September 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	83	44
2	84	44
3	83	50
4	79	61	 .66		T
5	69	66	 .41
6	71	65	 .85
7	82	65
8	77	62			F
9	82	54	 .02
10	82	59
11	80	43
12	81	47
13	81	47	   T
14	72	60	 .16	
15	67	57	 .01
16	57	52	 .58
17	67	49
18	73	39
19	70	41
20	68	48	 .20		F
21	61	48	 .01
22	58	37
23	70	38
24	76	39
25	75	44
26	78	52
27	70	48	 .16
28	70	62	 .02
29	70	55	 .94
30	62	40	   T

Tot	73.3	50.9	4.02	 0.0
Ext	84	37	0.94	  -
Date	2	22	29	  -

Mean Monthly Temp:  61.9 F
Fog days 2
Thunder days 1

Significant Events

4: A gusty thunderstorm moved in from due east this afternoon and was followed by frequent rain
   showers through the afternoon and evening .66" fell by midnight.
5: Occasional rain and showers through the day .41" fell.
6: Very hazy and humid with a period of heavy rain during the mid afternoon .85" rain fell.  The
   1.92" of rain that fell the past 3 days came from the remants of Tropical Storm Dennis.
16: Cool with steady rains, mainly during the morning, from the western fringes of Hurricane
    Floyd.  Tremendous amounts of rain fell over the eastern portion of the state, with upwards
    of 12 inches in some areas east of the Chesapeake Bay!  Only .58" rain fell  here.
18: Cool this morning low 39 F.
22: Cool low 37 F.  High only 58 F.
29: Rain developed during the afternoon with a brief downpour late this evening and gusty winds.
    Rain ended right around midnight with .94" falling today.

Summary:

September brought more welcome rains from the remnants of two tropical systems and several cold
fronts.  The remnants of Dennis dropped 1.92" on the 4th-6th, while the remnants of Floyd clipped
the area with a mere .57".  Rainfall totals increased exponentially to the east with parts of the 
state reporting a foot of rain!  Temperatures meanwhile were below normal with a lack of extremes.

Additional notes/records

21: Record low max temperature 61 F
22: Record low max temperature 58 F