LaVale MD Monthly Weather Stats - December 1995

	Max	Min	Liquid	Ice &	Special
Date	Temp	Temp	Precip	Snow	Obs
1	61	28			
2	53	27			
3	50	26	0.03		
4	47	33			
5	44	22	0.05		F
6	43	28			
7	40	28			
8	38	16			
9	36	15	0.05	0.5	
10	21	7	T	T	
11	26	11			
12	27	17	T	T	
13	28	22	0.25	0.7	S,G
14	32	22	0.16	0.3	F,S,G
15	51	29	0.06		F
16	48	34	0.54		
17	43	28			
18	33	24	0.12		
19	33	26	0.83	2.0	F,S,G
20	27	18	T	T	
21	30	18	T	T	
22	27	20	T	T	
23	28	21			
24	32	21			
25	31	23			
26	28	20			
27	27	14			
28	32	22			
29	36	24			
30	45	14			
31	45	28	0.01		
Total 	36.8	22.1	2.10	3.5	29.5 (mean temp)
Ext	61	7	0.83	2.0
Date	1	10	19	19

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 1995

1: Mild high 61 F.
9: Becoming colder with 0.5" of snowfall.
10: Chilly and blustery day with snow flurries.  A cold low of 7 and high of only
    21.  However, these were not records, as 1958 had a high of 17 and a low of 4
    on Dec. 10th.
13-14: An overnight mess of snow, sleet and freezing rain.  An inch of snow/ice
       accumulation.
15-16: Rain began late on the 15th and continued into the predawn hours of the
       16th with .60" falling.
18: Light rain developed during the evening.
19: Light rain changed to freezing rain, then moderate to heavy sleet during the
    mid-afternoon, before finishing off as light snow during the early evening.
    2 inches of snow and ice accumulated, and .95" of liquid precip fell.
20-22: Cold, windy and blustery with snow flurries.

MONTHLY SUMMARY:

December was notably cold with a mild start but 14 days failing to reach above
freezing.  All but two overnight lows were freezing or lower.  Precipitation was
below normal, with nearly all of it falling in a one-week stretch between the
13th-19th.  Two signficant ice storms impacted the area on the 13th-14th and again
on the 18th-19th.  The 2 inches of snow and ice remained on the ground through the
Christmas holiday thanks to cold, cloudy conditions.

Additional notes/records

19: Daily record precipitation 0.83" but later broken with 1.23" in 2008.