MONTHLY WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
LAVALE MD
OCTOBER 2006
OBSERVERS DAVID DREWERY AND CHARLES ORLICK (DATA COMPILED BY NATE 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	68 	46	 .16			F
2	77	42				F
3	80	54	 .05			F
4	83	54	 .08			F,T
5	61	52	 .10
6	52	50	 .46
7	54	46	 .18
8	62	50	 .07
9	75	50
10	74	53
11	65	56	 .04
12	56	36	 .03
13	56	36
14	57	34	 .01
15	62	31
16	60	34
17	54	48	1.60			F
18	75	53				F
19	75	53	 .01
20	61	46	 .05
21	61	43
22	64	38	   T
23	45	39	 .01
24	45	38	   T	   T	 T
25	47	37
26	55	35
27	47	42	 .46			F
28	50	42	 .42			F
29	54	36	 .02
30	70	34
31	73	42	   T

AVG/SUM	61.8	43.5	3.75	   T	 -  	  	 	
EXT	83	31	1.60	   T	 T
Date	4	15	17	  24	24
*=Also occurred on earlier dates

Miscellaneous Stats:

Mean Monthly Temperature:  52.7 F
Year precipitation to date:  28.32"
Season snowfall to date:  0.0"
Number of days with:
	Fog:  8 
	Ice Pellets:  0   	
	Glaze:  0 	
	Thunder:  1 	
	Hail:  0 	
	Damaging Winds:  0	

DAILY NOTES:

1: Predawn light rain (.16") and fog which cleared by 9am, then became mostly sunny and pleasant.
2: Early fog cleared by 9am then became sunny and mild.
3: Dense AM fog then cleared and became partly cloudy and mild.  Brief shower @ 8pm, .05" fell.
4: Early morning fog on the mountains then partly cloudy and warm high 83 F.  Thunderstorms in
   the area this evening 9-10pm but only .08" fell as a big line fell apart.
5: Low clouds and light breezes with periods of light rain and drizzle through the day and
   evening .10" fell by midnight.
6: Periods of rain overnight.  Cloudy and calm with light rain and drizzle ending by 2pm.
7: Clear early then quickly became cloudy with periods of light rain and drizzle.
8: Early fog then gradual clearing.
9: Early fog then gradual clearing, milder.
10: Early fog then mostly sunny and mild, becoming partly cloudy after 2pm.
11: Mostly cloudy and breezy with occasional drizzle and light showers beginning around 10am.
12: Periods of drizzle overnight .03" fell.  Partly cloudy with falling temperatures and breezy
    with gusts 20+ mph.
13: Clear and breezy.
14: Sunny with AM frost and windy today with gusts near 30 mph.
15: Clear with AM frost.  Sunny and mild all day.
16: AM frost.  Clouds gradually increased through the day, calm wind.
17: Light rain began overnight and became moderate to heavy during the morning hours.  Rain ended
    by 2pm 1.60" fell.  Brief sun around sunset.
18: Early fog then clearing, breezy and mild.
19: Dense AM fog then partly cloudy and mild.  Light shower late this evening.
20: Mountain fog and low clouds with occasional light showers this morning.
21: Sunny and calm.
22: Cloudy early then partly cloudy with light breezes.  Occasional light drizzle after 4pm.
23: Mostly cloudy, cool and breezy with occasional drizzle.  First snow fell in nearby mountains.
24: Partly cloudy with occasional snow flurries, mainly this morning, no accumulation.  Cool and
    blustery with W winds gusting to 30 mph.
25: Mostly sunny and cool with light random breezes.
26: Cloudy early becoming partly cloudy by 10am.
27: Cloudy and calm with rain and fog beginning by 4pm, steady through the evening, .46" fell by
    midnight.
28: Rain and fog overnight.  Strong west winds developed and gusted to 40 mph.  Variable clouds
    with a few brief showers and falling temperatures.  Another .42" rain fell today, storm total
    .88".  Thunder-snow was observed in nearby mountain locations.
29: Became sunny and pleasant with diminishing winds.
30: Cool AM then sunny and mild this afternoon high 70 F.
31: Partly cloudy and mild high 73 F.  Few light evening showers with gusty winds, rain not
    measurable.

SUMMARY:

October was slightly cooler and wetter than normal.  It was a cloudy month with frequent light
rains and a touch of winter late in the month with the first snow flakes on the 24th.  By far
the most notable rainfall was 1.60" on the 17th.  The month began quite warm with a high of 83
on the 4th, then temperatures were quite variable and overall on the cool side.  The system on
the 27th-28th brought high winds and thunder-snow to nearby mountains.

Additional notes/records

17: Record 1.60" of daily rainfall.
24: Record low max 45 F.  Trace of snowfall.