November 2001 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	33	
2	75	49
3	66	50	 .10
4	66	37
5	51	35
6	54	33
7	60	38
8	68	43	   T
9	60	34
10	66	32
11	52	36
12	52	23
13	53	22
14	64	25
15	69	36
16	64	48			
17	54	34			F
18	53	28
19	58	31
20	42	26	   T	   T
21	42	22
22	49	25
23	48	27
24	46	31	   T		F
25	58	41	 .94		F
26	55	35	 		F
27	53	35	 .21		F
28	54	42	 .03		F
29	54	47	 .01
30	64	48	 .12		F

Tot	57.5	34.9	1.41	   T
Ext	75	22	0.94	   T
Date	2	21	25	  20

Mean Monthly Temp:  46.2 F
Fog days 7

Significant Events

1-2: Warm and sunny with highs in the mid 70s
3: Overnight rain showers (.10")
6th-11th:  Two major wild fires broke out due to the continued warmth, wind and drought
   conditions.  The first fire struck the Westernport area on the 6th and burned over
   400 acres of forest before it was contained on the 8th.  The second fire burned over
   500 acres of forest on Little Allegany Mtn. near Cumberland on the 8th and was finally
   contained just prior to spreading into PA on the 11th.
4-24: Long stretch with no measurable precipitation (21 days or 3 weeks)
20: Colder with a few snow flurries
25: Heavy rain overnight and through the early PM hours .94" fell.
27: Light rain
28-30: Drizzle and a few light rain showers on the 30th, foggy

Summary:

November 

Drought conditions that began in September continued at earnest into November.  This
resulted in two major forest fires in Allegany Co. early in the month.  Three weeks had
no measurable rainfall.  Had it not been for one heavy rain event on the 25th, which
dropped nearly an inch of rain, November would have had near-record dryness.

Additional notes/records

6th: Worst forest fire in years strikes Westernport area
8th: Another major forest fire breaks out near Cumberland

November 2001 had the 4th highest mean maximum temperature on record with a mean of 57.5.

The Fall of 2001 was the 2nd driest ever on record with 4.17" of total precipitation.
All three fall months had less than 2 inches of precip.  1998 was the driest with 3.61".