LaVale MD Monthly Weather Stats - May 1992

	Max	Min	Liquid	Ice &	Special
Date	Temp	Temp	Precip	Snow	Obs
1	74	42			
2	90	53	0.19		T
3	78	55	T		
4	56	48			
5	55	42	T		
6	56	43	T		
7	60	36			
8	55	46	1.12		F,T
9	63	49	0.72		
10	68	40			
11	80	47			
12	78	51			
13	83	51	0.16		T
14	78	51	T		
15	61	53	0.14		
16	65	58			
17	82	60	0.27		
18	77	57	0.05		
19	69	52			
20	73	46			
21	80	38			
22	87	44			
23	90	50			
24	69	47	0.28		F
25	61	43			
26	59	45	0.03		
27	65	45			
28	70	38			
29	70	41			
30	56	51	0.73		F,T
31	72	52	0.01		
Total 	70.3	47.5	3.70	0	58.9 (mean temp)

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS - MAY 1992

NO. DAYS WITH
FOG 3
THUNDER 3

2: A record high of 90 F this afternoon.  Line of thunderstorms moved through late
   in the evening dropping .19" of rain.
4-10: Cool - Seven consecutive days in the 50s and 60s.  Occasional rain on the 8th
      with heavy evening thunderstorms, 1.12" fell for the day.  Heavy showers
      early afternoon on the 9th dropped another .72" for a storm total of 1.84".
13: Warm and humid with a mild afternoon thunderstorm, .16" of rain.
15: Much cooler with drizzle and light rain all day
17: Warmer again with a brief downpour early this evening (.27" in 5 min.)
23: Hot high 90 F, 1 degree shy of the record 91 set in 1964
24: Occasional rain showers, foggy, cool
28: Chilly this morning low 38
30: Cool, high 56 sets record low max for date, steady AM rain, brief late evening
    showers with some thunder

MONTHLY SUMMARY

May brought cool temperatures and frequent showers but slightly below average rain-
fall.  Temperatures varied quite a bit, with highs of 90 recorded twice (2nd and
23rd) and several days in the 80s, but also quite a few only in the 50s and 60s.
There were three mornings in the 30s but no sub-freezing temperatures.  The most
substantial event was a low-pressure system that moved slowly northwards and dropped
1.84" of rain on the 8th and 9th.  This was the system that brought up to 3 feet of
snow to the highest elevations of the southern Appalachians.

Additional notes/records

2: Record high 90 F.
30: Record low max 56 F.