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: JANUARY YEAR: 2018 * 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 22 5 10 51 0 0 0 T WNW 9 31nw PC 65 2 24 8 12 49 0 0 0 T W 7 22w S 100 3 30 2 21 49 0 0 0 T SSE 3 13s PC 30 4 24 11 11 47 0 T T 0 NW 16 44nw C 15 5 16 7 9 53 0 0 0 0 WNW 16 38nw S 90 6 15 5 7 55 0 0 0 0 WNW 13 31nw S 85 7 23 1 17 53 0 0 0 0 S 6 23s PC 65 8 31 15 30 42 0 .02 0.3 T S 4 16s C 0 S 9 49 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 WNW 6 23w S 95 10 44 19 36 33 0 0 0 0 SSE 5 23s PC 25 11 59 30 58 21 0 .03 0 0 S 9 34s C 20 12 *69 47 47 7 0 1.32 0 0 S 13 34s C 10 13 47 15 15 34 0 .29 T 0 NW 14 36nw PC 50 14 24 11 15 47 0 0 0 0 NNE 6 24nw S 100 15 29 11 25 45 0 0 0 0 NNE 3 9n PC 75 16 32 25 28 36 0 .05 1.3 1.3 S 3 12s C 0 17 28 11 11 45 0 T T 0.5 NW 8 24nw C 20 18 40 9 32 40 0 T 0 T W 9 29w S 100 19 48 26 29 28 0 0 0 0 W 6 24w PC 35 20 57 27 36 23 0 0 0 0 W 8 31w PC 40 21 56 32 50 21 0 T 0 0 SSW 4 14s C 5 22 62 43 55 13 0 T 0 0 S 6 26s C 5 23 55 43 44 16 0 1.40 0 0 W 12 44w PC 60 T 24 44 31 31 28 0 T T 0 WNW 8 29nw C 0 25 38 23 23 35 0 0 0 0 NW 7 25nw PC 75 26 46 19 31 32 0 0 0 0 S 5 20s S 90 27 59 23 54 24 0 0 0 0 S 10 36s PC 35 28 54 39 39 18 0 .16 0 0 W 4 15n C 0 29 47 30 30 26 0 0 0 0 NNE 5 19ne C 5 30 34 18 18 39 0 .07 1.0 1.0 NW 13 35nw PC 30 31 37 13 37 40 0 0 0 T S 9 29s C 20 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40.1 30.1 1077 0 3.34 2.6 1.3 NW 8.0 44nw 43.4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MONTHLY STATS JANUARY 2018 TEMPERATURE---------------------------------------------------------- AVG TEMP 30.1 Normal 31.1 Dep -1.0 AVG MAX 40.1 Normal 39.2 Dep +0.9 AVG MIN 20.2 Normal 22.9 Dep -2.7 MAXIMUM 69 on 12th Lowest Max 15 on 6th MINIMUM 1 on 7th Highest Min 47 on 12th NUMBER OF DAYS Max 90 or Higher 0 Max 32 or Lower 12 Min 32 or Lower 27 Min 0 or Lower 0 PRECIPITATION-------------------------------------------------------- MONTH TOTAL 3.34 Normal 3.03 Dep +0.31 YEAR TO DATE 3.34 Normal 3.03 Dep +0.31 NUMBER OF DAYS .01" or more 8 .10" or more 4 1.00" or more 2 LARGEST DAILY AMOUNT 1.40 on 23rd Largest 24 Hr Amount 1.40 on 23rd SNOWFALL------------------------------------------------------------- MONTH TOTAL 2.6 Normal 8.7 Dep -6.1 SEASON TOTAL 4.1 Normal 15.4 Dep -11.3 NUMBER OF DAYS 0.1" or more 3 1.0" or more 2 Snow Cover 1" or more 3 MAXIMUM DAILY SNOWFALL 1.3 on 16th MAX 24 Hr Snowfall 1.3 on 16th Storm Max 1.3 on 16th OTHER---------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF DAYS Fog 1 Thunder 1 Hail 0 Sleet 1 Glaze 0 Damaging Wind 0 Cloudy 12 Partly Cloudy 12 Sunny 7 Sunshine% 43.4% AVERAGE WIND NW @ 8.0 mph PEAK GUST 44w on 23rd & 4th MAX BAROMETER MIN BAROMETER TOTAL DEGREE DAYS HEATING 1077 Normal 1125 / COOLING 0 Normal 0 JANUARY 2018 WEATHER REMARKS HAGERSTOWN 1E MARYLAND DAY VERY COLD WEATHER CONTINUES 1st: Partly cloudy windy and cold high 22 F. WNW winds gusting to 31 mph. Wind chills in single digits and below zero this evening. 2nd: Sunny and cold high 24 F. 3rd: Very cold morning low of 2 F. Partly cloudy and a bit warmer today with a high of 30 F. 4th: Became windy overnight with a few snow flurries. Mostly cloudy windy and very cold with a few snow flurries today high 24 F. NW winds gusting to 44 mph. Wind chill down to -5 this evening. 