September 1998 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	85	48
2	86	54			F
3	82	49
4	85	48
5	91	46
6	93	54
7	83	66	 .24		T
8	68	48	 .01
9	64	46	 .03
10	74	42
11	80	42
12	87	61	   T
13	92	62
14	94	48
15	92	56	   T
16	82	60	 .15
17	78	60
18	78	60
19	77	64	 .38
20	86	60	 .02
21	74	58	 .40		T
22	80	64	 .37		T
23	74	43
24	76	36
25	80	55	 .24
26	83	54			F
27	81	58			T
28	80	52
29	80	42
30	72	50	 .16		T
31	

Tot	81.2	52.9	2.00	 0.0
Ext	94	36	0.40	 0.0
Date	14	24	21	  -

Mean Monthly Temp:  67.1 F
Thunder days 5
Fog days 2

Significant Events

5-6: Hot highs 91 and 93.
7: Evening thunderstorms
13: Hot high 92 F
14: Hot high 94 F
15: Hot again high 92 F
19: Localized brief heavy downpour this evening dropped a quick .38" of rainfall.
21: Morning showers and thunderstorms .40" of rainfall.
22: Late morning thunderstorm, .37" of rain
24: Cold AM low 36 F
30: Pre-dawn thunderstorm.

Summary:

September was unusually hot with many days in the 80s and 90s.  This was the hottest September
on record since 1992, by far.  The 94 degrees on the 14th was the latest it's ever been so hot.
It was also a dry month, especially during the first half.  Scattered thunderstorms did not
amount to much rainfall.

Additional notes/records

13th high 92 F, 2 degrees shy of the record 94 in 1952.
14th high 94 F.  This was 1 degree shy of being the hottest temperature for the entire year
and also 1 degree shy of the record 95 again in 1952.
15: Record high 92 F.

September 1998 ranked in the top 5 (5th) warmest for its mean maximum temperature of 81.2 F.