MONTHLY WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
LAVALE MD
JUNE 2006
OBSERVERS DAVID DREWERY AND CHARLES ORLICK (DATA COMPILED BY 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		Rain	Snow/	Snow
Date	Max	Min	Equiv	Ice	Depth	Special Obs.

1	83	64	1.48			T,H
2	86	61	 .27			T
3	66	63	   T
4	70	52	   T
5	72	54	 .10			T
6	74	52
7	80	42
8	82	57
9	79	57
10	70	55
11	73	46
12	73	54
13	75	54
14	77	57	 .17
15	82	57
16	84	50
17	92	55
18	93	59
19	80	65	 .09
20	85	63	 .01
21	87	58
22	92	66	 .85			T,H
23	81	66	 .15
24	80	65	 .15
25	82	66	 .65			F
26	85	67	 .49			F,T
27	74	68	 .58
28	80	64	 .01			F
29	80	62	 .03			T
30	80	55				F

AVG/SUM	79.9	58.5	5.03	 0.0	 -  	  	 	
EXT	93	42	1.48	  -	 -
Date	18	7	1	  -	 -
*=Also occurred on earlier dates

Miscellaneous Stats:

Mean Monthly Temperature:  69.2 F
Year precipitation to date:  17.90"
Season snowfall to date:  27.0" (final total for 2005-06 season)
Number of days with:
	Fog:  4 
	Ice Pellets:  0   	
	Glaze:  0 	
	Thunder:  6 	
	Hail:  2 	
	Damaging Winds:  0	

DAILY NOTES:

STRONG STORMS
1: Cloudy early then partial sunshine.  Warm and humid.  Strong, slow-moving
   thunderstorms formed overhead this afternoon around 2:30pm producing hail, heavy
   downpours and intense frequent lightning.  The heaviest of the storms were from
   2:30-3:15pm and again 6-6:30pm.  A total of 1.48" rain fell.  Some flooding, downed
   trees and lightning fires were reported in the area.
2: Cloudy early becoming partly cloudy, warm and humid after a brief shower around 9am.
   Thunderstorm @ 3pm and a few more showers through the evening .30" fell.
3: Cloudy, breezy and much cooler.
4: Cloudy this morning then some afternoon sunshine and light breezes.
5: Cloudy with light showers beginning around 10am, some thunder, .10" fell.
6: Partly cloudy early becoming clear and breezy.
7: Sunny and warmer with calm wind.
8: Partly cloudy and warm.  Winds becoming gusty from NW this afternoon.
9: Partly cloudy and continued breezy.
10: Mostly sunny and breezy.
11: Cool low 46 F then mostly sunny, pleasant.
12: Cloudy early then becoming mostly sunny.
13: Sunny becoming partly cloudy during the afternoon.
14: Partly cloudy, calm wind.  Brief heavy shower around 11pm dropped a quick .17" rain.
15: Sunny becoming partly cloudy and breezy during the afternoon.
16: Sunny and warm.
17: Sunny and hot high 92 F.
18: Sunny and hot again high 93 F with a few clouds in the afternoon.
19: Partly cloudy.  Became cloudy with a period of light rain from noon-2pm .09" fell.
    Partly sunny again by mid afternoon with light and variable breezes.
20: Brief early morning shower .01" fell.  Partly cloudy early then mostly sunny.
21: Sunny this morning, becoming partly cloudy this afternoon.
22: Early morning thunderstorm around 6am with a brief heavy downpour.  Became partly
    sunny and breezy by 11am.  Small intense thunderstorm moved in around 9pm with hail
    and brief but very heavy rain.  Total rain from both storms .85".
23: Mostly clear early becoming mostly cloudy by 9am.  Brief shower @ 6:30pm .15" fell.
24: A few more showers overnight another .15" fell then partly cloudy with calm wind.
25: Fog and rain this morning.  Fog lifted by 10am but steady rain continued through
    4pm .65" fell.  Calm wind all day.
26: A predawn period of rain.  Low clouds and mountaintop fog then became partly cloudy
    by noon.  Thunderstorm around 6pm followed by more showers, total rain .49" today.
27: Cloudy and calm with periods of showers all day heavy at times another .58" fell.
    Three-day storm total 1.72" but this was dwarfed by the massive amounts of rain and
    flooding that hit the central and eastern parts of the state.
28: Early fog burned off by 9:30am.  Became mostly sunny.  Brief shower @ 6pm.
29: Clear early then variable clouds with light winds.  Brief thunderstorms around 3pm
    and 6pm but no direct hits only .03" rain fell.
30: Fog early, then clearing with light and variable NW winds.
    
SUMMARY:

Welcome rains fell in June, which was the first month with above normal precipitation
since January and is thus far the wettest month this year.  However, we did not get the
excessive rain and severe flooding that hammered areas to our east.  Temperatures were
near normal, with no extreme or prolonged heat.  The first half of June was relatively
cool, with more typical summer heat and humidity creeping in during the second half.
Hail fell twice, but the area escaped any particularly severe weather.

Additional notes/records

1: Daily record 1.48" of precipitation.