LaVale MD Monthly Weather Stats - December 1993

	Max	Min	Liquid	Ice &	Special
Date	Temp	Temp	Precip	Snow	Obs
1	42	21			
2	44	23			
3	56	37	0.01		
4	48	42	0.77		
5	51	39	0.55		
6	46	30	0.01		
7	44	31			
8	47	27			
9	47	25			
10	45	37	0.46		F
11	42	18	0.01	0.2	
12	34	18	T	T	
13	43	21			
14	40	27			
15	46	35	0.16		F
16	46	29			
17	38	23			F
18	40	31	0.22		F
19	44	36			
20	42	31	0.08	T	
21	40	29	0.44	3.0	
22	35	27	T	T	
23	36	25	T	T	
24	29	22	T	T	
25	30	20	0.06	1.5	
26	23	11	T	T	
27	23	13			
28	21	15	0.14	1.5	
29	23	13	0.03	0.5	
30	21	14	0.03	0.5	
31	34	15			
Total 	38.7	25.3	2.97	7.2	32.0 (mean temp)

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 1993

NO. DAYS WITH
FOG 4

4-5: A cool steady light rain all day on both days, storm total 1.32".
10: Predawn rain showers, totaling .46".
11: Cold, windy and blustery with occasional snow showers.
17: An unusual day with fog all day in Cumberland but the fog lifted early here in
    LaVale and skies were mostly sunny, though temperatures remained in the 30s.
18: Light rain.
20-21: Snow began falling on the evening of the 20th.  It melted on contact, but
    began accumulating as temperatures dropped in the predawn hours of the 21st.
    The first day of winter began with 3" of wet snow, melting down to .52" of water.
24-30: A stretch of 7 consecutive days with sub-freezing high temperatures.  1.5" of
    snow fell on Christmas Day (25th) from lake-effect snow squalls.  Most other days
    had flurries.  Three consecutive daily low max temps were set (28th-30th).  Light
    snow (1.5") fell on the 28th, with another inch of snow on the 29th-30th.

MONTHLY SUMMARY

The mild temperatures during the first third of December were more than offset by the
consistent cold during the final third, which dragged monthly temperatures to slightly
below normal.  Precipitation and snowfall were both near normal.

Additional notes/records

21: Daily record precipitation 0.44" (3.0" of wet snow).
28: Record low max 21 F
29: Record low max 23 F
30: Record low max 21 F