May 2000 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	74	32	 .05
2	62	46	 .16
3	70	36
4	76	43	 .19		T
5	71	48	 .03
6	86	54			F
7	88	64
8	88	52
9	92	56
10	87	58
11	81	47	   T
12	87	54
13	89	62	 .03		T
14	72	49		
15	68	38
16	70	33
17	80	38	 .14		T
18	85	58			F
19	66	58	 .75
20	62	54	 .27		T
21	73	53	 .13
22	70	53	 .66		F,T
23	66	53	 .50		F,T
24	85	53			F
25	81	56
26	77	48
27	61	48	 .29
28	54	50	 .55		F
29	62	49	 .03
30	69	45
31	81	46

Tot	75.3	49.5	3.78	 0.0
Ext	92	32	0.75	  -
Date	9	1	19	  -

Mean Monthly Temp:  62.4 F

Significant Events

1: Cold frosty morning low 32 F, rebounded to a mild high of 74 F.
2: Light rain overnight .21" total.
4: Warm and humid with an afternoon thunderstorm, .19" rain fell.
6-13: A very warm stretch with 8 consecutive days in the 80s or higher.
19: Much cooler with heavy rain this morning .75" fell.
20: Cool with showers, some thunder
21: More occasional showers
22: Periods of rain with imbedded thunderstorms
23: Occasional rain, late evening thunderstorm
24: Much warmer high 85 F
27: Cool again with rain developing .29" fell
28: Very cool high only 54 with steady rain .55" fell.

Summary:

May began cold with a frost and freeze on the first morning, but then we had a spectacular
warm stretch beginning on the 6th with 8 days in a row in the 80s, peaking at a hot 92 on
the 9th.  The second half of the month was actually a bit cooler in the high temperature
department than the first half, and also considerably wetter.  A series of moderate rain
systems brought precipitation up close to average.  Temperatures were above normal.

Additional notes/records

1: Record low 32 F.
7: Record high min of 64 F.
9: Near-record high of 92 F.  Would have been a record on any other surrounding date, but
this ended up 2 degrees shy of a hot 94 in 1979.
13: Record high 89 F
19: Daily record rainfall of 0.75" fell.