| 2026-03-29 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Strong winds around 8-AM blew away high particulates and ugly, stagnant clouds covered the area in late afternoon. No rain, however. No persistent contrails and no sporadic-E propagation noticed. Muon counts normal. |
| 2026-03-28 | 6:05 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | We need rain and none is forecasted any time soon. Dry front moving through today. Gulf waters are heating up quickly --> driving tropical storms and hurricanes early. |
| 2026-03-27 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No rain for nine days. VHF sporadic-E clouds apparent since FM Broadcast signals arriving from east Texas --> weather front between us somewhere (probably north). |
| 2026-03-26 | 6:20 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 'There is nothing new under the sun!' And it did not rain again for the 8th day in a row. Clouds lifted by early afternoon... |
| 2026-03-25 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Cooler this period with winds from the east. Some clouds developed in the afternoon but no rain. Some smoke from distant fires. No persistent contrails visually or on infrared skycams. Gulf buoy temps are rising already in late March --> tropical storms and hurricanes develop earlier. |
| 2026-03-24 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Wind shifted from WNW to NE about 1-AM bringing smoke from distant forest fires and moderately high particulate count. Unusual cold front appears to be moving this way from the northeast. Some local ponds have several inches of water in their bottoms now for the first time in a year. |
| 2026-03-23 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Still clear skies with warmth during the day and cool at night. Sporadic E propagation upto 1200-km still occurring on VHF (Broadcast FM and 2-meters ham bands). |
| 2026-03-22 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No hint of rain although wind has moved coming from the north to coming from the southwest. Again, like previous period, mid-level persistent contrails in the mid-afternoon and sporadic-E propagation on VHF from the west happening as this is typed. |
| 2026-03-21 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No rain. Moderate smoke throughout period from distant forest fires. VHF sporadic-E signals arriving now from north central Mexico which is usually a June-July radio event, not March. |
| 2026-03-20 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Clear and cold overnight but 8-degrees above freezing now. Some persistent contrails between 16- and 24-feet unusual at this low altitude) yesterday midday indicating a lot of moisture at that height; it dissipated by mid afternoon. Some low areas between Chipley and Graceville have standing water for the first time in a year. |
| 2026-03-19 | 6:05 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No rain to report again; only clear, cold, and breezy. The high pressure is not breaking down yet. Not much moisture in the upper atmosphere since no persistent contrails. |
| 2026-03-18 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | High pressure maintained throughout this period --> no rain. Quite high number of persistent contrails during daylight hours. |
| 2026-03-17 | 6:05 AM | 0.63 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | The storm accumulation from the previous period continued for a few hours into the new period. Temperature went from 72-degrees F before dawn to 33-degrees F now some 23-hours later. Moderate winds accompanied the hard rains but not as bad as predicted. |
| 2026-03-16 | 7:10 AM | 0.76 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Heavy rain still falling and much lightning. Hard to get a physical reading in this weather. |
| 2026-03-15 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | NWS says more rain coming this evening and early morning. However, as has been true since Hurricane Michael, weather violence accompanies that rain. When was the last time you received several days of gentle rain? |
| 2026-03-14 | 6:15 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No rain during this period. Note that VHF Sporadic-E signals arriving now from 1100- to 1400-kms away in central Texas area; this indicates intense lightning and ionospheric turbulence between the two locations. |
| 2026-03-13 | 6:00 AM | 0.06 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Rain from the previous period extended into this period as drizzle. Cleared late morning. VHF radio sporadic E's went away as powerful thundershowers lost their punch. Persistent contrails not seen this period. |
| 2026-03-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.74 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Persistent contrails started mid-morning and persisted until clouds obscured them. Strong winds from the north accompanied the rain storm at 4:25 AM blowing plants from pots and blowing away anything lose. |
| 2026-03-11 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No rain but had to use well water for garden that is up and doing well. NWS forcasting some rain and then cold for a week. I hope the garden survives. VHF has sporadic E signals arriving from 600-km away; so E-layer cloud above strong low pressure making unusual propagation this morning for this time of year. |
