MONTHLY WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
WESTMONT (JOHNSTOWN) PA
MAY 2005
OBSERVER STEVE 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	47	39	   T			F
2	43	36	 .03
3	44	34	   T	   T	 T
4	50	32				frost
5	59	32				frost
6	58	41
7	58	42
8	69	44
9	70	42
10	72	48
11	75	54
12	64	51	 .23^			T
13	61	39	 .03			T
14	75	51	 .36			T
15	60	48	 .45			F,T
16	50	43
17	57	37				frost
18	63	42
19	63	45	 .12
20	50	43	 .12
21	64	35	 .02			F,T
22	64	36	 .11
23	52	48	 .49			F
24	50	45	 .24
25	55	43	 .01
26	70	45
27	70	52
28	60	45	 .62
29	67	44
30	56	49	 .02
31	69	48				F

AVG/SUM	60.2  	43.0  	2.85	   T	 - 	
EXT	75	32	0.62	   T	 T
Date	14*	5*	  28	   3	 3
*=Also occurred on earlier dates
^=May have included some rainfall from the previous day or few days

Miscellaneous Stats:

Mean Monthly Temperature:  51.6 F
Year precipitation to date:  20.14"
Season snowfall to date:  93.0"
Number of days with:
	Fog:  5 
	Ice Pellets:  0   	
	Glaze:  0 	
	Thunder:  5 	
	Hail:  0 	
	Damaging Winds:  0	

NOTES AND/OR SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:

1: Cold AM with light W winds and fog.  Mostly cloudy, breezy and cool with a few sprinkles.
2: Cold again overnight with light rain 7-9am .03" fell.  Mostly cloudy, breezy and continued
   very cool through the day with a few sprinkes.
SNOW FLAKES IN MAY
3: Cold again overnight with even some light snow this morning (not measurable).  Overcast
   and cool with gusty NW winds.  Some light drizzle this evening.
4: Cold this morning with a freeze and scattered frost.  Partly cloudy and breezy.
5: Another cold morning with a freezing low of 32 F and frost.  Variable clouds, breezy, milder.
6: Not as cold this morning.  Mostly cloudy and hazy.
7: Cloudy during the morning.  Showers and storms were all around the area but no rain fell here.
   Skies cleared after 2pm with strong NW breezes 20+ mph.
8: Sunny and very nice today with gusty NW winds and a high of 69 F.
9-12: Travel to Reno NV.  0.23" of rain in gauge upon return  (showers/storms on 11th & 12th).
13: Sunny through the day, increasing clouds after 4pm with thunderstorms around the area late
    but only .03" rain here.
14: Mostly cloudy, warm and windy with SW winds gusting to 30 mph.  Thunderstorm with brief
    heavy rains @ 5:30pm and light rain through the evening .36" fell.
15: Thunderstorm with moderate to heavy rains between 1 and 2:30 am with light rain through 4am
    0.45" fell.  Some AM fog then variable clouds and breezy.  Cooler.
16: Mostly cloudy, breezy and cool.
17: Cloudy and cold overnight with scattered frost and a low of 37 F.  Decreasing clouds.
18: Sunny and pleasant high 63 F.
19: Cloudy with light rain 4:30pm-midnight .12" fell.
20: Light rain 5-6:30 am .09" fell.  Cool and clouds with gusty E winds and intermittent light
    rain.  Only .12" fell as heavy rain went north & south of the area.
21: Dense AM fog.  Partly cloudy with a two stray brief showers this afternoon.  Strong storm to
    N & W between 5:30-6pm but only sprinkles here.
22: Increasing clouds.  Light rain 5pm-midnight .11" fell.
23: Cloudy, cool and foggy with periods of moderate rain through the day .49" fell.
24: Light rain overnight and through most of the day another .24" fell.  Continued cool.
25: Cool again and cloudy with a brief shower about 7am only .01" fell.
26: Finally became mostly sunny and warmer today high 70 F.  Moderate breezes from NW.
27-30: Away @ Cape Cod.  Bands of moderate to heavy rain during the AM and early PM hours of the
    28th dropped .62" rain.  Another .02" fell on the 30th.
31: Dense AM fog, then mostly sunny and pleasant.

SUMMARY:

May was cooler and drier than average.  The month started particularly cool with even a touch of
snow and a couple of frosts.  Much of the rain seemed to skirt just north or south of the area
during the latter two-thirds of the month with mostly light rains that did not add up to much
and a few scattered thunderstorms during the middle of May.