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).