So how much rain did we get?
Whew! That was a lot of water. But just how much, exactly? The numbers, of course, depend on where you were. The National Weather Service map above shows the heaviest concentration of rain south of Annapolis, chiefly in Calvert County. Here are more rain totals from around the region.
The National Weather Service instruments at Baltimore-Washington International Airport recorded 2.2 inches yesterday, a record for the date. The previous record for rain on a May 12 in Bawlmer was 2.06 inches, set in 1921. It was the third record rain total at BWI since Friday.
Altogether, the airport recorded a five-day total of 6.15 inches. That is 2.28 inches more than the long-(30-year) term average for an entire May in Baltimore. We are also running 4.73 inches ahead of the pace for the first 12 days in May.
The heaviest rain, of course, fell to the south of Baltimore. In fact, our instruments here at Calvert & Centre streets clocked in just 1.61 inches during the Sunday/Monday storm, while the airport saw 3.69 inches. Some locations saw far more, including North Beach, in Calvert County, which topped the state at more than 7 inches.
There's more rain in store. These sunny skies and 70-degree temperatures will hang around for today and tomorrow. But by Thursday you can expect increasing chances for showers as the next storm system and cold front move in from the west, much as they did last week. The next sunshine will be Monday.
Comments
Am I the only one who doesn't see a difference in shades of yellow for the "less than 1" and "greater than 6" inches categories?
Posted by: bryanintimonium | May 13, 2008 4:19 PM
Nope. I don't see a difference either. I suspect they just ran out of colors. But it's reasonable to assume that if it's yellow surrounded by white, it's probably greater than 6 inches. If it's yellow surrounded by green, it's probably less than 1 inch.
Posted by: frank roylance | May 13, 2008 4:38 PM
Bryan's question was noticed by the folks at Sterling. They have now substituted red for the 6-inches-plus regions. Here's the new link: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/lwx/events/20080512/ We aim to serve.
Posted by: frank roylance | May 14, 2008 11:11 AM
Well, I am I the only one that thinks it is pretty amazing that the entire Eastern Shore got 5-6 inches of rain, or did we finally secede!
Posted by: Charlie Huddleston | May 14, 2008 10:05 PM