Main page http://i4weather.net CLIMATOLOGCAL DATA: HAGERSTOWN MD LAT: 39.64028 LONG: -77.69792 ELEV: 540 FT. Station: Hagerstown 1E Md (Print Landscape) Observer: Gregory L Keefer Observation time: Midnight MONTH: DECEMBER YEAR: 2016 * 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 54 42 42 17 0 .04 0 0 W 14 38w C 15 2 45 41 42 22 0 0 0 0 W 12 29w C 10 3 45 38 38 23 0 0 0 0 W 8 26nw C 10 4 44 32 38 27 0 .07 T 0 S 5 20s C 0 S 5 51 36 36 21 0 .13 0 0 S 6 24s PC 40 6 41 33 38 28 0 .82 T 0 N 4 14se C 0 F,S 7 49 30 30 26 0 0 0 0 W 4 16nw PC 40 F 8 46 29 29 28 0 0 0 0 W 11 31w PC 40 9 36 27 28 33 0 0 0 0 W 12 31w S 95 10 34 21 24 37 0 0 0 0 W 9 28w PC 55 11 37 24 36 35 0 T 0.1 0 S 7 22s C 0 12 49 32 32 24 0 .32 0 0 WSW 5 21w PC 30 13 44 28 33 29 0 0 0 0 S 2 13s C 5 14 41 30 33 29 0 0 0 0 W 7 25w PC 60 15 33 12 13 42 0 0 0 0 WNW 16 46nw PC 65 16 26 11 26 47 0 T T 0 SSE 6 24s C 0 17 33 25 33 36 0 .43 0.5 0.3 S 6 26s C 0 S,G 18 55 30 30 22 0 .17 0 0 NW 10 34nw C 0 F 19 32 22 23 38 0 0 0 0 NNE 4 16n PC 55 20 36 14 26 40 0 0 0 0 SSE 4 14s S 95 21 44 21 35 33 0 0 0 0 WNW 3 16w C 0 22 53 29 36 24 0 0 0 0 WNW 9 34nw PC 75 23 44 29 41 28 0 0 0 0 W 4 18w C 5 24 48 38 46 22 0 .16 0 0 SSW 6 22s C 0 25 46 29 33 27 0 0 0 0 NNE 5 21ne PC 75 26 47 33 47 25 0 0 0 0 S 8 26s C 0 27 61 44 44 12 0 .02 0 0 W 9 34w PC 60 28 45 27 35 29 0 0 0 0 W 5 24w PC 65 29 51 32 38 24 0 .18 T 0 S 11 43w PC 50 30 39 28 28 32 0 .01 0.2 0 W 13 38w PC 45 31 45 26 44 29 0 0 0 0 S 10 32s C 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1354 893 889 0 2.35 0.8 W 7.6 46nw 32.1% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MONTHLY STATS DECEMBER 2016 TEMPERATURE---------------------------------------------------------- AVG TEMP 36.2 Normal 34.5 Dep +1.7 AVG MAX 43.7 Normal 42.4 Dep +1.3 AVG MIN 28.8 Normal 25.4 Dep +3.4 MAXIMUM 61 on 27th Lowest Max 26 on 16th MINIMUM 11 on 16th Highest Min 44 on 27th NUMBER OF DAYS Max 90 or Higher 0 Max 32 or Lower 2 Min 32 or Lower 23 Min 0 or Lower 0 PRECIPITATION-------------------------------------------------------- MONTH TOTAL 2.35 Normal 3.22 Dep -0.87 YEAR TO DATE 34.98 Normal 42.36 Dep -7.38 NUMBER OF DAYS .01" or more 11 .10" or more 7 1.00" or more 0 LARGEST DAILY AMOUNT 0.82 on 6th Largest 24 Hr Amount 0.82 on 6th SNOWFALL------------------------------------------------------------- MONTH TOTAL 0.8 Normal 5.3 Dep -4.5 SEASON TOTAL 0.8 Normal 6.7 Dep -5.9 NUMBER OF DAYS 0.1" or more 3 1.0" or more 0 Snow Cover 1" or more 0 MAXIMUM DAILY SNOWFALL 0.5 on 17th MAX 24 Hr Snowfall 0.5 on 17th Storm Max 0.5 on 17th OTHER---------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF DAYS Fog 3 Thunder 0 Hail 0 Sleet 3 Glaze 1 Damaging Wind 0 Cloudy 15 Partly Cloudy 14 Sunny 2 Sunshine% 32.1% AVERAGE WIND West @ 7.6 mph PEAK GUST 46nw on 15th MAX BAROMETER 30.75 on 19th MIN BAROMETER 29.57 on 1st TOTAL DEGREE DAYS HEATING 889 Normal 967 / COOLING 0 Normal 0 DECEMBER 2016 WEATHER REMARKS HAGERSTOWN 1E MARYLAND DAY 1st: Light showers just after midnight .04". Mostly cloudy and windy today. The high of 54 occurring 1:30am. West winds gusting to 38 mph today. 2nd: Mostly cloudy breezy and cold high 45 F. 3rd: Mostly cloudy breezy and cold high 45 F. 4th: Cloudy today high 44 F. Sleet mixed with rain began this evening around 8:30pm quickly changed to all rain. .07" rain and trace of sleet. 