Main page http://i4weather.net CLIMATOLOGCAL DATA: HAGERSTOWN MD LAT:39.38.31 LONG:77.42.06 ELEV:519 FT. Station: Hagerstown 1E Md (Print Landscape) Observer: Gregory L Keefer Observation time: Midnight MONTH: DECEMBER YEAR: 2008 * Record Set or Tied EVENTS F=Fog T=Thunder TEMPERATURE F. DEGREE DAYS PRECIPITATION WIND(MPH) SKY H=Hail S=Sleet 12am (Base 65) Amt. Snow On Average G=Glaze(Frz Rain) Day MAX MIN Read HDD CDD Liq. Ice Gnd. Dir Speed Gust Cover %Sun DW=Damaging Wind 1 46 34 34 25 0 .12 T 0 S 7 45w PC 30 S 2 41 30 30 29 0 T T 0 W 6 22w C 20 3 45 22 40 31 0 0 0 0 S 6 23s S 95 4 48 34 34 24 0 .02 0 0 S 6 22nw C 0 5 34 20 20 38 0 0 0 0 W 5 20w C 10 6 30 15 30 42 0 T T 0 SSE 5 20s C 0 7 31 19 20 40 0 0 0 0 WNW 13 52w PC 40 8 31 17 31 41 0 0 0 0 SSE 4 20se C 10 9 53 31 50 23 0 0 0 0 SSE 10 30se C 5 10 56 43 43 15 0 .44 0 0 S 7 27s C 0 F 11 43 35 36 26 0 2.15 0 0 N 10 22n C 0 F 12 39 29 29 31 0 .06 0 0 WNW 11 32nw C 10 13 34 26 27 35 0 .01 0.3 T W 7 22w S 90 14 48 27 47 28 0 0 0 0 SSE 10 32se PC 75 15 64 46 48 10 0 .04 0 0 SSE 9 30s C 20 16 48 30 32 26 0 .85 0.6 0.6 NNW 6 23n C 0 S,G 17 44 32 32 27 0 .04 T 0 SSE 2 11se C 20 18 42 30 37 29 0 T 0 0 SSE 3 13se C 20 F 19 41 35 35 27 0 1.15 0 0 N 4 20n C 0 F 20 40 29 29 31 0 0 0 0 N 6 23n C 0 21 43 18 18 35 0 T T 0 W 13 44w PC 35 S,G 22 23 11 15 48 0 0 0 0 W 13 36w S 95 23 31 11 31 44 0 T T T SSE 7 24se PC 30 G 24 54 30 52 23 0 .37 T 0 SSE 10 39se C 0 G 25 52 27 27 26 0 0 0 0 W 10 32w S 90 26 39 23 36 34 0 .11 0 0 SE 5 20se PC 30 27 53 33 35 22 0 T 0 0 SE 3 13se PC 45 F 28 62 33 43 17 0 T 0 0 W 9 37w C 20 F 29 47 33 46 25 0 0 0 0 W 9 33w S 95 30 48 30 30 26 0 0 0 0 W 14 46w S 80 31 39 22 22 34 0 T T 0 NW 15 48nw PC 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1349 855 912 0 5.36 0.9 W 7.9 52w 32.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MONTHLY STATS DECEMBER 2008 TEMPERATURE---------------------------------------------------------- AVG TEMP 35.5 Normal 34.3 Dep +1.2 AVG MAX 43.5 Normal 42.4 Dep +1.1 AVG MIN 27.6 Normal 26.2 Dep +1.4 MAXIMUM 64 on 15th Lowest Max 23 on 22nd MINIMUM 11 on 22nd & 23rd Highest Min 46 on 15th NUMBER OF DAYS Max 90 or Higher 0 Max 32 or Lower 5 Min 32 or Lower 22 Min 0 or Lower 0 PRECIPITATION-------------------------------------------------------- MONTH TOTAL 5.36 Normal 2.84 Dep +2.52 YEAR TO DATE 48.76 Normal 37.96 Dep +10.80 NUMBER OF DAYS .01" or more 12 .10" or more 7 1.00" or more 2 LARGEST DAILY AMOUNT 2.15 on 11th Largest 24 Hr Amount 2.15 on 11th SNOWFALL------------------------------------------------------------- MONTH TOTAL 0.9 Normal 5.2 Dep -4.3 SEASON TOTAL 0.9 Normal 6.9 Dep -6.0 NUMBER OF DAYS 0.1" or more 2 1.0" or more 0 Snow Cover 1" or more 0 MAXIMUM DAILY SNOWFALL 0.6 on 16th MAX 24 Hr Snowfall 0.6 on 16th Storm Max 0.6 on 16th OTHER---------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF DAYS Fog 6 Thunder 1 Hail 0 Sleet 2 Glaze 4 Damaging Wind 0 Cloudy 17 Partly Cloudy 8 Sunny 6 Sunshine% 32.4% AVERAGE WIND W @ 7.9 mph PEAK GUST 52w on 7th MAX BAROMETER 30.72 on 23rd MIN BAROMETER 29.36 on 1st TOTAL DEGREE DAYS HEATING 912 Normal 967 / COOLING 0 Normal 0 DECEMBER 2008 WEATHER REMARKS HAGERSTOWN 1E MARYLAND DAY 1st: Heavy Squall came through around 1pm with Rain & Strong winds to 45 mph snow and sleet mixed in as temps fell quickly into 30's. No snow accumulation. .12" of precip. Also some thunder and lightning occured. 