Road Drops
You should select first or maybe second gear, because the next 5 miles is downhill, as you drop deep into the North Potomac Valley.
Friday October 11, 2019
Day: October 19, 2020💾
Percentage of the US Counties that is Rural
This map shows how much of each county is delineated urban or rural.
The Census Bureau’s urban areas represent densely developed territory, and encompass residential, commercial, and other non-residential urban land uses. The Census Bureau delineates urban areas after each decennial census by applying specified criteria to decennial census and other data.
The Census Bureau identifies two types of urban areas:
- Urbanized Areas (UAs) of 50,000 or more people;
- Urban Clusters (UCs) of at least 2,500 and less than 50,000 people.
“Rural” encompasses all population, housing, and territory not included within an urban area.
Why 4,998 died in U.S. jails before their day in court
The U.S. government collects detailed data on who’s dying in which jails around the country – but won’t let anyone see it. So, Reuters conducted its own tally of fatalities in America’s biggest jails, pinpointing where suicide, botched healthcare and bad jailkeeping are claiming lives in a system with scant oversight.
NPR
None of the landlords, real estate agents, sellers, appraisers, bankers or home inspectors the families interacted with explained the risk of flooding or wildfires, because no one had to do so. Only about half of the states require that information about flood risk be disclosed to homebuyers, and just one state requires that such information be given to tenants. Only two Western states require disclosure of wildfire risk.
October 19, 2020 12 PM Update
Average Temperatures
This table shows the average high, median, and low temperatures for the next year. Previous year values are shown in parenthesis. The sun angle is the maximum sun angle at solar noon for the day.
| Week | Date | Sun Angle | High | Median | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 28 | 34.1° | 55 (60) | 46 (53) | 36 (45) |
| 3 | November 10 | 30.1° | 50 (47) | 42 (40) | 33 (33) |
| 4 | November 22 | 27.1° | 45 (48) | 38 (41) | 30 (33) |
| 6 | December 4 | 25.1° | 40 (36) | 33 (28) | 26 (19) |
| 8 | December 17 | 24° | 35 (30) | 28 (28) | 21 (26) |
| 11 | January 8 | 25.2° | 30 (39) | 22 (30) | 15 (21) |
| 17 | February 15 | 34.8° | 35 (28) | 26 (16) | 17 (4) |
| 19 | March 4 | 41.1° | 40 (50) | 31 (44) | 22 (38) |
| 21 | March 17 | 46.2° | 45 (51) | 35 (43) | 26 (35) |
| 22 | March 28 | 50.5° | 50 (51) | 40 (41) | 30 (30) |
| 24 | April 7 | 54.3° | 55 (65) | 44 (54) | 34 (42) |
| 25 | April 18 | 58.3° | 60 (49) | 49 (42) | 38 (34) |
| 27 | May 1 | 62.6° | 65 (61) | 54 (55) | 43 (49) |
| 29 | May 16 | 66.6° | 70 (73) | 58 (64) | 47 (55) |
| 32 | June 3 | 69.7° | 75 (81) | 64 (70) | 53 (58) |
| 35 | June 22 | 70.8° | 80 (95) | 69 (83) | 59 (70) |
| 43 | August 18 | 60.4° | 80 (87) | 70 (77) | 60 (67) |
| 46 | September 8 | 52.9° | 75 (73) | 65 (63) | 55 (52) |
| 48 | September 21 | 48° | 70 (84) | 60 (67) | 50 (50) |
| 49 | October 2 | 43.7° | 65 (75) | 55 (62) | 45 (49) |
| 51 | October 15 | 38.7° | 60 (62) | 50 (51) | 40 (39) |
