April 2000 LaVale MD Weather Summary
Observer Nate Mullins

Special Observations:
F=fog
T=thunder
H=hail
DW=damaging wind
S=sleet
G=glaze

	Temperature, F	Precip
Date	Max	Min	Liquid	Solid	Special Obs

1	74	28
2	54	47	 .15		F
3	70	51	 .31		F
4	52	44	 .40		F
5	44	26	 .04	 0.2
6	72	32
7	66	38
8	60	36	 .25
9	43	28	 .15	   T	G
10	62	38
11	61	36	 .17
12	43	34	 .01
13	53	24
14	58	38
15	72	53
16	74	47
17	48	43	 .56		F
18	42	38	 .21		F
19	64	40
20	76	46	   T
21	58	50	1.37		T
22	58	42	 .50
23	64	38
24	64	40
25	63	41
26	60	34	   T
27	60	33			F
28	64	42
29	73	36
30	66	42
31	

Tot	60.6	38.8	4.12	 0.2
Ext	76	24	1.37	 0.2
Date	20	13	21	   5

Mean Monthly Temp:  49.7 F
Fog days 6
Glaze days 1
Thunder days 1

Significant Events

1: Chilly morning low 28 F but a huge rebound to a high of 74 F.
3: Mild with periods of rain .31" fell.
4: More rain .40"
5: Turning sharply colder with snow showers & light accumulation (0.2")
8: Occasional rain showers and breezy.
9: Colder, windy & blustery with rain showers mixed with freezing rain at times
13: Cold low 24 F.
17-18: Cold with steady rain during the PM hours of the 17th and early on the 18th
       with a storm total of .77" of rain.
21: Strong thunderstorm overnight with wind gusts 35+ mph, frequent lightning and
    heavy downpours .64" of rain fell.  Another big storm this afternoon with more
    heavy rain, then lighter rain through the evening 1.37" rain fell today.
22: More rain overnight and through the morning hours another .50" fell, storm total
    rainfall 1.87".

Summary:

April 2000 was slightly wetter and cooler than normal.  There were not many really warm
days during the month.  There was a little snowfall, and there were numerous days of
rain, including nearly two inches on the 21st-22nd when strong storms hit the area.

Additional notes/records

18: Record low max of 42 F, but this record was broken with a high of 38 in 2003.
21: Record daily precipitation of 1.37"