October 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	70	44			F
2	75	48			F
3	80	56
4	84	56
5	69	60	   T
6	66	51
7	53	39
8	50	34
9	48	37	 .10
10	60	38
11	68	45
12	72	37
13	75	35
14	77	38
15	74	49
16	73	49	 .01
17	64	57	 .13		F
18	68	52	 .54		F
19	67	47
20	70	41			F
21	74	40			F
22	67	48
23	66	36
24	58	45	   T
25	67	54
26	71	47			F
27	79	41			F
28	72	52
29	68	29
30	57	33
31	57	32

Tot	67.7	44.2	0.78	 0.0
Ext	84	29	0.54	 0.0
Date	4	29	18	 0.0

Mean Monthly Temp 56.0 F
Fog days 8

Significant Events

3-4: Warm highs of 80 and 84, respectively.
9: Cool with occasional brief rain showers.  Some wet snow was reported at higher elevations.
17: Light rain this evening .13" fell.
18: Showers overnight, briefly heavy, ended by daybreak .54" fell storm total .67".
27: Warm high 79 F

Summary:

Following a very wet September, October was exceptionally dry with very few days of rainfall.  It was a
very sunny and "pleasant" weather month.  Temperatures were generally on the mild side.

Additional notes/records

8: Daily record low max temperature 50 F
9: Daily record low max temperature 48 F

Only 4 days this month had any measurable precipitation.  Further south it was a record dry month, with
some stations in the SE part of the state reporting zero rainfall this month!