LaVale MD Monthly Weather Stats - April 1994

	Max	Min	Liquid	Ice &	Special
Date	Temp	Temp	Precip	Snow	Obs
1	61	32			
2	73	32	T		
3	65	43			
4	59	37			
5	72	31			
6	68	47	0.01		
7	50	29	0.02		
8	58	25			
9	70	33	T		
10	62	43	0.78		
11	65	36	0.18		
12	68	43	0.06		
13	69	51	1.64		T
14	80	47			
15	86	47	0.25		T
16	63	48	0.03		
17	69	45			
18	75	40	0.01		
19	84	50	0.01		
20	69	47			
21	63	42			
22	62	34			
23	66	30			
24	80	35			
25	88	55			
26	89	50			
27	85	57	0.04		T
28	80	55			
29	78	59	0.10		F,T
30	78	59	0.64		F,T
Total 	71.2	42.7	3.77	0.0	57.0 (mean temp)
Ext	89	25	1.64	-
Date	26	8	13	-

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS - APRIL 1994

NO. DAYS WITH:
FOG 2
THUNDER 5

6-7: Windy with very light rain showers overnight.
8: Chilly low 25 F.
10: Series of moderate to heavy rain showers during the morning and early afternoon.
11: Becoming cloudy again with a period of steady light rain during the late afternoon.
13: Very heavy downpours this morning from a series of thunderstorms.  Skies partially
    cleared, then another heavy thunderstorm about 2pm dumped another .60" of rain in
    only 15 minutes.  1.64" of rain set a new daily record and caused minor flooding of
    local streams.
15: Very warm high 86 F.  Brief heavy thunderstorm early evening with gusty winds.
19: Warm high of 84 F with a brief PM shower.
23: Record low of 30 F this morning.
24-28: Big rebound in temperatures with 5 consecutive days in the 80s. 88 on the 25th
    and 89 on the 26th.  Thunderstorms brushed the area around midday on the 27th.
29-30: Record high min temperatures of 59 F both mornings.  A mild thunderstorm at mid-
    afternoon on the 29th; a series of thunderstorms during the early evening hours of
    the 30th dropped .64" of rain.  1.35" of rain was reported in Cumberland.

MONTHLY SUMMARY

Though few monthly records were set, April 1994 tied April 1954 for the warmest April
on record with a mean temperature of 57.0 F.  This was a major rebound from a very cold
winter of 1993-94.  Precipitation total of 3.77" was very close (barely above) average.

Additional notes/records

13: Daily record rainfall 1.64"
23: Record low 30 F
29: Record high min 59 F
30: Record high min 59 F

April 1994 tied April 1954 for the WARMEST April on record with a mean of 57.0 F.  This
was a huge temperature pattern reversal after one of the coldest winters ever.