LaVale MD Monthly Weather Stats - February 1993

	Max	Min	Liquid	Ice &	Special
Date	Temp	Temp	Precip	Snow	Obs
1	43	14	0.01	T	S
2	34	11			
3	54	21			
4	50	27			
5	57	25			
6	45	22	0.01	0.1	
7	37	21			
8	39	18			
9	42	18			
10	63	23			
11	53	29	0.08		
12	39	29	0.56	2.5	
13	36	29	T	T	
14	34	28	T	T	
15	44	30	0.03	0.3	
16	40	30	0.86	5.0	S
17	41	24	T	T	
18	24	9	T	T	
19	26	6			
20	35	20	T	T	
21	35	27	0.88	3.6	S
22	44	25	0.02	0.5	
23	29	18	0.04	1.0	
24	24	15	0.01	0.2	
25	31	9	0.02	0.3	
26	27	22	0.24	3.0	
27	37	22	0.07	1.0	
28	35	18			
Total 	39.2	21.1	2.83	17.5	30.1 (mean temp)

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS - FEBRUARY 1993

NO. DAYS WITH
SLEET 3

1: A trace of sleet overnight
6: AM snow showers then clearing
10: Mild high 63 F.  Just misses record of 65 in 1959.
11-12: Rain began late on the 11th and turned to snow in the predawn hours of the
       12th with 2.5" of wet snow accumulation.
15-16: Wet snow began late on the 15th with 5.3" of snow accumulating overnight on
       the 16th.  Some sleet and rain showers occurred during the day on the 16th.
18-19: Cold lows of 9 and 6 and highs in the mid 20s, windy, blustery & cold.
21: 1.7" of snowfall overnight.  Then heavy sleet during the midday hours with
    another 1.9" of sleet accumulation and a total of 3.6" of snow/sleet.  Daily
    records for precipitation (.88") and snow/ice (3.6") were set.
22-25: Cold, blustery & windy with snow showers.  2" of total snowfall over 4 days.
26-27: Light steady snow on the 26th, 3" of snowfall.  Another 1 inch fell early on
       the 27th.

MONTHLY SUMMARY

February was colder than average with above normal snowfall and precipitation.  The
second half of the month was considerably colder than the first half as winter made
a big comeback.  There were many days with measurable snowfall (11).  The month
began mild and quiet, then became cold, windy and snowy with a series of storms
bring light to moderate amounts of snowfall, which totaled 17.5 inches.

Additional notes/records

21: Record daily precipitation and snowfall with 0.88" and 3.6", respectively
23: Record low max temperature with a high of 29 F
24: Record low max 24 F
26: Record daily snowfall 3.0".  Record low max again 27 F.