MONTHLY WEATHER DATA AND OBS - LAVALE MD FEBRUARY 2008 OBSERVER SCOTT LOHR DATA COMPILED BY NATE MULLINS Special Observations: F=fog, T=thunder, H=hail, S=sleet, G=glaze, DW=damaging winds Observation time for this station is midnight. Temperature, °F Precipitation, In. Liquid Solid 7am DAY 24-hour Rain Snow/ Snow Special WEATHER Date Max Min Equiv Ice Depth Obs. SUMMARY 1 32 29 .53 0.3 T F,S Some heavy rain and sleet, light ice/sleet accumulation 2 37 29 .03 Cloudy with a bit of midday sun 3 45 25 Mostly sunny 4 40 34 .01 Cloudy, light drizzle 5 56 37 .15 Cloudy, occasional rain, mild 6 62 37 .33 F,T Cloudy, mild, drizzly, mid-evening thundershower 7 37 34 Partly to mostly cloudy 8 37 32 .02 Pre-dawn shower, mix of sun & clouds 9 46 32 .01 0.2 Partly sunny. Predawn snow showers. 10 32 10 .10 0.5 S,DW Overnight brief mix/snow, becoming partly cloudy, very windy 11 26 5 Clear, cold AM, increasing PM clouds 12 23 17 .41 4.0 Light snow, becoming steadier and heavier in PM hours 13 32 23 .06 T 4 F,G Cloudy, AM freezing drizzle 14 37 17 4 Mostly sunny 15 38 21 3 Cloudy 16 42 24 2 Sunny, late PM clouds 17 42 29 .23 1 Cloudy, afternoon/evening rain 18 50 35 Sunny, increasing PM clouds 19 35 22 Sunny, falling temps, gusty west winds 20 25 17 .15 3.0 2 Light, steady snow 21 29 5 3 Cold & clear AM, partly sunny PM 22 31 23 .35 2.0 3 F,S,G Overnight snow, freezing rain & sleet. 23 35 31 2 Partly sunny becoming cloudy 24 40 20 1 Sunny with gradual increase in clouds 25 38 22 T Mostly cloudy 26 35 31 .18 T T F,G Period of rain mixed with freezing rain 27 29 18 Partly sunny to mostly cloudy 28 27 14 Partly sunny to mostly cloudy 29 33 13 .31 2.5 Light to moderate and steady PM snow AVG/SUM 36.9 23.7 2.87 12.5 0.9 <--Mean EXT 62 5 0.53 4.0 4 Date 6 21* 1 12 14* *=Also occurred on earlier dates Miscellaneous Stats Mean Monthly Temperature: 30.3 F Year precipitation to date: 5.15" Season snowfall to date: 21.8" Number of days with: Fog 5 Thunder 1 Sleet 3 Glaze 3 Damaging Wind 1 Hail 0 NOTABLE EVENTS 1: Moderate ice storm with a period of heavy rain & sleet. Light sleet accumulations with some glaze in nearby higher elevations. 5-6: Unseasonably mild. Evening thunderstorm on the 6th. 10: Strong cold front passes through with nearby thunder-snow reported. Light snow accumulations. Very windy all day with West winds gusting 45+ mph. A wind gust of 70 mph was recorded at the Cumberland airport! Some scattered wind damage in the area. 11: Cold low of 5 F, coldest of season so far. 12: 4" of snow, heaviest of the month so far and 2nd heaviest of the season (4.5" fell on Dec. 5, 2007). 20: 3" of light, fluffy snow 21: Low of 5 F matches month and season's coldest temperature. 22: Moderate winter storm with 2" snow and some light ice accumulation 26: Another light ice storm with slight glaze 29: First measurable Leap Day snow and precipitation on my records (since 1992). 2.5" snow and 0.31" of melted precipitation. MONTHLY SUMMARY February was a typical winter month with near normal temperatures, precipitation and snowfall. There were frequent light to moderate precipitation and snow/ice events. Several winter storms affected the area, especially on the 1st when a few tenths of an inch of sleet lay on the ground, and some nearby areas, such as Frostburg, reported 0.3" of glaze. Spring-like temperatures and showers and thunderstorms occurred on the 5th-6th, and an arctic front brought thunder-snow and damaging winds on the 10th. A moderate snow (4 inches) fell on the 12th. More snow fell on the 20th and again on the 22nd along with some ice. Light icing ocurred on the 26th, with the month's final winter weather evening bringing 2.5" snow on the 29th. Temperatures ranged quite a bit, ranging from a balmy 62 on the 6th to a chilly 5 on the 11th and 21st. Additional notes/records 5: Record high min 37 F 20: Record daily snowfall of 3.0" 21: Record low 5 F 28: Record low max 27 F 29: Record daily precipitation and snowfall (0.31" and 2.5", respectively)