MONTHLY WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
LAVALE MD
NOVEMBER 2004
OBSERVER NATE MULLINS

Observations for this month taken by David Drewery and Charles Orlick

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	65	43
2	74	46	   T
3	78	47
4	62	44	 .64
5	50	40
6	62	41
7	74	43
8	54	38
9	45	29
10	54	27
11	60	36	 .05
12	42	42	 .79			F
13	50	32
14	53	27
15	55	28
16	62	36
17	55	41	 .10
18	63	51				F
19	53	51	 .42			F
20	55	52	 .11			F
21	55	48				F
22	52	45	 .04			F
23	51	48	 .30			F
24	54	50	1.07			F
25	50	36	 .02
26	52	27
27	48	34	 .56
28	50	44	 .14
29	45	34
30	40	35	 .20

AVG/SUM	55.4	39.8	4.44	 0.0	 -  	  	 	
EXT	78	27	1.07	  -	 -
Date	3	26*	24
*=Also occurred on earlier dates

Miscellaneous Stats:

Mean Monthly Temperature:  47.6 F
Year precipitation to date:  49.29"
Season snowfall to date:  0.0"
Number of days with:
	Fog:  8 
	Ice Pellets:  0   	
	Glaze:  0 	
	Thunder:  0 	
	Hail:  0 	
	Damaging Winds:  0	

NOTES AND/OR SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:

WARM!
1: Partly cloudy and mild high 65 F.
2: Partly cloudy & warm.  Windy with gusts 30+ mph.  Brief light shower about 10pm, trace.
3: Record warmth high of 78 F.  Continued windy.  Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy.  
4: Steady moderate rain between 8:30am-3pm .64" fell.  Strong gusty west winds 9pm-midnight
   with gusts 30+ mph.
5: Mostly sunny with strong S breezes 20+ mph.
6: Sunny with gusty W & N winds to 25 mph.
7: Sunny, mild & breezy.
8: Mostly sunny, windy & cooler
9: Chilly overnight low of 29 F.  Partly cloudy with calm winds, clear towards sunset.
10: Chilly overnight low of 27 F.  Clear AM, becoming cloudy PM.
11: Thin cloud cover becoming partly cloudy.  Drizzle then light rain 9pm-midnight .05" fell.
12: Steady light to moderate rains overnight and through midday with fog.  A total of .79"
    fell.  Remarkably steady temperatures hovered at 42 F all day long.
13: Clear and cool with gusty N winds to 20 mph.
15: Clear early with increasing high clouds and N winds gusts to 25 mph.
17: Partly cloudy, calm winds.  Light showers 9pm-midnight .10" fell.
19: Cloudy with mountain fog.  Rain 9:30am through mid-afternoon slowly tapering off .42"
    fell.
20: Cloudy with fog.  Light rain 8:30am-noon .11" fell.
22: Cloudy with intermittant drizzle/mist beginning @ 1pm continuing through the day.
24: Cloudy with a steady, soaking rain all day 1.07" fell.  Calm winds and fog on mountains.
    Seventh consecutive day with fog.
25: Rain ended just after midnight.  Partly cloudy, gusty NW winds to 25 mph.  Few sprinkles.
26: Clear, cold, calm morning.  Became cloudy by noon.
27: Partly cloudy, becoming mostly cloudy & breezy during the afternoon.  Rain 9pm-midnight
    heavy at times .56" fell by midnight.
28: Rain ended overnight, tapered to drizzle another .14" fell.  Breezy and partly cloudy.
30: A cold rain 4:30pm-midnight mainly light .20" fell.

SUMMARY:

November 2004 was much like November 2003:  Warmer and wetter than normal with an Indian
Summer to start the month.  Overnight lows were especially mild.  There were frequent rain
 events especially during the second half of the month.  No measurable snow fell.


Additional notes/records

18: Record high min 51 F
19: Record high min 51 F again
24: Daily record precipitation 1.07" fell

November 2004 is the 3rd warmest November on record with a mean temperature of 47.6 F.  The month ranked 2nd in mean minimum
temperature with a mean of 39.8 F.

The Fall of 2004 ties 1985 for the 3rd warmest Fall on record with a mean temperature of 56.3 F.

The Fall of 2004 is also the 4th wettest Fall on record with a total precipitation of 15.48".