October 1999 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 66 36 2 75 40 3 75 41 4 60 54 .61 F,T 5 56 42 6 64 34 7 54 32 frost 8 62 34 9 63 48 .52 10 70 56 .81 11 70 56 12 61 36 13 70 40 .17 T 14 65 36 15 62 30 16 72 34 17 72 44 F 18 57 45 19 58 32 20 58 43 .20 21 59 32 22 62 32 .02 T 23 55 37 24 47 36 .03 25 60 31 26 64 31 27 63 29 28 64 28 29 70 32 30 72 34 31 73 38 Tot 63.8 37.8 2.36 T Ext 75 28 0.81 T Date 3+ 28 10 22 Mean Monthly Temp 50.8 F Fog days 2 Thunder days 2 Significant Events 4: Overnight/early morning thunderstorm dropped .44" of rain. Mostly cloudy with another brief thunderstorm at mid-afternoon another .17" rain fell. 7: First frost and freeze of the season with a low of 32 F. 9: Steady rain began this afternoon and continued through midnight .52" fell by then. 10: Steady rain overnight ending around noon another .81" fell, 24-hour total 1.33". 13: Mild with evening thunderstorms, mostly to the east, .17" rain fell. 20: A few showers .20" rain fell. 22: Mild early then falling temperatures with a few rain and wet snow showers. Summary: After a fairly wet start, October ended up dry with a quiet second half of the month. It was another cool month, owing especially to chilly overnight low temperatures. Additional notes/records 10th: Daily record rainfall of .81" 22nd: Trace of snow (daily record though not measurable) No daily temperature records were set this month.