 0.00 0 0 16 3 0.0 0 0
May 20 4.14 3.43 31 3.43 31 0.00 0 0 14 0 0.0 0 0
June 20 3.87 3.22 30 3.22 30 0.00 0 0 11 3 0.0 0 0
July 20 3.95 6.06 31 6.06 31 0.00 0 0 11 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 20 3.28 13.52 31 13.52 31 0.00 0 0 20 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 20 3.91 3.15 30 3.15 30 0.00 0 0 11 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 41.71" 56.22" 366 days 56.22" 366 0.00" 0 days 0 153 days 16 days 2.9" 2 days 3 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
10/1/2019 0.29
10/2/2019 0.00
10/3/2019 0.00
10/4/2019 0.00
10/5/2019 0.00
10/6/2019 0.00
10/7/2019 0.00
10/8/2019 0.00
10/9/2019 0.00
10/10/2019 0.00
10/11/2019 0.00
10/12/2019 0.00
10/13/2019 T
10/14/2019 0.02
10/15/2019 0.00
10/16/2019 0.00
10/17/2019 1.28
10/18/2019 0.00
10/19/2019 0.00
10/20/2019 0.16
10/21/2019 2.08
10/22/2019 T
10/23/2019 0.38
10/24/2019 0.00
10/25/2019 0.00
10/26/2019 0.00
10/27/2019 0.27
10/28/2019 1.24
10/29/2019 0.00
10/30/2019 0.00
10/31/2019 0.54
11/1/2019 0.71
11/2/2019 0.00
11/3/2019 0.00
11/4/2019 0.00
11/5/2019 0.00
11/6/2019 0.00
11/7/2019 0.00
11/8/2019 0.18
11/9/2019 0.00
11/10/2019 0.00
11/11/2019 0.00
11/12/2019 0.09
11/13/2019 0.06
11/14/2019 0.00
11/15/2019 0.00
11/16/2019 0.00
11/17/2019 0.00
11/18/2019 0.00
11/19/2019 0.34
11/20/2019 0.00
11/21/2019 0.00
11/22/2019 0.00
11/23/2019 0.29
11/24/2019 0.74
11/25/2019 0.00
11/26/2019 0.00
11/27/2019 0.01
11/28/2019 0.04
11/29/2019 0.00
11/30/2019 0.00
12/1/2019 0.03
12/2/2019 0.45
12/3/2019 0.01
12/4/2019 T
12/5/2019 0.01
12/6/2019 0.00
12/7/2019 T
12/8/2019 0.00
12/9/2019 0.00
12/10/2019 0.60
12/11/2019 0.37
12/12/2019 0.00
12/13/2019 0.00
12/14/2019 0.43
12/15/2019 0.16
12/16/2019 0.02
12/17/2019 0.54
12/18/2019 0.02
12/19/2019 0.00
12/20/2019 0.00
12/21/2019 0.00
12/22/2019 0.00
12/23/2019 0.00
12/24/2019 0.00
12/25/2019 0.00
12/26/2019 0.00
12/27/2019 0.00
12/28/2019 0.00
12/29/2019 0.00
12/30/2019 0.52
12/31/2019 0.13
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2020 0.00
1/2/2020 0.00
1/3/2020 0.15
1/4/2020 0.16
1/5/2020 0.46
1/6/2020 0.00
1/7/2020 0.00
1/8/2020 0.48
1/9/2020 0.00
1/10/2020 0.00
1/11/2020 0.00
1/12/2020 0.37
1/13/2020 0.00
1/14/2020 0.00
1/15/2020 0.07
1/16/2020 0.00
1/17/2020 0.00
1/18/2020 T
1/19/2020 0.25
1/20/2020 0.00
1/21/2020 0.00
1/22/2020 0.00
1/23/2020 0.00
1/24/2020 0.00
1/25/2020 1.69
1/26/2020 0.06
1/27/2020 0.00
1/28/2020 0.00
1/29/2020 0.00
1/30/2020 0.00
1/31/2020 0.00
2/1/2020 0.01
2/2/2020 0.10
2/3/2020 0.00
2/4/2020 T
2/5/2020 0.04
2/6/2020 0.11
2/7/2020 0.99
2/8/2020 0.52
2/9/2020 0.00
2/10/2020 0.00
2/11/2020 0.64
2/12/2020 0.17
2/13/2020 0.25
2/14/2020 0.26
2/15/2020 0.00
2/16/2020 0.00
2/17/2020 0.00
2/18/2020 0.00
2/19/2020 0.02
2/20/2020 0.00
2/21/2020 0.00
2/22/2020 0.00
2/23/2020 0.00
2/24/2020 0.00
2/25/2020 0.02
2/26/2020 0.28
2/27/2020 0.36
2/28/2020 0.00
2/29/2020 0.00
3/1/2020 0.00
3/2/2020 0.00
3/3/2020 0.10
3/4/2020 0.06
3/5/2020 0.00
3/6/2020 0.00
3/7/2020 T
3/8/2020 0.00
3/9/2020 0.00
3/10/2020 0.00
3/11/2020 0.01
3/12/2020 0.00
3/13/2020 0.28
3/14/2020 0.00
3/15/2020 0.11
3/16/2020 0.01
3/17/2020 0.01
3/18/2020 T
3/19/2020 0.12
3/20/2020 0.00
3/21/2020 0.19
3/22/2020 0.05
3/23/2020 0.10
3/24/2020 0.20
3/25/2020 0.05
3/26/2020 0.20
3/27/2020 0.00
3/28/2020 0.18
3/29/2020 0.24
3/30/2020 0.00
3/31/2020 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2020 0.23
4/2/2020 T
4/3/2020 0.00
4/4/2020 0.00
4/5/2020 0.00
4/6/2020 0.01
4/7/2020 0.00
4/8/2020 0.20
4/9/2020 0.08
4/10/2020 0.12
4/11/2020 0.00
4/12/2020 0.00
4/13/2020 1.16
4/14/2020 1.13
4/15/2020 0.58
4/16/2020 T
4/17/2020 0.00
4/18/2020 T
4/19/2020 0.06
4/20/2020 0.00
4/21/2020 0.00
4/22/2020 0.01
4/23/2020 0.00
4/24/2020 0.99
4/25/2020 0.21
4/26/2020 0.46
4/27/2020 0.18
4/28/2020 0.00
4/29/2020 0.03
4/30/2020 0.01
5/1/2020 1.31
5/2/2020 0.14
5/3/2020 0.00
5/4/2020 0.93
5/5/2020 0.00
5/6/2020 0.06
5/7/2020 0.02
5/8/2020 0.00
5/9/2020 0.24
5/10/2020 0.00
5/11/2020 0.02
5/12/2020 0.00
5/13/2020 0.00
5/14/2020 0.00
5/15/2020 0.04
5/16/2020 0.00
5/17/2020 0.00
5/18/2020 0.01
5/19/2020 0.00
5/20/2020 0.00
5/21/2020 0.00
5/22/2020 0.06
5/23/2020 0.40
5/24/2020 0.00
5/25/2020 0.00
5/26/2020 0.00
5/27/2020 0.00
5/28/2020 0.04
5/29/2020 0.12
5/30/2020 0.04
5/31/2020 0.00
6/1/2020 0.00
6/2/2020 0.00
6/3/2020 0.00
6/4/2020 0.00
6/5/2020 0.43
6/6/2020 0.11
6/7/2020 T
6/8/2020 0.00
6/9/2020 0.00
6/10/2020 0.00
6/11/2020 0.41
6/12/2020 0.12
6/13/2020 0.00
6/14/2020 0.00
6/15/2020 0.00
6/16/2020 0.00
6/17/2020 0.01
6/18/2020 0.52
6/19/2020 0.10
6/20/2020 0.98
6/21/2020 0.10
6/22/2020 0.00
6/23/2020 0.39
6/24/2020 T
6/25/2020 0.00
6/26/2020 0.05
6/27/2020 0.00
6/28/2020 0.00
6/29/2020 T
6/30/2020 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2020 0.10
7/2/2020 0.00
7/3/2020 0.00
7/4/2020 0.00
7/5/2020 0.00
7/6/2020 0.55
7/7/2020 0.01
7/8/2020 0.00
7/9/2020 0.00
7/10/2020 0.00
7/11/2020 T
7/12/2020 0.00
7/13/2020 0.01
7/14/2020 0.03
7/15/2020 0.00
7/16/2020 0.00
7/17/2020 0.00
7/18/2020 0.00
7/19/2020 0.00
7/20/2020 0.00
7/21/2020 0.00
7/22/2020 1.35
7/23/2020 2.26
7/24/2020 0.78
7/25/2020 0.02
7/26/2020 0.00
7/27/2020 0.00
7/28/2020 0.00
7/29/2020 0.02
7/30/2020 0.00
7/31/2020 0.93
8/1/2020 0.32
8/2/2020 0.00
8/3/2020 0.00
8/4/2020 0.91
8/5/2020 1.83
8/6/2020 0.02
8/7/2020 0.04
8/8/2020 T
8/9/2020 0.00
8/10/2020 0.00
8/11/2020 0.00
8/12/2020 1.77
8/13/2020 0.01
8/14/2020 2.48
8/15/2020 0.09
8/16/2020 0.93
8/17/2020 0.04
8/18/2020 0.03
8/19/2020 0.17
8/20/2020 0.09
8/21/2020 0.00
8/22/2020 0.02
8/23/2020 0.02
8/24/2020 0.00
8/25/2020 0.59
8/26/2020 0.17
8/27/2020 0.00
8/28/2020 0.00
8/29/2020 2.92
8/30/2020 1.07
8/31/2020 0.00
9/1/2020 0.86
9/2/2020 0.31
9/3/2020 0.01
9/4/2020 0.15
9/5/2020 0.03
9/6/2020 0.00
9/7/2020 0.00
9/8/2020 0.00
9/9/2020 0.00
9/10/2020 0.16
9/11/2020 0.07
9/12/2020 0.00
9/13/2020 0.00
9/14/2020 0.01
9/15/2020 0.00
9/16/2020 0.00
9/17/2020 0.00
9/18/2020 0.45
9/19/2020 0.00
9/20/2020 0.00
9/21/2020 0.00
9/22/2020 0.00
9/23/2020 0.00
9/24/2020 0.00
9/25/2020 0.00
9/26/2020 0.43
9/27/2020 0.00
9/28/2020 0.00
9/29/2020 0.00
9/30/2020 0.67



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2019 6:00 AM 0.29 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 65.6°F approaching nautical twilight; wind SSE@1.6 mph; humidity 91%; pressure 30.15 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast 2.6K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 72/72/72/72°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 66/38 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0706:20 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:46:03 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 8.57%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 65.3°F Tuesday at 0348 hours; highest temp 70.5°F Monday at 0900 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded ESE@6.5 mph Monday at 0906 hours; max heat index N/A°F — not reliably calculable below 80°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Monday at 0951 hours; measurable amounts by 0952 hours and continued intermittently through 1350 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1001, 1011 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.893 inch/hour Monday at 1011 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.286 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.29 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September end-of-month totals: precip 1.10 inch; ETo 2.97 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.87 inches. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 01 October 2019. NOTE: The WWV 100th anniversary is today, oldest continuously-operating radio station in the United States which broadcasts the official U.S. time once every minute. (303) 499-7111 or via shortwave radio on six distinct frequencies.
10/2/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 70.8°F approaching nautical twilight; wind SbE@3.2 mph; humidity 91%; pressure 29.92 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 7.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 73/73/73/72°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 63/38 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0707:16 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:43:33 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 16.09%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 65.1°F Tuesday at 0709 hours; highest temp 84.4°F Tuesday at 1645 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SbW@14.3 mph Wednesday at 0310 hours; max heat index 91°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.09 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.09 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.09 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 02 October 2019.
10/3/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 69.8°F approaching nautical twilight; wind N@2.6 mph; humidity 93%; pressure 29.93 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 8.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 74/74/74/72°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 64/38 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0708:12 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:41:04 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 25.05%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 69.6°F Thursday at 0522 hours; highest temp 92.6°F Wednessday at 1411 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WSW@19.5 mph Wednesday at 1227 hours; max heat index 99°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.20 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.20 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 03 October 2019.
10/4/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 70.1°F approaching nautical twilight; wind NbW@6.2 OG 9.7 mph; humidity 85%; pressure 29.98 inches Hg and climbing slowly since midnight; skies: widely scattered clouds at 1K and 7.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 74/74/74/73°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 64/38 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0709:08 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:38:35 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 34.85%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 69.8°F Thursday at 0601 hours; highest temp 82.9°F Thursday at 1601 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded ESE@11.7 mph Thursday at 1610 hours; max heat index 88°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.09 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.29 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.29 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 04 October 2019.
10/5/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 46.6°F approaching nautical twilight; wind N@5.2 mph; humidity 79%; pressure 30.37 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: mostly clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 69/71/72/72°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 67/39 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0710:04 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:36:07 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 44.96%, First Quarter Moon (50% illumination) this afternoon at 1248 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 46.6°F Saturday at 0558 hours; highest temp 76.9°F Friday at 1512 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@22.1 mph Friday at 1308 hours; max heat index N/A°F — not reliably calculable below 80°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.40 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.40 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 05 October 2019.
10/6/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 59.6°F approaching nautical twilight; wind SEbS@2.6 mph; humidity 86%; pressure 30.26 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast deck at 2.2K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 69/69/70/71°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 68/40 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0711:01 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:33:38 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 54.98%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 44.8°F Saturday at 0802 hours; highest temp 66.4°F Saturday at 1512 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@13.0 mph Saturday at 1421 hours; max heat index N/A°F — not reliably calculable below 80°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.07 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.47 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.47 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 06 October 2019.
10/7/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 66.8°F approaching nautical twilight; wind S@6.2 mph; humidity 83%; pressure 30.15 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast at 4.3K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 69/70/70/70°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 67/41 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0711:58 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:31:09 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 64.57%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 59.4°F Sunday at 0727 hours; highest temp 71.1°F Sunday at 1646 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@11.7 mph Sunday at 1351 hours; max heat index N/A°F — not reliably calculable below 80°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.51 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.51 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 07 October 2019.
10/8/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 58.5°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NbW@6.7 OG 10.2 mph; humidity 85%; pressure 30.19 inches Hg and variable since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 800 and 1.2K feet, overcast at 5.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 69/70/70/71°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 68/41 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0712:56 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:28:40 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 73.45%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 58.0°F Tuesday at 0350 hours; highest temp 79.8°F Monday at 1638 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@20.8 mph Monday at 2059 hours; max heat index N/A°F — not reliably calculable below 80°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.59 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.59 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 08 October 2019.
10/9/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 54.0°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NbW@4.1 OG 9.1 mph; humidity 84%; pressure 30.21 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 9K and 11K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 68/69/69/70°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 70/42 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0713:53 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:26:13 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 81.38%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 54.0°F Wednesday at 0559 hours; highest temp 65.9°F Tuesday at 1601 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNE@18.2 mph Tuesday at 1205 hours; max heat index N/A°F — not reliably calculable below 80°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.64 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.64 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 09 October 2019.
10/10/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 50.2°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NbW@3.1 mph; humidity 91%; pressure 30.25 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: overcast layers at 2.4K and 5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 66/68/68/69°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 71/43 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0714:51 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:23:45 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 88.15%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 49.8°F Thursday at 0019 hours; highest temp 70.3°F Wednesday at 1520 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NE@15.6 mph Wednesday at 1243 hours; max heat index N/A°F — not reliably calculable below 80°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.09 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.73 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.73 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 10 October 2019.
10/11/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 47.3°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NbW@2.2 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 30.16 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 65/67/67/69°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 73/44 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0715:50 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:21:17 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 93.55%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 47.3°F Friday at 0557 hours; highest temp 73.9°F Thursday at 1556 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NbE@14.3 mph Thursday at 1159 hours; max heat index N/A°F — not reliably calculable below 80°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.81 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.81 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 11 October 2019.
10/12/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 47.1°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 30.00 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: a few thin clouds at 9K - 10.5K feet in the W quad, broken at 24K feet in the N quad as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 64/65/66/68°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 76/45 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0716:48 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:18:51 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 97.41%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 45.4°F Friday at 0736 hours; highest temp 74.6°F Friday at 1545 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@16.9 mph Friday at 1446 hours; max heat index N/A°F — not reliably calculable below 80°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.09 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.90 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.90 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 12 October 2019.
10/13/2019 6:00 AM T M M M M NOTE: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced a statewide drought watch in a news release last Friday morning. Citizens and localities are being encouraged to make plans for a possible drought. The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 48.9°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NNE@4.1 mph; humidity 86%; pressure 30.09 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 4.1K feet, overcast at 7.5K as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 64/65/66/67°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 77/45 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0717:47 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:16:24 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.57%, Full “Hunter’s” Moon (100% illumination) this afternoon at 1709 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 46.6°F Saturday at 0706 hours; highest temp 69.7°F Saturday at 1704 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@9.1 mph Saturday at 2121 hours; max heat index N/A°F — not reliably calculable below 80°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: occasional rain mist 1218 - 1220, 1549 - 1255, 1637 - 1640 hours; total 24-hour precip: 0.002 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; TRACE on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.94 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.94 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 13 October 2019.
10/14/2019 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 46.3°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 29.98 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 64/65/65/67°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 77/46 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0718:47 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:13:57 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.91%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 46.3°F Monday at 0557 hours; highest temp 62.4°F Sunday at 1345 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@5.2 mph Sunday at 1353 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Sunday at 0603 hours; measurable amounts by 0609 hours and sprinkles continued through 0637 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0621 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.041 inch/hour Sunday at 0621 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.017 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.02 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.02 inch; ETo 0.98 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.96 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 14 October 2019.
10/15/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 42.9°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 30.13 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 62/63/65/66°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 79/47 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0719:46 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:11:32 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 98.35%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 42.9°F Tuesday at 0559 hours; highest temp 73.9°F Monday at 1601 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WSW@10.4 mph Monday at 1554 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.02 inch; ETo 1.06 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.04 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 15 October 2019.
10/16/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 57.7°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind SSW@1.7 mph; humidity 91%; pressure 29.86 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: overcast at 700 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 62/63/64/65°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 80/48 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0720:46 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:09:07 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 94.90%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 41.8°F Tuesday at 0716 hours; highest temp 70.7°F Tuesday at 1542 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSE@10.4 mph Tuesday at 1706 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.07 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.02 inch; ETo 1.13 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.11 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 16 October 2019.
10/17/2019 6:00 AM 1.28 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 49.6°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind WNW@7.7 OG 11.4 mph; humidity 75%; pressure 29.61 inches Hg and quite variable since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 5.8K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 60/61/62/65°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 12/44 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0721:46 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:06:43 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 89.59%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 44.2°F Thursday at 0146 hours; highest temp 60.9°F Wednesday at 1011 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@27.3 mph Wednesday at 1812 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Wednesday at 0914 hours; measurable amounts by 0935 hours and continued through 1454 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1109, 1131, 1208, 1309, 1348 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.047 inch/hour Wednesday at 1109 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 1.267 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 1.28 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.30 inch; ETo 1.15 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.15 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 17 October 2019.
10/18/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 48.2°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NW@14.3 OG 20.8 mph; humidity 65%; pressure 29.91 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: occasional small cloud at 5.3K feet, otherwise clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 58/59/61/63°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 14/42 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0722:47 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:04:18 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 82.55%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 44.5°F Friday at 0119 hours; highest temp 59.4°F Thursday at 1317 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WNW@33.8 mph Thursday at 1123 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.07 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.30 inch; ETo 1.22 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.08 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 18 October 2019.
10/19/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 36.2°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 30.09 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 56/58/60/62°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 15/42 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0723:48 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:01:54 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 73.98%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 36.1°F Saturday at 0558 hours; highest temp 62.5°F Friday at 1523 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@27.3 mph Friday at 1337 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.30 inch; ETo 1.30 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit/deficit of 0.00 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 19 October 2019.
10/20/2019 6:00 AM 0.16 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 51.8°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind SW@1.5 mph; humidity 93%; pressure 29.96 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast at 5.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 6 miles in light rain and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 58/58/59/61°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 15/41 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0724:49 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 10:59:32 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 64.16%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 34.8°F Saturday at 0718 hours; highest temp 62.1°F Saturday at 1609 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SWbS@11.7 mph Saturday at 1351 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Sunday at 0349 hours; measurable amounts of light sprinkles by 0403 hours and continued through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 0446, 0459 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.159 inch/hour Sunday at 0459 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.157 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.16 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.46 inch; ETo 1.34 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.12 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 20 October 2019.
10/21/2019 6:00 AM 2.08 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 52.9°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind N@5.1 mph; humidity 90%; pressure 30.04 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: overcast at 1.4K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 58/58/59/61°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 3/2 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0725:51 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 10:57:09 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 53.47%, Third Quarter Moon (50% illumination) this morning at 0840 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 51.2°F Sunday at 0814 hours; highest temp 56.1°F Sunday at 1701 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@16.9 mph Sunday at 1559 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.01 inch; precip periods: rain continued through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS reading until 1859 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0935, 1219, 1324, 1406, 1832 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.472 inch/hour Sunday at 1324 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 2.082 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 2.08 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.54 inch; ETo 1.35 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.19 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 21 October 2019.
10/22/2019 6:00 AM T M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 55.8°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind SbE@3.1 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 30.00 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast at 800 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 59/60/60/61°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 3/3 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0726:53 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 10:54:47 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 42.35%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 52.8°F Monday at 0804 hours; highest temp 66.6°F Monday at 1555 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@13.0 mph Monday at 0638 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: a few sprinkles noted visually Monday 0747 - 0755 hours, corroborated by the sensitive commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge as well as the leaf wetness sensors; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.54 inch; ETo 1.40 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.14 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 22 October 2019.
10/23/2019 6:00 AM 0.38 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 46.7°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.97 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted, albeit lower in the W quad with fog; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 59/60/60/61°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 3/3 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0727:55 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 10:52:27 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 31.35%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 46.7°F Wednesday at 0559 hours; highest temp 60.2°F Tuesday at 1249 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@15.6 mph Tuesday at 1621 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.01 inch; precip periods: rain mist 0900 - 0921 hours; measurable rain 1325 - 1747 hours, another hundredth 2227 - 2248 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1406, 1614, 1637 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.212 inch/hour Tuesday at 1614 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.375 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.38 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.92 inch; ETo 1.41 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.51 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 23 October 2019.
10/24/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 38.0°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 30.30 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 57/58/59/61°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 3/3 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0728:58 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 10:50:06 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 21.09%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 38.0°F Thursday at 0558 hours; highest temp 65.4°F Wednesday at 1514 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WNW@18.2 mph Wednesday at 1412 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.92 inch; ETo 1.47 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.45 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 24 October 2019.
10/25/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 43.6°F at astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 30.29 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: thin broken clouds above 25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 56/57/58/60°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/8 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0730:01 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 10:47:47 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 12.26%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 36.7°F Thursday at 0709 hours; highest temp 68.4°F Thursday at 1534 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSW@11.7 mph Thursday at 1521 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.92 inch; ETo 1.52 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.40 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 25 October 2019.
10/26/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 53.1°F approaching astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 30.18 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken cloud decks at 8.5K and 11K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 58/58/59/60°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 8/11 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0731:04 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 10:45:28 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 5.49%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 43.5°F Friday at 0606 hours; highest temp 67.4°F Friday at 1428 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@10.4 mph Friday at 1424 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.92 inches; ETo 1.56 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.36 inches. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 26 October 2019.
10/27/2019 6:00 AM 0.27 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 62.7°F approaching astronomical twilight; wind SSE@5.1 G 11.7 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 29.85 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: overcast at 600 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 7 miles in light-to-moderate rain; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 59/59/60/60°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 8/12 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0732:08 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 10:43:10 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 1.32%, New Moon (0% illumination) tonight at 2339 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 53.0°F Saturday at 0616 hours; highest temp 64.7°F Saturday at 1534 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@11.7 mph Saturday at 2051 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: widely intermittent periods of rain mist 0912 - 2256 hours; rain started at 0243 through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 0351, 0457, 0533 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.251 inch/hour Sunday at 0533 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.269 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.27 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 4.19 inches; ETo 1.60 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.59 inches. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 27 October 2019.
10/28/2019 6:00 AM 1.24 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 51.4°F approaching astronomical twilight; wind NbW@1.3 mph; humidity 89%; pressure 30.08 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 61/61/61/61°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 3/3 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0733:11 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 10:40:54 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.01%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 51.4°F Monday at 0559 hours; highest temp 79.1°F Sunday at 1513 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@19.5 mph Sunday at 1525 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: highly variable rainfall rates continued through the 0600 hour CoCoHaHS gauge reading until 1058 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0705, 0914, 0939, 1017 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 2.036 inches/hour Sunday at 1017 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 1.228 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 1.24 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 5.43 inches; ETo 1.65 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 3.78 inches. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 28 October 2019.
10/29/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 51.9°F approaching astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 30.24 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: broken cloud deck at 2.7K feet, overcast to the north as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 58/59/60/61°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 4/3 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0734:16 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 10:38:37 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 1.55%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 48.7°F Tuesday at 0325 hours; highest temp 68.2°F Monday at 1512 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NE@10.4 mph Monday at 1331 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 5.43 inches; ETo 1.69 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 3.74 inches. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 29 October 2019.
10/30/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 56.9°F approaching astronomical twilight; wind ESE@1.4 mph; humidity 93%; pressure 30.25 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: overcast at 3.2K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 60/60/60/61°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/7 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0735:20 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 10:36:23 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 5.68%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 52.0°F Tuesday at 0601 hours; highest temp 64.7°F Tuesday at 1519 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@5.2 mph Tuesday at 1525 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 5.43 inches; ETo 1.72 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 3.71 inches. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 30 October 2019.
10/31/2019 6:00 AM 0.54 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 64.9°F approaching astronomical twilight; wind S@3.6 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 29.92 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast at 500 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 6 miles to the west with rain approaching; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 61/61/61/61°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 3/2 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0736:25 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 10:34:09 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 11.92%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 56.6°F Wednesday at 0703 hours; highest temp 64.9°F Thursday at 0553 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@10.4 mph Wednesday at 2145 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods:first raindrops observed reaching ground level Wednesday at 1555 hours; measurable amounts by 1614 hours and continued intermittently through 0417 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1730, 2114, 2218, 0133, 0348 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.051 inch/hour Thursday at 0348 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.541 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.54 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October cumulative totals-to-date: precip 5.97 inches; ETo 1.74 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 4.23 inches. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 31 October 2019.
11/1/2019 6:00 AM 0.71 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 42.8°F approaching astronomical twilight; wind WNW@5.9 OG 14.1mph; humidity 64%; pressure 30.08 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 61/62/62/62°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/2 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0737:30 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 10:31:56 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 19.75%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 41.5°F Friday at 0533 hours; highest temp 77.7°F Thursday at 2019 hours and then fell off the cliff; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@35.1 mph Friday at 0325 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: rain sprinkles started again at 0601 thru 0621 hours, more rain bands 1138 - 1243, 2024 - 2251, 2323 - 0010 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0611, 2111, 2203, 2225 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 7.024 inches/hour Thursday at 2203 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.696 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.71 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. October month-end totals: precip 6.68 inches; ETo 1.76 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 4.92 inches. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 01 November 2019.