| 2026-03-10 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No rain. However, quite warm for this time of year. Hoping no more killer frosts until fall since garden plants are up and growing quickly with warmth and more than sporadic rain. Dachshund Sierra died yesterday after over 16 years. |
| 2026-03-09 | 6:35 AM | 0.24 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Rain moved in mid-morning for a few minutes. Start and end times uncertain since travel to church occurred at the same time. Slowly flowing water leaving front of my swamp from off the road; that is first in almost a year. |
| 2026-03-08 | 6:05 AM | 0.19 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Another brief thundershower passed through in the afternoon. Rain is approaching from the west as this is typed although not expected during this period. DST means it is still dark when reading the rain gauge this morning. |
| 2026-03-07 | 6:15 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | We caught the seam between thundershowers to the west (jus west of Chipley) and to the east (Cottondale) moving SSE to NNW and received a sprinkle. Lots of persistent contrails throughout the morning until the thunderstorms obscured the upper skies. |
| 2026-03-06 | 6:00 AM | 0.26 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Clouds built until afternoon until thunderstorm passed slowly west to east. |
| 2026-03-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No rain yet although clear skies have changed to cumulus with dark bottoms. Trees, bushes, and shrubs have blossomed out beautifully. No more cold please. |
| 2026-03-04 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Clear and cool after warm afternoon. No rain. Very high particulate counts overnight. |
| 2026-03-03 | 6:15 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No clouds to hold rain. Interesting that VHF Sporadic E propagation is in this morning with central Mexico packet station signals arriving here in the Panhandle; this is usually indicative of weather inversion and lightning high in the atmosphere. It is expected in June but not early March. |
| 2026-03-02 | 6:35 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No rain under high pressure. Low areas of Washington, west Jackson, and east Holmes Counties have accumulated water in them for the first time in months. |
| 2026-03-01 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No rain this period. However, nice to see ponds and swamps with some water in them for the first time in months. |
| 2026-02-28 | 6:15 AM | 2.12 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally received substantial rain here although it washed out green manure gathering. |
| 2026-02-27 | 6:20 AM | 0.11 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Flash showers all throughout this period; that is, hard rain for about a minute or less many times with little accumulation. |
| 2026-02-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.04 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Trace of rain fell around 3:00-PM although 6-miles WNW here where I was riding my bicycle, it poured! A measurable amount fell this morning. Rainbow visible to the WSW as this report is being written. |
| 2026-02-25 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Null, nada, zero rain although some light clouds appeared in the early afternoon. |
| 2026-02-24 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No clouds --> No rain --> Drought continues. |
| 2026-02-23 | 6:20 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Cold and windy as high pressure moves in. Of course, NWS agains forecasts rain for midweek which rarely materializes in any useful way. We shall see. |
| 2026-02-22 | 6:25 AM | 0.09 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Summery day. Then after nightfall, the blast of cold started in with little rain. Mother Nature seems to dislike the Florida Panhandle when it comes to rain. |
| 2026-02-21 | 6:15 AM | 0.45 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Intermittent general showers throughout the period making it difficult to pinpoint times. |
| 2026-02-20 | 6:50 AM | 0.34 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | 0.06" fell at 5:52-PM and 0.28" fell this morning beginning at 4:49-AM. Light rain still falling at this report time. Measurement amounts from manual method; times from Acurite #00899A2 companion mounted with plastic cylinder. |
| 2026-02-19 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Heavy clouds and winds threatened rain but only brought scattered drops; not enough drops to even measure. Warm overnight and since dew point and temperature are the same, I expect to see fog outdoors when it gets light. |
| 2026-02-18 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Clear skies during the morning turned into cloudy skies by afternoon. No rain though. Drought continues. A false spring is occuring now. |
