Both geographically and and by the numbers.
It is a pleasant day for almost July.
Remember, the dew point is much more useful to determine the moisture in the air than the relative humidity. The humidity can change rapidly. Dew point is a more steady base line indicator of moisture in the air.
At 11 am, the dew point was only 55 at Birmingham Airport, 58 in Muscle Shoals and 59 in Huntsville and Gadsden. The actual temperature, with a brisk north wind was only 78 in Haleyville and close to 80 all the way down to Montgomery and even at Mobile Regional Airport.
We are so used to midday temperatures pushing the 90-degree mark and dew points 70 or higher this time of year.
THE WAY THE RAIN COMES DOWN
Several people have commented lately that they like the rain but wish it wouldbe more of a slow steady rain so it would have time to soak in instead of rushing off into drainage ditches, streams and lakes. This time of year, a big percentage of our rain is from thunderstorms (Translation, quick downpours) Very little chance of a steady all day soaker unless we invite a tropical system to come this way. Later in autumn and especially in winter is the best time to get a slow soaker.
Speaking of rain, I want to list a sample of some good amounts from Sunday. Don’t have time to assemble the usual lengthy tabulation. First, congratulations to Bill in Vigo. (east of Piedmont) He finally got some rain yesterday, 0.30 the first in a long time. Until yesterday he had received less then 1/3 inch all month.
1.50 Black Creek (estimated)
0.86 Scrougeout (nearby)
1.11 Muscadine
0.82 Hamilton (in only 25 minutes)
1.03 Montgomery/Dannelly Field
1.47 Montgomery/coop observer
0.92 Brookley Field/Mobile
1.00 Tuscaloosa near Skyland & McFarland Blvd.
1.33 Ashland
1.64 Slexander City
2.59 Wadley
1.13 Horseshoe Bend
0.50 Concord/Hueytown
Have not seen a report recently from our 33/40 Skywatcher at Springville/Simmons Mountain. Some of the rain that comes down east of there drains eventually into Lake Purdy.
