MONTHLY WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
LAVALE MD
JUNE 2002
OBSERVER NATE MULLINS
Special Observations: F=fog, T=thunder, H=hail,
S=sleet, G=glaze, DW=damaging winds
Observation time for this station is midnight.
Temperature, °F Precipitation, In.
Liquid Solid 7am
24-hour Temp Rain Snow/ Snow
Date Max Min at Obs Equiv Ice Depth Special Obs.
1 84 60 60
2 78 57 57
3 78 47 59 .10
4 83 56 64 .19 F,T
5 91 63 69 T F
6 71 57 57 .65 F
7 75 54 54
8 79 50 57 F
9 87 55 62
10 88 57 67
11 90 62 71 F
12 85 68 70 .01
13 78 67 67 1.58 F,T
14 78 62 62 .91 F
15 67 54 54 .10
16 77 53 56 .07
17 75 51 55 .02
18 79 50 56
19 82 52 62 T
20 85 59 60 F
21 87 56 60 F
22 84 56 59 F
23 88 56 66 F
24 91 60 67 F
25 91 62 70
26 88 66 69 T
27 86 65 65 .04
28 85 64 64 T
29 87 59 62
30 88 58 68
AVG 82.8 57.9 SUM 3.67 0.0 N/A
EXT 91 47 MAX 1.58
Date 25* 3 DATE 13
*=Also occurred on earlier dates
Mean Monthly Temperature: 70.4 F
Mean Temp at Obs Time: 62.3 F
Number of days with:
Fog: 12
Ice Pellets: 0
Glaze: 0
Thunder: 4
Hail: 0
Damaging Winds: 0
NOTES AND/OR SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:
3rd: Couple showers late this evening produced .10" rain.
4th: Thunderstorm 3-4am with .13" rain. Hazy, warm humid day. More storms developed over the
area 5-6pm, just a brief burst of rain here. Total rain only .19".
5th: Hottest day of the year so far, high 91F. Some lightning to N and W late this evening
with light rain around midnight...
6th: Showers and light rains overnight and this morning, more rain this afternoon with a heavy
downpour about 3pm and gusty winds 20-30mph. A few more showers this evening, total .65".
10th-11th: Hazy, hot & humid with mild muggy nights.
13th: Thunderstorms overnight with heavy downpours, nearly 1.00" fell between 3:15-4:30am.
Light rain 9am-2pm and more showers and storms on and off all evening 6-11pm with some
heavy bursts of rain at times, total rain 1.58".
14th: More showers overnight were heavy 2-2:30am with about .60" falling in 30 minutes. Rain
and drizzle ended by 8am with .90" total and fog lifted by mid-morning. Some peaks of sun
today but mostly cloudy. Light rain 10pm to midnight, total for day .91".
15th: A few showers overnight another .10" rain. A cool cloudy day with sprinkles at times.
16th: Shower about 3am produced .07" rain. Otherwise a dry day with varying amounts of clouds.
19th: Warmer and more humid, some distant thunder to the SE early this evening.
24th-25th: Hazy, hot and humid, high 91F both days.
26th: A strong thunderstorm skirted just to the north & east 12:30-1:30pm, no rain fell here but
radar estimated 2-3" of rain fell just to the NE. More storms to the SE between 2-3pm but
still no rain.
27th: Only light rain this evening .04" fell as a line of intense thunderstorms fell apart as it
crossed the mountains.
28th: Another warm and humid day and another line of showers and storms managed to split apart
and hit to the east & west with nothing here except some dark skies and a few sprinkles.
JUNE 2002 SUMMARY:
The weather in June was pretty uneventful. Typical summer heat and humidity were the rule much
of the month. Rainfall was abundant the first half of June and nearly non-existent the second
half. A total of 3.67" fell, near average, but 2.49" of that fell on the 13th-14th alone.