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Severe Thunderstorm Watch #533

from the Storm Prediction Center in Rio Rancho, the skies are dark to the north and cumulonimbus building to the west. Wind and hail events are a moderate risk, including severe wind events (80mph gusts), and severe hail events (2″ … Continue reading

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June 2013: Weather in Rio Rancho, NM

From my backyard weather station: Extremes: High Temp: 115.3 F (6/27) Low Temp: 52.7 F (6/6) Largest Hi/Lo Swing: 47.3 F (6/21) High Winds: 19.0 mph (6/16) High Gust: 25.1 mph (6/16) High Pressure: 30.11 in Hg (6/28) Low Pressure: … Continue reading

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May 2013: Weather in Rio Rancho, NM

From my backyard weather station: Extremes: High Temp: 98.4 F (5/25) Low Temp: 29.1 F (5/3) Largest Hi/Lo Swing: 45.7 F (5/25) High Winds: 14.5mph (5/1 and 5/6 tie) High Gust: 21.3mph (5/19) High Pressure: 30.24 in Hg (5/2) Low … Continue reading

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More on the Weather Station…

I have spent the last two weeks playing with my weather station and the EasyWeather software. I think the trick is to keep the weather station unplugged from the computer until you want to dump the data. I did this … Continue reading

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March 2013: My WX Station

My WX Station did not work so well this month. Half way through the month, the computer it was attached to started powering down randomly. I lost a ton of data. I’m really frustrated. I plugged into a new computer … Continue reading

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A Few Storms Today

We had several thunderstorms in the Rio Rancho/Albuquerque area this afternoon. I went to lunch at the Owl Cafe in Albuquerque, and they lost power several times, and there were a few close lightning strikes. After lunch, I returned to … Continue reading

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Long time, no update

The tropics have been relatively quiet. I haven’t had much to report. I missed a quiz in my meteorology class, as I wrote the wrong time down in Google Calendar. I did, however, get a 100% on the first test. … Continue reading

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