4th: Cloudy with some very light periods of rain at times today only .02" fell. High 48 F. COLD WINDY 5th: Cloudy cold and breezy all day high only 34 F. 6th: Low of 15 F. this morning. Cloudy cold and breezy all day high only 30 F. Some snow flurries this afternoon and evening. 7th: Very cold high only 31 F. Strong cold WNW winds all day gusting into the 40 mph range with a peak gust of 52 mph this morning around 9am. Wind chills in the teens and low teens. 8th: Cold high 31 F. 9th: Warmer high 53 F. Windy SSE winds gusting to 30 mph. 10th: Mild breezy high 56 F. Rain 5am - noon .44" fell. COLD HEAVY RAINS 11th: Cold rains overnight and all day. Temps in 30's all day. Rain was moderate all day and heavy this evening with 2.15" falling today. Some nearby areas had some ice. 12th: A few more showers overnight .06". Mostly cloudy today cold breezy high 39 F. SOME SNOW 0.3" 13th: Some light snow fell overnight between 1 -2 am covering the ground with 0.3" The first measurable snow of season. Became sunny breezy and cold today high 34 F. 14th: Partly cloudy high 48 F. 15th: Mostly cloudy windy and warm high of 64 F. A few evening showers .04". SNOW - SLEET - FREEZING RAIN 0.6" 16th: Few showers overnight high 48 F. at midnight. Falling temps all day down to 30F. Rain began around 9am then changed to sleet & snow then freezing rain. Snow accumulated to 0.5" About 0.1" of ice accumulation this evening from freezing rain. .85" water content today. 17th: Some light freezing rain after midnight but temps went above freezing and ice began to melt. 18th: Mostly cloudy high 42 F. Fog this evening and some drizzle. HEAVY COLD RAIN 19th: Showers and fog overnight and this morning. Cold rain today moderate to heavy at times 1.15" fell. 20th: Cloudy high 40 F. SOME SNOW SLEET & ICE / MUCH COLDER STRONG WINDS 21st: A dusting of snow sleet and freezing rain overnight made just a light coating. Became very windy this afternoon and evening with rapidly falling temps into teens by late evening. West winds gusting to 44 mph. Wind chills near zero this evening. 22nd: Strong winds overnight gusting to 46 mph. Low of 11 F this morning with wind chills to -5 F. Sunny but very cold and windy today high temp of only 23 F. Wind chills in single numbers. 23rd: Low of 11 F. this morning. Mostly cloudy cold and breezy today high 31 late this evening. Freezing rain began late this evening. 24th: Freezing rain overnight but only a very light coating changed to all rain this morning as temps went above freezing. A few showers during the afternoon. Warmer this evening as temps climbed to 54 F. Some gusty NW winds and showers around 11pm as cold front came through. Total rain today .37". 25th: CHRISTMAS- Sunny windy and mild high of 52 just after midnight falling temps this afternoon and evening into 20's. West winds gusting to 32 mph today. 26th: Colder today high 39 F. Some rain during the evening .11" fell. 27th: Fog overnight and a few sprinkles. Mild again today high 53 F. WARMER 28th: Fog overnight. Warmer today high 62 F. A few sprinkles this morning. Windy this afternoon and evening west winds gusting to 37 mph. COLDER WINDY 29th: Sunny & Breezy high 47 F. Windy late this evening gusts to 33 mph. 30th: Strong winds overnight from west gusting to 46 mph. Mostly sunny and breezy today high 48 F. 31st: Colder and very windy today. Snow showers this morning and high winds gusting to 48 mph as strong cold front came through. Strong winds and falling temps all day into 20's. Many wind gusts past 40 mph. DECEMBER 2008