January 2000 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	50	21
2	64	37
3	61	48	   T
4	62	38	 .12
5	40	23	   T	   T
6	46	15
7	47	18
8	45	20
9	46	36	   T
10	51	37	 .44	T(hail)	F,T,H
11	48	32	 .16	   T
12	50	29
13	52	24	 .07	   T
14	27	14
15	38	12
16	47	18
17	26	12
18	27	13	   T	   T
19	33	21	 .04	 0.9
20	28	18	 .36	 5.8
21	18	1	   T	   T
22	16	-2	 .02	 0.5
23	28	14
24	26	10
25	26	15
26	18	8
27	14	3
28	25	14
29	24	0
30	26	12	 .42	 5.5
31	38	18

Tot	37.0	18.7	1.63	12.7	
Ext	64	-2	0.44	5.8
Date	2	22	10	20

Mean Monthly Temp:  27.8 F
Fog days 1
Thunder days 1
Hail days 1

Significant Events

2: Warm high 64 F.
3-4: Continued mild high 61 and 62.
10: Mild with occasional showers and brief afternoon thunderstorm with pea-sized hail.
11: A few showers, turning colder and windy, snow flurries this evening
19: Light snow this evening 0.9" fell.
20: A period of heavy snow developed prior to dawn and ended by mid-morning 5.8" fell.
21: Very cold high only 18 low 1 F.
22: Very cold with brutal wind chills.  Low -2 high only 16 F with snow showers.
26: Very cold low 8 F high only 18.
27: Very cold again low 3 F high only 14.
29: Very cold morning low 0 F.

Summary:

The first half of January was quite mild, especially the first four days which brought near-
record warmth.  Winter made a strong presence during the second half with two significant
snow events on the 20th and 30th and some Arctic temperatures at times.  Despite near-normal
snowfall, precipitation was well below normal.

Additional notes/records

2: Record high 64 F
22: Low of -2 was not a record but the high of 16 F was a record low max for the date.
27: High of 14 F was a record low max for the date