MONTHLY WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
LAVALE MD
MARCH 2004
OBSERVER NATE MULLINS

Observations for this month taken by Steve and Sara 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	64	34
2	62	35	 .01
3	56	34
4	52	42	 .12			F
5	63	46	 .23			F,T
6	60	46	 .26			T
7	56	36	 .16
8	45	30	 .05	   T
9	45	27
10	48	23
11	56	23
12	46	26	 .03	   T
13	52	24	   T	   T
14	48	25	 .01
15	62	35
16	34	31	 .70	 5.2	   1	S
17	37	25			   5
18	46	26	 .43	   T	   2
19	45	29	 .04		   T
20	53	25	 .32
21	46	25
22	38	19	   T	   T	   T
23	54	16
24	53	26	 .02
25	61	40	 .03
26	76	44	   T
27	67	55	   T
28	60	44
29	56	42
30	42	37	 .22
31	42	38	 .10

AVG/SUM	52.4	32.5	2.73	 5.2	   -  	  	 	
EXT	76	16	0.70	 5.2	   5
Date	26	23	16	  16	  17
*=Also occurred on earlier dates

Miscellaneous Stats:

Mean Monthly Temperature:  42.5 F
Year precipitation to date:  8.88"
Season snowfall to date:  60.5"
Number of days with:
	Fog:  2 
	Ice Pellets:  1   	
	Glaze:  0 	
	Thunder:  2 	
	Hail:  0 	
	Damaging Winds:  0	

NOTES AND/OR SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:

1:  A mild start to the month high 64F, warmest temperature since November.
2:  Again mild high 62F.
5:  Dense AM fog with light drizzle.  Some peaks of sun this afternoon.  Showers and storms moved
    through around 8pm with wind gusts 20+ mph and tapered to light rain by 10pm total .23" fell.
6:  Some more rain overnight another .16" fell.  Gusty winds to 30 pmh through the morning.  Rain
    shower with a bit of thunder this afternoon 1:30-2:15pm another .10" fell.  Total .26" rain.
7:  Partly cloudy AM then increasing PM clouds.  Rain and wind 4-6pm .16" fell.  WNW winds gusted
    to 35 mph.
8:  Some light rain overnight another .05" fell.  Snow showers on and off through the day but no
    measurable accumulation.
12: Early morning snow showers.  West winds gusting to 30 mph.
15: A mild high 62F today with near 100% sunshine.  High clouds moved in late evening.

LATE SEASON SNOW
16: Heavy snow began about 6am and continued moderate to heavy through 12:30pm with 5 inches by
    then.  Mixed rain/snow/sleet during the mid-afternoon.  About another 0.2 inches fell.  Precip
    tapered off by dusk, total 5.2 inches snow/ice and .70" water equivalent.
18: Variable clouds through the day with snow melt.  Light rain began about 5:30pm and was
    moderate to heavy at times during the evening and mixed with wet snow (no accumulation).
    Total .43" fell by midnight.
20: Variable clouds throughout the day.  Rain this evening 8pm-midnight .32" fell.
22: Variable clouds again and cold & blustery with snow flurries and snow showers.  West winds
    gusted 30+ mph.  No measurable snow accumulation.
23: A cold low of 16 F this morning but temperatures rebounded to a mild high of 54 F today.
26: A warm high of 76 F this afternoon with mostly cloudy skies and some hazy sunshine.
27: Mild overnight low 55 F and high 67 F with early morning & early afternoon sprinkles, trace.
30: Overcast skies with rain 3:30-8:30 pm total rain .22" fell.
31: Overcast with no wind and occasional light rain or drizzle .10" fell.

SUMMARY:

This was another relatively quiet March with below normal precipitation, 2nd driest since 1992
with 2.73" total.  All the snow came in one event on the 16th totaling 5.2 inches.  It was fairly
mild overall without many extreme temperatures, although the low and high were set 3 days apart.

Additional notes/records:

6: Record high min 46 F
16: Record daily snowfall 5.2".  This record was broken in 2007 with 6.8".
27: Daily record high min 55 F