11/2/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 30.2°F approaching astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 30.29 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 56/58/59/61°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/3 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0738:35 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 10:29:45 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 28.63%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 29.9°F Saturday at 0554 hours; highest temp 52.2°F Friday at 1439 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@24.7 mph Friday at 1003 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.06 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.06 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 02 November 2019.
11/3/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 32.3°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 30.17 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 53/55/56/59°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 7/4 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0639:43 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:27:29 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 38.11%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 29.4°F Saturday at 0739 EDT hours; highest temp 53.3°F Saturday at 1450 EDT hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSW@14.3 mph Saturday at 1426 EDT hours; minimum wind chill 28°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.09 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.09 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 03 November 2019.
11/4/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 30.1°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 30.32 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: a few thin clouds at 21K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 51/53/55/58°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 9/9 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0640:48 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:25:21 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 47.80%, First Quarter Moon (50% illumination) this morning at 0524 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 29.8°F Monday at 0545 hours; highest temp 54.9°F Sunday at 1441 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WbN@20.8 mph Sunday at 1130 hours; minimum wind chill 30°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.13 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.13 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 04 November 2019.
11/5/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 35.6°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 30.20 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: clear with high cirrus clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 51/53/54/57°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 11/11 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0641:54 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:23:13 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 57.38%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 29.7°F Monday at 0624 hours; highest temp 59.7°F Monday at 1347 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@18.2 mph Monday at 1127 hours; minimum wind chill 29°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.17 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.17 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 05 November 2019.
11/6/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 39.3°F after passing nautical twilight; wind E@1.3 mph; humidity 83%; pressure 30.39 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 51/53/54/57°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 13/13 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0643:00 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:21:07 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 66.57%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 34.7°F Tuesday at 0700 hours; highest temp 63.6°F Tuesday at 1433 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@13.0 mph Wednesday at 0248 hours; minimum wind chill 33°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.21 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.21 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 06 November 2019.
11/7/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 48.2°F after passing nautical twilight; wind SSW@4.6 mph; humidity 71%; pressure 30.23 inches Hg and falling steadiy since midnight; skies: broken cloud deck at 12K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 51/52/53/56°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 12/14 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0644:06 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:19:02 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 75.13%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 37.5°F Wednesday at 0729 hours; highest temp 57.5°F Wednesday at 1507 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@16.9 mph Wednesday at 1150 hours; minimum wind chill 37°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.25 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.25 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 07 November 2019.
11/8/2019 6:00 AM 0.18 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 35.5°F and falling like a rock after passing nautical twilight; wind NNW@14.3 G 18.9 mph; humidity 58%; pressure 30.21 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 4.6K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 52/53/54/56°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 12/14 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0645:12 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:16:59 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 82.81%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 35.5°F Friday at 0559 hours; highest temp 61.7°F Thursday at 1429 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@23.4 mph Friday at 0536 hours; minimum wind chill 25°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: rain mist observed Thursday at 0720 - 0750 hours; measurable amounts of sprinkles and/or very light rain 1619 - 2149 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1752, 2035, 2053 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.181 inch/hour Thursday at 2035 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.179 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.18 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.18 inch; ETo 0.28 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.10 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 08 November 2019.
11/9/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 22.7°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 90%; pressure 30.36 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 48/50/52/55°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 13/15 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0646:18 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:14:57 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 89.36%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 22.7°F Saturday at 0559 hours; highest temp 41.0°F Friday at 1418 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@24.7 mph Friday at 1009 hours; minimum wind chill 19°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.18 inch; ETo 0.32 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.14 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 09 November 2019.
11/10/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 32.7°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 83%; pressure 30.10 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken cloud decks at 9.5K and 22K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 47/49/50/54°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 13/16 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0647:24 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:12:57 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 94.54%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 22.3°F Saturday at 0659 hours; highest temp 44.0°F Saturday at 1521 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@13.1 mph Saturday at 1214 hours; minimum wind chill 19°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.18 inch; ETo 0.35 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.17 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 10 November 2019.
11/11/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 35.3°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 30.08 inches Hg and climbing slowly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds above 25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 49/50/51/53°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 13/16 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0648:30 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:10:59 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 98.11%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 32.6°F Sunday at 0632 hours; highest temp 57.6°F Sunday at 1458 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSW@11.7 mph Sunday at 1142 hours; minimum wind chill 32°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.18 inch; ETo 0.38 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.20 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 11 November 2019.
11/12/2019 6:00 AM 0.09 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 50.7°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NNW@4.9 mph; humidity 90%; pressure 29.81 inches Hg and climbing just slightly since midnight; skies: overcast at 2.2K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in intermittent light rain; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 51/51/52/53°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 13/16 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0649:36 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:09:02 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.85%, Full “Beaver” Moon this morning at 0835 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 35.0°F Monday at 0619 hours; highest temp 67.1°F Monday at 1346 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@15.6 mph Tuesday at 0111 hours; minimum wind chill 35°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Tuesday at 0237 hours; measurable amounts by 0310 hours and intermittent light rain continued through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 0423, 0516, 0541 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.114 inch/hour Tuesday at 0541 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.091 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.09 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.27 inch; ETo 0.42 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.15 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 12 November 2019.
11/13/2019 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 21.6°F after passing nautical twilight; wind WNW@2.1 mph; humidity 72%; pressure 30.39 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 47/49/50/53°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 14/17 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0650:42 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:07:07 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.60%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 21.3°F Wednesday at 0534 hours; highest temp 50.8°F Tuesday at 0603 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@31.2 mph Tuesday at 1543 hours; minimum wind chill 13°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: light rain continued through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading yesterday until 0707 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0614 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.087 inch/hour Tuesday at 0614 hours for 5 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.059 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.06 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.33 inch; ETo 0.45 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.12 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 13 November 2019.
11/14/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 23.9°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 77%; pressure 30.40 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: high scattered clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 44/46/48/52°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 15/17 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0651:49 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:05:13 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 97.25%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 21.0°F Wednesday at 0625 hours; highest temp 35.9°F Wednesday at 1343 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@16.9 mph Wednesday at 1052 hours; minimum wind chill 13°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.33 inch; ETo 0.48 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.15 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 14 November 2019.
11/15/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 28.0°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 89%; pressure 30.28 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: thin high broken clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 44/46/47/51°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 15/18 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0652:54 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:03:23 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 92.79%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 23.6°F Thursday at 0626 hours; highest temp 41.1°F Thursday at 1516 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@10.7 mph Thursday at 1259 hours; minimum wind chill 16°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.33 inch; ETo 0.50 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.17 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 15 November 2019.
11/16/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 31.9°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NbE@4.8 mph; humidity 80%; pressure 30.32 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 44/46/47/50°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 15/18 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0654:00 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:01:34 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 86.32%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 27.9°F Friday at 0603 hours; highest temp 53.1°F Friday at 1412 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@16.9 mph Friday at 1249 hours; minimum wind chill 27°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.33 inch; ETo 0.53 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.20 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 16 November 2019.
11/17/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 34.7°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NbW@5.6 mph; humidity 46%; pressure 30.28 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: broken cloud deck at 2.5K feet, overcast at 3.4K as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 44/46/47/50°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 16/19 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0655:06 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:59:46 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 78.05%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 31.2°F Saturday at 0615 hours; highest temp 45.9°F Saturday at 1326 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNE@19.5 mph Saturday at 1008 hours; minimum wind chill 25°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.33 inch; ETo 0.57 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.24 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 17 November 2019.
11/18/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 37.3°F after passing nautical twilight; wind N@3.6 G 6.5 mph; humidity 90%; pressure 29.90 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast at 700 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 6 miles in intermittent bands of light rain mist from the N quad; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 45/47/47/49°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 16/19 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0656:11 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:58:02 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 68.31%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 34.6°F Sunday at 0702 hours; highest temp 44.8°F Sunday at 1514 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@14.3 mph Sunday at 0641 hours; minimum wind chill 25°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: a couple bands of very light rain mist moved through the station area 0414 - 0430 and 0447 - 0505 hours; total 24-hour precip: 0.002 inch on the very sensitive commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge, a mere wetting on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge funnel, not even enough to call it a TRACE. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.33 inch; ETo 0.61 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.28 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 18 November 2019.
11/19/2019 6:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 41.8°F after passing nautical twilight; wind SWbS@3.1 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 29.80 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: overcast cloud deck at 300 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 4 miles in mist and haze; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 47/48/48/50°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 15/18 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0657:16 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:56:19 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 57.54%, Third Quarter Moon this afternoon at 1612 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 37.3°F Monday at 0601 hours; highest temp 46.0°F Monday at 1354 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@10.4 mph Monday at 1137 hours; minimum wind chill 29°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Monday at 1744 hours; measurable amounts by 1820 hours and continued through 0005 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1931, 2037, 2109, 2151, 2226, 2324 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.311 inch/hour Monday at 2037 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.343 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.34 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.67 inch; ETo 0.63 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.04 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 19 November 2019.
11/20/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 41.7°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NW@1.9 mph; humidity 87%; pressure 29.97 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: overcast cloud deck at 6.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 48/49/49/50°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 10/18 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0658:21 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:54:38 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 46.24%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 40.9°F Tuesday at 0747 hours; highest temp 52.2°F Tuesday at 1429 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SWbW@9.1 mph Tuesday at 1413 hours; minimum wind chill 35°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.67 inch; ETo 0.66 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.01 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 20 November 2019.
11/21/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 31.9°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 90%; pressure 30.26 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: thin scattered clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 47/48/49/51°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 10/17 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0659:25 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:53:01 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 35.00%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 31.5°F Thursday at 0532 hours; highest temp 52.5°F Wednesday at 1255 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@29.9 mph Wednesday at 1223 hours; minimum wind chill 32°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.67 inch; ETo 0.69 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.02 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 21 November 2019.
11/22/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 44.8°F after passing nautical twilight; wind WNW@1.8 mph; humidity 83%; pressure 29.88 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: scattered cloud decks at 7K and 24K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 48/49/49/51°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 11/17 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0700:29 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:51:25 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 24.43%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 30.8°F Thursday at 0724 hours; highest temp 53.8°F Thursday at 1448 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@11.7 mph Thursday at 1211 hours; minimum wind chill 31°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.67 inch; ETo 0.73 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.06 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 22 November 2019.
11/23/2019 6:00 AM 0.29 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 28.8°F at nautical twilight; wind NbW@0.6 mph; humidity 92%; pressure 30.09 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: occasional clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 47/48/49/51°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/16 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0701:32 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:49:52 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 15.15%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 28.6°F Saturday at 0539 hours; highest temp 53.4°F Friday at 0903 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@19.4 mph Friday at 1338 hours; minimum wind chill 24°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Friday at 0850 hours; measurable amounts by 0904 hours and continued through 1211 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1012, 1041, 1113, 1129 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.302 inch/hour Friday at 1012 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.295 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.29 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.96 inch; ETo 0.75 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.21 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 23 November 2019.
11/24/2019 6:00 AM 0.74 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 37.9°F approaching nautical twilight; wind NW@1.6 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 29.48 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 700 feet, broken deck at 7.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 46/47/48/50°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/4 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0702:35 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:48:21 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 7.75%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 27.9°F Saturday at 0725 hours; highest temp 42.2°F Saturday at 1340 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NbW@14.3 mph Sunday at 0417 hours; minimum wind chill 27°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.01 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Saturday at 1631 hours; measurable amounts by 1639 hours and continued through 0226 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 2138, 2306, 0038, 0054 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.927 inch/hour Saturday at 2306 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.738 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.74 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.70 inch; ETo 0.76 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.94 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 24 November 2019.
11/25/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 29.1°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 92%; pressure 29.84 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 45/46/47/50°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0703:38 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:46:53 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 2.70%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 28.8°F Monday at 0549 hours; highest temp 53.2°F Sunday at 1334 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@28.6 mph Sunday at 1258 hours; minimum wind chill 25°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.70 inch; ETo 0.80 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.90 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 25 November 2019.
11/26/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 31.2°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 29.97 inches Hg and climbing slowly since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 44/46/47/49°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0704:39 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:45:28 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.24%, New Moon this morning at 1006 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 28.9°F Monday at 0717 hours; highest temp 56.6°F Monday at 1457 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@11.7 mph Monday at 1355 hours; minimum wind chill 28°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.70 inch; ETo 0.83 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.87 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 26 November 2019.
11/27/2019 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 49.5°F approaching nautical twilight; wind S@2.8 - 5.2 mph; humidity 84%; pressure 29.95 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken cloud deck at 7.5K feet, overcast at 11K as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 9 miles in light rain; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 46/46/47/49°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0705:41 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:44:05 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.42%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 29.6°F Tuesday at 0643 hours; highest temp 63.2°F Tuesday at 1456 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@10.4 mph Tuesday at 1317 hours; minimum wind chill 30°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: light rain sprinkles started falling at 0534 hours; total 24-hour precip: 0.01 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.71 inch; ETo 0.86 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.85 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 27 November 2019.
11/28/2019 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 45.0°F approaching nautical twilight; wind NWbW@12.2 G 23.8 mph; humidity 59%; pressure 29.96 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 4.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 47/48/48/49°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/9 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0706:41 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:42:45 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 3.05%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 45.0°F Thursday at 0559 hours; highest temp 57.1°F Wednesday at 1605 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@29.9 mph Wednesday at 0248 hours; minimum wind chill 35°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: light sprinkles alternating with light rain continued through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading until 0744 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0709 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.036 inch/hour Wednesday at 0709 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.039 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.04 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.75 inch; ETo 0.88 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.87 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 28 November 2019.
11/29/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 36.5°F approaching nautical twilight; wind NbW@5.8 mph; humidity 74%; pressure 30.26 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: thin broken clouds at 18K and 24.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 45/47/47/49°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 8/11 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0707:41 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:41:28 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 7.80%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 36.5°F Friday at 0559 hours; highest temp 47.0°F Thursday at 1123 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@33.8 mph Thursday at 0927 hours; minimum wind chill 28°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.75 inch; ETo 0.94 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.81 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 29 November 2019.
11/30/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 39.2°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 66%; pressure 30.08 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast deck at 6.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 46/47/47/49°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 10/13 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0708:40 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:40:14 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 14.26%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 35.9°F Friday at 0611 hours; highest temp 50.5°F Friday at 1510 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@16.9 mph Friday at 1123 hours; minimum wind chill 25°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.75 inch; ETo 0.99 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.76 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 30 November 2019.
12/1/2019 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 38.3°F approaching nautical twilight; wind SE@3.2 mph; humidity 92%; pressure 29.84 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: overcast at 600 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 4½ miles in light rain, sprinkles, mist and fog; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 46/47/48/49°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 11/14 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0709:38 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:39:03 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 22.00%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 37.8°F Sunday at 0458 hours; highest temp 44.4°F Saturday at 1511 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@10.4 mph Sunday at 0320 hours; minimum wind chill 31°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Sunday at 0232 hours; measurable amounts by 0256 hours and light sprinkles continued intermittently through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 0506, 0521, 0533 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.021 inch/hour Sunday at 0533 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.031 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.03 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. November end-of-month total: precip 1.78 inch; ETo 1.02 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.76 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 01 December 2019.
12/2/2019 6:00 AM 0.45 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 37.2°F approaching nautical twilight; wind NNW@2.7 mph; humidity 92%; pressure 29.56 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 11.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 46/47/47/49°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0710:35 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:37:56 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 30.64%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 37.2°F Monday at 0559 hours; highest temp 43.5°F Sunday at 1543 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@11.7 mph Sunday at 0708 hours; minimum wind chill 32°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.01 inch; precip periods: rain sprinkles continued intermittently through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading until 1513 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0932,1026, 1106, 1228, 1313 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.267 inch/hour Sunday at 1026 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.452 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.45 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.45 inch; ETo 0.01 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.44 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 02 December 2019.
12/3/2019 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 39.6°F approaching nautical twilight; wind NWbW@14.9 G 19.8 mph; humidity 69%; pressure 29.71 inches Hg and variable within a narrow range since midnight; skies: overcast at 3.2K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 46/47/47/49°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/6 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0711:31 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:36:51 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 39.82%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 35.9°F Monday at 0726 hours; highest temp 45.4°F Monday at 1144 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@22.1 mph Monday at 2300 hours; minimum wind chill 29°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: collectible rain mist and a few periods of light sprinkles Monday 1237 - 1413, 1821 - 1958 and 2120 - 2204 hours; total 24-hour precip: 0.015 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.01 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.46 inch; ETo 0.04 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.42 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 03 December 2019.
12/4/2019 6:00 AM T M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 32.5°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 88%; pressure 29.64 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 8.5K feet, overcast at 11.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 45/46/47/49°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/8 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0712:26 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:35:50 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 49.23%, First Quarter Moon at 0159 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 31.3°F Wednesday at 0027 hours; highest temp 47.9°F Tuesday at 1457 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@26.0 mph Tuesday at 1337 hours; minimum wind chill 26°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: a few sprinkles and a snowflake here and there 2348 - 0019 hours; total 24-hour precip: 0.005 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; TRACE inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.46 inch; ETo 0.08 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.38 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 04 December 2019.
12/5/2019 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 36.0°F approaching nautical twilight; wind WNW@4.3 mph; humidity 72%; pressure 29.83 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 4.7K feet and 9.8K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 44/46/46/48°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 8/11 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0713:20 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:34:51 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 58.62%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 31.1°F Wednesday at 0705 hours; highest temp 50.4°F Wednesday at 1445 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@22.1 mph Wednesday at 1718 hours; minimum wind chill 26°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: a few snowflakes mixed with ice pellets 0705 - 0730 hours, rain sprinkles 1537 - 1551 and 2343 - 0024 hours; total 24-hour precip: 0.006 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.01 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.47 inch; ETo 0.11 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.36 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 05 December 2019.
12/6/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 34.3°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 71%; pressure 30.15 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 14K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 43/44/45/48°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 10/12 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0714:13 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:33:56 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 67.71%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 31.1°F Thursday at 2108 hours; highest temp 47.4°F Thursday at 1439 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@26.0 mph Thursday at 1140 hours; minimum wind chill 27°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.47 inch; ETo 0.15 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.32 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 06 December 2019.
12/7/2019 6:00 AM T M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 30.5°F approaching nautical twilight; wind NNW@2.1 mph; humidity 75%; pressure 30.35 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 44/45/46/47°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 11/13 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0715:05 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:33:05 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 76.24%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 30.5°F Saturday at 0554 hours; highest temp 52.3°F Friday at 1457 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@20.8 mph Friday at 2251 hours; minimum wind chill 21°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: occasional light sprinkles 1454 - 1517 and 2251 - 2309 hours; total 24-hour precip: 0.003 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; TRACE inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.47 inch; ETo 0.18 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.29 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 07 December 2019.
12/8/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 22.1°F approaching nautical twilight; wind SbE@3.1 mph; humidity 90%; pressure 30.50 inches Hg and largely steady since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/43/44/47°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 12/14 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0715:56 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:32:16 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 83.93%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 22.1°F Sunday at 0559 hours; highest temp 43.0°F Saturday at 1336 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NbW@14.3 mph Saturday at 1410 hours; minimum wind chill 17°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.47 inch; ETo 0.21 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.26 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 08 December 2019.
12/9/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 39.6°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 90%; pressure 30.11 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 2.6K & 8K feet, broken deck at 18K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 43/43/44/46°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 12/15 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0716:45 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:31:31 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 90.47%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 21.8°F Sunday at 0714 hours; highest temp 45.4°F Sunday at 1441 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@11.7 mph Sunday at 1334 hours; minimum wind chill 20°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: a few sprinkles 0110 - 0118 hours, not enough to register 0.001 inch on the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge so we won’t even call it a TRACE amount; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.47 inch; ETo 0.24 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.23 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 09 December 2019.
12/10/2019 6:00 AM 0.60 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 53.5°F approaching nautical twilight; wind SSW@4.1 mph; humidity 88%; pressure 29.81 inches Hg and largely steady since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 1.1K feet, overcast deck at 9.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 45/45/45/46°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0717:33 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:30:50 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 95.53%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 39.0°F Monday at 0700 hours; highest temp 53.7°F Tuesday at 0555 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@22.1 mph Monday at 2101 hours; minimum wind chill 35°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.01 inch; precip periods: light rain sprinkles Monday at 0739 - 0758, 0831 - 0844, 0908 - 0919 hours; measurable amounts by 0926 hours and continued through 1516 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0951, 1013, 1045, 1120, 1238, 1352, 1453 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.294 inch/hour Monday at 1453 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.594 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.60 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.07 inch; ETo 0.25 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.82 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 10 December 2019.
12/11/2019 6:00 AM 0.37 T T M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 31.6°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind WNW@4.9 mph; humidity 87%; pressure 30.28 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 4.6K feet, overcast deck at 8.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 46/46/47/47°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/4 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0718:19 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:30:13 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 98.81%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 31.6°F Wednesday at 0559 hours; highest temp 58.4°F Tuesday at 1401 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@15.6 mph Tuesday at 2142 hours; minimum wind chill 21°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.01 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Tuesday at 0909 hours; measurable amounts by 0923 until 1049 hours, second band 1455 intermittently til 0213 hours, transitioned to snow dusting until 0350 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1536, 1907, 0005 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.141 inch/hour Tuesday at 1536 hours for 6 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.375 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.37 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.44 inch; ETo 0.26 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.18 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 11 December 2019.
12/12/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 25.1°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NNE@4.2 mph; humidity 83%; pressure 30.67 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear with a beautiful full moon setting shortly in the west as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 42/44/45/47°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0719:05 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:29:38 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 100.00%, Full “Cold” Moon at 0013 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 25.1°F Thursday at 0556 hours; highest temp 40.7°F Wednesday at 1513 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WNW@18.2 mph Wednesday at 1234 hours; minimum wind chill 19°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.44 inch; ETo 0.29 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.15 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 12 December 2019.
12/13/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Note: “An error has occurred, please try again. If the problem persists, please contact us at info@cocorahs.org.” The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 32.2°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NW@2.3 mph; humidity 79%; pressure 30.38 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: overcast deck at 2.3K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/42/43/46°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/6 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0719:48 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:29:08 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 98.89%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 23.4°F Thursday at 0755 hours; highest temp 37.7°F Thursday at 1509 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SEbE@10.4 mph Thursday at 1425 hours; minimum wind chill 16°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.44 inch; ETo 0.31 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.13 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 13 December 2019.
12/14/2019 6:00 AM 0.43 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 40.2°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NWbN@4.7 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 29.55 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: overcast at 300 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 2 miles in rain mist and fog; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 42/43/43/45°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0720:30 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:28:41 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 95.39%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 32.2°F Friday at 0601 hours; highest temp 40.2°F Saturday at 0559 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@10.4 mph Saturday at 0020 hours; minimum wind chill 26°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.00 inch; precip periods: first sporadic raindrops observed reaching ground level Friday at 0657 hours; measurable amounts by 0754 hours and continued intermittently through 1309 hours, second band 2121 intermittently through 0404 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0946, 1143, 1202, 2208, 2227, 2248 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.148 inch/hour Friday at 2227 hours for 6 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.432 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.43 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.87 inch; ETo 0.31 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.56 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 14 December 2019.
12/15/2019 6:00 AM 0.16 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 39.6°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind SW@4.7 mph; humidity 77%; pressure 29.81 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 6K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 43/44/44/46°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0721:11 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:28:17 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 89.57%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 39.3°F Sunday at 0238 hours; highest temp 49.8°F Saturday at 1600 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WNW@26.0 mph Saturday at 1928 hours; minimum wind chill 34°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Saturday at 0742 hours; measurable amounts by 0748 hours and continued intermittently through 1209 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0912, 1041 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.219 inch/hour Saturday at 1041 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.158 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.16 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.03 inches; ETo 0.33 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.70 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 15 December 2019.
12/16/2019 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 34.2°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind ENE@3.2 mph; humidity 86%; pressure 30.22 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: overcast at 3.8K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 4 miles in light winter mix of rain, snow, sleet and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 43/44/44/46°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0721:50 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:27:58 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 81.67%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 34.1°F Monday at 0544 hours; highest temp 55.6°F Sunday at 1409 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@20.8 mph Sunday at 1259 hours; minimum wind chill 26°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Monday at 0419 hours; measurable amounts on the very sensitive piezoelectric rain gauge by 0422 hours and continued intermittently through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; total 24-hour precip: 0.016 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.02 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.05 inches; ETo 0.38 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.67 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 16 December 2019.
12/17/2019 6:00 AM 0.54 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 35.2°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 29.86 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast cloud deck at 300 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 2 miles in mist and fog; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 42/43/44/45°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/7 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0722:27 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:27:42 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 72.10%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 33.2°F Monday at 0819 hours; highest temp 35.6°F Monday at 1601 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@6.5 mph Tuesday at 0011 hours; minimum wind chill 27°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.01 inch; precip periods: winter mix of light rain and sleet through 0600 hours, transitioning to rain til 1558 hours; then intermittent rain 0011 - 0446 hours this morning; peak rainfall period(s) at 0628, 0718, 0901, 1434, 0018, 0050 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.413 inch/hour Tuesday at 0018 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.537 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.54 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.59 inches; ETo 0.39 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.20 inches. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 17 December 2019.
12/18/2019 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 28.8°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind W@1.5 mph; humidity 74%; pressure 29.99 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 42/43/44/45°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/7 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0723:03 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:27:30 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 61.36%, Third Quarter Moon tonight at 2358 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 28.8°F Wednesday at 0559 hours; highest temp 40.0°F Tuesday at 1241 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@29.9 mph Tuesday at 1937 hours; minimum wind chill 24°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.01 inch; precip periods: drizzle alternating with light rain 1716 - 1741 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1726 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.043 inch/hour Tuesday at 1726 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.015 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.02 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.61 inches; ETo 0.40 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.21 inches. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 18 December 2019. Note: We expect many local area rain gauge amounts will be influenced by yesterday’s day-long fog and misty conditions which will be collected and show higher than actual rainfall amounts.
12/19/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 21.2°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NNW@10.2 mph; humidity 54%; pressure 30.40 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 40/41/42/45°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/7 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0723:37 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:27:21 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 50.02%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 21.2°F Thursday at 0559 hours; highest temp 41.2°F Wednesday at 1259 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NWbN@35.1 mph Thursday at 0037 hours; minimum wind chill 7°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.61 inches; ETo 0.44 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.17 inches. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 19 December 2019.
12/20/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 18.5°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind N@1.5 mph; humidity 89%; pressure 30.51 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 38/39/40/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/7 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0724:09 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:27:16 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 38.70%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 18.4°F Friday at 0559 hours; highest temp 33.6°F Thursday at 1506 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@16.9 mph Thursday at 1225 hours; minimum wind chill 8°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.61 inches; ETo 0.47 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.14 inches. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 20 December 2019.
