Storm cools the air, wets the dust
Temperatures have dropped 29 degrees from where they stood yesterday at Baltimore-Washington International Airport. It was a record-setting 102 degrees at BWI yesterday afternoon. After today's thunderstorm passed by, the thermometer dropped from a high of 93 degrees to 73 between 1 and 2 p.m. Just before 4 p.m., with the sun back out, it has crept back up to 81.
Some locations saw more than an inch of rain, but most had less. Here's a sampling. And here's the cumulative rainfall map for the storm. It was the most rain BWI has seen in one day since July 10.
The rain hasn't ended the drought, but it has helped a bit. Here are some rainfall numbers, and temperature-drop readings for today from around the area:
BWI: 0.43 inch 93 to 73 degrees.
Dulles: 0 rain 96 to 81 degrees.
Reagan National: 0.02 inch 94 to 79 degrees.
Maryland Science Center: 0.31 inch 96 to 77 degrees.
Frederick: 1.17 inches 90 to 70 degrees.
The Sun: 0.21 inch 91 to 77 degrees.
