LaVale MD Monthly Weather Stats - April 1992

	Max	Min	Liquid	Ice &	Special
Date	Temp	Temp	Precip	Snow	Obs
1	50	30			
2	39	30	T	0.1	
3	36	28			
4	49	26	T	T	S
5	52	32	T	T	G
6	65	29			
7	68	40			
8	65	45			
9	68	42	0.02		
10	70	48	0.10		T
11	81	50	T		T
12	62	34	T		
13	52	29			
14	62	40			
15	63	43			
16	65	48	T		
17	80	50	T		
18	77	50	0.07		T,H
19	70	54	T		
20	65	51	0.05		
21	67	57	1.15		F
22	76	50	T		F
23	80	49			
24	79	51	0.13		T,DW
25	62	47	0.09		T
26	50	44	0.09		H
27	58	42			
28	61	39			
29	70	33			
30	54	45	0.08		
Total 	63.2	41.9	1.78	0.1	52.5 (mean temp)

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS - APRIL 1992

DAYS WITH:
FOG 2
ICE PELLETS 1
GLAZE 1
THUNDER 5
HAIL 2
DAMAGING WINDS 1

2-3: Highs of 39 and 36, respectively set record low max temperatures for the dates.
     Snow showers on the 2nd (0.1")
4-5: Few ice pellets on the 4th then light freezing rain on the 5th (not measurable)
10: Late evening mild thunderstorms
11: Warm, thunder, but only a trace of rain
18: Brief thunderstorm at midday with pea-sized hail
21: Steady rain with dense fog - 1.15" of rainfall sets new daily record
24: Series of brief thunderstorms, some with damaging winds up to 60 mph
25: Occasional brief showers with one rumble of thunder
26: Midday shower with hail, but no thunder

MONTHLY SUMMARY

April 1992 had considerably below normal precipitation with very little rainfall aside
from the 21st.  Temperatures slightly above average despite a start.  This was a rare
month where all six special observations (fog, thunder, sleet, glaze, hail & damaging
winds) were observed.

Additional notes/records

2: Daily record low max 39 F.  0.1" of snowfall (also a record).
3: Record low max 36 F.
21: Record daily rainfall 1.15".  Later broken in 2000 with 1.37".
26: Record low max 50 F.