12/21/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 23.1°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 90%; pressure 30.61 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: thin broken cloud deck at 20K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in haze; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 37/38/40/43°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/7 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0724:39 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:27:16 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 27.98%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 18.0°F Friday at 0751 hours; highest temp 40.1°F Friday at 1333 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@13.1 mph Friday at 1327 hours; minimum wind chill 9°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.61 inches; ETo 0.49 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.12 inches. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 21 December 2019.
12/22/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 20.8°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 91%; pressure 30.42 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 7 miles in fog and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 37/38/39/42°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 7/11 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0725:08 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:27:18 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 18.43%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 20.8°F Sunday at 0559 hours; highest temp 38.6°F Saturday at 1525 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSE@7.8 mph Saturday at 1129 hours; minimum wind chill 17°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.61 inches; ETo 0.51 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.10 inches. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 22 December 2019.
12/23/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 26.9°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NWbW@1.1 mph; humidity 92%; pressure 30.19 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken cloud deck above 25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in haze; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 37/38/39/42°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 7/13 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0725:34 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:27:25 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 10.54%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 20.6°F Sunday at 0623 hours; highest temp 49.4°F Sunday at 1432 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSW@9.1 mph Sunday at 1151 hours; minimum wind chill 17°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.61 inches; ETo 0.53 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.08 inches. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 23 December 2019.
12/24/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 29.0°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 30.01 inches Hg and somewhat variable since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 38/39/39/42°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 9/15 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0725:59 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:27:35 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 4.72%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 25.3°F Monday at 0726 hours; highest temp 55.2°F Monday at 1504 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSW@7.8 mph Monday at 1450 hours; minimum wind chill 25°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.61 inches; ETo 0.56 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.05 inches. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 24 December 2019.
12/25/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 25.3°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 92%; pressure 30.18 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 5 miles in fog and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 38/39/40/42°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 10/16 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0726:21 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:27:50 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 1.18%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 25.1°F Wednesday at 0526 hours; highest temp 52.7°F Tuesday at 1353 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@14.3 mph Tuesday at 1246 hours; minimum wind chill 23°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.61 inches; ETo 0.59 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.02 inches. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 25 December 2019.
12/26/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 28.3°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NW@1.3 mph; humidity 93%; pressure 30.19 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 37/38/39/41°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 11/16 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0726:42 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:28:08 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.00%, New Moon 0014 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 24.7°F Wednesday at 0620 hours; highest temp 50.1°F Wednesday at 1405 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@9.1 mph Wednesday at 1303 hours; minimum wind chill 21°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.61 inches; ETo 0.61 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.00 inches. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 26 December 2019.
12/27/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 35.1°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind S@2.3 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 30.28 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: a few clouds at 1.9K feet, overcast at 9.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 5 miles in fog and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 38/39/40/41°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 12/17 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0727:01 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:28:29 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 1.09%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 28.3°F Thursday at 0601 hours; highest temp 56.3°F Thursday at 1408 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded XXX@7.8 mph Thursday at 1536 hours; minimum wind chill 25°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.61 inches; ETo 0.63 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.98 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 27 December 2019.
12/28/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 36.1°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 30.19 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: obscured skies from fog & mist, indefinite ceiling with vertical visibility of 100 feet AGL as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 1 mile in fog and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/41/41/42°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 12/17 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0727:17 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:28:55 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 4.26%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 35.2°F Friday at 0601 hours; highest temp 60.6°F Friday at 1456 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@13.0 mph Friday at 1217 hours; minimum wind chill 33°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.61 inches; ETo 0.66 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.95 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 28 December 2019.
12/29/2019 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 43.9°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind SEbE@2.6 mph; humidity 93%; pressure 30.14 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast at 3.2K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 9 miles; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 42/42/42/43°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 12/17 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0727:32 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:29:23 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 9.21%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 34.4°F Saturday at 0758 hours; highest temp 64.3°F Saturday at 1405 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@13.2 mph Saturday at 1207 hours; minimum wind chill 32°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.61 inches; ETo 0.69 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.92 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 29 December 2019.
12/30/2019 6:00 AM 0.52 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 52.1°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.60 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: obscured skies from fog & mist, indefinite ceiling with vertical visibility of 200 feet AGL as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility under ½ mile; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 44/44/44/43°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/17 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0727:44 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:29:56 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 15.64%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 43.8°F Sunday at 0606 hours; highest temp 53.6°F Monday at 0310 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@5.2 mph Monday at 0130 hours; minimum wind chill 43°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.01 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Sunday at 0908 hours; measurable amounts by 0917 hours and drizzle/light rain continued intermittently through 0359 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1058, 1630, 1721, 1926, 2039, 2137 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.587 inch/hour Sunday at 1630 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.519 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.52 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.13 inches; ETo 0.70 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.43 inches. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 30 December 2019.
12/31/2019 6:00 AM 0.13 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 42.2°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 29.71 inches Hg and quite variable since midnight; skies: overcast at 600 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 7 miles in patchy fog and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 46/46/46/45°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/6 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0727:55 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:30:32 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 23.23%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 42.2°F Tuesday at 0559 hours; highest temp 64.2°F Monday at 1442 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@9.1 mph Monday at 1915 hours; minimum wind chill 38°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Monday at 1041 hours; measurable amounts by 1048 hours and drizzled through 1441 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1059, 1121, 1211, 1424 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.209 inch/hour Monday at 1059 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.125 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.13 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.26 inches; ETo 0.72 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.54 inches. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 31 December 2019.
1/1/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M HAPPY 2020!!! The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 30.1°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NW@1.7 mph; humidity 88%; pressure 29.79 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: broken cloud deck at 6K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 44/45/45/46°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/6 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0728:03 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:31:12 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 31.70%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 30.1°F Wednesday at 0559 hours; highest temp 52.3°F Tuesday at 1421 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SWbS@19.5 mph Tuesday at 1443 hours; minimum wind chill 28°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. December end-of-month totals: precip 3.26 inches; ETo 0.75 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.51 inches. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 01 January 2020.
1/2/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 24.7°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind EbS@2.7 mph; humidity 90%; pressure 29.97 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: a few thin clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/42/43/45°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/6 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0728:10 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:31:55 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 40.74%, First Quarter Moon this evening at 2346 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 24.4°F Thursday at 0556 hours; highest temp 49.5°F Wednesday at 1522 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@19.5 mph Wednesday at 1420 hours; minimum wind chill 21°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.03 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.03 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 02 January 2020.
1/3/2020 6:00 AM 0.15 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 46.4°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind SWbS@3.1 mph; humidity 92%; pressure 29.80 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: overcast at 800 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in light sprinkles; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 43/43/43/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/9 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0728:14 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:32:42 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 50.12%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 24.4°F Thursday at 0611 hours; highest temp 54.2°F Thursday at 1528 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@14.3 mph Thursday at 1409 hours; minimum wind chill 20°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Friday at 0117 hours; measurable amounts by 0124 hours and drizzle/light rain continued through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 0342, 0442 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.112 inch/hour Friday at 0342 hours for 6 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.145 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.15 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.15 inch; ETo 0.07 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.08 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 03 January 2020.
1/4/2020 6:00 AM 0.16 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 51.1°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.67 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: obscured skies in fog and mist, indefinite ceiling with vertical visibility of 300 feet AGL as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility ¼ - ½ mile in dense fog and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 45/45/45/45°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/8 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0728:16 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:33:32 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 59.56%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 46.3°F Friday at 0723 hours; highest temp 52.5°F Friday at 1205 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SbW@13.0 mph Friday at 0951 hours; minimum wind chill 42°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.01 inch; precip periods: sprinkles continued through the 0600 reading until 0638 hours, next band of light intermittent precip 1314 - 0539 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0607 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.121 inch/hour Friday at 0607 hours for 5 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.161 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.16 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.31 inch; ETo 0.08 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.23 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 04 January 2020.
1/5/2020 6:00 AM 0.46 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 38.8°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NW@17.7 G 25.2 mph; humidity 60%; pressure 29.96 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: overcast at 4.1K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 46/46/46/46°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0728:16 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:34:26 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 68.79%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 38.8°F Sunday at 0559 hours; highest temp 58.9°F Saturday at 1317 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@33.8 mph Sunday at 0555 hours; minimum wind chill 29°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.01 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Saturday at 1518 hours; measurable amounts by 1523 hours and continued through 1754 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1616, 1717 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.952 inch/hour Saturday at 1616 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.453 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.46 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge.. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.77 inch; ETo 0.09 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.68 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunrday, 05 January 2020.
1/6/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 32.9°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind S@2.1 mph; humidity 87%; pressure 29.99 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: overcast at 5.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 43/44/44/46°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0728:13 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:35:24 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 77.50%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 28.5°F Monday at 0053 hours; highest temp 42.8°F Sunday at 1415 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@37.7 mph Sunday at 0634 hours; minimum wind chill 25°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.77 inch; ETo 0.13 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.64 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 06 January 2020.
1/7/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 26.1°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 84%; pressure 30.09 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: thin scattered clouds 14K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/42/43/45°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/6 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0728:09 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:36:24 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 85.35%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 25.9°F Tuesday at 0548 hours; highest temp 53.1°F Monday at 1504 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WNW@22.1 mph Monday at 1442 hours; minimum wind chill 19°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.77 inch; ETo 0.17 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.60 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 07 January 2020.
1/8/2020 6:00 AM 0.48 2.7 0.42 2.0 M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 27.4°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind S@2.2 mph; humidity 93%; pressure 30.05 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: scattered-to-broken clouds at 5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/41/42/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/6 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0728:02 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:37:28 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 91.92%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 24.9°F Wednesday at 0128 hours; highest temp 38.8°F Tuesday at 1042 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@7.8 mph Tuesday at 1040 hours; minimum wind chill 18°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.01 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Tuesday at 1156 hours; measurable amounts by 1204 before transitioning to a wet snow/rain mix then wet snow 1320 - 1805 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1305 hours; peak snowfall 1320 - 1420 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.118 inch/hour Tuesday at 1305 hours for 3 minute(s); max snowfall rate 1.2 inch per hour 1320 -1420 hours; total 24-hour precip (inc SWE): 0.459 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.48 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge; 2.7 inches of snow. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.25 inch; ETo 0.18 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.07 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 08 January 2020.
1/9/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 23.6°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind N@2.6 mph; humidity 79%; pressure 30.66 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 40/41/42/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/8 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0727:54 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:38:34 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 96.79%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 23.6°F Thursday at 0559 hours; highest temp 44.8°F Wednesday at 1402 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@35.1 mph Wednesday at 1422 hours; minimum wind chill 14°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.25 inch; ETo 0.21 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.04 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 09 January 2020.
1/10/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 35.9°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind SbW@3.0 OG 6.7 mph; humidity 78%; pressure 30.60 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast deck at 2.8K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 40/41/41/43°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/9 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0727:43 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:39:44 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.53%, Full “Wolf” Moon at 1422 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 21.9°F Thursday at 0742 hours; highest temp 38.3°F Thursday at 1505 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@10.4 mph Thursday at 2333 hours; minimum wind chill 18°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.25 inch; ETo 0.24 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.01 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 10 January 2020.
1/11/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 55.9°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind SEbS@3.3 mph; humidity 86%; pressure 30.27 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 7K feet, overcast at 18K as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 42/42/42/43°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/6 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0727:30 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:40:57 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.79%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 35.8°F Friday at 0619 hours; highest temp 56.9°F Friday at 1732 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@10.4 mph Friday at 1322 hours; minimum wind chill 32°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.25 inch; ETo 0.27 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.98 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 11 January 2020.
1/12/2020 6:00 AM 0.37 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 66.9°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind SW@9.2 G 13.0 mph; humidity 84%; pressure 29.93 inches Hg and climbing slowly since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 4K feet, overcast at 10K as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 49/47/46/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 4/4 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0727:15 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:42:13 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 97.39%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 56.0°F Saturday at 0601 hours; highest temp 71.1°F Saturday at 1428 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@26.0 mph Sunday at 0031 hours; minimum wind chill 56°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Saturday at 1633 hours; measurable amounts by 1844 hours with very light wetting sprinkles intermittently through 2059; then a heavy band 0016 - 0202 hours; finally, a few sprinkles 0435 - 0443 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0023, 0054, 0103 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 2.248 inches/hour Sunday at 0023 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.374 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.37 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.62 inch; ETo 0.31 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.31 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 12 January 2020.
1/13/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 39.4°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NbW@1.8 mph; humidity 93%; pressure 30.33 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: broken cloud deck at 4.1K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 46/47/47/46°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 4/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0726:58 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:43:32 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 92.37%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 39.3°F Monday at 0552 hours; highest temp 68.7°F Sunday at 1411 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WbS@23.4 mph Sunday at 1041 hours; minimum wind chill 39°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.62 inch; ETo 0.37 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.25 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 13 January 2020.
1/14/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 40.9°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NW@1.1 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 30.30 inches Hg and falling as the warm front and rain approaches since midnight; skies: overcast at 7.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 45/46/46/46°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0726:39 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:44:54 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 84.99%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 37.0°F Monday at midnight hours; highest temp 49.9°F Monday at 1507 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@7.8 mph Monday at 1246 hours; minimum wind chill 35°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge has registered a few rain sprinkles in the past 35 minutes but not measurable; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.62 inch; ETo 0.39 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.23 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 14 January 2020.
1/15/2020 6:00 AM 0.07 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 43.8°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 30.19 inches Hg and variable within a narrow range since midnight; skies: obscured at 200 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility ¼ mile in dense fog and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 46/46/46/46°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0726:17 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:46:19 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 75.73%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 41.0°F Tuesday at 0601 hours; highest temp 48.0°F Tuesday at 1702 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@5.2 mph Wednesday at 0134 hours; minimum wind chill 39°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.01 inch; precip periods: sporadic sprinkles continued through the Tuesday 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; measurable amounts by 0622 hours and light rain continued at intermittent periods through 1108 hours; another wetting 1919 - 1933 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0834 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.052 inch/hour Tuesday at 0834 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.069 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.07 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.69 inch; ETo 0.40 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.29 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 15 January 2020.
1/16/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 51.0°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NNW@8.3 G 14.2 mph; humidity 82%; pressure 29.96 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: a few clouds at 600 feet, scattered at 6.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 47/47/47/47°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/6 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0725:54 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:47:47 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 65.17%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 42.4°F Wednesday at 0807 hours; highest temp 55.4°F Wednesday at 1411 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@19.5 mph Thursday at 0552 hours; minimum wind chill 38°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.69 inch; ETo 0.43 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.26 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 16 January 2020.
1/17/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 30.6°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NNW@15.6 OG 26.5 mph; humidity 52%; pressure 30.60 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: occasional cloud at 6K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 44/45/46/47°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/8 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0725:28 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:49:17 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 53.94%, Third Quarter Moon this morning at 0759 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 30.4°F Friday at 0557 hours; highest temp 53.6°F Thursday at 1132 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@42.9 mph Thursday at 2009 hours; minimum wind chill 18°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.69 inch; ETo 0.49 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.20 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 17 January 2020.
1/18/2020 6:00 AM T T M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 26.5°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 77%; pressure 30.57 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast cloud deck at 5.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in light snow; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 40/42/43/46°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 7/10 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0725:01 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:50:50 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 42.67%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 23.3°F Saturday at 0002 hours; highest temp 35.8°F Friday at 1525 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@23.4 mph Friday at 0843 hours; minimum wind chill 17°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: light snowflakes started falling at 0540 hours, no measurable amounts yet; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.69 inch; ETo 0.53 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.16 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 18 January 2020.
1/19/2020 6:00 AM 0.25 0.2 0.02 0.0 M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 41.1°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind WSW@4.7 mph; humidity 93%; pressure 29.76 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast skies at 6K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/42/42/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/11 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0724:31 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:52:26 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 31.93%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 26.2°F Saturday at 0621 hours; highest temp 43.2°F Sunday at 0316 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@19.5 mph Sunday at 0115 hours; minimum wind chill 18°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.01 inch; precip periods: light snow continued through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading until 0638 hours, second snow band started 1047 hours for 15 minutes; then intermittent rain 1453 - 2106; sprinkles again 0427 - 0550; peak rainfall period(s) at 1528, 1617, 1729, 0457 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.228 inch/hour Saturday at 1617 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.244 inch (including SWE) recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.25 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.94 inch; ETo 0.54 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.40 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 19 January 2020.
1/20/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 22.1°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NWbN@10.3 OG 15 mph; humidity 64%; pressure 30.27 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 39/41/42/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/11 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0724:00 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:54:03 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 22.22%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 21.9°F Monday at 0532 hours; highest temp 44.2°F Sunday at 1235 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@23.4 mph Sunday at 1344 hours; minimum wind chill 9°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.94 inch; ETo 0.58 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.36 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 20 January 2020.
1/21/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 21.1°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NbW@9.1 mph; humidity 64%; pressure 30.48 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 37/39/40/43°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 7/12 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0723:27 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:55:43 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 13.95%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 21.0°F Tuesday at 0539 hours; highest temp 33.6°F Monday at 1434 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@22.1 mph Monday at 0902 hours; minimum wind chill 8°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.94 inch; ETo 0.62 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.32 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 21 January 2020.
1/22/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 18.3°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 83%; pressure 30.47 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 36/38/39/42°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 8/12 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0722:51 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:57:27 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 7.45%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 18.3°F Wednesday at 0559 hours; highest temp 34.7°F Tuesday at 1425 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@23.4 mph Tuesday at 1118 hours; minimum wind chill 10°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.94 inch; ETo 0.65 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.29 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 22 January 2020.
1/23/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 20.2°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 90%; pressure 30.39 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: scattered clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 36/37/38/41°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 10/13 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0722:14 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 09:59:11 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 2.92%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 17.2°F Wednesday at 0729 hours; highest temp 38.7°F Wednesday at 1529 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@10.4 mph Wednesday at 1243 hours; minimum wind chill 13°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.94 inch; ETo 0.68 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.26 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 23 January 2020.
1/24/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 31.6°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 84%; pressure 30.30 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken cloud deck at 1.5K feet, overcast at 3.1K as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 36/37/38/40°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 11/14 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0721:35 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:00:58 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.48%, New Moon 1643 hours this afternoon. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 20.1°F Thursday at 0601 hours; highest temp 42.4°F Thursday at 1518 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@7.8 mph Thursday at 1530 hours; minimum wind chill 16°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.94 inch; ETo 0.70 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.24 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 24 January 2020.
1/25/2020 6:00 AM 1.69 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 45.4°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NE@8.3 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 29.80 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: broken cloud deck at 600 feet, overcast at 8K as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 5 miles in light rain and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/40/40/40°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/6 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0720:54 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:02:48 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.10%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 31.6°F Friday at 0601 hours; highest temp 52.1°F Friday at 1555 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded E@18.2 mph Saturday at 0023 hours; minimum wind chill 29°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Friday at 2155 hours; measurable amounts by 2204 hours and continued through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 2357, 0028, 0219, 0343 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.527 inch/hour Saturday at 0343 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 1.699 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 1.69 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.63 inches; ETo 0.73 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.90 inches. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 25 January 2020.
1/26/2020 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 29.7°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 29.90 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: occasional thin cloud at 8K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/41/42/42°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/6 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0720:11 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:04:39 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 1.70%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 29.7°F Sunday at 0559 hours; highest temp 51.1°F Saturday at 1439 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@11.7 mph Saturday at 1501 hours; minimum wind chill 27°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: light rain continued through yesterday’s 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading until 0702 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0618, 0652 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.302 inch/hour Saturday at 0618 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.056 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.06 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.69 inches; ETo 0.75 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.94 inches. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 26 January 2020.
1/27/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 29.6°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 90%; pressure 29.80 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken cloud decks at 3.5K and 9K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 40/41/41/42°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/6 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0719:26 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:06:33 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 5.12%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 28.9°F Sunday at 0801 hours; highest temp 47.3°F Sunday at 1312 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@16.9 mph Sunday at 1104 hours; minimum wind chill 25°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.69 inches; ETo 0.78 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.91 inches. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 27 January 2020.
1/28/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 38.8°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NNW@9.6 mph; humidity 72%; pressure 29.89 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 3.2K feet, overcast at 6K as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 40/41/41/42°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/6 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0718:40 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:08:28 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 10.15%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 29.2°F Monday at 0649 hours; highest temp 49.5°F Monday at 1234 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@15.6 mph Monday at 1652 hours; minimum wind chill 24°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.69 inches; ETo 0.81 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.88 inches. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 28 January 2020.
1/29/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 37.7°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NW@7.6 mph; humidity 63%; pressure 30.08 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: overcast at 4.6K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/41/41/42°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/6 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0717:51 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:10:26 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 16.58%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 37.7°F Wednesday at 0559 hours; highest temp 45.3°F Tuesday at 1135 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@23.4 mph Tuesday at 1229 hours; minimum wind chill 30°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.69 inches; ETo 0.85 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.84 inches. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 29 January 2020.
1/30/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 24.4°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NbE@3.1 mph; humidity 90%; pressure 30.22 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: broken cloud deck at 19K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 39/40/41/42°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/6 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0717:01 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:12:25 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 24.15%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 24.1°F Thursday at 0550 hours; highest temp 43.8°F Wednesday at 1426 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@16.9 mph Wednesday at 0918 hours; minimum wind chill 17°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.69 inches; ETo 0.89 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.80 inches. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 30 January 2020.
1/31/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 28.0°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 86%; pressure 30.30 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 5.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 39/40/41/42°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 6/9 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0716:10 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:14:25 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 32.64%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 23.0°F Thursday at 0803 hours; highest temp 41.9°F Thursday at 1546 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded ENE@9.1 mph Thursday at 1342 hours; minimum wind chill 19°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.69 inches; ETo 0.92 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.77 inches. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 31 January 2020.
2/1/2020 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 27.0°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 30.02 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 39/40/41/42°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 7/11 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0715:16 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:16:29 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 41.79%, First Quarter Moon this evening at 2042 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 26.9°F Friday at 0726 hours; highest temp 42.8°F Friday at 1415 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WSW@10.4 mph Friday at 1538 hours; minimum wind chill 24°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Friday at 1609 hours; measurable sprinkles by 1617 hours and continued intermittently through 1718 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1640 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.021 inch/hour Friday at 1640 hours for 5 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.006 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.01 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. January end-of-month totals: precip 3.70 inches; ETo 0.94 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.76 inches. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 01 February 2020.
2/2/2020 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 32.0°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 29.71 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 4.1K and 6K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 5 miles in patchy fog and mist soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/41/41/42°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 8/11 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0714:21 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:18:33 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 51.37%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 25.9°F Saturday at 0722 hours; highest temp 50.3°F Saturday at 1423 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@10.2 mph Sunday at 1818 hours; minimum wind chill 23°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Saturday at 1739 hours; measurable amounts by 1748 hours and continued intermittently through 2023 hours, another cumulative hundredth fell 0043 - 0103 and 0332 - 0346 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1820, 1922 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.073 inch/hour Saturday at 1922 hours for 6 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.102 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.10 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.10 inch; ETo 0.03 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.07 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 02 February 2020.
2/3/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 35.5°F approaching nautical twilight; wind SSE@2.5 mph; humidity 87%; pressure 29.80 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/41/41/42°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 9/12 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0713:25 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:20:38 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 61.09%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 30.7°F Sunday at 0759 hours; highest temp 55.9°F Sunday at 1649 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSW@19.5 mph Sunday at 1403 hours; minimum wind chill 27°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.10 inch; ETo 0.07 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.03 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 03 February 2020.
2/4/2020 6:00 AM T M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 57.0°F approaching nautical twilight; wind SW@2.1 mph; humidity 57%; pressure 29.81 inches Hg and variable within a narrow range since midnight; skies: ragged overcast cloud deck 9.5 - 13K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 43/43/43/42°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 9/12 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0712:27 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:22:45 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 70.64%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 34.5°F Monday at 0744 hours; highest temp 66.1°F Monday at 1449 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSW@20.8 mph Monday at 2125 hours; minimum wind chill 32°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: first raindrops 0348 hours, intermittent light sprinkles 0420 - 0448 hours ; total 24-hour precip: 0.004 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; TRACE on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge.. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.10 inch; ETo 0.13 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.03 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 04 February 2020.
2/5/2020 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 51.1°F approaching nautical twilight; wind NbE@11.2 mph; humidity 91%; pressure 29.85 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 1.7K feet, overcast at 2.9K as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 46/46/45/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 9/12 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0711:27 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:24:54 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 79.63%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 50.8°F Tuesday at 0854 hours; highest temp 69.8°F Tuesday at 1502 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@15.6 mph Tuesday at 1328 hours; minimum wind chill N/A°F — not reliably calculable above 50ºF; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: sprinkles or light rain 0811 - 0855 hours Tuesday, 0317 - 0350 hours Wednesday; peak rainfall period(s) at 0334 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.046 inch/hour Wednesday at 0334 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.041 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.04 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.14 inch; ETo 0.18 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.04 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 05 February 2020.
2/6/2020 6:00 AM 0.11 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 38.0°F approaching nautical twilight; wind W@3.7 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 29.64 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 700 feet, thick overcast deck at 2.9K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in visible mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 44/44/45/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 10/13 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0710:26 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:27:04 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 87.60%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 36.8°F Wednesday at 2043 hours; highest temp 50.9°F Wednesday at 0601 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@14.3 mph Wednesday at 0825 hours; minimum wind chill 29°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.01 inch; precip periods: sprinkles 0714 - 0723 hours Wednesday, then intermittent light rain started at 1949 hours and continued in bands through 0441 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 2304 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.053 inch/hour Wednesday at 2304 hours for 6 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.109 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.11 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.25 inch; ETo 0.19 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.06 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 06 February 2020.
2/7/2020 6:00 AM 0.99 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 55.6°F approaching nautical twilight; wind SSE@5.8 mph; humidity 96%; pressure 29.01 inches Hg and falling rapidly since midnight; skies: overcast at 600 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 2½ miles in intermittent light sprinkles, mist and fog; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 45/44/44/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0709:23 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:29:16 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 93.99%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 38.0°F Thursday at 0601 hours; highest temp 53.3°F Friday at 0420 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SbW@15.6 mph Thursday at 2348 hours; minimum wind chill 34°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.00 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Thursday at 0932 hours; measurable amounts by 0940 hours and continued intermittently through 0159 hours, a few sprinkles started again at 0524 - 0543 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1147, 1218, 1422, 1447, 1839, 2345, 0135 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.522 inch/hour Thursday at 1422 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 1.002 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.99 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.24 inch; ETo 0.19 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.05 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 07 February 2020.
