LaVale MD Monthly Weather Stats - October 1994

	Max	Min	Liquid	Ice &	Special
Date	Temp	Temp	Precip	Snow	Obs
1	81	47	0.15		T
2	73	48	0.18		T
3	63	40			
4	64	36			
5	60	41			
6	64	34			F
7	72	37			
8	72	43			F
9	66	45	0.01		
10	58	38			
11	61	31			
12	64	30			
13	57	36			
14	67	41	T		
15	68	38			
16	69	38			
17	70	32			
18	76	34			
19	71	44	0.07		
20	72	44	0.05		
21	65	41			
22	67	40			
23	73	37			
24	69	36			
25	62	36			
26	55	35			
27	52	28			
28	63	27			
29	72	29			
30	75	32			
31	68	48	0.06		
Total 	66.7	37.6	0.52	0.0	52.2 (mean temp)
Ext	81	27	0.18	-
Date	1	28	2	-

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS - OCTOBER 1994

NO. DAYS WITH
FOG 2
THUNDER 2

1: Mostly sunny and warm high 81 F.  A thunderstorm moved in from the NW late this
   evening, dropping a quick .15" of rain.
2: Another thunderstorm shortly after midnight (.18" of rain).
11: First freeze of the season, with frost, low 31 F.
18: Mild high 76 F after a cool, frosty morning.
19-20: Mild with light rain/drizzle overnight (only .12").
29: Cold low 29 F but a big rebound with a high of 72.
31: Light showers late this evening.

MONTHLY SUMMARY

Like September, October was exceptionally dry with a meager .52" of total rainfall.
This was the driest September-October on record with only 1.18" of combined precip.
After overnight thunderstorms on the 1st-2nd, almost no rain fell.  It was a very
sunny month, leading to large diurnal variations.  Daytime highs were above normal,
but chilly overnight lows brought temperatures slightly below normal.  Following
the second driest September ever, this was also the 2nd driest October on record.

Additional notes/records

October 1994 was the 2nd driest October on record with 0.52" of precipitation.
1994 set a record for driest back-to-back months (1.18" in September and October).
This was later broken in 1998 (only 0.92" in November and December).