July 1998 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	81	59
2	85	56
3	80	62
4	82	59
5	78	61	 .04
6	82	50
7	85	56	   T
8	83	66	 .87
9	85	62			F
10	81	59			F
11	81	45
12	84	47
13	84	51
14	89	60
15	86	65
16	84	66	 .01
17	87	69	 .05
18	85	56
19	84	61
20	83	64
21	92	63
22	87	70
23	87	67	 .49		T
24	83	58
25	80	51	   T
26	77	57
27	88	54
28	94	56
29	92	57	 .01		F
30	85	60	1.50		T
31	77	59	 .67

Tot	84.2	58.9	3.64	 0.0
Ext	94	45	1.50	  -
Date	28	11	30	  -

Mean Monthly Temp:  71.6 F
Fog days 3
Thunder days 2

Significant Events

8: Heavy rain overnight .87" fell
11: Cool low 45 F
12: Cool low 47 F
21: Hot & humid high 92 F
23: Gusty morning thunderstorm 7:30-8am .49" fell in a short period of time.
28: Hot high 94 F
29: Hot high 92 F
30: Heavy rain and thunderstorms during the mid and late evening hours 1.50" fell by midnight.
31: Rain heavy at times ended overnight another .67" fell.  2.17" rain fell in 12 hours.

Summary:

July was quiet with near-normal temperatures and precipitation.  With a lack of storm fronts there
was relatively little variation in temperatures most of the month.  The near-normal precipitation
total was deceptive, as about 2/3 of the month's rain fell in a 12-hour period on the 30th-31st.

Additional notes/records

No daily temperature records this month.

1.50" of rainfall on the 30th set a new daily record but this record was smashed on July 30, 2004
when training thunderstorms dumped 3.10" of rain, setting the all-time daily record for July.