2/8/2020 6:00 AM 0.52 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 27.3°F approaching nautical twilight; wind W@3.3 mph; humidity 79%; pressure 30.15 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 43/44/45/45°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0708:19 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:31:29 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 98.28%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 27.1°F Saturday at 0554 hours; highest temp 57.4°F Friday at 0703 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@36.4 mph Friday at 1823 hours; minimum wind chill 25°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Friday at 0612 hours; measurable amounts by 0620 hours and continued intermittently through 1042 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0744, 0759, 0903 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.697 inch/hour Friday at 0759 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.514 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.52 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.76 inch; ETo 0.25 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.51 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 08 February 2020.
2/9/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 26.6°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 89%; pressure 30.43 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: widely scattered clouds at 9K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/42/43/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 5/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0707:14 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:33:42 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.99%, Full “Snow” Moon 0234 hours this morning. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 26.0°F Sunday at 0356 hours; highest temp 44.3°F Saturday at 1426 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@15.6 mph Saturday at 1452 hours; minimum wind chill 15°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.76 inch; ETo 0.30 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.46 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 09 February 2020.
2/10/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 45.8°F approaching nautical twilight; wind SbW@10.2 mph; humidity 60%; pressure 30.20 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 9.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/42/42/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 5/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0706:07 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:35:58 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 98.82%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 25.0°F Sunday at 0737 hours; highest temp 49.5°F Sunday at 1521 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SbW@18.2 mph Monday at 0349 hours; minimum wind chill 21°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.76 inch; ETo 0.35 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.41 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 10 February 2020.
2/11/2020 6:00 AM 0.64 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 52.7°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 29.96 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast at 1.9K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 4 miles in rain and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 44/43/43/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 4/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0704:59 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:38:14 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 94.76%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 41.3°F Monday at 0901 hours; highest temp 53.0°F Tuesday at 0324 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SbW@15.6 mph Monday at 0610 hours; minimum wind chill 34°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Monday at 0646 hours; measurable amounts by 0656 hours and continued intermittently through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 1345, 1752, 1901, 2341, 0038, 0212, 0229, 0538 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.332 inch/hour Monday at 1752 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.635 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.64 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.40 inches; ETo 0.37 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.03 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 11 February 2020.
2/12/2020 6:00 AM 0.17 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 40.8°F approaching nautical twilight; wind NbW@8.8 mph; humidity 65%; pressure 30.14 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: broken cloud deck at 22K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 45/45/45/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 4/7 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0703:49 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:40:32 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 88.10%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 40.7°F Wednesday at 0552 hours; highest temp 55.3°F Tuesday at 1507 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@20.8 mph Wednesday at 0033 hours; minimum wind chill 33°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: intermittent light rain continued through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading Tuesday until 1224 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0624, 0852, 1042 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.154 inch/hour Tuesday at 0624 hours for 5 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.172 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.17 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.57 inches; ETo 0.39 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.18 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 12 February 2020.
2/13/2020 6:00 AM 0.25 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 44.0°F approaching nautical twilight; wind variable@2.1 mph; humidity 93%; pressure 29.70 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 900 feet, overcast deck at 10K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 45/45/45/45°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 4/8 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0702:39 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:42:49 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 79.35%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 39.6°F Wednesday at 2057 hours; highest temp 47.8°F Wednesday at 1251 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@11.7 mph Thursday at 0042 hours; minimum wind chill 34°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Wednesday at 1627 hours; measurable amounts by 1638 hours and continued intermittently through 2002 hours, second band 0146 - 0314 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1931, 0233 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.439 inch/hour Thursday at 0233 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.251 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.25 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.82 inches; ETo 0.42 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.40 inches. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 13 February 2020.
2/14/2020 6:00 AM 0.26 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 38.3°F approaching nautical twilight; wind NWbN@8.5 OG 12.2 mph; humidity 65%; pressure 30.15 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: broken cloud deck at 5.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 45/45/46/45°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 4/9 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0701:27 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:45:09 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 69.17%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 32.7°F Friday at 0431 hours; highest temp 55.9°F Thursday at 1331 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@20.8 mph Thursday at 1851 hours; minimum wind chill 29°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: measurable amounts of rain started at 0604 hours Thursday and continued at widely intermittent intervals through 1439 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0648, 0747, 0922 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.217 inch/hour Thursday at 0922 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.258 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.26 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.08 inches; ETo 0.44 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.64 inches. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 14 February 2020.
2/15/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 16.1°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 84%; pressure 30.62 inches Hg and climbing slowly since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/43/44/45°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 4/10 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0700:14 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:47:29 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 58.23%, Third Quarter Moon 1718 hours this evening. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 15.9°F Saturday at 0550 hours; highest temp 38.8°F Friday at 1357 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@22.1 mph Friday at 1701 hours; minimum wind chill 12°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.08 inches; ETo 0.50 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.58 inches. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 15 February 2020.
2/16/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 28.1°F at nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 76%; pressure 30.22 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast cloud deck at 21.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 40/41/42/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 5/8 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0658:59 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:49:51 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 47.15%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 15.6°F Saturday at 0658 hours; highest temp 37.2°F Saturday at 1639 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSE@15.6 mph Saturday at 1456 hours; minimum wind chill 11°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.08 inches; ETo 0.55 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.53 inches. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 16 February 2020.
2/17/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 31.6°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NbW@1.8 mph; humidity 89%; pressure 30.19 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 7K feet, overcast at 19K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/42/42/43°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 5/7 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0657:44 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:52:12 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 36.48%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 28.1°F Sunday at 0601 hours; highest temp 53.5°F Sunday at 1519 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SbW@11.7 mph Sunday at 1339 hours; minimum wind chill 25°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.08 inches; ETo 0.60 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.48 inches. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 17 February 2020.
2/18/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 38.0°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 84%; pressure 30.23 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 1.5K and 2.4K feet, broken clouds at 12K & 18K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 42/42/42/43°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 5/7 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0656:28 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:54:35 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 26.67%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 29.5°F Monday at 0738 hours; highest temp 54.3°F Monday at 1436 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@14.3 mph Tuesday at 0139 hours; minimum wind chill 26°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.08 inches; ETo 0.66 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.42 inches. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station,Tuesday, 18 February 2020.
2/19/2020 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 45.1°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NbW@6.7 mph; humidity 57%; pressure 30.21 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: overcast deck at 8.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 45/44/44/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 5/9 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0655:10 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:56:59 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 18.06%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 38.0°F Tuesday at 0601 hours; highest temp 61.2°F Tuesday at 1452 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@31.2 mph Wednesday at 0346 hours; minimum wind chill 35°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: occasional raindrops 1620 - 1635 hours, measurable intermittent light rain 0204 - 0320 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0240 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.034 inch/hour Wednesday at 0240 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.015 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.02 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.10 inches; ETo 0.72 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.38 inches. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 19 February 2020.
2/20/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 30.4°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NbE@1.6 mph; humidity 72%; pressure 30.43 inches Hg and variable within a narrow range since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 16K feet, broken at 23.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 42/43/44/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 7/11 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0653:52 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 10:59:22 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 10.95%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 28.9°F Thursday at 0138 hours; highest temp 51.8°F Wednesday at 1554 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@20.8 mph Wednesday at 1457 hours; minimum wind chill 21°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.07 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.10 inches; ETo 0.79 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.31 inches. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 20 February 2020.
2/21/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 22.8°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NNW@7.2 mph; humidity 54%; pressure 30.50 inches Hg and climbing slowly since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/42/43/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 8/13 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0652:32 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 11:01:48 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 5.52%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 22.8°F Friday at 0559 hours; highest temp 39.0°F Thursday at 1405 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NbW@22.1 mph Friday at 0410 hours; minimum wind chill 10°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.10 inches; ETo 0.82 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.28 inches. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 21 February 2020.
2/22/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 20.5°F after passing nautical twilight; wind SW@1.5 mph; humidity 80%; pressure 30.38 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 39/40/41/43°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 10/14 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0651:11 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 11:04:14 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 1.91%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 20.3°F Saturday at 0543 hours; highest temp 37.5°F Friday at 1631 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@19.5 mph Friday at 1404 hours; minimum wind chill 7°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.10 inches; ETo 0.88 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.22 inches. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 22 February 2020.
2/23/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 22.9°F after passing nautical twilight; wind WSW@1.7 mph; humidity 83%; pressure 30.26 inches Hg and mostly steady within a narrow range since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 39/40/41/43°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 11/14 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0649:50 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 11:06:40 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.17%, New Moon this morning at 1033 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 19.0°F Saturday at 0713 hours; highest temp 54.8°F Saturday at 1542 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WSW@15.6 mph Saturday at 1429 hours; minimum wind chill 15°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.10 inches; ETo 0.96 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.14 inches. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 23 February 2020.
2/24/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 29.1°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 84%; pressure 30.04 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: thin scattered clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 40/41/41/42°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 11/15 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0648:28 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 11:09:06 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.30%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 21.1°F Sunday at 0711 hours; highest temp 58.0°F Sunday at 1609 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@10.4 mph Sunday at 1525 hours; minimum wind chill 17°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.10 inches; ETo 1.04 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.06 inches. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 24 February 2020.
2/25/2020 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 45.7°F after passing nautical twilight; wind variable@2.6 mph; humidity 92%; pressure 29.83 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast at 600 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 6 miles in bands of light rain and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 42/42/42/43°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 11/15 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0647:05 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 11:11:33 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 2.25%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 28.2°F Monday at 0625 hours; highest temp 58.6°F Monday at 1245 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SbE@14.3 mph Monday at 1442 hours; minimum wind chill 25°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: intermittent bands of light rain sprinkles Tuesday 0040 - 0054, 0357 - 0600 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0542 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.026 inch/hour Tuesday at 0542 hours for 5 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.018 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.02 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.12 inches; ETo 1.09 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.03 inches. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 25 February 2020.
2/26/2020 6:00 AM 0.28 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 49.2°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.88 inches Hg and climbing slowly since midnight; skies: overcast at 200 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 1¼ mile in fog, mist and occasional sprinkles; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 45/44/44/43°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 11/15 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0645:41 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 11:14:01 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 5.90%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 45.5°F Tuesday at 0716 hours; highest temp 53.3°F Tuesday at 1501 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSW@7.8 mph Tuesday at 1453 hours; minimum wind chill 42°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: generally light rain continued through Tuesday’s 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading until 1014 hours, sporadic sprinkles Wednesday morning 0326 - 0348 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0620, 0702, 0824, 0929 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.212 inch/hour Tuesday at 0824 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.275 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.28 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.40 inches; ETo 1.11 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.29 inches. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 26 February 2020.
2/27/2020 6:00 AM 0.36 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 37.8°F after passing nautical twilight; wind WbN@15.8 G 21 mph; humidity 61%; pressure 29.68 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 6K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 46/46/45/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 5/15 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0644:16 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 11:16:30 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 11.11%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 37.3°F Thursday at 0531 hours; highest temp 53.1°F Wednesday at 1446 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WNW@23.4 mph Wednesday at 2318 hours; minimum wind chill 27°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.01 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Wednesday at 1532 hours; measurable amounts by 1548 hours and sprinkles continued sporadically through 1914 hours, next intermittent band 2248 - 0234 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 2255, 2310, 2333, 0014 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 2.372 inches/hour Wednesday at 2255 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.367 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.36 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.76 inches; ETo 1.12 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.64 inches. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 27 February 2020.
2/28/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 31.4°F approaching morning twilight; wind SSW@5.3 mph; humidity 54%; pressure 29.96 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast cloud deck at 7K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 42/43/44/45°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 6/12 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0642:50 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 11:18:59 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 17.72%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 27.9°F Friday at 0316 hours; highest temp 44.5°F Thursday at 1215 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@33.8 mph Thursday at 1014 hours; minimum wind chill 18°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.10 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.76 inches; ETo 1.22 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.54 inches. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 28 February 2020.
2/29/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 26.5°F approaching morning twilight; wind NWbW@1.7 G 4.9 mph; humidity 74%; pressure 29.96 inches Hg and variable within a narrow range since midnight; skies: thin scattered clouds at 3K & 8K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/42/43/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 6/11 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0641:24 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 11:21:28 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 25.53%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 26.3°F Saturday at 0407 hours; highest temp 47.1°F Friday at 1426 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WSW@22.1 mph Friday at 1154 hours; minimum wind chill 21°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.07 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.76 inches; ETo 1.29 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.47 inches. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 29 February 2020.
3/1/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 23.6°F approaching morning twilight; wind S@2.1 mph; humidity 76%; pressure 30.25 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 40/41/42/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 7/12 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0639:57 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 11:23:57 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 34.32%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 23.6°F Sunday at 0559 hours; highest temp 38.1°F Saturday at 1516 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@32.5 mph Saturday at 1142 hours; minimum wind chill 20°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.07 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. February end-of-month totals: precip 3.76 inches; ETo 1.36 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.40 inches. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 01 March 2020.
3/2/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 35.2°F approaching morning twilight; wind SSW@1.2 mph; humidity 62%; pressure 30.07 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: scattered clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 41/42/42/43°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 8/12 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0638:30 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 11:26:27 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 43.87%, First Quarter Moon this afternoon at 1458 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 22.6°F Sunday at 0701 hours; highest temp 51.1°F Sunday at 1705 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@15.6 mph Sunday at 1205 hours; minimum wind chill 13°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.09 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.09 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.09 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 02 March 2020.
3/3/2020 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 43.3°F approaching morning twilight; wind calm; humidity 86%; pressure 29.78 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: occasional cloud at 5.5K feet, scattered above 25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 43/44/43/43°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 9/12 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0637:02 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 11:28:57 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 53.90%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 33.7°F Monday at 0641 hours; highest temp 65.7°F Monday at 1311 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@27.3 mph Monday at 2121 hours; minimum wind chill 29°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.09 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Monday at 1639 hours; measurable amounts by 1847 hours and continued widely intermittently through 2203 hours, second little shower 0029 - 0051; peak rainfall period(s) at 2151 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.342 inch/hour Monday at 2151 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.096 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.10 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.10 inch; ETo 0.18 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.08 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 03 March 2020.
3/4/2020 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 37.9°F approaching morning twilight; wind SSE@5.5 mph; humidity 82%; pressure 29.86 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: occasional cloud at >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 45/45/45/44°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 10/12 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0635:33 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 11:31:27 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 64.07%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 37.8°F Wednesday at 0554 hours; highest temp 66.2°F Tuesday at 1604 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@32.5 mph Tuesday at 2112 hours; minimum wind chill 35°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Tuesday at 1834 hours; measurable amounts by 1837 hours and continued through 1908 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1848 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.482 inch/hour Tuesday at 1848 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.064 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.06 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.16 inch; ETo 0.23 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.07 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 04 March 2020.
3/5/2020 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0540 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 39.8°F approaching morning twilight; wind NNW@7.1 mph; humidity 62%; pressure 30.16 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: occasional thin cloud at 5.5K, broken at 23.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 45/46/46/45°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 10/13 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0634:03 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 11:33:59 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 73.97%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 36.7°F Wednesday at 0656 hours; highest temp 64.2°F Wednesday at 1511 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WNW@22.1 mph Wednesday at 1050 hours; minimum wind chill 32°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.12 inch; precip periods: the very sensitive commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge registered sprinkles 1021 - 1025 hours, not enough to measure, evaporated at once; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.16 inch; ETo 0.35 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.19 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 05 March 2020.
3/6/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 31.1°F approaching morning twilight; wind calm; humidity 90%; pressure 29.88 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: occasional thin cloud at 6 - 7K, broken-to-overcast at 9K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 44/45/45/45°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 11/13 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0632:34 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 11:36:29 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 83.09%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 30.9°F Friday at 0533 hours; highest temp 54.5°F Thursday at 1340 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@13.0 mph Thursday at 0954 hours; minimum wind chill 25°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.07 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.16 inch; ETo 0.42 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.26 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 06 March 2020.
3/7/2020 6:00 AM T M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 38.1°F approaching morning twilight; wind NWbN@18.8 G 27.5 mph; humidity 62%; pressure 30.22 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: broken (trending scattered) cloud deck at 5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 44/45/45/45°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 11/14 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0631:03 hours EST at station location; daylight duration 11:39:01 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 90.81%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 31.1°F Friday at 0601 hours; highest temp 53.8°F Friday at 1411 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@28.6 mph Saturday at 0447 hours; minimum wind chill 28°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: two bands of very light intermittent sprinkles 1416 - 1435 and 1503 - 1513; total 24-hour precip: 0.003 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; TRACE amount on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.16 inch; ETo 0.47 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.31 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 07 March 2020.
3/8/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 28.1°F at astronomical twilight; wind SbE@1.6 mph; humidity 80%; pressure 30.53 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 43/44/45/45°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 12/14 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0729:36 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:41:26 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 96.50%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 28.1°F Sunday at 0559 hours; highest temp 51.7°F Saturday at 1534 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@28.6 mph Saturday at 0932 hours; minimum wind chill 23°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.10 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.16 inch; ETo 0.57 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.41 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 08 March 2020.
3/9/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 38.8°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind SSW@2.7 mph; humidity 63%; pressure 30.42 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: a few clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 44/45/45/45°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 12/14 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0728:05 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:43:57 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.57%, Full “Worm” Moon this afternoon at 1348 EDT hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 26.8°F Sunday at 0747 hours; highest temp 62.9°F Sunday at 1657 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@15.6 mph Sunday at 1703 hours; minimum wind chill 23°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.16 inch; ETo 0.68 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.52 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 09 March 2020.
3/10/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 58.1°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind SSW@4.2 mph; humidity 61%; pressure 30.19 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast cloud deck at 14K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 47/47/47/46°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 12/14 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0726:33 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:46:30 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.66%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 36.8°F Monday at 0729 hours; highest temp 75.1°F Monday at 1534 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSW@18.2 mph Tuesday at 0042 hours; minimum wind chill 34°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.14 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.16 inch; ETo 0.82 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.66 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 10 March 2020.
3/11/2020 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 46.8°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NbW@7.2 mph; humidity 75%; pressure 30.12 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: a few clouds at 5K, 9K and 23K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 49/49/48/47°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 12/14 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0725:01 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:49:01 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 96.70%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 46.8°F Wednesday at 0559 hours; highest temp 71.6°F Tuesday at 1516 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@26.0 mph Tuesday at 1539 hours; minimum wind chill 44°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Tuesday at 0726 hours; measurable light sprinkles by 0733 hours and continued through 0804 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0739 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.032 inch/hour Tuesday at 0739 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.014 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.01 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.17 inch; ETo 0.90 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.73 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 11 March 2020.
3/12/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 46.2°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NNE@2.2 mph; humidity 80%; pressure 30.06 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: overcast ceiling at 2.8K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 49/49/48/47°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 13/15 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0723:29 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:51:33 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 90.96%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 42.1°F Wednesday at 0746 hours; highest temp 59.0°F Wednesday at 1628 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@9.1 mph Wednesday at 1149 hours; minimum wind chill 40°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.17 inch; ETo 0.95 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.78 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 12 March 2020.
3/13/2020 6:00 AM 0.28 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 52.0°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind SSW@2.6 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 29.81 inches Hg and falling sharply since midnight; skies: overcast at 400 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 7 miles in rain mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 51/50/50/48°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 13/15 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0721:56 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:54:06 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 82.97%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 45.9°F Thursday at 0629 hours; highest temp 63.1°F Thursday at 1441 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SEbE@14.3 mph Thursday at 1443 hours; minimum wind chill 44°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.07 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Friday at 0052 hours; measurable amounts by 0058 hours and continued intermittently through 0535 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0147, 0204, 0306, 0342 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.852 inch/hour Friday at 0342 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.281 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.28 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.45 inch; ETo 1.02 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.57 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 13 March 2020.
3/14/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 42.8°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NW@4.3 mph; humidity 54%; pressure 30.35 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 51/51/51/49°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 13/16 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0720:23 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:56:38 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 73.41%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 42.8°F Saturday at 0559 hours; highest temp 75.3°F Friday at 1437 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@26.0 mph Friday at 1514 hours; minimum wind chill 38°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.45 inch; ETo 1.13 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.68 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 14 March 2020.
3/15/2020 6:00 AM 0.11 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 39.3°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind NE@3.1 mph; humidity 92%; pressure 30.38 inches Hg and variable within a narrow range since midnight; skies: overcast at 1.1K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 7 miles in occasional light sprinkles and rain mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 50/50/50/49°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 14/16 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0718:50 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:59:10 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 62.95%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 38.7°F Saturday at 0744 hours; highest temp 56.5°F Saturday at 1307 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@15.6 mph Saturday at 2037 hours; minimum wind chill 32°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.09 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Saturday at 2017 hours; measurable amounts by 2058 hours and continued intermittently through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 2348 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.067 inch/hour Saturday at 2348 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.108 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.11 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.56 inch; ETo 1.22 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.66 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 15 March 2020.
3/16/2020 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 29.8°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 30.48 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 7 miles in mist, lower in the western quad; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 47/48/49/49°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 15/18 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0717:17 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:01:42 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 52.22%, Third Quarter Moon this morning at 0535 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 29.7°F Monday at 0557 hours; highest temp 46.9°F Sunday at 1651 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@10.4 mph Sunday at 1323 hours; minimum wind chill 27°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: light rain sprinkles Sunday morning 0854 - 0934 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0913 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.027 inch/hour Sunday at 0913 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.011 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.01 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.57 inch; ETo 1.24 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.67 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 16 March 2020.
3/17/2020 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 42.8°F after passing astronomical twilight; wind SbE@4.1 mph; humidity 85%; pressure 30.21 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 1.6K feet, overcast decks at 4.5K and 14K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 49/49/49/49°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 16/18 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0715:43 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:04:15 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 41.71%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 29.6°F Monday at 0623 hours; highest temp 53.2°F Monday at 1432 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@14.3 mph Monday at 2058 hours; minimum wind chill 24°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.07 inch; precip periods: occasional light sprinkles Monday morning 0816 - 1037 and again ±15 minutes of midnight; total 24-hour precip: 0.012 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.01 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.58 inch; ETo 1.31 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.73 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 17 March 2020.
3/18/2020 6:00 AM T M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 38.9°F approaching nautical twilight; wind NNW@3.4 mph; humidity 84%; pressure 30.42 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: occasional cloud >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 50/50/50/49°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 16/18 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0714:10 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:06:46 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 31.84%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 38.9°F Wednesday at 0559 hours; highest temp 65.5°F Tuesday at 1538 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@13.0 mph Tuesday at 1551 hours; minimum wind chill 35°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: occasional light sprinkles Tuesday morning 0747 - 0814 hours, not enough at any one time to to totally wet the sidewalks; total 24-hour precip: 0.005 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; TRACE inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.58 inch; ETo 1.39 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.81 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 18 March 2020.
3/19/2020 6:00 AM 0.12 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 48.6°F approaching nautical twilight; wind SbW@5.1 mph; humidity 93%; pressure 30.18 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 500 feet, overcast decks at 2.5K and 6.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in rain mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 51/51/50/49°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 17/19 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0712:36 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:09:19 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 22.93%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 38.2°F Wednesday at 0703 hours; highest temp 56.4°F Wednesday at 1641 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSE@14.1 mph Wednesday at 1411 hours; minimum wind chill 34°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Wednesday at 1910 hours; measurable amounts by 1928 hours and continued intermittently through 0543 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 2350, 0223, 0311 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.127 inch/hour Thursday at 0223 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.124 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.12 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.70 inch; ETo 1.45 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.75 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 19 March 2020.
3/20/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 66.9°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 80%; pressure 30.01 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 13K feet , overcast at 16K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 54/53/53/50°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 17/19 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0711:02 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:11:51 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 15.23%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 48.3°F Thursday at 0640 hours; highest temp 75.8°F Thursday at 1709 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded variable@13.0 mph Thursday at 1024 hours; minimum wind chill 44°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.09 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.70 inch; ETo 1.54 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.84 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 20 March 2020.
3/21/2020 6:00 AM 0.19 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 49.5°F approaching nautical twilight; wind N@8.1 mph; humidity 88%; pressure 30.15 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 4.2K, overcast at 7K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted in rain sprinkles; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 56/55/54/52°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 17/19 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0709:28 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:14:23 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 8.96%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 49.5°F Saturday at 0559 hours; highest temp 81.2°F Friday at 1613 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@36.4 mph Friday at 1509 hours; minimum wind chill N/A°F — not reliably calculable above 50ºF; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.10 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Friday at 1227 hours; measurable amounts of intermittent light sprinkles 1236 - 1251 hours; next rain period started 0138 hours and continued intermittently through 0528 hours; light sprinkles started again at 0548 hours through the 0600 hour gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 0438 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.308 inch/hour Saturday at 0438 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.184 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.19 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.89 inch; ETo 1.64 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.75 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 21 March 2020.
3/22/2020 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 41.3°F approaching nautical twilight; wind N@6.8 mph; humidity 56%; pressure 30.49 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 5.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 53/53/53/52°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 19/20 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0707:54 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:16:55 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 4.26%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 41.3°F Sunday at 0549 hours; highest temp 50.8°F Saturday at 1215 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@19.5 mph Saturday at 1038 hours; minimum wind chill 36°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: intermittent light sprinkles continued through Saturday’s 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading until 0712 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0651 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.093 inch/hour Saturday at 0651 hours for 5 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.051 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.05 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.94 inch; ETo 1.70 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.76 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 22 March 2020.
3/23/2020 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 40.0°F approaching nautical twilight; wind EbN@5.4 mph; humidity 91%; pressure 30.38 inches Hg and falling sharply since midnight; skies: broken cloud deck at 1K feet, overcast at 1.4K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 9 miles in rain mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 53/53/53/52°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 20/21 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0706:20 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:19:27 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 1.26%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 38.8°F Sunday at 0813 hours; highest temp 52.3°F Sunday at 1532 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded EbS@18.2 mph Sunday at 2212 hours; minimum wind chill 29°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.09 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Monday at 0113 hours; measurable amounts by 0121 hours and continued intermittently through 0543 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0236, 0301 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.094 inch/hour Monday at 0301 hours for 7 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.106 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.10 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.04 inch; ETo 1.79 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.75 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 23 March 2020.
3/24/2020 6:00 AM 0.20 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 39.1°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 30.14 inches Hg and climbing slowly since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 4.3K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 4 miles in morning haze and thin fog patches; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 51/52/52/52°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 21/22 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0704:46 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:21:59 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.03%, New Moon this morning at 0529 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 39.1°F Tuesday at 0559 hours; highest temp 44.3°F Monday at 1739 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@9.1 mph Monday at 1319 hours; minimum wind chill 33°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Monday at 0607 hours; measurable amounts by 0611 hours and continued intermittently through 1452 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0758, 0843, 1445 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.246 inch/hour Monday at 0758 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.201 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.20 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.24 inch; ETo 1.81 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.57 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 24 March 2020.
3/25/2020 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 43.8°F approaching nautical twilight; wind EbN@5.6 mph; humidity 91%; pressure 29.92 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 1.3K feet, overcast deck at 4.8K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted in light sprinkles; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 52/52/52/51°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 21/22 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0703:12 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:24:30 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.59%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 37.2°F Tuesday at 0706 hours; highest temp 54.5°F Tuesday at 1549 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@15.6 mph Tuesday at 1420 hours; minimum wind chill 33°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.07 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Wednesday at 0134 hours; measurable amounts by 0142 hours and continued intermittently through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 0402 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.053 inch/hour Wednesday at 0402 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.045 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.05 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.29 inch; ETo 1.88 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.59 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 25 March 2020.
