April 1998 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	69	51	 .15
2	51	42
3	64	33
4	48	34	 .32
5	52	32
6	52	25
7	60	27
8	64	32	 .22		T
9	53	41	1.70		T
10	56	37	 .21
11	58	28
12	60	26
13	63	29
14	66	46	 .05
15	72	48
16	72	58	 .09
17	62	53	 .01
18	70	34	 .01	
19	45	40	2.69
20	42	38
21	64	33
22	70	36
23	66	36
24	72	42
25	75	40
26	70	42	 .55
27	60	33
28	61	35
29	74	33
30	68	48	 .80

Tot	62.0	37.7	6.80	 0.0
Ext	75	25	2.70
Date	25	6	19

Mean Monthly Temp 49.9F

Significant Events

1: Light to moderate rain showers this morning dropped .15"
4: Cool high 48F with rain overnight .32" fell
6: Cold low 25F
8: Variably cloudy and breezy at times with a few showers and a brief thunderstorm this evening .22" rain
9: Moderate to heavy rain by midday tapered to showers.  Rain and thunder began again this evening and
   continued all evening long 1.70" total by midnight.
10: Light rain overnight ended by 10am another .21" fell.
19: Heavy rains overnight 1.3" by 8am.  Rain continued all day heavy at times.  Total 2.70" fell, heaviest
    rain since Fran in 1996.  Very cool high 45F
26: Morning shower dropped .10" rain.  Some sunshine but clouds moved in this evening with a cold front.
    Rain showers and rapidly falling temperatures.  Total rain .55"
30: Few morning showers .11" fell.  Heavy downpours 4-5:15pm total .80" rain today.

Summary:

April brought cooler than normal temperatures and quite a bit of rain.  Two systems brought over two inches
of rainfall.  Thunder was only observed twice.

Daily notes/records

1st: Daily record high min of 51 F.  This was set at midnight - the morning low was 62!
9th: Daily rainfall record 1.70" fell.
16th: Daily record high min 58 F
19th: Daily record rainfall 2.69" fell.  This is the 2nd heaviest rain day ever for the month of April.
20th: Daily record low max 42 F.
30th: Daily record rainfall 0.80" fell.

April 1998 was the 3rd wettest April on record with 6.80" of precipitation.