March 1999 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	43	28	 .01	  T
2	51	30
3	50	31	 .52	 0.5	S,T
4	35	23	 .25	 3.0	DW
5	44	20
6	42	23	 .52	 4.0
7	34	15	   T	   T
8	36	8
9	33	20	 .67	 7.0
10	38	18	 .11	 1.5
11	46	16
12	46	28
13	42	19
14	33	29	1.56	13.0	S
15	48	23
16	57	20
17	68	30
18	46	32
19	56	20
20	42	24
21	38	30	 .68	
22	50	30	   T
23	52	33	 .02
24	52	43	   T
25	43	26
26	44	24
27	48	18
28	58	20
29	63	30
30	65	30
31	76	30

Tot	47.7	24.9	4.34	29.0
Ext	76	8	1.56	13.0
Date	31	8	14	14

Mean Monthly Temp:  36.3 F
Sleet days 2
Thunder days 1
Damaging wind days 1

Significant Events

3: Mild with rain showers beginning late afternoon.  Thunderstorms moved into the area around
   sunset with high winds and falling temperatures and rain changing to sleet.  Sleet then
   changed to snow between 11pm and midnight 0.5" of snow/ice.
4: Heavy snow shortly after midnight another 3.0" of snow fell.  Extremely windy with gusts
   estimated 60 to 70 mph causing white-out blizzard conditions and also a lot of wind damage
   in the area.
6: A fast-moving snow storm dropped a quick 4.0" of wet snow this afternoon.
8: Cold low 8 F.
9: Cold with steady moderate to heavy snow during the afternoon and evening 7.0" by midnight.
10: Light snow ended overnight another 1.5" fell for a storm snow total of 8.5".
13: Heavy wet snow fell all day, tapering off by late afternoon.  13" of snow piled up and
    melted down to 1.56" of precipitation.
21: Cold steady rain all day .68" fell.
31: Mild high 76 F.

Summary:

March definitely came in like a lion and went out like a lamb.  The first half of the month
brought a spectacular series of winter storms that dumped a combined 29 inches of snow.
That made it the snowiest March on record, surpassing the 25.5" mark in 1993.  It was a cold
month with some blustery weather especially early.  Precipitation was above normal.

Additional notes/records

9th: Daily record snowfall of 7.0" fell
13th: Daily record precipitation (1.56") and snowfall (13.0")

March 1999 was the SNOWIEST MARCH ON RECORD with a total snowfall of 29.0 inches.  All of the
snow fell in a 12-day stretch between the 3rd and 14th.  A truly amazing winter blitz!

March 1999 was also the 5th coldest March on record with mean temperature of 36.3 F.