3/26/2020 6:00 AM 0.20 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 42.3°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 30.09 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: overcast at 2.4K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 51/52/52/51°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 21/22 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0701:38 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:27:02 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 2.93%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 41.6°F Thursday at 0301 hours; highest temp 47.6°F Wednesday at 1534 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@13.0 mph Wednesday at 1628 hours; minimum wind chill 38°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: light rain continued through yesterday’s 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading and persisted in several bands until 1704 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0643, 1113, 1159 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.081 inch/hour Wednesday at 1159 hours for 7 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.204 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.20 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.49 inch; ETo 1.90 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.41 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 26 March 2020.
3/27/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 47.3°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 91%; pressure 29.80 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 7.5K feet, broken at 11K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 53/53/52/52°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 20/22 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0700:04 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:29:34 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 6.98%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 39.0°F Thursday at 0749 hours; highest temp 61.1°F Thursday at 1723 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SbW@19.5 mph Thursday at 1422 hours; minimum wind chill 35°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.10 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.49 inch; ETo 2.00 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.51 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 27 March 2020.
3/28/2020 6:00 AM 0.18 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 53.4°F at nautical twilight; wind NNE@5.9 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 29.99 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: overcast at 2.6K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 7 miles in light rain sprinkles and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 55/54/53/52°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 19/21 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0658:31 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:32:04 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 12.64%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 45.0°F Friday at 0748 hours; highest temp 69.7°F Friday at 1404 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NbW@18.2 mph Friday at 1305 hours; minimum wind chill 43°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.09 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Friday at 1927 hours; measurable amounts by 1840 hours and continued intermittently through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 0058, 0245 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.132 inch/hour Saturday at 0058 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.179 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.18 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.67 inch; ETo 2.09 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.42 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 28 March 2020.
3/29/2020 6:00 AM 0.24 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 50.1°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.92 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast at 300 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 5 miles in mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 55/54/54/53°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 7/21 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0656:57 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:34:36 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 19.76%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 50.0°F Sunday at 0519 hours; highest temp 58.8°F Saturday at 1626 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NE@9.1 mph Saturday at 2146 hours; minimum wind chill 47°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.02 inch; precip periods: light rain continued through yesterday’s 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading with heavier bands until 0849 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0646, 0802, 0819, 0833 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.049 inch/hour Saturday at 0819 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.242 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.24 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.91 inch; ETo 2.11 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.20 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 29 March 2020.
3/30/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 51.2°F after passing nautical twilight; wind ENE@2.6 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 29.97 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: occasional thin cloud at 200 feet, broken cloud deck at 24K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 6 miles albeit lower to the west in haze and fog; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 55/55/55/53°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 8/20 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0655:24 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:37:06 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 28.15%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 48.4°F Monday at 0515 hours; highest temp 71.1°F Sunday at 1723 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SEbS@11.7 mph Sunday at 1237 hours; minimum wind chill 46°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.91 inch; ETo 2.16 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.25 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 30 March 2020.
3/31/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 48.2°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NNW@9.1 mph; humidity 67%; pressure 29.98 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 6.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 55/55/55/54°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 9/19 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0653:51 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:39:36 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 37.59%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 47.3°F Tuesday at 0151 hours; highest temp 76.7°F Monday at 1524 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@27.3 mph Monday at 1600 hours; minimum wind chill 43°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.14 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.91 inch; ETo 2.30 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.39 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 31 March 2020. Note: CoCoRaHS manual QC checker, good time for a PSA reminding our citizen meteorologists that condensation in the gauge from 100% saturated air is not reportable as precip. Of late, I’ve been seeing surrounding false TRACE reports when the temp-dew point spread was equal or within a tenth or two causing visible condensation in the gauges.
4/1/2020 6:00 AM 0.23 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 39.1°F after passing nautical twilight; wind N@6.7 mph; humidity 88%; pressure 29.78 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 6K feet, overcast deck at 8K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 54/54/54/54°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 10/19 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0652:18 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:42:07 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 47.80%, First Quarter Moon this morning at 0622 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 38.9°F Wednesday at 0537 hours; highest temp 54.6°F Tuesday at 1623 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NE@14.4 mph Wednesday at 0207 hours; minimum wind chill 31°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Tuesday at 1746 hours; measurable amounts by 1757 hours and continued intermittently through 0009 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1834, 1856, 1939, 2200 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.107 inch/hour Tuesday at 1939 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.232 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.23 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. March end-of-month totals: precip 2.14 inch; ETo 2.34 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.20 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 01 April 2020.
4/2/2020 6:00 AM T M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 37.1°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NW@5.7 mph; humidity 75%; pressure 29.94 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 53/54/54/53°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 11/20 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0650:46 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:44:36 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 58.41%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 36.7°F Thursday at 0548 hours; highest temp 55.8°F Wednesday at 1716 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@15.6 mph Wednesday at 1304 hours; minimum wind chill 34°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: collectable mist and widespread sprinkles 0712 - 0750 hours; total 24-hour precip: 0.002 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; TRACE on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip TRACE inch; ETo 0.06 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.06 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 02 April 2020.
4/3/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 46.4°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NW@8.2 OG 12.5 mph; humidity 34%; pressure 29.83 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 53/53/53/53°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 11/20 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0649:14 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:47:05 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 68.99%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 35.5°F Thursday at 0658 hours; highest temp 62.5°F Thursday at 1702 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@35.1 mph Thursday at 1548 hours; minimum wind chill 32°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.16 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.22 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.22 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 03 April 2020.
4/4/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 45.4°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NNW@4.0 mph; humidity 78%; pressure 29.96 inches Hg and steady within a narrow range since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 54/54/54/53°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 11/20 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0647:42 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:49:35 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 78.97%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 44.3°F Saturday at 0456 hours; highest temp 68.0°F Friday at 1622 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@37.7 mph Friday at 0942 hours; minimum wind chill 40°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.18 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.40 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.40 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 04 April 2020.
4/5/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 42.0°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 30.07 inches Hg and steady since midnight; skies: mostly clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 53/53/54/53°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 12/20 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0646:11 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:52:03 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 87.70%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 41.3°F Sunday at 0530 hours; highest temp 60.1°F Saturday at 1756 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NbW@15.6 mph Saturday at 1012 hours; minimum wind chill 38°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.46 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.46 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 05 April 2020.
4/6/2020 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 51.2°F approaching civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 30.03 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 6.5K feet, broken at 10K as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in haze; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 55/55/55/53°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 12/20 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0644:40 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:54:31 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 94.49%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 40.8°F Sunday at 0701 hours; highest temp 71.2°F Sunday at 1650 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SbW@15.2 mph Sunday at 1345 hours; minimum wind chill 39°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: three passing bands of rain sprinkles or light rain 2041 - 2316 hours; total 24-hour precip: 0.012 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.01 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.01 inch; ETo 0.57 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.56 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 06 April 2020.
4/7/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 54.6°F approaching civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 86%; pressure 29.95 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken cloud deck at 8.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 55/55/55/54°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 13/21 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0643:09 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:56:59 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 98.73%, Full “Pink” Moon tonight at 2236 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 48.7°F Tuesday at 0013 hours; highest temp 71.2°F Monday at 1620 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@16.9 mph Monday at 1515 hours; minimum wind chill 44°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.13 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.01 inch; ETo 0.70 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.69 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 07 April 2020. Astronomical note: Tonight’s ’SuperMoon’ will be the biggest, brightest and closest Moon to the Earth this year.
4/8/2020 6:00 AM 0.20 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 55.4°F approaching civil twilight; wind WSW@4.2 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 29.63 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast at 9K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in light rain; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 56/56/56/54°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 13/21 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0641:39 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:59:27 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.99%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 52.2°F Wednesday at 0421 hours; highest temp 73.6°F Tuesday at 1347 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@24.7 mph Tuesday at 1507 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.09 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Tuesday at 1431 hours; measurable amounts by 1442 hours and continued intermittently through 1604 hours, second band Wednesday morning 0523 - 0600 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1505, 0532 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.159 inch/hour Wednesday at 0532 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.199 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.20 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.21 inch; ETo 0.79 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.58 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 08 April 2020.
4/9/2020 6:00 AM 0.08 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 52.4°F approaching civil twilight; wind WNW@6.8 G 12.3 mph; humidity 88%; pressure 29.47 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 4.8K feet, overcast 6.5K as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 58/57/57/55°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 14/22 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0640:10 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:01:53 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 98.17%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 50.7°F Thursday at 0404 hours; highest temp 80.8°F Wednesday at 1500 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@20.8 mph Wednesday at 1735 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.14 inch; precip periods: intermittent light rain continued through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading until 0736 hours, second rain band Thursday morning 0527 hours through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 0620, 0545 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.046 inch/hour Wednesday at 0620 hours for 5 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.082 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.08 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.29 inch; ETo 0.93 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.64 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 09 April 2020.
4/10/2020 6:00 AM 0.12 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 41.6°F approaching civil twilight; wind NW@9.6 mph; humidity 46%; pressure 29.61 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: mostly clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 56/57/57/56°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 16/23 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0638:41 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:04:20 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 93.50%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 41.6°F Friday at 0559 hours; highest temp 74.7°F Thursday at 1242 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WNW@33.8 mph Thursday at 1419 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.16 inch; precip periods: rain continued yesterday through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading until 0621 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0601 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.761 inch/hour Thursday at 0601 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.119 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.12 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.41 inch; ETo 1.09 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.68 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 10 April 2020.
4/11/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 35.8°F approaching civil twilight; wind SSW@5.2 mph; humidity 73%; pressure 30.01 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 7K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 53/54/55/55°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 18/24 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0637:12 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:06:46 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 86.49%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 34.7°F Saturday at 0429 hours; highest temp 51.5°F Friday at 1606 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WbN@41.6 mph Friday at 1351 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.12 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.41 inch; ETo 1.21 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.80 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 11 April 2020.
4/12/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 43.0°F approaching civil twilight; wind NWbW@1.9 mph; humidity 80%; pressure 30.09 inches Hg and largely steady since midnight; skies: overcast cloud deck at 9.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 54/54/55/54°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 20/25 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0635:45 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:09:10 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 77.78%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 35.6°F Saturday at 0603 hours; highest temp 64.1°F Saturday at 1648 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@23.4 mph Saturday at 1656 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.15 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.41 inch; ETo 1.36 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.95 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 12 April 2020.
4/13/2020 6:00 AM 1.16 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 60.4°F approaching civil twilight; wind NE@4.8 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 29.66 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: overcast at 1.4K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 4 miles in rain and mist soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 56/56/55/54°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 7/26 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0634:18 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:11:35 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 68.01%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 43.0°F Sunday at 0601 hours; highest temp 72.9°F Sunday at 1440 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@22.1 mph Monday at 0256 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Sunday at 1948 hours; measurable amounts by 1957 hours and continued intermittently through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 2008, 2301, 0257, 0414 hours; maximum rainfall intensity a very heavy 7.388 inches/hour Monday at 0414 hours for 01 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 1.155 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 1.16 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.57 inch; ETo 1.44 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.13 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 13 April 2020.
4/14/2020 6:00 AM 1.13 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 44.5°F approaching civil twilight; wind NNW@8.1 mph; humidity 61%; pressure 30.12 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 12K and 24K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 57/57/57/55°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 05/04 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0632:51 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:13:59 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 57.77%, Third Quarter Moon 1857 hours this evening. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 44.3°F Tuesday at 0555 hours; highest temp 79.9°F Monday at 1557 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@36.4 mph Monday at 1349 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.10 inch; precip periods: widely variable intensity rainfall continued intermittently through the Monday 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading until 1253 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0624, 0649, 0710, 1220 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.903 inch/hour Monday at 0710 hours for 02 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 1.124 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 1.13 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.70 inch; ETo 1.54 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.16 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 14 April 2020.
4/15/2020 6:00 AM 0.58 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 36.9°F approaching civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 30.07 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 1K feet, overcast at 6.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted in iight sprinkles; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 56/56/56/56°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 05/04 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0631:25 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:16:23 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 47.53%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 34.9°F Wednesday at 0303 hours; highest temp 57.0°F Tuesday at 1556 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@20.8 mph Tuesday at 2250 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Tuesday at 2025 hours; measurable amounts by 2039 hours and continued intermittently through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 2133, 2248, 0213, 0253 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.228 inch/hour Tuesday at 2248 hours for 04 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.579 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.58 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.28 inches; ETo 1.62 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.66 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 15 April 2020.
4/16/2020 6:00 AM T M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 37.8°F approaching civil twilight; wind NNW@7.2 mph; humidity 82%; pressure 30.12 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: widely scattered clouds at 12.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 55/55/56/55°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 04/04 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0630:00 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:18:46 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 37.67%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 36.6°F Thursday at 0533 hours; highest temp 53.6°F Wednesday at 1706 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@20.3 mph Wednesday at 1219 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: intermittent light sprinkles and collectable mist continued through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading until 0619 hours; total 24-hour precip: 0.004 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; TRACE inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.28 inches; ETo 1.73 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.55 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 16 April 2020.
4/17/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 30.2°F approaching civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 90%; pressure 30.33 inches Hg and climbing slowly since midnight; skies: widely scattered clouds at 7.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 54/55/55/55°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 05/04 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0628:36 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:21:07 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 28.50%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 30.1°F Friday at 0555 hours; highest temp 54.9°F Thursday at 1543 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@23.4 mph Thursday at 0907 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.14 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.28 inches; ETo 1.87 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.41 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 17 April 2020.
4/18/2020 6:00 AM T M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 46.1°F at civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 91%; pressure 29.77 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast deck at 6.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted in rain sprinkles; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 54/54/54/54°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 5/4 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0627:12 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:23:29 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 20.26%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 29.9°F Friday at 0624 hours; highest temp 60.9°F Friday at 1705 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@20.8 mph Friday at 1357 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: occasional raindrops observed reaching ground level Saturday morning 0447 - 0510 and 0543 - 0600 hours, sidewalk wet spots dried within minutes; total 24-hour precip: 0.002 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; TRACE inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.28 inches; ETo 1.95 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.33 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 18 April 2020.
4/19/2020 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 31.7°F after passing civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 91%; pressure 30.01 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 53/54/54/54°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 7/7 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0625:49 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:25:50 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 13.18%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 31.4°F Sunday at 0540 hours; highest temp 54.9°F Saturday at 1655 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@36.4 mph Saturday at 1602 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.09 inch; precip periods: intermittent light sprinkles/light rain continued through Saturday’s 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading until 1052 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0644 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.082 inch/hour Saturday at 0644 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.061 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.06 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.34 inches; ETo 2.04 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.30 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 19 April 2020.
4/20/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 48.2°F after passing civil twilight; wind NNW@1.8 mph; humidity 87%; pressure 29.61 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: overcast at 11K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 54/54/54/54°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 9/10 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0624:28 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:28:08 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 7.46%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 31.1°F Sunday at 0631 hours; highest temp 65.8°F Sunday at 1818 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@18.2 mph Sunday at 1604 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.34 inches; ETo 2.15 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.19 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 20 April 2020.
4/21/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 46.3°F after passing civil twilight; wind SbW@5.1 mph; humidity 90%; pressure 29.64 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 12.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 55/55/55/54°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 10/11 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0623:07 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:30:27 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 3.27%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 46.2°F Tuesday at 0558 hours; highest temp 63.0°F Monday at 1755 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@13.0 mph Monday at 1522 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.34 inches; ETo 2.23 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.11 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 21 April 2020.
4/22/2020 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 37.7°F after passing civil twilight; wind NW@9.8 mph; humidity 51%; pressure 29.96 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 54/54/55/54°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 10/12 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0621:46 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:32:46 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.75%, New Moon tonight at 2226 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 37.7°F Wednesday at 0354 hours; highest temp 69.1°F Tuesday at 1215 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@37.7 mph Tuesday at 1918 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.12 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Tuesday at 1251 hours; measurable amounts by 1259 hours and continued intermittently through 1333 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1322 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.024 inch/hour Tuesday at 1322 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.010 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.01 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.35 inches; ETo 2.35 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.00 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 22 April 2020.
4/23/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 42.6°F after passing civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 80%; pressure 30.02 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 11K feet, overcast >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 55/55/55/54°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 11/12 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0620:27 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:35:02 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.01%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 35.4°F Wednesday at 0704 hours; highest temp 64.1°F Wednesday at 1735 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@23.4 mph Wednesday at 1537 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.17 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.35 inches; ETo 2.52 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.83 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 23 April 2020.
4/24/2020 6:00 AM 0.99 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 53.1°F after passing civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.63 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast at 500 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in a few light sprinkles, fog and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 55/55/55/55°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 5/13 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0619:09 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:37:18 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 1.11%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 41.9°F Thursday at 0642 hours; highest temp 60.8°F Thursday at 1332 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SbE@11.7 mph Thursday at 1419 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Thursday at 1321 hours; measurable amounts by 1338 hours and continued intermittently through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 1651, 1802, 1916, 2035, 2144, 0329, 0442 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.734 inch/hour Friday at 0442 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.984 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.99 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 4.34 inches; ETo 2.56 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.78 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 24 April 2020.
4/25/2020 6:00 AM 0.21 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 42.7°F after passing civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 29.99 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: occasional cloud at 5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 7 miles in haze and foggy patches in the western quad; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 56/56/56/55°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 5/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0617:52 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:39:33 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 4.08%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 42.4°F Saturday at 0544 hours; highest temp 60.6°F Friday at 1432 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@14.3 mph Friday at 1407 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: intermittent light sprinkles/rain interspersed with a band of heavy rain continued past Friday’s 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading until 0851 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0655, 0704, 0743 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.651 inch/hour Friday at 0704 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.209 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.21 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 4.55 inches; ETo 2.61 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.94 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 25 April 2020.
4/26/2020 6:00 AM 0.46 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 49.1°F after passing civil twilight; wind NNE@4.7 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 29.81 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 600 feet, overcast at 3.1K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in rain mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 56/56/56/55°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 4/4 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0616:36 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:41:46 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 8.86%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 41.9°F Saturday at 0652 hours; highest temp 63.5°F Saturday at 1501 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@15.6 mph Saturday at 1738 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Saturday at 1910 hours; measurable amounts by 1938 hours and continued intermittently through 0515 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 2011, 2037, 0321, 0351 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.439 inch/hour Sunday at 0321 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.461 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.46 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 5.01 inches; ETo 2.66 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.35 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 26 April 2020.
4/27/2020 6:00 AM 0.18 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 42.7°F after passing civil twilight; wind NNW@11.6 mph; humidity 92%; pressure 29.90 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 1.5K feet, overcast at 3K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 56/56/56/55°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 4/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0615:20 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:44:00 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 15.36%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 42.7°F Monday at 0554 hours; highest temp 56.9°F Sunday at 1800 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@13.0 mph Monday at 0405 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: light sprinkles started again Sunday morning at 0622 hours and continued intermittently through 1031 hours, second band of intermittent rains 1941 - 0448 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0704, 0356 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.084 inch/hour Sunday at 0704 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.177 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.18 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 5.19 inches; ETo 2.69 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.50 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 27 April 2020.
4/28/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 41.5°F approaching official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 30.17 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: broken clouds 12K and 16K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 55/55/56/55°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 4/4 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0614:06 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:46:12 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 23.39%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 39.0°F Tuesday at 0220 hours; highest temp 58.6°F Monday at 1724 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@24.7 mph Monday at 1414 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 5.19 inches; ETo 2.75 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.44 inches. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 28 April 2020.
4/29/2020 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 41.3°F approaching official sunrise; wind NbW@1.5 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 30.03 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: a few scattered clouds at 10K and 22K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 55/55/55/55°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 4/4 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0612:53 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:48:22 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 32.74%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 41.0°F Wednesday at 0555 hours; highest temp 55.1°F Tuesday at 1036 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@9.1 mph Tuesday at 1041 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Tuesday at 1106 hours; measurable amounts by 1122 hours and continued intermittently until 1244 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1219 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.039 inch/hour Tuesday at 1219 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.028 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.03 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 5.22 inches; ETo 2.78 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.44 inches. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 29 April 2020.
4/30/2020 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 62.1°F approaching official sunrise; wind SE@16.8 OG 19.2 mph; humidity 83%; pressure 29.76 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: overcast at 7K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in light rain; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 58/57/57/55°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 5/4 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0611:42 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:50:31 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 43.08%, First Quarter Moon this afternoon at 1639 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 40.9°F Wednesday at 0622 hours; highest temp 75.5°F Wednesday at 1610 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@20.6 mph Wednesday at 2108 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.10 inch; precip periods: a few light sprinkles observed 0139 - 0205 hours, next light rain started at 0519 hours and continued through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 0543 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.022 inch/hour Thursday at 0543 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.007 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.01 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April cumulative totals-to-date: precip 5.23 inches; ETo 2.88 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.35 inches. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 30 April 2020.
5/1/2020 6:00 AM 1.31 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 51.0°F approaching official sunrise; wind W@3.1 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 29.72 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: overcast 6.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted in sprinkles; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 58/58/57/56°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 4/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0610:31 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:52:39 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 54.01%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 50.9°F Friday at 0559 hours; highest temp 62.1°F Thursday at 0601 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@15.9 mph Thursday at 0704 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: light intermittent rain continued through the 0600 CoCoRaHS gauge reading, intensity increasing significantly later in the day before ending at 1817 hours, more intermittent rain bands 0102 - 0206 and 0446 - 0600 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0757, 0929, 1251, 1631, 0152 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.342 inch/hour Thursday at 0929 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 1.305 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 1.31 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. April end-of-month totals: precip 6.54 inches; ETo 2.91 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 3.63 inches. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 01 May 2020.
5/2/2020 6:00 AM 0.14 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 48.4°F approaching official sunrise; wind NW@6.2 mph; humidity 82%; pressure 30.07 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 58/58/58/57°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 4/6 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0609:22 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:54:45 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 65.04%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 48.3°F Saturday at 0558 hours; highest temp 65.3°F Friday at 1616 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@24.7 mph Friday at 1626 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.12 inch; precip periods: light intermittent rain continued through the 0600 CoCoRaHS gauge reading until 0854 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0718, 0829 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.273 inch/hour Friday at 0718 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.143 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.14 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.14 inch; ETo 0.12 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.02 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 02 May 2020.
5/3/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 58.9°F approaching official sunrise; wind SWbS@2.6 mph; humidity 73%; pressure 29.85 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 14K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 60/59/59/57°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 4/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0608:14 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:56:50 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 75.59%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 47.4°F Saturday at 0705 hours; highest temp 71.4°F Saturday at 1803 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@15.6 mph Sunday at 0157 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.17 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.14 inch; ETo 0.29 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.15 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 03 May 2020.
5/4/2020 6:00 AM 0.93 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 58.0°F approaching official sunrise; wind NW@7.8 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 29.73 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 8.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 61/61/60/58°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 3/4 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0607:07 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:58:54 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 84.99%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 56.4°F Sunday at 0841 hours; highest temp 78.3°F Sunday at 1722 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NWbN@16.9 mph Sunday at 2222 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.07 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Sunday at 0748 hours; measurable amounts by 0758 hours and continued intermittently through 1454 hours, second rain band 2221 - 0212 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1106, 2249, 2305, 0016, 0033 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 2.386 inches/hour Sunday at 2249 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.921 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.93 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.07 inch; ETo 0.36 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.71 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 04 May 2020.
5/5/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 48.6°F approaching official sunrise; wind WNW@4.9 mph; humidity 65%; pressure 30.01 inches Hg and quite variable since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 15K and 21K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 61/61/61/59°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 3/4 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0606:01 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:00:57 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 92.55%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 48.5°F Tuesday at 0551 hours; highest temp 74.8°F Monday at 1416 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@28.6 mph Monday at 1508 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.20 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.07 inch; ETo 0.56 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.51 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 05 May 2020.
5/6/2020 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 49.3°F approaching official sunrise; wind S@2.2 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 29.78 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast at 600 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 7 miles in visible mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 59/60/60/59°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 4/4 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0604:57 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:02:58 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 97.65%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 47.0°F Tuesday at 2103 hours; highest temp 57.2°F Tuesday at 1302 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@14.3 mph Tuesday at 1506 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Tuesday at 1803 hours; measurable amounts by 1928 hours and continued intermittently through 2326 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 2002 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.529 inch/hour Tuesday at 2002 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.057 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.06 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.13 inch; ETo 0.62 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.51 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 06 May 2020.
5/7/2020 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 37.1°F approaching official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 92%; pressure 29.89 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: occasional thin clouds at 6.3K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 58/59/59/58°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 5/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0603:54 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:04:57 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.91%, Full “Flower” Moon this morning at 0646 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 36.9°F Thursday at 0554 hours; highest temp 59.5°F Wednesday at 1326 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@22.1 mph Wednesday at 1734 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: passing small rain cells resulted in measurable sprinkles 1131 hours (6 min), 1327 (10 min) and 1352 (14 min); peak rainfall period(s) at 1357 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.047 inch/hour Wednesday at 1357 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.017 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.02 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.15 inch; ETo 0.68 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.47 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 07 May 2020.
5/8/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 53.5°F approaching official sunrise; wind NbE@2.3 mph; humidity 56%; pressure 29.84 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken cloud deck at 9.5K feet, overcast 19K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 59/59/59/58°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 7/8 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0602:52 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:06:55 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.18%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 37.0°F Thursday at 0602 hours; highest temp 67.8°F Thursday at 1714 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@20.8 mph Thursday at 1330 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.18 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.15 inch; ETo 0.86 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.29 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 08 May 2020.
5/9/2020 6:00 AM 0.24 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 34.5°F approaching official sunrise; wind NW@10.7 mph; humidity 58%; pressure 30.00 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 57/58/58/58°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 8/10 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0601:52 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:08:51 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 95.66%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 34.3°F Saturday at 0555 hours; highest temp 65.6°F Friday at 1255 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@31.2 mph Friday at 2319 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: occasional brief sprinkles at several periods throughout Saturday starting at 1151 hours; measurable recorded amounts started at 1601 hours and continued intermittently through 2319 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 2022 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.731 inch/hour Friday at 2022 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.239 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.24 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.39 inch; ETo 0.94 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.45 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 09 May 2020.
5/10/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 31.5°F approaching official sunrise; wind SbE@2.7 mph; humidity 81%; pressure 30.22 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 55/56/57/57°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 9/10 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0600:53 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:10:45 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 89.78%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 31.3°F Sunday at 0210 hours; highest temp 52.1°F Saturday at 1622 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@33.8 mph Saturday at 1625 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.13 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.39 inch; ETo 1.07 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.32 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 10 May 2020.
