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"