December 2001 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		Snow
Date	Max	Min	Liquid	Solid	Depth^	Special Obs

1	60	36
2	55	38
3	58	23
4	66	26
5	73	41
6	67	47	 .06
7	55	41	 .03
8	42	37	 .67			F
9	44	32				F
10	42	23	   T
11	52	35	 .12			F
12	46	33	   T			F
13	53	43	 .05			F
14	60	46	 .50			F
15	46	36
16	42	25
17	48	38	 .23			F
18	45	38	 .09			F
19	54	31	   T
20	41	32	 .02	   T
21	38	25	   T	   T
22	43	20
23	39	23	 .07
24	35	23	   T	   T
25	33	20
26	33	17
27	32	15	   T	 0.2
28	36	24	 .02	 0.5
29	33	20	 .04	 0.5
30	32	15
31	30	17

Tot	46.2	29.7	1.90	 1.2
Ext	73	15	0.67	 0.5
Date	5	30+	8	 29+

Mean Monthly Temp:  38.0 F
Fog days 8

Significant Events

5: Near-record warmth with a high of 73 F.  The record was 76 in 1982.
8: Cool steady rain throughout the day .67" fell.
14: A mild, rainy and showery day .50" rain fell.  Nice rainbow this afternoon.
17: Light rain .23"
27: Coldest day of season thus far high 32 F low 15 F and the first "measurable"
    snow of 0.2"
28-29: A snow squall around midnight on the 28th/29th dropped 1" of snow in 30
       minutes.

Summary:

December was exceptionally mild, and, once again, dry.  Though there were more
days with rainfall than in any of the previous three months, precipitation failed
to reach the 2-inch mark for the 4th consecutive month.  This is very rare.
Meanwhile, December was consistently mild, with a mean temperature of 38.0 F, just
missing the top 5 warmest (6th).  No measurable snow fell until the 27th-29th.

Additional notes/records

5: High 73 F.  Not a record however, as December's all-time high temperature of 76
was set on this date in 1982.
13: Record high min 43 F
14: Record high min 46 F