5/11/2020 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 47.3°F at official sunrise; wind WSW@5.6 mph; humidity 90%; pressure 29.89 inches Hg and quite variable since midnight; skies: overcast at 7.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted in light rain; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 57/57/57/57°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 9/11 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0559:56 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:12:38 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 82.11%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 31.4°F Sunday at 0603 hours; highest temp 65.8°F Sunday at 1706 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@23.4 mph Sunday at 1734 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.17 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Monday at 0436 hours; measurable amounts by 0501 hours and continued until 0538 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0516 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.031 inch/hour Monday at 0516 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.016 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.02 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.41 inch; ETo 1.24 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.17 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 11 May 2020.
5/12/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 39.0°F after passing official sunrise; wind W@3.1 mph; humidity 78%; pressure 30.15 inches Hg and climbing slowly since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 7.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 56/57/57/57°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 10/12 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0559:01 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:14:27 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 73.21%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 39.0°F Tuesday at 0559 hours; highest temp 60.9°F Monday at 1251 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@31.2 mph Monday at 1534 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.13 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.41 inch; ETo 1.37 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.04 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 12 May 2020.
5/13/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 35.6°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 89%; pressure 30.29 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 56/57/57/57°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 11/13 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0558:06 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:16:17 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 63.62%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 35.4°F Wednesday at 0558 hours; highest temp 62.2°F Tuesday at 1707 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@23.4 mph Tuesday at 1423 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.15 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.41 inch; ETo 1.52 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.11 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 13 May 2020.
5/14/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 46.2°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 88%; pressure 30.26 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 8.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 57/57/57/57°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 12/13 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0557:14 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:18:03 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 53.76%, Third Quarter Moon this morning at 1003 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 35.5°F Wednesday at 0601 hours; highest temp 68.8°F Wednesday at 1623 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SWbW@18.2 mph Wednesday at 1235 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.17 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.41 inch; ETo 1.69 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.28 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 14 May 2020.
5/15/2020 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 63.6°F after passing official sunrise; wind SbW@3.4 mph; humidity 87%; pressure 30.04 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 10.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 59/59/59/57°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 12/14 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0556:23 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:19:48 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 44.00%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 46.2°F Thursday at 0601 hours; highest temp 73.9°F Thursday at 1818 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@13.0 mph Thursday at 1201 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Thursday at 1645 hours; measurable amounts much later at 2119 hours and continued intermittently until 2235 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 2206 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.094 inch/hour Thursday at 2206 hours for 7 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.039 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.04 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.45 inch; ETo 1.77 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.32 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 15 May 2020.
5/16/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 65.6°F after passing official sunrise; wind WSW@6.7 mph; humidity 79%; pressure 29.96 inches Hg and variable since midnight; skies: widely scattered clouds 9.5K - 11K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 63/62/61/59°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 13/15 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0555:33 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:21:31 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 34.63%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 63.0°F Friday at 0648 hours; highest temp 86.2°F Friday at 1623 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@22.1 mph Friday at 1758 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.19 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.45 inch; ETo 1.96 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.51 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 16 May 2020.
5/17/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 60.5°F after passing official sunrise; wind ENE@4.1 mph; humidity 86%; pressure 30.13 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: overcast at 6K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 63/63/62/60°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 15/16 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0554:45 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:23:12 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 25.91%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 60.4°F Sunday at 0557 hours; highest temp 80.7°F Saturday at 1448 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@15.6 mph Saturday at 0939 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.16 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.45 inch; ETo 2.12 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.67 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 17 May 2020.
5/18/2020 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 55.9°F after passing official sunrise; wind NE@5.7 mph; humidity 92%; pressure 30.03 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast at 800 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in light mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 62/62/62/60°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 18/18 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0553:59 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:24:50 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 18.08%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 55.9°F Monday at 0559 hours; highest temp 69.4°F Sunday at 1712 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NEbE@11.7 mph Monday at 0358 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: very light intermittent rain sprinkles measured on the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge 0614 - 0656, 0828 - 0857 hours; total 24-hour precip: 0.006 inch recorded by the piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.01 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.46 inch; ETo 2.18 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.72 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 18 May 2020.
5/19/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 56.2°F after passing official sunrise; wind NE@5.8 mph; humidity 72%; pressure 30.06 inches Hg and climbing slowly since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 6K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 62/62/61/60°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 21/19 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0553:14 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:26:26 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 11.38%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 55.8°F Monday at 0631 hours; highest temp 65.5°F Monday at 1830 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NE@13.0 mph Tuesday at 0217 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none, albeit the very sensitive commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge and corroborated by the leaf wetness sensors registered occasional sprinkles at various times during the day but not enough accumulation to even call it a Trace; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.46 inch; ETo 2.22 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.76 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 19 May 2020.
5/20/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 51.4°F after passing official sunrise; wind NEbE@9.4 mph; humidity 58%; pressure 30.24 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 9.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 61/61/61/60°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 26/22 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0552:31 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:28:00 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 6.04%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 51.1°F Wednesday at 0549 hours; highest temp 67.3°F Tuesday at 1530 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded E@28.6 mph Tuesday at 1827 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: occasional station-level raindrops registered 0420 - 0524 hours by the very sensitive commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge as well as the leaf wetness sensors but not enough to be measured; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.46 inch; ETo 2.33 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.87 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 20 May 2020.
5/21/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 49.7°F after passing official sunrise; wind NE@8.8 mph; humidity 84%; pressure 30.31 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast at 1.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 60/61/61/60°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 31/24 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0551:50 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:29:32 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 2.28%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 49.6°F Thursday at 0533 hours; highest temp 61.5°F Wednesday at 1748 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded ENE@18.2 mph Wednesday at 1328 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.09 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.46 inch; ETo 2.42 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.96 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 21 May 2020.
5/22/2020 6:00 AM 0.06 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 59.6°F after passing official sunrise; wind E@6.4 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 30.08 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast at 500 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in light sprinkles, fog and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 62/61/61/60°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 37/26 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0551:11 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:31:00 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.29%, New Moon this afternoon at 1339 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 49.7°F Thursday at 0601 hours; highest temp 70.5°F Thursday at 1633 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded E@13.0 mph Thursday at 1318 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Friday at 0227 hours; measurable amounts by 0236 hours and continued intermittently through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 0342, 0518 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.026 inch/hour Friday at 0518 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.055 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.06 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.52 inch; ETo 2.50 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.98 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 22 May 2020.
5/23/2020 6:00 AM 0.40 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 61.5°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.96 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 9K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 5 miles in mist and fog; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 64/63/63/61°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 37/27 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0550:33 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:32:27 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.21%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 59.5°F Friday at 0602 hours; highest temp 75.9°F Friday at 1644 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@14.3 mph Friday at 1653 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: intermittent light sprinkles continued through the Friday 0600 hour gauge reading and in bands of varying intensity throughout the morning until 1244 hours and Saturday 0012 - 0526 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0735, 1017, 0035, 0228, 0418 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.884 inch/hour Friday at 1017 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.404 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.40 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.92 inch; ETo 2.58 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.66 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 23 May 2020.
5/24/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 63.3°F after passing official sunrise; wind ENE@7.3 mph; humidity 91%; pressure 30.12 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: overcast at 800 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 9 miles in haze; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 66/65/64/62°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 38/27 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0549:57 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:33:51 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 2.16%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 61.2°F Saturday at 0618 hours; highest temp 81.8°F Saturday at 1727 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NWbN@14.1 mph Saturday at 1546 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.16 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.92 inch; ETo 2.74 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.82 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 24 May 2020.
5/25/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 59.9°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 92%; pressure 30.19 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 1.4K feet, overcast at 2.1K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 65/64/64/62°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 45/29 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0549:23 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:35:13 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 6.15%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 59.7°F Monday at 0537 hours; highest temp 66.1°F Sunday at 1527 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@7.8 mph Sunday at 1652 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.92 inch; ETo 2.78 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.86 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 25 May 2020.
5/26/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 55.1°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 30.19 inches Hg and variable within a narrow range since midnight; skies: clear, broken clouds to the west as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 5 miles in haze and occasional fog patches; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 65/65/64/62°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 46/30 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0548:50 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:36:32 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 12.12%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 55.0°F Tuesday at 0544 hours; highest temp 76.5°F Monday at 1736 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@7.9 mph Monday at 1847 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.09 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.92 inch; ETo 2.87 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.95 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 26 May 2020.
5/27/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 61.6°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 30.17 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 1.4K, broken deck at 13.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in haze; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 66/66/65/63°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 48/31 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0548:20 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:37:48 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 19.89%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 55.0°F Tuesday at 0602 hours; highest temp 79.9°F Tuesday at 1619 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@11.7 mph Tuesday at 1439 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.16 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.92 inch; ETo 3.03 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.11 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 27 May 2020.
5/28/2020 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 70.1°F after passing official sunrise; wind SE@10.9 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 30.05 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: overcast cloud deck at 800 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted in sporadic sprinkles; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 67/67/66/64°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 51/32 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0547:51 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:39:01 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 29.19%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 61.7°F Wednesday at 0601 hours; highest temp 78.6°F Wednesday at 1556 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded EbS@10.4 mph Wednesday at 1537 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Thursday at 0338 hours; measurable amounts by 0423 hours and continued intermittently through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 0459 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.054 inch/hour Thursday at 0459 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.038 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.04 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.96 inch; ETo 3.14 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.18 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 28 May 2020.
5/29/2020 6:00 AM 0.12 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 72.1°F after passing official sunrise; wind SbE@6.6 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 30.01 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 1.6K feet, overcast at 2.3K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted with bands of light rain; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 69/68/67/64°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 52/32 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0547:24 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:40:12 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 39.65%, First Quarter Moon tonight at 2330 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 70.0°F Thursday at 0602 hours; highest temp 83.1°F Thursday at 1453 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@15.6 mph Thursday at 1232 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: intermittent light sprinkles continued through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading Thursday, measurable sporadic light drizzle continued until 1119 hours, another 0.03 inch Fri morning 0450 - 0600 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0617, 0736, 0537 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.078 inch/hour Friday at 0537 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.121 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.12 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.08 inches; ETo 3.22 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.14 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 29 May 2020.
5/30/2020 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 64.4°F after passing official sunrise; wind NNW@2.6 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 29.94 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 12K and 20K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in morning haze, lower in the western quad; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 70/69/68/65°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 54/32 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0546:59 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:41:20 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 50.11%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 64.4°F Saturday at 0559 hours; highest temp 84.4°F Friday at 1218 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@27.3 mph Friday at 2321 hours as rain moved through; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: Friday morning rains stopped within a couple minutes after the CoCoRaHS gauge reading, next sprinkles/light drizzle periods 0658 - 0725, 1623 - 1640, 2337 - 0012 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 2352 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.057 inch/hour Friday at 2352 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.038 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.04 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.12 inches; ETo 3.33 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.21 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 30 May 2020.
5/31/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 55.5°F after passing official sunrise; wind NbW@7.1 mph; humidity 66%; pressure 30.10 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: occasional cloud at 9.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 69/69/69/66°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 57/34 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0546:35 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:42:25 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 62.12%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 55.5°F Sunday at 0559 hours; highest temp 81.9°F Saturday at 1654 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@16.9 mph Saturday at 1046 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.19 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.12 inches; ETo 3.52 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.40 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 31 May 2020.
6/1/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 46.0°F after passing official sunrise; wind NNW@3.9 mph; humidity 84%; pressure 30.28 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: a few thin scattered clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 67/67/67/66°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 61/36 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0546:14 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:43:27 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 72.98%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 45.9°F Monday at 0558 hours; highest temp 73.5°F Sunday at 1710 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@23.4 mph Sunday at 1153 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.19 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. May end-of-month totals: precip 2.12 inches; ETo 3.71 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.59 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 01 June 2020.
6/2/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 51.2°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 89%; pressure 30.13 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 12K, 15K and 20K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 66/66/66/65°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 65/38 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0545:54 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:44:27 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 82.74%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 45.4°F Monday at 0631 hours; highest temp 73.0°F Monday at 1656 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WNW@19.5 mph Monday at 1545 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.19 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.19 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.19 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 02 June 2020.
6/3/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 73.4°F after passing official sunrise; wind SSW@3.3 mph; humidity 67%; pressure 29.80 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 16K feet, broken >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 67/67/66/65°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 67/40 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0545:37 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:45:22 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 90.74%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 51.2°F Tuesday at 0601 hours; highest temp 80.8°F Tuesday at 1721 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WSW@13.0 mph Wednesday at 0423 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.12 inch; precip periods: a few intermittent sprinkles recorded and verified visually 0647 - 0708, 0806 - 0816 hours, not enough to be reliably measurable even on the very sensitive commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.31 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.31 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 03 June 2020.
6/4/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 64.5°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 91%; pressure 29.83 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 16K, broken at 24.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 69/68/68/65°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 69/42 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0545:21 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:46:15 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 96.45%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 64.4°F Thursday at 0547 hours; highest temp 91.9°F Wednesday at 1548 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSW@18.2mph Wednesday at 1435 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.17 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.31 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.48 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 04 June 2020.
6/5/2020 6:00 AM 0.43 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 67.4°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.90 inches Hg and mostly steady within narrow limits since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 7K feet, broken at 18.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 4½ miles in mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 71/70/69/66°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 69/41 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0545:07 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:47:05 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.51%, Full “Strawberry” Moon this afternoon at 1513 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 64.2°F Thursday at 0616 hours; highest temp 91.0°F Thursday at 1604 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@22.1 mph Thursday at 1927 hours influenced by vicinity thunderstorms; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.19 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Thursday at 1910 hours; measurable amounts by 1916 hours and continued intermittently until 2032 hours, second band Friday 0058 - 0138 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1947, 0121 hours; maximum rainfall intensity a torrential 7.589 inches/hour Thursday at 1947 hours for 2 minutes as the center of a severe thunderstorm with ½ - ¾ inch hail and numerous air-to-ground lightning strikes moved quickly through the area 11 miles north of the station; total 24-hour precip: 0.434 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.43 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.43 inch; ETo 0.67 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.24 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 05 June 2020.
6/6/2020 6:00 AM 0.11 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 69.2°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 96%; pressure 29.85 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: obscured at 200 feet due to fog and mist as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility ½ mile in fog and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 72/71/71/67°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 64/39 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0544:55 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:47:52 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.78%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 67.3°F Friday at 0610 hours; highest temp 89.0°F Friday at 1604 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@14.3 mph Friday at 1538 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.15 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Friday at 1807 hours; measurable amounts by 1824 hours and continued until 1921 hours, a few sprinkles 2258 - 2305 hours, unmeasurable; peak rainfall period(s) at 1833 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.127 inch/hour Friday at 1833 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.113 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.11 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.54 inch; ETo 0.82 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.28 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 06 June 2020.
6/7/2020 6:00 AM T M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 60.1°F after passing official sunrise; wind NW@2.1 mph; humidity 84%; pressure 29.93 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: an occasional thin cloud at 8.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 72/72/71/68°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 63/39 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0544:44 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:48:36 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 97.42%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 60.1°F Sunday at 0559 hours; highest temp 88.2°F Saturday at 1655 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@15.6 mph Saturday at 1222 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.14 inch; precip periods: 0600 - 0715 hours until the fog burned off, a combination of condensation from the saturated air (temp/dew-point spread was less than a degree) which is not counted as precip and measurable/collected water droplets from the fog and mist which is counted as precip per the CoCoRaHS FAQ and training materials; total 24-hour precip: TRACE inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.54 inch; ETo 0.96 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.42 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 07 June 2020.
6/8/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 55.0°F after passing official sunrise; wind NbE@3.3 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 30.03 inches Hg and climbing slowly since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 70/71/71/68°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 66/40 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0544:36 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:49:16 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 92.75%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 54.9°F Monday at 0552 hours; highest temp 80.5°F Sunday at 1606 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@15.6 mph Sunday at 1643 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.21 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.54 inch; ETo 1.17 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.63 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 08 June 2020.
6/9/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 58.8°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 29.98 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: scattered clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 70/71/70/68°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 71/42 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0544:29 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:49:53 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 86.24%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 54.9°F Monday at 0607 hours; highest temp 82.0°F Monday at 1544 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@13.0 mph Monday at 1508 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.19 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.54 inch; ETo 1.36 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.82 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 09 June 2020.
6/10/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 72.9°F after passing official sunrise; wind S@5.8 mph; humidity 92%; pressure 29.92 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 3K and 14K feet, broken >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 72/72/71/68°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 75/44 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0544:25 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:50:27 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 78.34%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 58.8°F Tuesday at 0601 hours; highest temp 90.2°F Tuesday at 1715 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@13.0 mph Tuesday at 1625 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.17 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.54 inch; ETo 1.53 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.99 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 10 June 2020.
6/11/2020 6:00 AM 0.41 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 75.0°F after passing official sunrise; wind SbW@8.7 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 29.94 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 1.4K feet, overcast deck at 2.3K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 74/73/72/69°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 79/45 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0544:22 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:50:57 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 69.53%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 72.7°F Wednesday at 0604 hours; highest temp 89.6°F Wednesday at 1749 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@15.6 mph Wednesday at 1922 hours, thunderstorm in vicinity; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.15 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Wednesday at 1916 hours; measurable amounts by 1922 hours and continued intermittently through 2343 hours, second band 0011 - 0217 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1927, 2310, 0021, 0137 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 4.143 inches/hour Wednesday at 2310 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.413 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.41 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.95 inch; ETo 1.68 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.73 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 11 June 2020.
6/12/2020 6:00 AM 0.12 M M M M NOTE: This morning was the earliest sunrise of calendar year 2020 at the FoxMill Station location. The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 60.9°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 91%; pressure 30.16 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: scattered clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 74/74/73/70°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 76/44 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0544:21 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:51:24 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 60.17%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 60.8°F Friday at 0555 hours; highest temp 83.6°F Thursday at 1452 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSW@13.0 mph Thursday at 0725 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Thursday at 0944 hours; measurable amounts by 0949 hours and continued through 1014 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1002 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.091 inch/hour Thursday at 1002 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.120 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.12 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.07 inch; ETo 1.79 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.72 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 12 June 2020.
6/13/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 56.6°F after passing official sunrise; wind NNW@3.6 mph; humidity 78%; pressure 30.16 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 73/73/73/70°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 78/45 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0544:22 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:51:48 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 50.62%, Third Quarter Moon early morning at 0224 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 56.2°F Saturday at 0546 hours; highest temp 85.1°F Friday at 1704 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@14.3 mph Friday at 1728 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.21 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.07 inch; ETo 2.00 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.93 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 13 June 2020.
6/14/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 56.2°F after passing official sunrise; wind NbE@5.8 mph; humidity 80%; pressure 30.28 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 6K and 16K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 72/72/72/70°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 80/46 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0544:24 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:52:09 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 41.14%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 55.8°F Saturday at 0639 hours; highest temp 77.5°F Saturday at 1705 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@13.0 mph Saturday at 1411 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.19 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.07 inch; ETo 2.19 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.12 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 14 June 2020.
6/15/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 56.9°F after passing official sunrise; wind NNE@3.6 mph; humidity 90%; pressure 30.34 inches Hg and climbing slowly since midnight; skies: broken cloud decks at 12K and 23.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 71/71/71/70°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 85/47 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0544:29 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:52:26 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 32.03%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 55.4°F Monday at 0307 hours; highest temp 75.3°F Sunday at 1418 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NEbN@10.4 mph Sunday at 1329 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.15 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.07 inch; ETo 2.34 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.27 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 15 June 2020.
6/16/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 59.6°F after passing official sunrise; wind NNE@4.6 mph; humidity 82%; pressure 30.32 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: scattered cloud deck at 12.5K feet, broken at 16K and 20K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 70/71/70/69°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 89/48 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0544:35 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:52:39 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 23.53%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 57.0°F Monday at 0601 hours; highest temp 76.3°F Monday at 1541 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded E@13.0 mph Monday at 1211 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.12 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.07 inch; ETo 2.46 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.39 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 16 June 2020.
6/17/2020 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 60.9°F after passing official sunrise; wind NbE@7.9 mph; humidity 92%; pressure 30.17 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 6K feet, broken clouds at 9K, 11K and 22.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 70/70/70/69°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 93/50 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0544:43 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:52:50 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 15.91%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 59.6°F Tuesday at 0601 hours; highest temp 73.7°F Tuesday at 1606 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NE@15.6 mph Tuesday at 1237 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Wednesday at 0152 hours; measurable amounts by 0203 hours and continued intermittently through 0301 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0244 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.021 inch/hour Wednesday at 0244 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.015 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.01 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.08 inch; ETo 2.57 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.49 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 17 June 2020.
6/18/2020 6:00 AM 0.52 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 65.9°F after passing official sunrise; wind E@4.7 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 30.05 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: broken skies at 500 feet, overcast deck at 1.2K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 4 miles in bands of mist and patchy thin fog; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 69/69/69/68°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 86/48 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0544:52 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:52:57 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 9.46%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 60.9°F Wednesday at 0601 hours; highest temp 70.1°F Wednesday at 1346 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded E@14.3 mph Wednesday at 1359 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Wednesday at 1057 hours; measurable amounts by 1106 hours and continued through 1122 hours, next band 1513 - 1834 hours, third band 2238 - 2304 and final band 0028 - 0545 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1107, 1522, 1633, 1711, 1817, 0054 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 3.247 inches/hour Wednesday at 1711 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.522 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.52 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.60 inch; ETo 2.61 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.01 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 18 June 2020.
6/19/2020 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 66.1°F after passing official sunrise; wind SSE@4.9 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 30.08 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 1.5K feet, broken at 8K and 14.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 71/71/71/69°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 80/47 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0545:04 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:52:59 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 4.48%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 65.9°F Thursday at 0601 hours; highest temp 80.1°F Thursday at 1444 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@11.7 mph Thursday at 1230 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: light sprinkles alternating with bands of precip-collectible mist started again at 0610 hours Thursday and terminated at 0744 hours, second band early Friday 0219 - 0340 hours, and finally a wetting 0433 - 0442 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0723, 0230 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 2.628 inches/hour Friday at 0230 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.099 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.10 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.70 inch; ETo 2.72 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.02 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 19 June 2020.
6/20/2020 6:00 AM 0.98 M M M M NOTE: Today is the longest day (most hours of sunlight) of the year in the northern hemisphere, June Solstice 2020. The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 65.0°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 96%; pressure 30.05 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: overcast cloud deck at 200 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 1¼ mile in fog and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 72/71/71/69°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 75/44 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0545:17 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:53:00 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 1.24%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 64.2°F Saturday at 0251 hours; highest temp 79.8°F Friday at 1226 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@14.3 mph Friday at 2050 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.07 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Friday at 1332 hours; measurable amounts by 1338 hours and continued intermittently through 1521 hours, second band 2044 - 2238 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1345, 1441, 1501, 2101 hours; maximum rainfall intensity a torrential 9.294 inches/hour Friday at 1345 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.976 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.98 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.68 inches; ETo 2.79 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.11 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 20 June 2020.
6/21/2020 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 67.6°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 96%; pressure 29.99 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 300 feet, overcast at 800 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 5 miles in misty and foggy conditions; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 72/72/72/70°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 68/42 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0545:31 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:52:57 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.01%, New Moon early this morning at 0242 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 65.0°F Saturday at 0601 hours; highest temp 78.4°F Saturday at 1653 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@13.0 mph Saturday at 1458 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Saturday at 1132 hours; measurable amounts by 1138 hours and continued through 1303 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1152 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.372 inch/hour Saturday at 1152 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.102 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.10 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.78 inches; ETo 2.85 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.07 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 21 June 2020.
6/22/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 66.2°F after passing official sunrise; wind SE@2.7 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 29.97 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in morning haze; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 74/74/73/70°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 66/41 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0545:48 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:52:50 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.97%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 66.1°F Monday at 0556 hours; highest temp 84.8°F Sunday at 1634 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@7.8 mph Sunday at 1448 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.14 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.78 inches; ETo 2.99 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.21 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 22 June 2020.
6/23/2020 6:00 AM 0.39 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 64.4°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 96%; pressure 29.82 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: obscured at 100 feet by ground fog as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility ¾ mile in fog and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 74/74/73/71°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 64/40 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0546:06 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:52:40 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 4.23%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 64.4°F Tuesday at 0558 hours; highest temp 89.1°F Monday at 1535 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSE@16.9 mph Monday at 1227 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.14 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Monday at 1810 hours; measurable amounts by 1811 hours and continued intermittently through 2141 hours, slight trace amount collected from the fog Tuesday morning 0445 - 0600 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1817, 1927 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 3.451 inches/hour Monday at 1817 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.394 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.39 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.17 inches; ETo 3.13 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.04 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 23 June 2020.
6/24/2020 6:00 AM T M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 67.8°F after passing official sunrise; wind NNW@5.8 mph; humidity 93%; pressure 29.77 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 7K feet and 24K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 75/75/74/71°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 61/39 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0546:25 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:52:27 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 9.74%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 64.1°F Tuesday at 0614 hours; highest temp 87.9°F Tuesday at 1614 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSW@13.0 mph Tuesday at 1753 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.14 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Tuesday at 1931 hours and never progressed beyond a few sprinkles hitting the ground before quitting for good at 2010 hours; total 24-hour precip: 0.002 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; TRACE inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.17 inches; ETo 3.27 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.10 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 24 June 2020.
6/25/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 63.3°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 29.94 inches Hg and climbing slowly since midnight; skies: a few clouds at 8K feet, broken deck >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 75/75/74/72°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 60/38 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0546:46 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:52:10 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 17.31%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 63.2°F Thursday at 0555 hours; highest temp 83.5°F Wednesday at 1744 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@18.2 mph Wednesday at 0951 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.19 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.17 inches; ETo 3.46 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.29 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 25 June 2020.
6/26/2020 6:00 AM 0.05 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 60.5°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 30.04 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: a few clouds at 22.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 5 miles in haze in the western quad, otherwise unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 74/74/74/72°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 60/38 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0547:09 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:51:49 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 26.60%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 60.5°F Friday at 0559 hours; highest temp 84.9°F Thursday at 1254 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@14.3 mph in thunderstorm vicinity Thursday at 2024 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.15 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Thursday at 1419 hours; measurable amounts of intermittent light sprinkles 1426 - 1437 hours, next intermittent rain band 2012 - 2052 hours and a final sprinkling 2356 -0012 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 2024 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.137 inch/hour Thursday at 2024 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.047 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.05 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.22 inches; ETo 3.61 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.39 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 26 June 2020.
6/27/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 68.1°F after passing official sunrise; wind SSE@2.7 mph; humidity 90%; pressure 29.91 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: occasional cloud at 9.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 75/75/74/72°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 59/37 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0547:33 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:51:25 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 37.16%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 60.4°F Friday at 0603 hours; highest temp 86.9°F Friday at 1648 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@15.6 mph Friday at 1536 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.19 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.22 inches; ETo 3.80 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.58 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 27 June 2020.
