October 1996 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 71 44 F 2 76 53 .02 3 56 42 4 55 26 first frost 5 56 28 6 56 31 7 59 34 F 8 57 44 .48 F 9 58 41 .32 F 10 53 43 .02 11 56 39 12 56 27 F 13 70 38 F 14 75 55 15 70 33 16 74 39 17 74 44 18 70 39 .90 F,T 19 44 38 .11 T S 20 49 38 .33 21 52 36 .07 22 48 28 .04 F 23 58 34 T 24 64 40 T F 25 58 36 T 26 64 42 .03 27 64 52 T 28 64 59 .03 29 64 32 30 74 44 31 55 39 Tot 61.3 39.3 2.35 T Ext 76 26 0.90 19 Date 2 4 Mean Monthly Temp 50.3F Fog days 9 Sleet days 1 Thunder days 1 Significant Events 4: Heavy frost and hard freeze this morning low 26 F. 5: Another cold frosty morning low 28 F. Record low for date 8: Steady rains, mainly this morning, from remnants of Josephine .48" fell. 9: Occasional rain showers .32" 18: Heavy rain with a thunderstorm around mid-evening .90" of rain by midnight. 19: Occasional light rain and drizzle, some ice pellets mixed in 20: Occasional rain and drizzle .33" fell 28: Low of 59 F new record high min for date 30: Mild high 74 F Summary: October was cool, with below normal precipitation despite a couple of major weather systems affecting the area. Josephine passed mostly to the south/east, and a front stalled just east and north of the area on the 18th-22nd, resulting in several days of rainfall and even a bit of sleet on the 19th.