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.