6/28/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 70.2°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 91%; pressure 29.79 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: broken cloud decks at 11K as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 75/75/75/72°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 59/37 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0547:59 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:50:58 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 48.45%, First Quarter Moon this morn at 0416 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 68.1°F Saturday at 0601 hours; highest temp 89.4°F Saturday at 1624 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@19.5 mph Saturday at 1413 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.13 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.22 inches; ETo 3.93 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.71 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 28 June 2020.
6/29/2020 6:00 AM T M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 71.7°F after passing official sunrise; wind NWbN@7.9 mph; humidity 86%; pressure 29.82 inches Hg and climbing slowly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 7K and 24.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 76/75/75/73°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 60/37 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0548:26 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:50:28 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 59.88%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 70.1°F Sunday at 0612 hours; highest temp 87.1°F Sunday at 1317 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@14.3 mph Sunday at 1605 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.12 inch; precip periods: a few intermittent sprinkles noted visually and corroborated by the very sensitive piezoelectric rain gauge and the leaf wetness sensors Sunday afternoon 1351 - 1416 hours; total 24-hour precip: 0.003 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; TRACE inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.22 inches; ETo 4.05 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.83 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 29 June 2020.
6/30/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 66.1°F after passing official sunrise; wind NbW@2.2 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 29.89 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 8.5K feet, broken layer at 23.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 75/75/75/73°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 62/38 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0548:54 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:49:54 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 70.84%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 65.6°F Tuesday at 0435 hours; highest temp 87.9°F Monday at 1556 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@15.6 mph Monday at 1324 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.19 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June cumulative totals-to-date: precip 3.22 inches; ETo 4.24 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.02 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 30 June 2020.
7/1/2020 6:00 AM 0.10 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 68.4°F after passing official sunrise; wind NNW@4.8 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 29.86 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 6.5K feet, broken deck at 13K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 76/76/75/73°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 67/39 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0549:24 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:49:17 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 80.72%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 65.6°F Tuesday at 0632 hours; highest temp 88.4°F Tuesday at 1636 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@10.4 mph Wednesday at 0335 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.19 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Wednesday at 0310 hours; measurable amounts by 0314 hours and continued intermittently through 0450 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0337, 0345 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.819 inch/hour Wednesday at 0345 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.099 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.10 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. June end-of-month totals: precip 3.32 inches; ETo 4.43 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.11 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 01 July 2020.
7/2/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 64.7°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.88 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 7 miles in haze; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 75/75/75/73°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 72/41 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0549:55 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:48:37 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 88.96%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 64.6°F Thursday at 0556 hours; highest temp 86.6°F Wednesday at 1619 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NbE@10.4 mph Wednesday at 1749 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.14 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.14 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.14 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 02 July 2020.
7/3/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 66.6°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 92%; pressure 29.89 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 76/76/75/73°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 78/44 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0550:27 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:47:54 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 95.08%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 64.5°F Thursday at 0606 hours; highest temp 88.5°F Thursday at 1643 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@14.6 mph Thursday at 1057 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.19 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.33 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.33 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 03 July 2020.
7/4/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 69.2°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 91%; pressure 29.89 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 76/76/76/74°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 85/47 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0551:01 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:47:07 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.80%, Full “Buck” Moon shortly after at 0045 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 66.3°F Friday at 0624 hours; highest temp 93.0°F Friday at 1554 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NWbN@13.0 mph Friday at 1134 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.20 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.53 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.53 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 04 July 2020.
7/5/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 71.9°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 29.96 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: occasional clouds at 6.5K feet and 23.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 7 miles in morning haze; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 77/77/76/74°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 98/50 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0551:36 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:46:17 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.95%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 68.9°F Saturday at 0624 hours; highest temp 92.3°F Saturday at 1601 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNE@11.7 mph Saturday at 1127 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.19 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.72 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.72 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 05 July 2020.
7/6/2020 6:00 AM 0.55 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 71.2°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 96%; pressure 29.99 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: thin scattered clouds at 13K feet and >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles albeit trending slightly lower in morning haze and patchy fog in low spots; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 77/76/76/74°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 85/46 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0552:12 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:45:25 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 98.77%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 70.9°F Monday at 0332 hours; highest temp 91.4°F Sunday at 1447 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@15.6 mph Sunday at 1701 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.13 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Sunday at 1520 hours; measurable amounts by 1522 hours and continued intermittently through 1738 hours; a small amount of condensation was registered Monday morning which is not reportable per the CoCoRaHS training materials; peak rainfall period(s) at 1539, 1547, 1706 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 4.247 inches/hour Sunday at 1539 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.555 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.55 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.55 inch; ETo 0.85 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.30 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 06 July 2020.
7/7/2020 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 70.9°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 91%; pressure 30.04 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 1.1K feet, broken cloud deck at 12K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted after the mist and sprinkles ended earlier this morning; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 78/78/77/75°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 75/44 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0552:49 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:44:29 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 95.34%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 70.8°F Tuesday at 0403 hours; highest temp 93.7°F Monday at 1544 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded ENE@13.0 mph Monday at 2322 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.16 inch; precip periods: intermittent sprinkles Tuesday morning 0107 - 0126 hours and 0214 - 0337 hours; total 24-hour precip: 0.011 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.01 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.56 inch; ETo 1.01 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.45 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 07 July 2020.
7/8/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 71.3°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.99 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: a few clouds at 20K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in haze; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 78/78/77/75°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 72/43 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0553:27 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:43:31 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 90.04%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 70.7°F Tuesday at 0605 hours; highest temp 89.8°F Tuesday at 1630 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@10.4 mph Tuesday at 1724 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.14 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.56 inch; ETo 1.15 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.59 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 08 July 2020.
7/9/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 68.8°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.94 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: thin scattered clouds at 1.6K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 78/78/77/75°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 73/43 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0554:06 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:42:29 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 83.25%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 68.6°F Thursday at 0547 hours; highest temp 90.1°F Wednesday at 1610 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@13.0 mph Wednesday at 1352 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.18 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.56 inch; ETo 1.33 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.77 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 09 July 2020.
7/10/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 70.4°F after passing official sunrise; wind NNW@4.9 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 29.88 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: occasional cloud at 1.8K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 78/78/77/75°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 77/44 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0554:46 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:41:25 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 75.31%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 68.4°F Thursday at 0633 hours; highest temp 89.4°F Thursday at 1435 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded ESE@12.7 mph Thursday at 1341 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.16 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.56 inch; ETo 1.49 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.93 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 10 July 2020.
7/11/2020 6:00 AM T M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 70.9°F after passing official sunrise; wind SSE@2.2 mph; humidity 91%; pressure 29.70 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 13K feet, broken at 24.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 78/78/77/75°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 84/46 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0555:27 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:40:18 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 66.58%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 70.4°F Friday at 0602 hours; highest temp 90.0°F Friday at 1648 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@13.4 mph Friday at 1236 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.15 inch; precip periods: light sprinkles archived by the very sensitive piezoelectric rain gauge 2242 - 2315 hours and corroborated by the leaf wetness sensors; total 24-hour precip: 0.003 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; TRACE inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.56 inch; ETo 1.64 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.08 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 11 July 2020.
7/12/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 63.5°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 91%; pressure 29.78 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 76/77/77/75°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 93/48 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0556:10 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:39:07 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 57.34%, Third Quarter Moon this evening at 1930 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 63.5°F Sunday at 0555 hours; highest temp 91.1°F Saturday at 1528 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@26.0 mph Saturday at 1622 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.17 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.56 inch; ETo 1.81 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.25 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 12 July 2020.
7/13/2020 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 64.8°F after passing official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.82 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: thin scattered clouds at 12K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 7 miles in haze; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 76/76/76/75°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 103/51 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0556:53 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:37:54 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 47.89%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 63.5°F Sunday at 0601 hours; highest temp 89.3°F Sunday at 1242 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@27.3 mph Sunday at 1843 hours (vicinity thunderstorm); evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.12 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Sunday at 1859 hours; measurable amounts by 1902 hours on the very sensitive piezoelectric rain gauge and intermittent bands of very light sprinkles continued through 2021 hours, sidewalks and roads never got fully wet due to the near-instantaneous drying; total 24-hour precip: 0.005 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.01 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.57 inch; ETo 1.93 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.36 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 13 July 2020.
7/14/2020 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 66.3°F after passing official sunrise; wind NbW@5.3 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 29.96 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: occasional thin clouds at 10.5K feet and 23.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 77/77/77/75°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 112/55 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0557:36 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:36:39 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 38.48%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 64.8°F Monday at 0601 hours; highest temp 89.2°F Monday at 1704 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@12.9 mph Monday at 1212 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.18 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Monday at 2132 hours; measurable amounts by 2137 hours and continued intermittently through 2227 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 2158 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.127 inch/hour Monday at 2158 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.032 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.03 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.60 inch; ETo 2.11 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.51 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 14 July 2020.
7/15/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 62.1°F after passing official sunrise; wind NNW@3.1 mph; humidity 93%; pressure 30.10 inches Hg and climbing slowly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 8K and 15K feet, broken >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 76/76/76/75°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 119/61 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0558:21 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:35:21 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 29.40%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 62.0°F Wednesday at 0552 hours; highest temp 89.1°F Tuesday at 1648 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@15.6 mph Tuesday at 1336 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.19 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.60 inch; ETo 2.30 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.70 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 15 July 2020.
7/16/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 71.9°F after passing official sunrise; wind ESE@5.9 mph; humidity 89%; pressure 30.20 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 5K feet, broken 7K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 77/77/76/75°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 125/65 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0559:06 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:34:01 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 20.93%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 62.0°F Wednesday at 0611 hours; highest temp 90.8°F Wednesday at 1453 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SEbS@10.4 mph Thursday at 0037 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.16 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.60 inch; ETo 2.46 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.86 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 16 July 2020.
7/17/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 72.0°F at official sunrise; wind SSE@3.4 mph; humidity 92%; pressure 30.12 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 5.5K feet and 12K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 77/77/77/75°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 128/68 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0559:53 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:32:36 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 13.42%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 71.8°F Friday at 0553 hours; highest temp 88.5°F Thursday at 1608 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSE@16.9 mph Thursday at 1812 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.14 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.60 inch; ETo 2.60 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 2.00 inches. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 17 July 2020.
7/18/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 72.6°F approaching official sunrise; wind NbW@4.6 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 30.09 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: occasional thin cloud at 8.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 79/78/78/75°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 133/70 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0600:39 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:31:11 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 7.23%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 72.0°F Friday at 0601 hours; highest temp 94.2°F Friday at 1810 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@13.0 mph Friday at 1147 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.17 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.60 inch; ETo 2.77 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 2.17 inches. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 18 July 2020.
7/19/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 73.1°F approaching official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 93%; pressure 30.00 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: broken thin cloud deck at 9.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 79/79/78/76°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 139/73 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0601:27 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:29:43 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 2.74%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 72.3°F Sunday at 0225 hours; highest temp 96.0°F Saturday at 1553 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@9.1 mph Saturday at 1319 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.19 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.60 inch; ETo 2.96 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 2.36 inches. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 19 July 2020.
7/20/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 75.3°F approaching official sunrise; wind SbW@2.7 mph; humidity 91%; pressure 29.95 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 10K and 18K feet, broken clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 80/79/79/76°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 141/74 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0602:15 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:28:12 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.33%, New Moon this afternoon at 1333 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 73.0°F Sunday at 0601 hours; highest temp 97.9°F Sunday at 1710 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@18.2 mph Sunday at 1830 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.16 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.60 inch; ETo 3.12 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 2.52 inches. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 20 July 2020.
7/21/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 72.8°F approaching official sunrise; wind NbE@2.6 mph; humidity 93%; pressure 30.01 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 6.5K feet, broken at 18K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 79/79/79/76°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels 142/76 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0603:04 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:26:39 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.30%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 72.7°F Tuesday at 0517 hours; highest temp 98.4°F Monday at 1640 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@18.2 mph Monday at 1133 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.14 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. Thunderstorms in the vicinity Monday early evening but not a drop of rain observed nor recorded at the FoxMill Station. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.60 inch; ETo 3.26 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 2.66 inches. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 21 July 2020.
7/22/2020 6:00 AM 1.35 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 71.3°F approaching official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 96%; pressure 30.04 inches Hg and variable since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 800 feet, broken at 17K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 7 miles with patches of ground fog; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 79/79/79/77°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 94/6 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0603:53 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:25:04 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 2.82%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 71.2°F Wednesday at 0551 hours; highest temp 99.1°F Tuesday at 1616 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded variable@13.0 mph Tuesday at 2114 hours as thunderstorm centers approached directly over the station; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.17 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Tuesday at 1902 hours; measurable amounts by 1911 hours and continued intermittently at widely varying rainfall rates through 2319 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 2048, 2104, 2136 hours; maximum rainfall intensity a torrential 6.137 inches/hour Tuesday at 2048 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 1.373 inches recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 1.35 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.95 inch; ETo 3.43 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 1.48 inches. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 22 July 2020.
7/23/2020 6:00 AM 2.26 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 71.1°F approaching official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 96%; pressure 30.07 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: broken cloud decks at 13.5K and 23K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 78/78/78/77°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 5/4 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0604:43 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:23:27 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 7.88%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 70.8°F Thursday at 0421 hours; highest temp 93.9°F Wednesday at 1423 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@28.6 mph Wednesday at 1524 hours as the leading edge of the afternoon thunderstorms approached; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Wednesday at 1523 hours; measurable amounts by 1524 hours and continued intermittently at widely varying rainfall rates through 1938 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1529, 1535, 1622 hours; maximum rainfall intensity a torrential 5.598 inches/hour Wednesday at 1529 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 2.282 inches recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 2.26 inches on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 4.21 inches; ETo 3.54 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.67 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 23 July 2020.
7/24/2020 6:00 AM 0.78 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 72.6°F approaching official sunrise; wind variable@2.8 mph; humidity 96%; pressure 30.09 inches Hg and climbing slowly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 300 feet, broken at 1.4K feet, overcast at 2.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 79/79/79/77°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 4/2 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0605:33 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:21:48 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 15.23%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 70.9°F Thursday at 0609 hours; highest temp 91.8°F Thursday at 1736 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@14.3 mph Thursday at 2016 hours with thunderstorm leading edge approaching; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.13 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Thursday at 2018 hours; measurable amounts by 2021 hours and continued intermittently through the 2337 hours, next precip band 0037 - 0101 hours, light sprinkles started again at 0557 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 2030, 2041, 2134, 2150 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 5.382 inches/hour Thursday at 2041 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.783 inches recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.78 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 4.99 inches; ETo 3.67 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.32 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 24 July 2020.
7/25/2020 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 70.3°F approaching official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 96%; pressure 30.10 inches Hg and generally steady since midnight; skies: widely scattered clouds at 11K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 5 miles in mist and some shallow fog; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 78/79/79/77°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 4/3 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0606:23 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:20:07 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 24.46%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 70.1°F Saturday at 0529 hours; highest temp 85.2°F Friday at 1444 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@10.4 mph Friday at 1505 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: intermittent light sprinkles continued through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading until 0659 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0619 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.043 inch/hour Friday at 0619 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.018 inches recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.02 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 5.01 inches; ETo 3.75 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.26 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 25 July 2020.
7/26/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 72.8°F approaching official sunrise; wind S@1.8 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 30.10 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: a few thin clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 5 miles in morning haze; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 80/80/79/77°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 9/8 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0607:14 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:18:23 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 35.04%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 70.1°F Saturday at 0628 hours; highest temp 90.2°F Saturday at 1601 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@7.8 mph Saturday at 1255 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.14 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 5.01 inches; ETo 3.89 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.12 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 26 July 2020.
7/27/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 70.9°F approaching official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 29.98 inches Hg and generally steady since midnight; skies: occasional thin clouds at 6.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 80/80/80/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 10/9 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0608:06 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:16:37 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 46.34%, First Quarter Moon this morning at 0833 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 70.8°F Monday at 0547 hours; highest temp 92.5°F Sunday at 1519 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WNW@16.9 mph Sunday at 1413 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.19 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 5.01 inches; ETo 4.08 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.93 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 27 July 2020.
7/28/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 72.6°F approaching official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 92%; pressure 29.86 inches Hg and variable since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 11.5K feet, more >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 80/80/80/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 10/10 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0608:58 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:14:50 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 57.74%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 70.7°F Monday at 0622 hours; highest temp 93.6°F Monday at 1502 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@13.0 mph Monday at 1434 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.17 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 5.01 inches; ETo 4.25 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.76 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 28 July 2020.
7/29/2020 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 70.0°F approaching official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.97 inches Hg and generally steady since midnight; skies: broken-to-overcast clouds at 2.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 4 miles in haze and some patchy fog; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 80/80/80/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 11/10 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0609:50 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:13:01 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 68.66%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 70.0°F Wednesday at 0559 hours; highest temp 92.2°F Tuesday at 1446 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@15.6 mph Tuesday at 1556 hours with vicinity thunderstorms; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.14 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Tuesday at 1732 hours; measurable amounts of light rain by 1737 hours and continued through 1805 hours, another light wetting Wednesday morning 0308 - 0319 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1745 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.041 inch/hour Tuesday at 1745 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.016 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.02 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 5.03 inches; ETo 4.39 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.64 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 29 July 2020.
7/30/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 72.9°F approaching official sunrise; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 29.91 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: thin scattered clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in morning haze; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 80/80/80/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 12/11 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0610:42 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:11:10 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 78.53%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 69.6°F Wednesday at 0649 hours; highest temp 90.6°F Wednesday at 1711 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@11.7 mph Wednesday at 1302 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.19 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 5.03 inches; ETo 4.58 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.45 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 30 July 2020.
7/31/2020 6:00 AM 0.93 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 71.5°F approaching official sunrise; wind SSE@2.4 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 29.81 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 500 feet, overcast at 4.3K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 80/80/80/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 3/2 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0611:35 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:09:17 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 86.89%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 71.4°F Friday at 0556 hours; highest temp 92.8°F Thursday at 1527 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@27.3 mph Thursday at 1858 hours with vicinity thunderstorms and rain; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.14 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Thursday at 1839 hours; measurable amounts by 1842 hours and continued intermittently through 1953 hours, second band 2315 - 0002 hours, third band 0046 - 0149, fourth intermittent early morning rain band 0318 - 0537 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1905, 1911, 0400, 0411 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 3.814 inches/hour Thursday at 1905 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.928 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.93 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July cumulative totals-to-date: precip 5.96 inches; ETo 4.72 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.24 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 31 July 2020.
8/1/2020 6:00 AM 0.32 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 70.8°F approaching official sunrise; wind ENE@1.9 mph; humidity 96%; pressure 29.92 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: a couple thin clouds at 700 feet , broken deck at 11K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 6 miles in mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 78/79/79/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 3/2 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0612:28 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:07:22 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 93.36%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 70.7°F Saturday at 0551 hours; highest temp 76.2°F Friday at 1749 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NE@2.6 mph Friday at 1414 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Friday at 0723 hours; measurable amounts by 0729 hours and continued intermittently through 1902 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1122, 1142, 1207, 1439 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.482 inch/hour Friday at 1142 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.318 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.32 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. July end-of-month totals: precip 6.28 inches; ETo 4.75 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.53 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 01 August 2020.
8/2/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 76.1°F approaching official sunrise; wind SbW@4.3 mph; humidity 93%; pressure 29.89 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: overcast at 800 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 80/80/79/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 5/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0613:21 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:05:26 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 97.69%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 70.3°F Saturday at 0633 hours; highest temp 85.9°F Saturday at 1630 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@11.7 mph Saturday at 1619 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.10 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date:: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.10 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.10 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 02 August 2020.
8/3/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 73.0°F approaching official sunrise; wind NNE@7.1 mph; humidity 90%; pressure 30.05 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 7K feet, overcast at 9.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 81/81/80/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 8/7 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0614:14 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:03:29 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.79%, Full “Sturgeon” Moon this morning at 1159 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 72.9°F Monday at 0557 hours; highest temp 90.9°F Sunday at 1523 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@15.6 mph Sunday at 1754 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.15 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.00 inch; ETo 0.25 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.25 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 03 August 2020.
8/4/2020 6:00 AM 0.91 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 69.4°F after passing civil twilight; wind NEbN@8.6 mph; humidity 96%; pressure 29.83 inches Hg and falling off a cliff since midnight; skies: several broken cloud layers starting at 500 feet, overcast at 9.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 7 miles in moderate rain; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 78/79/79/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 2/1 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0615:07 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 14:01:30 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.67%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 69.4°F Tuesday at 0559 hours; highest temp 83.7°F Monday at 1255 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@13.0 mph Monday at 1749 hours with thunderstorms in vicinity; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Monday at 1348 hours for 8 minutes, no total sidewalk wetting; measurable amounts 1632 - 1858 hours, next band 2051 hours which continued intermittently through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 1713, 1745, 1837, 2110, 0251, 0405, 0435 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.908 inch/hour Monday at 1837 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.913 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.91 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.91 inch; ETo 0.33 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.58 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 04 August 2020.
8/5/2020 6:00 AM 1.83 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 65.5°F after passing civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 30.01 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer, the near-full moon is finally visible and shining bright; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 77/78/78/77°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 2/1 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0616:01 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:59:29 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 97.48%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 65.5°F Wednesday at 0559 hours; highest temp 86.8°F Tuesday at 1558 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@22.1 mph Tuesday at 1520 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: steady rains continued through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading until 1038 hours, a second (and quite intense) rain period 1654 - 1720 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0611, 0632, 0703, 1705 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 5.509 inch/hour Tuesday at 1705 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 1.857 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 1.83 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.74 inch; ETo 0.44 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.30 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 05 August 2020.
8/6/2020 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 70.4°F after passing civil twilight; wind NbW@2.7 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 30.07 inches Hg and steady since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 4K and 7K feet, overcast at 13K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in rain sprinkles, vicinity thunderstorms N ; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 79/79/79/77°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 3/2 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0616:55 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:57:27 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 93.43%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 65.3°F Wednesday at 0636 hours; highest temp 86.5°F Wednesday at 1603 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@15.6 mph Wednesday at 1003 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.17 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Thursday at 0307 hours; measurable amounts by 0313 hours with light intermittent sprinkles for 17 minutes, occasional sprinkles started again 0548 hours through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; total 24-hour precip: 0.017 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.02 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.76 inch; ETo 0.61 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.15 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 06 August 2020.
8/7/2020 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 69.6°F after passing civil twilight; wind ESE@2.3 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 30.09 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: scattered skies at 7.5K feet, broken at 14K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 79/79/79/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 6/6 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0617:48 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:55:24 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 87.78%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 69.4°F Friday at 0409 hours; highest temp 85.1°F Thursday at 1615 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@11.7 mph Thursday at 2041 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: yesterday’s occasional sprinkles stopped at 0600 hours, first raindrops of this reporting period observed reaching ground level at 1858 hours; measurable amounts by 1905 hours and continued intermittently through 2054 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 2025 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.053 inch/hour Thursday at 2025 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.043 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.04 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.80 inches; ETo 0.72 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 2.08 inches. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 07 August 2020.
8/8/2020 6:00 AM T M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 70.6°F after passing civil twilight; wind N@5.2 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 30.14 inches Hg and variable within a small range since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 1K feet, overcast at 2.1K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 79/79/79/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 7/7 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0618:42 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:53:19 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 80.82%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 69.6°F Friday at 0601 hours; highest temp 85.0°F Friday at 1716 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@11.7 mph Friday at 1157 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: light intermittent sprinkles 2301 - 2324 hours; total 24-hour precip: 0.003 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; TRACE inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.80 inches; ETo 0.83 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.97 inches. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 08 August 2020.
8/9/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 69.4°F after passing civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 30.15 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: widely thin scattered clouds at 8.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 7 miles in fog and morning haze, lower to the W; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 78/79/79/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 8/8 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0619:36 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:51:13 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 72.80%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 69.3°F Sunday at 0550 hours; highest temp 83.2°F Saturday at 1742 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@6.5 mph Saturday at 1547 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.80 inches; ETo 0.91 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.89 inches. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 09 August 2020.
8/10/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 70.0°F after passing civil twilight; wind SSE@2.3 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 30.09 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in morning haze, patchy fog N; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 79/80/79/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 8/9 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0620:30 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:49:06 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 64.01%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 69.3°F Sunday at 0621 hours; highest temp 89.8°F Sunday at 1653 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@10.4 mph Sunday at 1629 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.15 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.80 inches; ETo 1.06 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.74 inches. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 10 August 2020.
8/11/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 71.7°F after passing civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.96 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 80/80/80/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 9/9 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0621:24 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:46:57 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 54.69%, Third Quarter Moon this afternoon at 1245 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 69.6°F Monday at 0616 hours; highest temp 91.2°F Monday at 1538 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@10.4 mph Monday at 1831 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.16 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.80 inches; ETo 1.22 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 1.58 inches. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 11 August 2020.
8/12/2020 6:00 AM 1.77 M M M M Abbreviated report. A vicious line of thunderstorms moved through the station area starting at 0320 hours. Lightning detection equipment registered dozens of air-to-air and air-to-ground strikes which continued through the 0600 hour gauge reading, albeit tapering off significantly. The weather station commercial power is off and the business internet connection has been lost. Free weather services will be suspended, subscription services will not be affected and continue via aux power and cellular connections to the internet.
8/13/2020 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Today’s 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temperature 73.4°F after passing morning civil twilight, humidity 94%, pressure 30.07 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight, broken clouds at 1.4K feet, overcast at 3K feet, visibility unrestricted although lower to the N where heavy rain is reported and a great deal of lightning is visible, wind N@5.1 mph. Total rainfall 0.01 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge 0600 - 0623 hours, Wednesday. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 13 August 2017.
8/14/2020 6:00 AM 2.48 M M M M Today’s 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temperature 72.6°F after passing morning civil twilight, humidity 95%, pressure 30.00 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight, overcast skies at 800 feet, visibility unrestricted, wind N@7.4 mph. Max rainfall rate Thursday at 0727 hours for 3 minutes, a torrential intensity of 6.198 inches/hour. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station. Friday, 14 August 2017.
8/15/2020 6:00 AM 0.09 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 71.0°F after passing civil twilight; wind N@4.7 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 29.97 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: widely scattered clouds at 10.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 9 miles in light mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 79/79/79/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 2/2 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0625:00 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:38:13 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 17.82%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 70.8°F Saturday at 0553 hours; highest temp 86.2°F Friday at 1658 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded ESE@10.4 mph Friday at 1817 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.09 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Friday at 1820 hours; light sprinkles started at 1823 through 1844 with a mere 0.013 inch of precip, next band 0208 through 0515 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0344 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.107 inch/hour Saturday at 0344 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.089 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.09 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 7.15 inches; ETo 1.66 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 5.49 inches. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station,Saturday, 15 August 2020.
