LaVale MD Monthly Weather Stats - December 1994

	Max	Min	Liquid	Ice &	Special
Date	Temp	Temp	Precip	Snow	Obs
1	48	20			
2	58	21			
3	55	24			
4	55	40	0.59		F
5	63	51	0.68		F
6	63	40			
7	63	28	0.01		F
8	54	27			
9	40	29	0.27		F
10	40	33	0.65		F
11	38	30	0.01		
12	34	20			
13	38	20			
14	30	22	0.09	T	S
15	38	27	0.02	T	
16	37	27	0.23	0.2	F,S
17	40	32	0.10		F
18	45	32	0.09		F
19	42	30	0.01		
20	45	22			
21	49	22			
22	46	23			
23	55	25			
24	47	39	0.12	T	S
25	51	29			
26	53	21			
27	52	21			
28	58	30			
29	48	25			
30	39	18			
31	32	22	0.35	0.3	F,G
Total 	47.0	27.4	3.22	0.5	37.2 (mean temp)
Ext	63	18	0.68	0.3
Date	7*	30	5	31

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 1994

NO. DAYS WITH:
FOG 9
SLEET 3
GLAZE 1

4th-5th: Steady rain overnight totaled 1.27".  The low of 51 on the 5th set a new
         record high min temperature.
5-7: Mild high 63 F all three days.
9-10: More light steady rainfall with .92" falling.
14: One of only two sub-freezing max temps this month with showers of sleet.
16: Occasional rain mixed with sleet, mainly in the evening.  About 0.2" of slush
    accumulated.
24: Sunny start but became cloudy as a band of light rain and sleet moved in from
    the east.
31: A cold rain and freezing rain developed after sunset.  This rain froze on
    contact and accumulated about 1/4" to 1/3" of glaze, making for treacherous New
    Year's Eve travel.

MONTHLY SUMMARY

December was quite mild throughout with temperatures consistently above normal and
only one brief cooldown at about mid-month, when some sleet fell.  There was no
snow, only a half-inch of total ice accumulation.  There was a notable lack of cold
weather, and no particularly big storms, although the ice storm that began on New
Year's Eve did put a damper on holiday travel.

Additional notes/records

5: Record high min 51 F

1994 finished as the snowiest calendar year on record with 71.1".

1994 also finished with the greatest difference between extreme highs and lows (-16
to 99, a 115 degree difference!)