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Looks like the “weather event” that didn’t take place earlier this week may take place tomorrow. The question is exactly where it will take place, but then again, that’s always the real question about forecasts, isn’t it?
For the record, too, MT.Net recorded .51 inches of rain yesterday. That was good for adding 130 gallons to my rainwater tank before it was full. I probably could’ve collected another 150 gallons if I’d had the storage capacity. I’m a water-collecting fool.
It was a wet, bone-chilling day today but not a snowy one, fortunately. Though it rained practically all day, I was disappointed I could only capture 130 new gallons of rain into my tank before I had no more capacity left. Maybe Kelly’s right: maybe I do have a “problem.”
Today’s rain got me thinking again of this N&O story about a potential new water source for Raleigh. A Raleigh company called Eagle Water has rights to up to 58 million gallons of water per day (mgpd) being pumped from the PCS Phosphate mine near Aurora, NC. The problem is the company has no way to get it here to Raleigh where its needed. Not only that, the company needs to sell at least 25 mgpd just to make a profit. Pump anything less and they lose money.
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Word has it that we’re doomed to get some freezy stuff tomorrow morning. As long as it winds up in my rain barrel when its done melting, I’m fine with that.
A snow day is one of the few times working from home becomes a pain. Problem is, when it really get stormy around here, working from home is next to impossible because everyone who’s normally at the office is tying up neighborhood phone lines that are normally available for my use.
We’ll see what happens, though.
Mayor Charles Meeker held a press conference today to urge everyone to limit their water use to 25 gallons per person. Almost on cue, the comments on WRAL’s website went through the roof, with 361 posted as of this writing. Its as if people are just waking up to the fact that, oh, FALLS LAKE IS JUST A MUDDY HOLE NOW!!!
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I bagged my first mosquito of 2008 tonight as it slipped in the back door behind me. Seems a bit early to be dealing with them, but with high temperatures in the 70s its more like spring out there than the first week of January.
Time to reset the counters on MT.Net’s weather station. Here are the records for the year:
Highest temperature: 111.9 F on August 9th, 12:54 PM
Lowest temperature: 16.9 F on February 6th, 6:45 AM
Lowest humidity: 10% on March 3rd, 6 PM
Highest dew point: 86 F on July 11th, 4:03 PM
Highest wind gust: SSW at 15.4 MPH on December 23rd, 1:09 PM (wow, that’s recent)
Lowest wind chill: -9 F on January 24th, 6:09 PM
Total rainfall: 31.38 inches
No review of 2007 could go without mention of the extreme weather Raleigh experienced this year. It was an extremely dry year thanks to a Bermuda high pressure system that baked and dried Raleigh out. This year’s heat set a record with the most days with temperatures above 90 degrees F. November was Raleigh’s driest November on record, and August was Raleigh’s hottest month ever recorded.
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Looks like we got a total of 1.06 of rain yesterday (midnight to midnight). Unlike other rains, I wasn’t able to capture any of it in Lake Turner as I’m in Virginia now.
There is a person in Garner selling 300-gallon plastic tanks, though, and I’m considering picking up another one. Can’t have enough rainwater, y’know.
I’m closing in on the last minutes of the weekend. It was a good one with lots of Daddy time with the kids. Kelly took Hallie to see The Nutcracker Saturday morning, leaving Travis and me to work on some projects. We went to Lowes to pick up mulch and a few other items and returned home to finish our flowerbed project around the mailbox. After naps for the kids, we had dinner with our friends yesterday evening and had a great time.
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We’re in the midst of an unusual December heat wave. Yesterday MT.Net’s weather station recorded a temperature of 84 degrees. I find it very odd hearing all of my neighbor’s air conditioners roaring away this time of year. Today is forecast to be even hotter.
There are some people who still doubt the world’s weather is askew. Won’t be long before we’re telling our grandkids: “I remember when winters used to be cold…”
