Friday, 12:20 pm: Our local weather has certainly been unseasonably warm. In previous years, what would probably be snow coming down is today’s rain. Not only rain, it is very windy today with a peak gust of 25 mph. Most of the sustained winds are around 10 to 15 mph. There is a High Wind Advisory posted for Aroostook County This entire weather maker which, for us, started last week has dropped more than 2.84 inches of rain. It’s definitely not a day to be driving high profile vehicles, and a much better day to be inside, at home.

I’ve done some recalibrating of my Davis weather station’s thermometer, which seemed to be reading about six to seven degrees too high, that of course is unacceptable. What is now being transmitted via APRS is now correct. It’s a slow process to recalibrate it, because it takes 24 hours of data to be analyzed before any adjustments can be made. And not just one 24 hour interval, but it has taken three 24 hour periods of data to get the correct temperature.

I was in New Brunswick yesterday for a dental appointment, and the Trans-Canada Highway was almost empty. It was raining so hard that my truck’s wipers couldn’t keep pace with the downpour, even on high speed. Fortunately for me the return drive home, in the dark, was much better with only scattered light rainfall.

But today at home it’s almost leisurely. We’ve got plenty of firewood inside, and outside chores have almost come to a halt. It’s warm enough that our windows are open to add a little fresh air inside and to help moderate the heat from our woodstove. This is great! What an uncomplicated life.

Current values from our wireless Vantage-Pro weather station:

Temperature: 62.1° (F.)

Barometer: 29.505 & falling rapidly

Humidity: 100%

Visibility: < .5 mile

Skies: 100% low overcast – fog

Precipitation: .59 inch rain -- currently raining

Wind: SSE at 16 mph

Since midnight:

Low temperature: 62.1° (F.) at 12:20 pm

High wind: 25 mph at 11:36 am