| 2026-02-17 | 6:10 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Overcast until early afternoon then cleared and got quite windy from the NNE. Failed to achieve predicted high because clouds lingered. No rain. |
| 2026-02-16 | 6:40 AM | 0.26 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Much less rain than NWS predicted. That is normal since the models are not including all parameters that affect the weather. |
| 2026-02-15 | 6:35 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | A measurable amount of light rain fell some time between 3:30-AM and 4:30-AM. NWS says up to 1.5-inches is on the way several hours after the time of this report. We shall see... |
| 2026-02-14 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No rain yet. High pressure is breaking down raising potential for rain. |
| 2026-02-13 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Warm days and cool nights. Elevated particulates started at 1-AM and continue. Temperature started up and dew point started down at 1:30-AM as barometer rose. We need rain. Last time NWS predicted 1- to 2-inches of rain we received 0.4-inches. |
| 2026-02-12 | 6:35 AM | 0.13 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Surprised by brief shower after dark. Cleared and cooler overnight. |
| 2026-02-11 | 6:05 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Low NWS rain prediction proved true. No rain. Large pond just southwest of Graceville Prison is completely empty now and growing weeds. I have never seen it this dry here. |
| 2026-02-10 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | A little foggy this morning which is expected since temperature and dew point are almost the same. |
| 2026-02-09 | 6:05 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No rain but warming trend brings spring patterns that usually include extended rain. |
| 2026-02-08 | 6:05 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Never got as warm as predicted during daylight and got colder than predicted overnight. No hint of rain. |
| 2026-02-07 | 6:10 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Cold morning, warm afternoon, and increasing winds from the west throughout the period. But no rain. Bicycle ride throughout area shows no drought resolution yet. |
| 2026-02-06 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Clear, windy, and cold throughout period. Got much colder than NWS predicted overnight. Low particulate count at this time. Nice moonlight. |
| 2026-02-05 | 6:30 AM | 0.59 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Good bit of rain fell sporadically until about 5-PM. Elevated nano-particulates started about 7-PM and continued until period end. |
| 2026-02-04 | 6:45 AM | 0.14 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | A little rain fell between 2:45 and 4:15 this morning. |
| 2026-02-03 | 6:05 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Persistent contrails started after dark and visible through the moonlight. More clouds built overnight. Nano particulate count jumped at 10-PM and continues. (Unsurprisingly) |
| 2026-02-02 | 6:05 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Five-degrees colder this morning than NWS predicted. Yes, I realize NWS predictions are macro (with unknown bin sizes)... and I am micro measuring since that is the only way I can collect data. |
| 2026-02-01 | 6:15 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Wind and cold is the description; reminds me of duty in Hohenfels, (West) Germany in the early 1980's... |
| 2026-01-31 | 6:15 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Another dry front passing through leaving cold and wind in its wake. Many persistent contrails over this period mainly during daylight hours; unusual in that they were at many altitudes. Clear moon over night preparing for full moon tomorrow. Are the lunatics dancing? |
| 2026-01-30 | 6:05 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Persistent contrails throughout this period. Elevated nano-particulates started around 9-PM and continued overnight. Radar indicates sleet now but nothing reaching the ground. Temp and dew point started up at 2:45-AM. |
| 2026-01-29 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No rain under high pressure, naturally. Nice moonlight overnight. |
| 2026-01-28 | 6:20 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | "It don't snow in Minneapolis in the wintertime" and it does not rain much in Graceville, FL either. |
| 2026-01-27 | 6:05 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No rain. Lots of wind and cold however. I moved to Florida a decade ago to get away from the cold; it did not work. Now I get tropical storms, hurricanes, and tornados too! |
| 2026-01-26 | 6:35 AM | 0.83 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Majority of rain, 0.69-inch, fell between 2:15-PM CST and 4:15-PM CST. 0.14-inch fell sometime after dark. Blustery this morning. Saw double rainbow at 4:40-PM CST. |
| 2026-01-25 | 6:30 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Sidewalks and paved driveway are wet. No measureable amount in the collector; a fews drops in the bottom... Very cloudy and warm, however for a few more hours. |
| 2026-01-24 | 6:15 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Feathery sprinkle a few times during daylight hours. I did not class that as useful rain. |
