MONTHLY WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
LAVALE MD
JUNE 2002
OBSERVER NATE MULLINS

Special Observations:  F=fog, T=thunder, H=hail,
S=sleet, G=glaze, DW=damaging winds
Observation time for this station is midnight.

	Temperature, °F		Precipitation, In.		
				Liquid	Solid	7am
	24-hour		Temp	Rain	Snow/	Snow
Date	Max	Min	at Obs	Equiv	Ice	Depth	Special Obs.

1	84	60	60
2	78	57	57
3	78	47	59	 .10
4	83	56	64	 .19			F,T
5	91	63	69	   T			F
6	71	57	57	 .65			F
7	75	54	54
8	79	50	57				F		
9	87	55	62			
10	88	57	67			
11	90	62	71				F			
12	85	68	70	 .01			
13	78	67	67	1.58			F,T	
14	78	62	62	 .91			F
15	67	54	54	 .10		
16	77	53	56	 .07			
17	75	51	55	 .02	
18	79	50	56	
19	82	52	62				T
20	85	59	60				F
21	87	56	60				F
22	84	56	59				F
23	88	56	66				F
24	91	60	67				F
25	91	62	70		
26	88	66	69				T		
27	86	65	65	 .04					
28	85	64	64	   T		
29	87	59	62
30	88	58	68

AVG	82.8	57.9	SUM	3.67	 0.0	N/A
EXT	91	47	MAX	1.58
Date	25*	3	DATE	13
*=Also occurred on earlier dates

Mean Monthly Temperature:  70.4 F	
Mean Temp at Obs Time:  62.3 F	
Number of days with:
	Fog:  12
	Ice Pellets:  0  	
	Glaze:  0 	
	Thunder:  4	
	Hail:  0	
	Damaging Winds:  0	

NOTES AND/OR SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:

3rd:  Couple showers late this evening produced .10" rain.
4th:  Thunderstorm 3-4am with .13" rain.  Hazy, warm humid day.  More storms developed over the
      area 5-6pm, just a brief burst of rain here.  Total rain only .19".
5th:  Hottest day of the year so far, high 91F.  Some lightning to N and W late this evening
      with light rain around midnight...
6th:  Showers and light rains overnight and this morning, more rain this afternoon with a heavy
      downpour about 3pm and gusty winds 20-30mph.  A few more showers this evening, total .65".
10th-11th:  Hazy, hot & humid with mild muggy nights.
13th: Thunderstorms overnight with heavy downpours, nearly 1.00" fell between 3:15-4:30am.
      Light rain 9am-2pm and more showers and storms on and off all evening 6-11pm with some
      heavy bursts of rain at times, total rain 1.58".
14th: More showers overnight were heavy 2-2:30am with about .60" falling in 30 minutes.  Rain
      and drizzle ended by 8am with .90" total and fog lifted by mid-morning.  Some peaks of sun
      today but mostly cloudy.  Light rain 10pm to midnight, total for day .91".
15th: A few showers overnight another .10" rain.  A cool cloudy day with sprinkles at times.
16th: Shower about 3am produced .07" rain.  Otherwise a dry day with varying amounts of clouds.
19th: Warmer and more humid, some distant thunder to the SE early this evening.
24th-25th:  Hazy, hot and humid, high 91F both days.
26th: A strong thunderstorm skirted just to the north & east 12:30-1:30pm, no rain fell here but
      radar estimated 2-3" of rain fell just to the NE.  More storms to the SE between 2-3pm but
      still no rain.
27th: Only light rain this evening .04" fell as a line of intense thunderstorms fell apart as it
      crossed the mountains.
28th: Another warm and humid day and another line of showers and storms managed to split apart
      and hit to the east & west with nothing here except some dark skies and a few sprinkles.

JUNE 2002 SUMMARY:
The weather in June was pretty uneventful.  Typical summer heat and humidity were the rule much
of the month.  Rainfall was abundant the first half of June and nearly non-existent the second
half.  A total of 3.67" fell, near average, but 2.49" of that fell on the 13th-14th alone.

Additional notes/records

5: Record high 91 F
12: Record high min 68 F
13: Daily rainfall of 1.58" however not a record
14: Daily rainfall record .91" fell.