LaVale MD Monthly Weather Stats - March 1992

	Max	Min	Liquid	Ice &	Special
Date	Temp	Temp	Precip	Snow	Obs
1	60	24			
2	75	41			
3	72	36			
4	56	39			
5	65	42			F
6	56	38	0.64		F
7	57	43	0.29		F
8	60	49	T		
9	69	46			
10	63	50	0.48		
11	50	22	0.61	4.5	
12	33	20	T	T	
13	34	20			
14	37	21	T	T	
15	36	15	0.04	1.0	
16	37	14			
17	57	26	0.06	T	S
18	36	30	0.84	4.0	F,S
19	39	30	0.41	T	F
20	40	27	T	T	
21	40	27	0.05	1.0	
22	36	27	0.52	5.0	F
23	37	21	T	T	
24	48	20			
25	60	26			
26	51	37	0.59		
27	45	33	0.03		
28	48	32			
29	55	31			
30	52	42	0.30		F
31	56	35	0.06		F
Total 	50.3	31.1	4.92	15.5	40.7 (mean temp)

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS - MARCH 1992

NO. DAYS WITH
FOG 8
SLEET 2

1: A mild sunny day with a big temperature rebound this afternoon
2: Indian Summer moves into the area with a near-record high of 75
3: Warm again high 72 F.  This time a new daily record was set
6: A period of moderate to heavy rain this evening .64" fell by midnight
7: More rain and showers overnight and through the day
10: Mild with rain developing in the evening.  50 F sets new daily record high min.
11: Rain early then a sharp cold front moved through with rapidly falling temperatures
    changing the rain to snow.  4.5" fell and became very windy and blustery with a lot
    of blowing and drifting
15: Snow showers overnight, cold & windy, low 15
16: Record low of 14 F
17: Brief period of sleet overnight, rain shower this afternoon, much milder high 57
18: Cold with sleet and rain mixed, then changed to wet snow, accumulating 4 inches
    before changing to drizzle and fog late this evening.
19: Periods of light to moderate rain, occasionally mixed with wet snow.  Storm total
    precip 1.25 inches.
21: A period of snow early this morning 1" fell in less than an hour
22: Cold and cloudy with steady snow through much of the day 5" fell before finishing as
    light rain towards sunset
26: Moderate rain developed prior to dawn and continued through mid-morning .29" fell
30: Light to moderate rain this evening.  Ended early on the 31st .36" total rainfall.

MONTHLY SUMMARY

After a very mild and snowless winter 1991-92, and a very balmy start with record high
temperatures early in the March, winter made a dramatic late appearance, beginning on the
11th, when a strong cold front moved through, changing rain to snow and creating blizzard
conditions.  The next major storm brought 4" of snow/sleet and 1.25" of precip on the
18th-19th.  The active weather pattern with another 5" of snow on the 22nd.  All of the
month's 15.5 inches of snow, which was greater than what fell during the entire winter
season of 1991-92 (11.5"), fell from the 11th-22nd.  More systems brought rain on the 26th
and 30th-31st.  Precipitation was above normal, as was snowfall.  Temperatures were very
close to average, as the unusually warm start to the month was offset by the chilly
temperatures of the 11th onwards.  Quite a dramatic pattern change after such a mild and
snow-less December through February!

Additional notes/records

3: Record high 72 F
10: Record high min 50 F
15: 1.0" snowfall sets daily record.
18: Daily record precipitation and snowfall of 0.84" and 4.0", respectively
22: Daily record 5.0" of snowfall.
23: Record low max 37 F.

More snow fell in March (15.5") than during the entire winter season '91-92 (11.5").