5th: Rain overnight 12am -2:30am .13". Partly cloudy today high 51 F. 6th: A bit of sleet just before 9am. Rain began 10:30am. Cold rain all day moderate at times. Rain this evening with some sleet mixed in at times. High 41 F. Rainfall today .82". Some fog this evening. 7th: Some drizzle, fog and light rain overnight .02". Partly cloudy today high 49 F. 8th: Partly cloudy and windy high 46 F. West winds gusting to 31 mph. 9th: Sunny windy and cold high 36 F. West winds gusting to 31 mph. 10th: Partly cloudy windy and cold high 34 F. West winds gusting to 31 mph FIRST MEASURABE SNOW 0.1" 11th: Very light snow fell between 5:30am -8:30am for first measurable snow of season although it was barely measurable at 0.1". Cloudy all day high of 37 this evening. 12th: Rain overnight 12am - 4:30am .32". Cloudy morning clearing and warmer by mid afternoon high 49 F. 13th: Mostly cloudy high 44 F. 14th: Morning sun and some afternoon clouds breezy high 41 F. MUCH COLDER WINDY 15th: Windy and much colder overnight WNW winds gusting to 42 mph and temperture falling to 20 by 7am. Windy and very cold all day with WNW winds gusting many times to 40 mph and peaking at 46 mph. The high of 33 occurring just after midnight. The daytime high was 20 F. Wind chills all day averaging around 4 F. Temperature falling to 12 F. this evening. 16th: Cold low of 11 F. this morning. Cloudy and cold today with a few snow flurries. The high of 26 occurred late this evening. SOME SNOW / FREEZING RAIN / SLEET 0.5" 17th: Sleet and freezing rain with some snow at first began around 4am. Sleet and freezing rain through the morning mostly ending by 11am. Accumulation of 0.5" of sleet and a light ice glaze of freezing rain. Cloudy all day high 33 F. 18th: Temperature swings overnight rising to 55 F. melting most of ice. Light shower around 6am. Fog during the morning as warm air moves over cold ground. Brief downpour and some gusty winds around 10am. Temperature rising to 55 F again this morning before strong cold front came through around noon. Gusty winds during afternoon to 34 mph with falling temperatures. Total rain today .17". 19th: Partly cloudy high 32 F. 20th: Sunny high 36 F. 21st: Cloudy high 44 F. 22nd: Partly cloudy mild high 53 F. Windy cooler during the afternoon with WNW winds gusting to 34 mph. 23rd: Mostly cloudy high 44 F. 24th: Rain overnight between 3am -9am .16". Cloudy today high of 48 F this evening. 25th: CHRISTmas - Partly cloudy high 46 F. 26th: Cloudy breezy high 47 F. 27th: Light showers around 7am .02". Morning clouds afternoon sun and mild high 61 F. Wndy today with west winds gusting to 34 mph. 28th: Partly cloudy high 45 F. 29th: Mixed rain and snow began around 3am but quickly became all rain with light rain through 7:30am .18". Morning clouds afternoon sun mild high 51 F. Windy today with south morning winds and strong west winds during the afternoon gusting up to 43 mph. 30th: Snow showers overnight and this morning with some heavier squalls producing 0.2". Partly cloudy and windy today with a few snow flurries during the afternoon high 39 F. West winds gusting to 38 mph. 31st: Mostly cloudy and windy today high 45 F. South winds gusting to 32 mph. The year 2016 was the 4th warmest on record with an average temperature of 55.7 F. The warmest was in 1998 with an average of 56.8. Normal is 53.5. DECEMBER 2016