| 2026-01-23 | 6:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | It sprinkled a few times yesterday for a few disconnected seconds; never enough to take drying clothes from the line. Why do we get the bitter cold and little rain? |
| 2026-01-22 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Increasing cloudiness but no rain yet. Wind shifted to the WNW. Warmer this dawn than recently. We need spring rains. |
| 2026-01-21 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No rain, no gain. |
| 2026-01-20 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | High pressure --> No rain. Nano particulates increased sharply at 9-PM and still increasing at this report. Red clouds high up to the east. |
| 2026-01-19 | 6:45 AM | 0.14 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Minor snow accumulation that melted by 9:15-AM. Cold 28-degrees this morning on higher thermometer and 27-degrees on lower (15-feet elevation difference). Clear and little wind. |
| 2026-01-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.67 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Intermittent trace pf rain during the daylight hours along with persistent contrails. Continuous rain started about darkness. Rain changed to sleet about 5:45-AM and to snow about 6:45-AM. Non-grass surfaces are slippery. No significant accumulation at reporting time except BIG snowflakes. |
| 2026-01-17 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No rain under cloudless sky during daylight hours. No persistent contrails visual during daylight hours. Ponds and swamps very low to empty; we need steady rain. |
| 2026-01-16 | 6:20 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No rain when under high pressure and cold. 23.1-degrees (calibrated) right now. |
| 2026-01-15 | 6:10 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Clear, cold, and windy this morning with moon sliver in southern sky. Nano particulates very low. NWS says colder air on the way. |
| 2026-01-14 | 6:52 AM | 0.05 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | A little hard sprinkle fell for just a few minutes. It continues to look like it is going to rain more. If so, it will be reported during the next period. |
| 2026-01-13 | 6:05 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Heavy persistent contrails until early afternoon with murky gray skies by late morning. Highest ever nanoparticle readings here until about 2 AM this morning. |
| 2026-01-12 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Cold and windy throughout this period. But no rain. Ponds and swamps are still lowest I have ever seen in this area. Little doses of rain are not adding up to much. |
| 2026-01-11 | 6:25 AM | 0.30 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Some rain fell late afternoon dropping the temperature about 30-degrees. Another 20-degrees to fall before end of this period per the NWS. |
| 2026-01-10 | 6:30 AM | 0.16 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Cloudy most of this period with many persistent contrails at mid altitudes. Squall came through about 4:15 PM. Very windy made difficult 16-mile bicycle ride. Also light rain over night sometime. |
| 2026-01-09 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Warm and humid during the daylight period but no rain. Cooler this morning by 6-degrees. Nano-particulate counts have dropped to normal finally after 36-hours of assault (and pepper?). |
| 2026-01-08 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | No hint of rain throughout this period. However persistent contrails and high nano-particulate readings started about 7-AM, built all day, and continued at least until dark. |
| 2026-01-07 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Some fog in morning hours but cleared in afternoon. No rain although NWS is always dangling rain in the near future to prop up their poor micro-forecasts: three-day macro prognostication is easy (I can do that!); one-day micro prognostication is evidently much harder (try adding micro ground temperatures to the parameter list...). |
| 2026-01-06 | 6:15 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Mostly cloudy during daylight hours but no rain. Need some sun to recharge solar battery systems. |
| 2026-01-05 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Mostly clear overnight although temp fell to 45.2-F around midnight and climbed back up over six hours to 50.6-F now under slowly-climbing pressure. |
| 2026-01-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.45 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | A good bit of rain fell at different times during the day. Some thunder heard about 1:15 PM but never close. |
| 2026-01-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.40 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Heavier clouds starting gathering just before dusk although 50-percent or slightly better moonlight prevailed throughout darkness. |
| 2026-01-02 | 6:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | NWS predicts rain tomorrow. We shall see. |
| 2026-01-01 | 6:20 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Clear and cold continues. |