MONTHLY WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
LAVALE MD
JUNE 2005
OBSERVERS DAVID DREWERY AND CHARLES ORLICK (DATA COMPILED BY 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		Rain	Snow/	Snow
Date	Max	Min	Equiv	Ice	Depth	Special Obs.

1	63	49
2	64	53	 .10
3	62	57	 .18			F
4	75	59
5	86	54				F
6	85	64	 .20			F,T
7	87	62				F
8	82	63
9	85	66	 .07			T
10	84	67	 .60			T
11	88	67	 .46			F,T
12	90	66	 .01
13	85	68	 .17
14	90	73
15	81	71
16	74	62	   T
17	68	53
18	75	50
19	74	55
20	74	55
21	82	55
22	81	62	 .13			F,T
23	84	57				F
24	85	60
25	89	62
26	88	62
27	87	62
28	88	66	 .76			T
29	86	67	 .04			F
30	88	66	 .02			F,T

AVG/SUM	81.0	61.1	2.74	 0.0	 -  	  	 	
EXT	90	49	0.76	  -	 -
Date	14*	1	28	  -	 -
*=Also occurred on earlier dates

Miscellaneous Stats:

Mean Monthly Temperature:  71.1 F
Year precipitation to date:  20.73"
Season snowfall to date:  
Number of days with:
	Fog:  9 
	Ice Pellets:  0   	
	Glaze:  0 	
	Thunder:  7 	
	Hail:  0 	
	Damaging Winds:  0	

NOTES AND/OR SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:

1: Clear and cool overnight low 49 F.  Sunny becoming partly cloudy during the afternoon with light
   SW breezes.
2: Mostly cloudy.  Occasional drizzle and light rain during the PM hours .10" fell by midnight.
3: Occasional light rain overnight and through the morning, drizzle during the afternoon another .18"
   fell.  Fog on the mountains.  Continued cool.
4: Cloudy early, then some partial sunshine and warmer with light breezes from SW.
5: Fog early, then became sunny and very warm with light breezes.
6: Early AM fog clearing by 9am.  Became cloudy by 4pm.  Solid line of storms did the usual split and
   went north & south with only a bit of rain and moderate wind gusts.  Storms rapidly became severe
   over the eastern half of the county where torrential rain, hail and wind damage was reported.  A
   few more brief thunderstorms late this evening.  Total .20" rain fell.
7: Early morning fog, then mostly sunny and very warm with little wind.
8: Partly cloudy and warm with calm wind.
9: Partly cloudy early, then variable clouds.  Thunderstorms in the area 2-3pm but no direct hits.
   Only .07" rain fell.
10: Cloudy early then partial clearing.  Warm and humid with light SE winds.  Thunder to west @ 2pm
    but no rain.  Variable clouds with a thundershower 5-5:30pm dropping a brief heavy downpour.
    Another storm late this evening 11pm-midnight with frequent and intense lightning and another
    good downpour.  A total of .60" rain fell from the two storms.
11: Thunderstorm ended shortly after midnight.  Early fog, then partial clearing and hazy, very warm
    and humid.  Thunderstorm between 5-6pm with some heavy downpours .46" fell.
12: Partly sunny and hot high 90 F but with slightly less humidity and light SW breezes.
13: Sunny early with increasing clouds through the morning.  Showers between 1:30-3pm dropped .17"
    rain.  Generally calm wind.
14: A very mild overnight low 73 F.  Clear early then partly cloudy and hot high 90 F.  Light SE
    breezes shifted to NW late this evening as a front came through but a line of storms broke up.
15: Mild overnight low 71 F.  Partly cloudy with light NW winds and not as hot or humid.
16: Partly sunny skies after a brief shower about 7am (trace).  Light west winds, cooler.
17: Partly cloudy with light W winds and cool temperatures.
18: Cool overnight low 50 F.  Sunny becoming partly cloudy with light W breezes.
19: Cloudy early then gradual clearing through the day.
20: Clear, then partly cloudy with light & variable winds.
21: Clear AM, partly cloudy PM and warmer with light W winds.
22: Cloudy this morning with light rain between 7-9am.  Became partly cloudy with light N breezes.
    Passing thunderstorm about 3:30 just to the west but no rain.  Brief thunderstorm about 5:30pm
    with rain but no direct hits, clearing afterwards.  A total of .13" rain fell today.
23: Early morning fog, then sunny and warm with no wind.
24: Sunny, hazy, warm and humid with very light breezes.
25-26: Sunny, hazy, hot and humid both days, highs 89 F and 88 F, respectively.  Calm wind.
27: Hazy, very warm and humid.  Partly cloudy skies with no wind.
28: Clear and calm early then increasing clouds after 10am with S breezes < 10 mph by 4pm.  Showers
    and storms formed over the area between 9:30-11pm with some heavy downpours .76" fell.
29: Early fog cleared by 9:30am.  Partly cloudy all day.  Line of showers and storms broke up as
    it approached the area late this evening only .04" rain fell with some distant lightning.
30: Early AM fog, clearing by 9am.  Cloudy during PM hours.  Thunder with a little rain @ 3pm only
    .02" fell with breezes from W.

SUMMARY:

June was warmer and drier than normal.  This was the hottest June since 1994 with a mean temperature
of 71.1 F and the second hottest overall.  Thunderstorms were scattered about but with no
particularly high amounts from any one storm and provided little relief from the heat and humidity.