5th: Sunny windy and very cold Low 7 high only 16 F. WNW winds gusting to 38 mph. Wind chills zero to -10 F. 6th: Cold low of 5 F. Sunny very cold and windy high only 15 F. Wind chill from zero to -10 F. WNW winds gusting to 31 mph. 7th: Very cold low of 1 F this morning. Morning sun some afternoon clouds high 23 F. LIGHT SNOW & SLEET 0.3" 8th: Periods of some sleet and some light snow today mainly between 9:30am - 1pm with 0.3" accumulation of mainly snow. A little more sleet fell during the afternoon but no accumulation. High 31 F. *RECORD TIED 14 day stretch with temperatures of 32 degrees or lower ties record set in the winter of 1917-18 from Dec 29th - Jan 11th but it was even colder then with 5 days well below zero with -12, -10, -9, -13 & -14. The average temperature in that stretch was 13.2 F. This recent stretch was an average of 16.8 F and no zero readings. 9th: The 14 day cold snap ends with much warmer temperatures today with a high of 49 F. 10th: Mostly to partly cloudy high 44 F. 11th: Mostly cloudy and mild today high 59 F. Windy during the afternoon and evening with south winds gusting to 34 mph. Light showers this evening 9pm - 12am .03". 12th:*RECORD HIGH 69 F Breaks the record of 66 set on this date set just last year 2017. Windy and mild overnight south winds gusting to 34 mph showers between 3am -6am. Cloudy and warm today. Rain and showers this evening 5pm - midnight some with heavy downpours 1.32" fell today. South winds today gusting to 34 mph. COLDER 13th: Showers overnight windy and much colder temperature dropping to 28 by 7am. NW winds overnight gusting to 36 mph with some snow flurries. Snow showers this morning between 7am -10am produced a light dusting. Partly cloudy windy and colder today. The high of 47 occurring just after midnight. Daytime temps in the 20's falling into teens this evening. 14th: Sunny breezy and cold high 24 F. 15th: Partly cloudy high 29 F. LIGHT SNOW 1.3" 16th: Late morning snow flurries. Periods of light snow during the afternoon became a little heavier and accumulating by 5pm. Snow during the evening briefly moderate at times ending by 10pm with 1.3" total. 17th: Snow showers overnight 2-4am with just a light coating. Mostly cloudy breezy and cold today the high of 28 F occurring just after midnight. 18th: Cold low of 9 F this morning. Sunny and became warmer high of 40 F. Breezy west winds to 29 mph. 19th: Partly cloudy high 48 F. 20th: Partly cloudy windy and mild high 57 F. West winds gusting to 31 mph. 21st: Cloudy today some morning drizzle high 56 F. 22nd: Cloudy and mild today with some morning sprinkles of rain high 62 F. A few late evening sprinkles. RAIN DOWNPOURS THUNDER WINDY COLDER 23rd: Rain overnight and this morning with heavy downpours at times especially 6am-7am also some thunder and lightning. Rain ending by 9:30am 1.40" fell. Clearing and windy today west winds gusting to 44 mph. 24th: Cloudy windy today with a few late morning flurries and a few late this evening. The high of 44 occurring just after midnight. 25th: Partly cloudy high 38 F. 26th: Sunny high 46 F. 27th: Increase in clouds mild high 59 F. Became windy with south winds gusting to 36 mph. 28th: Rain began 12:30am. Periods of light rain overnight and this morning through 10am. A few very light showers later in morning. Cloudy all day the high of 54 occurring just after midnight. 29th: Mostly cloudy high 47 F. LIGHT SNOW 1.0" 30th: Snow fell overnight mainly between 3am - 4:30am was briefly moderate 1.0" fell. Cold and windy today with NW winds gusting to 35 mph. Afternoon clearing. The high of 34 occuring just after midnight. 31st: Mostly cloudy became windy south winds to 29 mph. High of 37 this evening. JANUARY 2018