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.