8/16/2020 6:00 AM 0.93 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 64.3°F after passing civil twilight; wind NbE@6.5 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 29.94 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast deck at 5.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 9 miles in light sprinkles; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 76/77/78/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 2/1 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0625:54 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:35:59 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 10.45%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 64.1°F Sunday at 0542 hours; highest temp 74.4°F Saturday at 1345 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SbE@13.0 mph Saturday at 1737 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Saturday at 1310 hours; light widely-intermittent sprinkles started at 1417 through 1805, next band Sunday 0051 hours through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 0110, 0245, 0349 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.492 inch/hour Sunday at 0349 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.928 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.93 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 8.08 inches; ETo 1.69 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 6.39 inches. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station,Sunday, 16 August 2020.
8/17/2020 6:00 AM 0.04 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 61.3°F after passing civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 96%; pressure 29.97 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: widely scattered clouds at 2K feet, additional scattered cloud layers at 10K and 23.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 2 miles in morning haze and fog; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 75/76/76/77°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 2/2 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0626:48 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:33:44 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 4.71%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 61.0°F Monday at 0540 hours; highest temp 74.7°F Sunday at 1540 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NEbN@9.1 mph Sunday at 1529 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: intermittent light sprinkles continued through Sunday’s 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading until 0927 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0632 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.021 inch/hour Sunday at 0632 hours for 5 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.037 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.04 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 8.12 inches; ETo 1.75 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 6.37 inches. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station,Monday, 17 August 2020.
8/18/2020 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 65.2°F at civil twilight; wind NbW@1.7 mph; humidity 96%; pressure 29.90 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: occasional cloud at 10K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 7 miles in morning haze; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 76/76/77/76°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 3/4 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0627:42 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:31:28 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 1.09%, New Moon this evening at 2242 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 60.7°F Monday at 0623 hours; highest temp 83.8°F Monday at 1511 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@7.3 mph Monday at 1806 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.12 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Monday at 1542 hours; measurable amounts light sprinkles by 1545 hours and continued through 1621 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1603 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.066 inch/hour Monday at 1603 hours for 6 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.025 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.03 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 8.15 inches; ETo 1.87 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 6.28 inches. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 18 August 2020.
8/19/2020 6:00 AM 0.17 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 66.3°F approaching civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.92 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 4.5K feet, broken at 7.5K feet, overcast at 10.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in light sprinkles and mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 76/77/77/76°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 6/7 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0628:36 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:29:12 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.02%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 64.5°F Tuesday at 0709 hours; highest temp 84.4°F Tuesday at 1602 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@18.2 mph Wednesday at 0408 hours with thunderstorms in vicinity; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.13 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Wednesday at 0335 hours; measurable amounts by 0351 hours and continued intermittently through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading; peak rainfall period(s) at 0408, 0459 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 2.648 inch/hour Wednesday at 0408 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.169 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.17 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 8.32 inches; ETo 2.00 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 6.32 inches. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 19 August 2020.
8/20/2020 6:00 AM 0.09 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 62.1°F approaching civil twilight; wind NbE@4.8 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 30.05 inches Hg and climbing slowly since midnight; skies: widely scattered clouds at 4.5K feet, broken at 15K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 76/77/77/77°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 5/7 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0629:30 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:26:54 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 1.73%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 61.8°F Thursday at 0543 hours; highest temp 81.2°F Wednesday at 1524 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@13.0 mph Wednesday at 1251; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.12 inch; precip periods: light intermittent rain sprinkles continued through the 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading until 0751 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0638, 0716 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.307 inch/hour Wednesday at 0638 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.090 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.09 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 8.41 inches; ETo 2.12 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 6.29 inches. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 20 August 2020.
8/21/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 64.4°F approaching civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 30.02 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: occasional thin clouds at 11K feet, scattered clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 76/77/77/76°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 7/7 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0630:24 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:24:36 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 6.22%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 61.5°F Thursday at 0625 hours; highest temp 82.8°F Thursday at 1600 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@9.1 mph Thursday at 1557; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.14 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 8.41 inches; ETo 2.26 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 6.15 inches. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 21 August 2020.
8/22/2020 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 71.2°F approaching civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.96 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 1.2K feet, overcast at 11K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 77/78/77/76°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 8/8 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0631:18 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:22:17 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 13.23%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 64.3°F Friday at 0613 hours; highest temp 82.6°F Friday at 1545 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSW@10.4 mph Friday at 1513; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.10 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Sunday at 0221 hours; measurable amounts of sprinkles by 0226 hours and continued intermittently through 0512 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0303 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.033 inch/hour Saturday at 0303 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.023 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.02 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 8.43 inches; ETo 2.36 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 6.07 inches. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 22 August 2020.
8/23/2020 6:00 AM 0.02 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 71.9°F approaching civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 96%; pressure 30.04 inches Hg and variable within a narrow range since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 1.1K feet, overcast at 12K as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 78/78/78/77°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 9/9 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0632:11 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:19:58 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 22.26%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 70.9°F Saturday at 0633 hours; highest temp 84.3°F Saturday at 1553 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@10.4 mph Saturday at 1147; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.09 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Saturday at 1720 hours; measurable amounts of sprinkles by 1734 hours and sprinkles continued through 1829 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1801 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.028 inch/hour Saturday at 1801 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.022 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.02 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 8.45 inches; ETo 2.45 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 6.00 inches. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 23 August 2020.
8/24/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 71.9°F approaching civil twilight; wind SSW@2.7 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 30.06 inches Hg and variable within a narrow range since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 15K feet, broken at 22.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 79/79/79/77°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 9/9 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0633:05 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:17:37 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 32.68%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 71.7°F Sunday at 0704 hours; highest temp 88.4°F Sunday at 1611 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSW@10.4 mph Sunday at 1633; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.14 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 8.45 inches; ETo 2.59 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 5.86 inches. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 24 August 2020.
8/25/2020 6:00 AM 0.59 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 69.9°F approaching civil twilight; wind S@4.8 mph; humidity 93%; pressure 29.97 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: occasional thin cloud <25K as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 8 miles in haze; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 80/80/79/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 3/3 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0633:59 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:15:15 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 43.83%, First Quarter Moon this afternoon at 1358 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 69.8°F Tuesday at 0514 hours; highest temp 88.5°F Monday at 1326 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@15.6 mph Monday at 1539 hours with thunderstorms in the vicinity; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.12 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Monday at 1516 hours; measurable amounts by 1518 hours and continued through 1607 hours with nearly continuous air-to-ground lightning strikes within 10 miles of the station as the line of thunderstorms passed; peak rainfall period(s) at 1544 hours; maximum rainfall intensity a torrential 6.133 inches/hour Monday at 1544 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.613 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.59 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 9.04 inches; ETo 2.71 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 6.33 inches. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 25 August 2020.
8/26/2020 6:00 AM 0.17 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 65.3°F approaching civil twilight; wind NW@7.1 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 30.02 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: widely scattered clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 78/79/79/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 4/7 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0634:52 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:12:54 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 55.08%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 65.1°F Wednesday at 0544 hours; highest temp 89.3°F Tuesday at 1657 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@22.1 mph Tuesday at 1924 hours with vicinity thunderstorms; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.13 inch; precip periods: intermittent rain sprinkles reached ground level Tuesday at 0912 - 0941 hours, more intermittent sprinkles 1258 - 1327 hours, a third band of much heavier rain 1928 - 2102 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1933, 2011 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.897 inch/hour Tuesday at 1933 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.171 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.17 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 9.21 inches; ETo 2.84 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 6.37 inches. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 26 August 2020.
8/27/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 70.7°F approaching civil twilight; wind SEbS@3.2 mph; humidity 93%; pressure 29.94 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 78/79/79/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 6/7 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0635:45 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:10:32 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 65.87%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 65.1°F Wednesday at 0713 hours; highest temp 83.9°F Wednesday at 1453 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@19.5 mph Wednesday at 1247 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.14 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 9.21 inches; ETo 2.98 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 6.23 inches. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 27 August 2020.
8/28/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 69.8°F approaching civil twilight; wind SSW@2.1 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 29.91 inches Hg and climbing slightly since midnight; skies: a few clouds at 4K and 14.5K feet, broken at 24K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 79/79/79/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 8/8 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0636:39 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:08:09 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 75.70%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 69.7°F Friday at 0536 hours; highest temp 90.2°F Thursday at 1443 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@18.2 mph Thursday at 1418 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.13 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 9.21 inches; ETo 3.11 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 6.10 inches. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 28 August 2020.
8/29/2020 6:00 AM 2.92 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 71.8°F approaching civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 96%; pressure 29.72 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: overcast at 400 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 78/78/79/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 2/2 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Pooling field water in the vicinity of the weather station 2130 - 2230 hours. Calculated sunrise 0637:32 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:05:45 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 84.19%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 69.6°F Friday at 0611 hours; highest temp 90.4°F Friday at 1533 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded E@19.5 mph Friday at 2148 hours, vicinity thunderstorms; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Friday at 1155 hours for 3 minutes; measurable amounts started at 1858 hours and continued through 0248 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1908, 2103, 2118, 2159, 2332, 0032, 0105, 0237 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 6.963 inches/hour Friday at 2159 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 2.945 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 2.92 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 12.13 inches; ETo 3.22 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 8.91 inches. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 29 August 2020.
8/30/2020 6:00 AM 1.07 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 62.2°F approaching civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.76 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: occasional thin cloud >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 77/78/78/78°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 2/3 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0638:25 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:03:22 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 91.02%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 62.1°F Sunday at 0549 hours; highest temp 83.6°F Saturday at 1728 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@27.3 mph Saturday at 1821 hours associated with a small microburst; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Saturday at 0749 hours; measurable amounts by 0753 hours and continued intermittently through 1835 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 0820, 0857, 1344, 1353, 1446, 1820 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 3.920 inches/hour Saturday at 1353 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 1.068 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 1.07 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. Saturday’s recorded rainfall was primarily due to the remnants of Hurricane Laura which had been downgraded to a tropical depression and was centered on Fredericksburg, 23 miles south, as it moved W-to-E through our area and across I-95. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 13.20 inches; ETo 3.28 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 9.92 inches. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 30 August 2020.
8/31/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 62.7°F approaching civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.99 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 4.5K feet, broken at 8.2K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 76/77/78/77°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 3/3 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0639:19 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:00:56 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 96.00%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 61.5°F Sunday at 0653 hours; highest temp 80.4°F Sunday at 1631 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@15.6 mph Sunday at 1442 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.13 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August cumulative totals-to-date: precip 13.20 inches; ETo 3.41 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 9.79 inches. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 31 August 2020.
9/1/2020 6:00 AM 0.86 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 66.1°F approaching civil twilight; wind calm; humidity 96%; pressure 30.04 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 2.9K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 74/75/76/76°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 2/3 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0640:12 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:58:32 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.00%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 62.5°F Monday at 0612 hours; highest temp 74.1°F Monday at 1148 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SE@9.1 mph Monday at 1659 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Monday at 1224 hours; measurable amounts by 1229 hours and continued intermittently through 2144 hours, a second band of 0.014 inch of sprinkles from 2254 - 2317 hours, and finally, 0.004 inch of sprinkles 0352 - 0410 as a cell passed 5½ miles S of the station; peak rainfall period(s) at 1413, 1642, 1723, 2053 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.962 inch/hour Monday at 1642 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.855 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.86 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. August end-of-month totals: precip 14.06 inches; ETo 3.44 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 10.62 inches. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 01 September 2020.
9/2/2020 6:00 AM 0.31 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 72.7°F approaching civil twilight; wind SbW@4.2 mph; humidity 96%; pressure 29.95 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast at 600 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 5 miles in mist; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 75/76/76/76°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 2/2 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0641:05 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:56:06 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 100.00%, Full Moon early this morning at 0123 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 66.1°F Tuesday at 0601 hours; highest temp 77.2°F Tuesday at 1719 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSE@7.8 mph Tuesday at 1548 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: 0.006 inch of sprinkles 0730 - 0749 hours, next rain period 1912 - 2151 hours, third band of sprinkles 0136 - 0158 hours, and final sprinkles 0439 - 0451 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1945, 2044, 2106 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 1.056 inch/hour Tuesday at 2044 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.309 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.31 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.31 inch; ETo 0.04 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.27 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 02 September 2020.
9/3/2020 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 72.3°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 96%; pressure 29.88 inches Hg and mostly steady since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 4 miles in haze, lower to the W with patches of dense low-lying ground fog; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 77/78/77/76°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 2/2 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0641:58 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:53:41 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 99.05%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 72.2°F Thursday at 0557 hours; highest temp 86.5°F Wednesday at 1518 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSW@13.0 mph Wednesday at 1332 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.09 inch; precip periods: 0.005 inch of collectible mist continued through yesterday’s 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading (not to be confused with condensation) until 0710 hours, then a short period of sprinkles added another 0.009 from 1826 - 1848 hours; total 24-hour precip: 0.014 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.01 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.32 inch; ETo 0.13 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.19 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 03 September 2020.
9/4/2020 6:00 AM 0.15 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 68.8°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 96%; pressure 29.90 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 78/79/79/77°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 2/4 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0642:51 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:51:14 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 96.27%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 68.7°F Friday at 0553 hours; highest temp 90.6°F Thursday at 1529 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@14.3 mph Thursday at 1658 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.12 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Thursday at 1830 hours; measurable amounts by 1837 hours and continued intermittently through 1940 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1848, 1905 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 2.821 inches/hour Thursday at 1905 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.149 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.15 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.47 inch; ETo 0.25 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.22 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 04 September 2020.
9/5/2020 6:00 AM 0.03 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 58.2°F after passing nautical twilight; wind WNW@1.7 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 30.21 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: an occasional thin cloud >25K feet, otherwise clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 76/78/78/77°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 4/7 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0643:44 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:48:48 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 91.82%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 58.2°F Saturday at 0559 hours; highest temp 87.3°F Friday at 1445 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@18.2 mph Friday at 1702 hours with a thunderstorm in the vicinity; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.09 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Friday at 1656 hours; measurable amounts by 1700 hours and continued until 1749 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1729 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.044 inch/hour Friday at 1729 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.034 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.03 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.50 inch; ETo 0.34 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.16 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 05 September 2020.
9/6/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 56.7°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 30.21 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 75/76/77/77°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 7/8 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0644:37 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:46:21 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 85.89%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 56.7°F Sunday at 0559 hours; highest temp 78.6°F Saturday at 1708 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@9.1 mph Saturday at 1612 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.13 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.50 inch; ETo 0.47 inch resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.03 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 06 September 2020.
9/7/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 58.5°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 30.09 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 74/76/76/76°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 8/9 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0645:30 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:43:54 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 78.68%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 56.2°F Sunday at 0721 hours; highest temp 80.9°F Sunday at 1550 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSE@7.3 mph Sunday at 1812 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.13 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.50 inch; ETo 0.60 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.10 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 07 September 2020.
9/8/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 59.5°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 30.10 inches Hg and quite variable since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 74/75/76/76°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 9/9 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0646:23 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:41:26 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 70.44%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 58.0°F Monday at 0710 hours; highest temp 80.7°F Monday at 1613 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSE@10.4 mph Monday at 1415 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.13 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.50 inch; ETo 0.73 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.23 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 08 September 2020.
9/9/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 68.3°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NE@2.6 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 30.19 inches Hg and steady within a narrow range since midnight; skies: overcast at 800 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 75/76/76/76°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 10/10 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0647:16 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:38:58 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 61.38%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 59.2°F Tuesday at 0658 hours; highest temp 83.8°F Tuesday at 1532 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SbE@10.7 mph Tuesday at 1334 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.10 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.50 inch; ETo 0.83 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.33 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 09 September 2020.
9/10/2020 6:00 AM 0.16 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 73.7°F after passing nautical twilight; wind ENE@3.1 mph; humidity 96%; pressure 30.21 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: overcast at 800 feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 76/76/76/75°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 11/10 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0648:09 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:36:30 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 51.75%, Third Quarter Moon this morning at 0526 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 68.1°F Wednesday at 0628 hours; highest temp 77.9°F Wednesday at 1233 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NbE@9.1 mph Wednesday at 1529 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Wednesday at 1005 hours; measurable sprinkles 1017 - 1025 hours, next band intermittent rain 1246 - 2325 hours and finally a few more sprinkles 0110 - 0121 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1627, 1851 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.824 inch/hour Wednesday at 1627 hours for 1 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.159 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.16 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.66 inch; ETo 0.87 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.21 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 10 September 2020.
9/11/2020 6:00 AM 0.07 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 70.2°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NNW@4.7 mph; humidity 96%; pressure 30.11 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: a few thin clouds at 7.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 5 miles in mist and fog; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 76/77/77/76°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 12/11 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0649:02 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:34:01 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 41.84%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 70.1°F Friday at 0547 hours; highest temp 82.1°F Thursday at 1637 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NE@13.1 mph Thursday at 1531 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.06 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Thursday at 0947 hours; measurable amounts by 0952 through 1038 hours, next band 1214 - 1247 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1021, 1225 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.254 inch/hour Thursday at 1225 hours for 6 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.073 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.07 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.73 inch; ETo 0.93 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.20 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 11 September 2020.
9/12/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 68.2°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NbE@4.8 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 30.19 inches Hg and falling slightly since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 1.5K and 2.1K feet, overcast at 2.8K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 76/76/76/76°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 12/12 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0649:55 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:31:33 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 31.98%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 67.6°F Saturday at 0444 hours; highest temp 81.1°F Friday at 1450 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NE@15.6 mph Friday at 1455 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.07 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.73 inch; ETo 1.00 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.27 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 12 September 2020.
9/13/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 57.7°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 30.15 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 74/75/75/76°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 14/12 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0650:48 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:29:04 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 22.56%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 57.6°F Sunday at 0543 hours; highest temp 74.3°F Saturday at 1352 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded E@22.1 mph Saturday at 1212 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.73 inch; ETo 1.04 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.31 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 13 September 2020.
9/14/2020 6:00 AM 0.01 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 68.4°F after passing nautical twilight; wind N@7.1 mph; humidity 95%; pressure 30.10 inches Hg and variable within a narrow range since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 8K feet and 12.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 75/75/76/75°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 15/13 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0651:41 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:26:35 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 14.08%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 57.3°F Sunday at 0703 hours; highest temp 80.6°F Saturday at 1704 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SbW@11.7 mph Saturday at 1404 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.11 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Monday at 0447 hours hours; measurable amounts of sprinkles by 0450 hours and continued through 0538 hours; peak rainfall period at 0533 hours for 1 minute; total 24-hour precip: 0.013 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.01 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge; total 24-hour precip: 0.01 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.74 inch; ETo 1.15 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.41 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 14 September 2020.
9/15/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 49.1°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NbW@3.1 mph; humidity 93%; pressure 30.33 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: thin scattered clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 72/74/74/75°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 16/14 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0652:34 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:24:06 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 7.13%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 49.0°F Tuesday at 0555 hours; highest temp 76.0°F Monday at 1504 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@18.2 mph Monday at 1231 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.74 inch; ETo 1.23 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.49 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 15 September 2020.
9/16/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 47.5°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 30.24 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: thin scattered clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 69/71/72/74°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 18/15 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0653:27 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:21:37 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 2.30%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 47.4°F Wednesday at 0556 hours; highest temp 67.3°F Tuesday at 1548 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNE@9.1 mph Tuesday at 1531 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.74 inch; ETo 1.31 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.57 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 16 September 2020.
9/17/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 58.4°F after passing nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 30.05 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: occasional small clouds at 5K feet, scattered clouds >25K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 70/71/72/73°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 20/16 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0654:20 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:19:08 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.09%, New Moon this morning at 0701 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 47.1°F Wednesday at 0648 hours; highest temp 72.2°F Wednesday at 1541 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SSW@11.7 mph Wednesday at 1335 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.08 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 0.74 inch; ETo 1.39 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.65 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 17 September 2020.
9/18/2020 6:00 AM 0.45 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 65.6°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NbW@7.2 mph; humidity 96%; pressure 29.89 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 1.7K feet, overcast at 4.2K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 71/71/72/72°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 21/16 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0655:14 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:16:37 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.85%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 58.2°F Thursday at 0642 hours; highest temp 70.3°F Thursday at 1347 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NbW@7.8 mph Friday at 0543 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: first raindrops observed reaching ground level Thursday at 1526 hours; measurable amounts by 1551 hours and continued intermittently through 0516 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 1820, 1926, 2253, 0434 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.158 inch/hour Thursday at 2253 hours for 5 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.452 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.45 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.19 inch; ETo 1.42 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.23 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 18 September 2020.
9/19/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 43.7°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NbE@6.1 mph; humidity 83%; pressure 30.29 inches Hg and climbing steadily since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 68/70/71/72°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 22/17 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0656:07 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:14:08 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 4.58%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 43.7°F Saturday at 0558 hours; highest temp 72.8°F Friday at 1537 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded N@13.0 mph Friday at 1517 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.07 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.19 inch; ETo 1.49 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.30 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 19 September 2020.
9/20/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 39.4°F after passing nautical twilight; wind NNW@3.1 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 30.42 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 65/68/69/71°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 23/18 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0657:01 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:11:38 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 11.00%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 39.3°F Sunday at 0555 hours; highest temp 63.7°F Saturday at 1642 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNE@14.7 mph Saturday at 1057 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.10 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.19 inch; ETo 1.59 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.40 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 20 September 2020.
9/21/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 40.1°F at nautical twilight; wind NbE@4.8 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 30.52 inches Hg and variable within a narrow range since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 65/67/68/70°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 23/18 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0657:55 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:09:08 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 19.56%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 38.9°F Sunday at 0653 hours; highest temp 66.8°F Sunday at 1607 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NE@11.7 mph Sunday at 1334 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.10 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.19 inch; ETo 1.69 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.50 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 21 September 2020.
9/22/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 38.8°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 30.30 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 64/66/67/69°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 24/19 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0658:49 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:06:38 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 29.59%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 38.6°F Tuesday at 0556 hours; highest temp 66.3°F Monday at 1534 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NE@13.0 mph Monday at 1041 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.10 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.19 inch; ETo 1.79 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.60 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 22 September 2020.
9/23/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 46.6°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 30.04 inches Hg and variable within a narrow range since midnight; skies: clear as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 64/66/67/68°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 25/19 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0659:43 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:04:08 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 40.40%, First Quarter Moon this evening at 2156 hours. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 38.3°F Tuesday at 0711 hours; highest temp 69.1°F Tuesday at 1650 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@16.9 mph Tuesday at 1550 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.10 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.19 inch; ETo 1.89 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.70 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 23 September 2020.
9/24/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 54.5°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 94%; pressure 30.00 inches Hg and variable within a narrow range since midnight; skies: thin broken clouds at 23.5K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 66/67/67/68°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 25/20 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0700:37 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 12:01:38 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 51.37%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 46.4°F Wednesday at 0618 hours; highest temp 77.6°F Wednesday at 1631 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded WNW@16.9 mph Wednesday at 1423 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.10 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.19 inch; ETo 1.99 inch resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.80 inch. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 24 September 2020.
9/25/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 57.6°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 30.07 inches Hg and variable within a narrow range since midnight; skies: obscured skies with a 200 foot ceiling as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility 1 mile in fog and haze; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 65/66/67/68°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 27/20 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0701:31 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:59:09 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 61.97%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 54.6°F Thursday at 0601 hours; highest temp 69.6°F Thursday at 1524 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@5.2 mph Thursday at 1308 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.19 inch; ETo 2.02 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.83 inch. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 25 September 2020.
9/26/2020 6:00 AM 0.43 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 60.7°F approaching nautical twilight; wind NEbN@5.6 mph; humidity 96%; pressure 30.03 inches Hg and falling steadily since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 400 feet, overcast at 1.9K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 66/67/67/68°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 27/20 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0702:26 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:56:38 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 71.79%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 56.9°F Friday at 0722 hours; highest temp 66.6°F Friday at 1433 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@9.1 mph Friday at 1457 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: a few raindrops Friday at 1225 hours for 10 minutes noted visually and registered on the very sensitive piezoelectric rain gauge and the leaf wetness sensors; measurable amounts started at 1502 hours and continued in widely intermittent bands through 0506 hours Saturday; peak rainfall period(s) at 2041, 2107, 2236, 2343, 0026, 0253 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.257 inch/hour Saturday at 0026 hours for 4 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.431 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.43 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.62 inch; ETo 2.05 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.43 inch. Station data reported by: observer2 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Saturday, 26 September 2020.
9/27/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 64.7°F approaching nautical twilight; wind calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.97 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 1.1K feet, overcast at 3.9K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted albeit light mist and thin ground fog can be felt and is visible on the IR cameras; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 68/68/68/68°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 26/20 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0703:21 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:54:08 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 80.47%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 60.7°F Saturday at 0601 hours; highest temp 70.2°F Saturday at 1508 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NbE@11.7 mph Saturday at 1427 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.03 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.62 inch; ETo 2.08 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.46 inch. Station data reported by: observer3 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Sunday, 27 September 2020.
9/28/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 64.6°F approaching nautical twilight; wind mostly calm; humidity 95%; pressure 29.87 inches Hg and falling since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 22K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 69/69/69/69°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 24/20 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0704:16 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:51:38 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 87.76%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 64.3°F Sunday at 0727 hours; highest temp 77.2°F Sunday at 1532 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded SW@9.1 mph Sunday at 1527 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.62 inch; ETo 2.13 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.51 inch. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Monday, 28 September 2020.
9/29/2020 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 67.0°F approaching nautical twilight; wind SbE@5.9 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 29.82 inches Hg and falling slowly since midnight; skies: broken clouds at 1.1K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 70/70/70/69°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 23/19 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0705:11 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:49:09 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 93.46%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 63.7°F Monday at 0703 hours; highest temp 80.0°F Monday at 1556 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded S@13.0 mph Monday at 1507 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.07 inch; precip periods: none; total 24-hour precip: 0.00 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 1.62 inch; ETo 2.20 inches resulting in a ground moisture deficit of 0.58 inch. Station data reported by: observer5 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Tuesday, 29 September 2020.
9/30/2020 6:00 AM 0.67 M M M M The 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 53.6°F approaching nautical twilight; wind SW@4.6 mph; humidity 94%; pressure 29.76 inches Hg and quite variable since midnight; skies: scattered clouds at 9.2K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 67/68/69/70°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture tension readings at 3 & 5 inch levels, 6/5 centibars in Buckhall marine clay with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inches mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0706:06 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 11:46:40 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 97.42%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 53.7°F Wednesday at 0128 hours; highest temp 77.2°F Tuesday at 1330 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NNW@23.4 mph Tuesday at 2051 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.05 inch; precip periods: a few raindrops observed reaching ground level Tuesday at 1616 hours intermittently for 20 minutes; measurable amounts by 1919 hours and continued in several bands through 0329 hours; peak rainfall period(s) at 2114, 2134, 2357, 0214 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.814 inch/hour Tuesday at 2134 hours for 3 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.668 inch recorded by the commercial calibration-certified piezoelectric rain gauge; 0.67 inch on the 8-inch Standard Rain Gauge. September cumulative totals-to-date: precip 2.29 inch; ETo 2.25 inches resulting in a ground moisture surfeit of 0.04 inch. Station data reported by: observer6 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Wednesday, 30 September 2020.



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