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.