July 1997 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	68	50	 .80		F,T
2	81	62	 .02		F
3	85	60			F
4	84	55
5	76	51
6	80	53
7	77	56			F
8	87	52
9	85	53	 .37		T
10	86	52
11	81	46
12	86	49
13	88	56
14	92	52
15	93	68
16	94	66
17	93	60
18	93	65	 .35		T
19	90	60
20	87	64
21	88	65
22	70	63	 .30
23	67	63	 .50		F
24	66	59	 .41		F,T
25	75	60			F
26	85	65			F
27	90	66			F
28	93	67	 .14		T
29	80	55
30	80	56
31	83	43

Tot	83.3	57.8	2.89	 0.0
Ext	94	43	0.80	  -
Date	16	31	1	  -

Mean Monthly Temp 70.6 F

Fog days 9
Thunder days 5

Significant Events

1:  Showers began around 8am with about .20" in 30 minutes then lighter showers through the day.  Heavier rains 6-9pm
    with thunder total rain for day .80" fell.  Cool high 68 F.
2:  Foggy overnight with a brief shower .02" fell.  Mostly cloudy to partly cloudy & warmer.
9:  Mostly cloudy & hazy, thunderstorm about 2pm followed by occasional showers through the afternoon & evening .37"
    rain total.
10: Clear & sunny with low humidity and brilliant blue skies
11: Cool low 46 F, sunny & pleasant again
12: Another cool overnight low of 49 F with another warm sunny day and gentle breezes.
14: Hot and more humid.  High 92 F.
18: Hot & humid.  Thunderstorm with intense lightning 5-5:30pm about .30" fell.  Another shower about 11pm total .35"
    of rain.
19: Hot and sunny but much less humid.
22: Light showers began just before noon & ended about 1pm .07" rain.  Moderate rains 9:15-midnight .30" fell.
23: Foggy with heavy overcast.  Rain and showers on and off all day and through the evening .50" fell.  Cool high 67F
24: Early afternoon thunderstorms brought another .41" rain today.  Again cool high 66 F.
28: Sunny, hazy hot & humid high 93 F.  Very brief thunderstorm brought .09" in 3 minutes and gusty winds about
    3:30 pm.  Light rain through 5pm total .14" fell.
29: Mostly sunny and cooler with low humidity.
31: Cool overnight low of 43 F.  Another pleasant mostly sunny day with low humidity.

Summary:

July brought a mixture of hot and cool temperatures, with several days in the 90s but also a number of clear, cool
nights.  Showers and storms were scattered about but with no really high amounts from any one storm.

1: Record low max 68 F.  A record for precip was also set in Cumberland with 2.10" but only .80" fell here.
22: Record low max 70 F
23: Record low max 67 F
31: Record low 43 F tied (with 1966)