December 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	38	14
2	40	15
3	50	34
4	57	38
5	56	38	 .03		F
6	51	40	 .04
7	48	30
8	36	14
9	46	16
10	45	29	 .50
11	48	22
12	46	24
13	38	30	 .27		F
14	38	30	 .94		F
15	40	33			F
16	41	27
17	40	18
18	48	30
19	43	31
20	42	36	 .27		F
21	40	33	   T
22	38	23
23	37	19	   T	   T
24	26	15	 .01	 0.5
25	28	13	   T	   T
26	39	15	 .01	 0.3
27	36	29	   T	   T
28	34	25	 .01	 0.2
29	38	21	   T	   T
30	54	29
31	51	30	   T

Tot	42.3	25.8	2.08	 1.0
Ext	57	13	0.94	 0.5
Date	4	25	14	  24

Mean Monthly Temp:  34.1 F
Fog days 5

Significant Events

1-2: Cold highs 14 and 15 F.
4: Mild high 57 F
10: Steady rain .50" fell.  Seems that almost every year we get some kind of weather system on
    my birthday (Dec. 10th).
13: Cold light PM rain.
14: Cold rain, heavy at times overnight another .94" fell, storm total 1.21".
20: Rain showers with fog, .27".
24: Cold high 26 low 15.  Dry light snow fell late this evening with 0.5" of accumulation.
25: Coldest morning of the month, again on Christmas, low 13.  Dusting of snow.
26: Cold low 15 F.  Light snow showers again.
27: Flurries
28: Light snow showers
29: Flurries

Summary:

December was very uneventful with above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation.
There was a lack of extremes.  The coldest temperatures were around the Christmas holiday.
Very little snow fell, and there were again no daily temperature or precip/snow records.