Still A Precip Deficit For The Year

Just a very quick post this morning concerning our recent rains this past week.  As I'm sure many of you observed, the sky yesterday afternoon had "convection" written all over it in the form of those beautiful towering cumulus clouds...some of which evolved into Cb.  As I checked my rain gauge before the sky completely darken last evening around 9 pm, glancing to the east, I observed lightning flashes off into the distance.  Many of you had a nice couple of days of rain, but our annual precip deficit remains at -1.60" for the year at KMDT.  Here take a look...focus on the middle graph for rainfall/melted precip.  The deficit is essentially from March 1 as we were at "normal" on that date.  Also notice the coolness of May with the top temperature graph...

Here is a map of the Susquehanna watershed over the past 72 hours...that's 3 days for you Yokes!  The heaviest of the rain fell over the northern part of the basin...however, Yokes would swear that the orange speck is right over his house where the deficit has been erased in qualitative, not quantitative opinion!

And with that rainfall comes the rise in the Susquehanna River.  Here is the flow increase over the past 7 days!  Quite a turnabout from the beginning of the month...don't cha think?  Might even have a few blowouts up north Goldy!

As for our ground water levels, a similar pattern can be observed compliments of the recent rains!

The next several days, once we get past the last threat of storms this afternoon between 4-8 pm as a dying front passes through central PA, will feature beautiful springtime wx with sunny skies, light to moderate breezes, and temps in the low to mid 70s.  By Sunday, we might be around 80ºF once again.  Look at that 1024 mb high right over NE PA for Friday morn...she's a beauty!

As will be Bodemeister standing in the Winner's Circle at Pimlico after the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes!

Have a great Wednesday....

Smitty

AA:  Slight chance of a shower or t-shower this pm between say 4-8 pm...then beautiful wx through the week's end!  Follow me on Twitter...I've been putting out quick updates there...its just faster and easier and more efficient...watch out as my team is starting to wake up!