April 1999 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	60	46	 .28		F
2	70	50			F
3	77	45	 .03
4	58	52	 .27
5	52	37	 .05
6	68	34	 .01		T
7	66	44
8	77	37
9	56	47	1.46		T
10	54	36
11	43	36	1.05		T
12	49	36	 .08
13	58	28
14	62	32
15	58	34	 .34		F
16	70	38	 .02		F
17	63	36	 .02
18	58	34
19	56	36	 .02
20	58	34	 .24
21	54	38	 .18
22	80	40
23	48	42	 .46		T
24	66	28
25	68	38
26	68	28
27	74	28
28	64	40
29	65	30
30	66	34

Tot	62.2	37.3	4.51	 0.0
Ext	80	28	1.46	  -
Date	22	27*	9	  -

Mean Monthly Temp:  49.7 F
Fog days 4
Thunder days 4

Significant Events

1: Occasional showers .28" fell.
3: Mild high 77 F
4: Cooler with occasional showers, mainly this evening
9: Heavy morning thunderstorms, showers continuing through much of the day, 1.46" rain.
11: Another round of heavy morning thunderstorms 1.05" fell today as rain showers
    continued during the evening hours, ending early on the 12th.  Also quite cool
    high only 43 F.
15: Steady light rain .34" fell.
22: Warm high 80 F.
23: Much cooler with showers and an afternoon thunderstorm, .46" of rain.
24: Record low 28 F this morning.  Low also reached 28 on the 26th and 27th.

Summary:

April was a relatively active weather month with numerous days of rain and above normal
rainfall.  Temperatures were on the cool side through most of the month, and there were
several below-freezing readings late in April.

Additional notes/records

9: 1.46" of rainfall but not a record, as the record 1.70" fell on this date last year.
11: 1.05" of rainfall sets a new daily precipitation record.
24: Record low 28 F.
26: Record low 28 F.
27: Record low 28 F (again).