LaVale MD Monthly Weather Stats - February 1995

	Max	Min	Liquid	Ice &	Special
Date	Temp	Temp	Precip	Snow	Obs
1	44	33	T		
2	42	18	0.01	T	
3	35	19	0.29	3.0	
4	30	9	0.21	2.5	
5	22	0	0.01	0.2	
6	15	4	T	0.1	
7	27	10			
8	22	8			
9	35	12			
10	40	27	T	T	
11	40	12			
12	30	3			
13	30	8			
14	38	12			
15	38	29	0.40	T	S
16	41	28	0.04		
17	48	22			
18	47	23			
19	57	25			
20	60	30	T		
21	55	27	T		
22	43	21			
23	56	30	0.12		
24	42	25	0.21	1.5	
25	45	25			
26	39	30	0.13	T	S
27	33	30	0.11	T	F
28	47	33	0.14		F
Total 	39.3	19.8	1.67	7.3	29.5 (mean temp)
Ext	60	0	0.40	3.0
Date	20	5	16	3

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS - FEBRUARY 1995

NO. DAYS WITH
FOG 2
SLEET 2

3-4: The season's heaviest snow storm moved in during the evening of the
     3rd, with snow tapering off to flurries by dawn on the 4th.  5.5" of
     snow fell.  Temperatures fell on the 4th, became very windy/blustery
5: Very cold this morning with a record low of 0.  Occasional light snow
   showers.
6: Very cold low 4 F and high of only 15, the latter set daily record low
12: Cold again low 3 F.
15: Occasional rain showers, mixed with sleet during the evening.
23-24: Mild on the 23rd with rain falling late but as temperatures dropped
       the rain changed to wet snow early on the 24th with 1.5" falling.
26-28: Light showers of rain and sleet on the 26th.  Light rain overnight
       on the 27th-28th with fog.

MONTHLY SUMMARY

Winter finally made an appearance during the first half of February 1995
with the season's only significant snowfall of 5.5" on the 3rd-4th, and an
Arctic airmass following that brought record lows on the 5th and 6th.  Of
the first 14 days, 12 days were in the teens or lower, with six lows in
single figures, and one reaching zero.  Temperatures moderated during the
second half, but did not nearly offset the cold of the first half.

Additional notes/records

5: Record low 0 F.  This record was tied next year in 1996.
6: Record low max 15 F.