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: MAY YEAR: 2002 * 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 69 51 62 5 0 0 0 0 SE 4 15se PC 60 2 86 55 61 0 6 .39 0 0 SW 8 33w PC 60 T 3 63 47 46 10 0 0 0 0 WNW 9 36nw PC 70 4 64 33 44 17 0 .05 0 0 SW 5 33sw PC 60 5 71 41 51 9 0 .01 0 0 SW 2 11sw PC 50 F 6 72 43 63 7 0 .01 0 0 SE 5 22se PC 40 7 75 59 58 0 2 .15 0 0 SW 4 32w PC 25 F,T 8 74 55 63 1 0 .01 0 0 SE 4 20se PC 50 F 9 65 56 59 4 0 .10 0 0 SE 4 20se C 0 F 10 74 54 54 1 0 0 0 0 WNW 6 28nw S 80 11 70 42 63 9 0 T 0 0 N 3 15n PC 75 12 79 58 64 0 3 .41 0 0 SE 4 25w PC 60 F,T 13 76 53 53 0 0 .63 0 0 SW 6 38w C 5 F,T 14 60 47 51 11 0 .03 0 0 W 12 40w PC 50 T 15 71 45 48 7 0 0 0 0 W 7 25w S 90 16 83 41 67 3 0 0 0 0 SW 6 30sw S 80 17 74 58 58 0 1 .01 0 0 SW 6 24sw C 20 18 58 42 43 15 0 1.07 0 0 N 7 24n C 10 19 58 35 43 18 0 0 0 0 NW 6 19nw S 80 20 58 *33 46 20 0 0 0 0 N 4 18n PC 60 21 57 33 40 20 0 0 0 0 WNW 5 26w PC 60 22 66 *31 46 16 0 0 0 0 WSW 2 13sw S 100 23 76 *37 55 9 0 0 0 0 SW 2 13sw S 90 24 84 47 66 0 0 T 0 0 SW 6 25sw PC 60 25 74 58 67 0 1 0 0 0 SE 3 14se PC 30 26 83 60 63 0 6 .22 0 0 SE 4 19se PC 60 F,T 27 79 61 63 0 5 .01 0 0 SE 2 15se C 20 F,T 28 78 59 64 0 3 .55 0 0 SW 4 29w PC 30 F,T 29 81 62 67 0 7 0 0 0 SE 3 17se PC 60 F 30 83 59 66 0 6 0 0 0 SE 3 16se S 80 F 31 89 64 68 0 11 .13 0 0 SW 6 27sw S 80 T ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2250 1519 182 51 3.78 0 0 SW 4.9 40w 54.6% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MONTHLY STATS MAY 2002 TEMPERATURE---------------------------------------------------------- AVG TEMP 60.8 Normal 62.9 Dep-2.1 AVG MAX 72.6 Normal 74.3 Dep-1.7 AVG MIN 49.0 Normal 51.4 Dep-2.4 MAXIMUM 89 on 31st Lowest Max 57 on 21st MINIMUM 31 on 22nd Highest Min 64 on 31st NUMBER OF DAYS Max 90 or Higher 0 Max 32 or Lower 0 Min 32 or Lower 1 Min 0 or Lower 0 PRECIPITATION-------------------------------------------------------- MONTH TOTAL 3.78" Normal 3.87 Dep-0.09 YEAR TO DATE 13.35 Normal 15.09 Dep-1.74 NUMBER OF DAYS .01" or more 16 .10" or more 9 1.00" or more 1 LARGEST DAILY AMOUNT 1.07 on 18th Largest 24 Hr Amount Same SNOWFALL------------------------------------------------------------- MONTH TOTAL 0 Normal 0 Dep SEASON TOTAL 7.0" Normal 29.7 Dep-22.7 NUMBER OF DAYS 0.1" or more 1.0" or more Snow Cover 1" or more MAXIMUM DAILY SNOWFALL MAX 24 Hr Snowfall Storm Max OTHER---------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF DAYS Fog 10 Thunder 8 Hail 0 Sleet 0 Glaze 0 Damaging Wind 0 Cloudy 5 Partly Cloudy 18 Sunny 8 Sunshine% 54.6% AVERAGE WIND SW @ 4.9 MPH PEAK GUST 40w MPH on 14th MAX BAROMETER 30.49 on 11th MIN BAROMETER 29.40 on 2nd TOTAL DEGREE DAYS HEATING 182 Normal 135 / COOLING 51 Normal 58 MAY 2002 WEATHER REMARKS HAGERSTOWN 1E MARYLAND DAY STORMS / HOT 2nd: Periods of showers and thunderstorms overnight midnight through 8am with .39" of rain. Became hot and humid today with a high of 86 F. Some nearby thunderstorms in the area late this afternoon, only a trace of rain fell but some gusty winds up to 33mph. COOLER / WINDY 3rd: Windy overnight with NW winds gusting to 33 mph. Cooler and windy today with WNW winds gusting to 36 mph. FROST / SHOWERS / WIND 4th: Low of 33 F. this morning with light to moderate frost. Clouds wind and rain showers developed late this afternoon .05" of rain and some gusty winds to 33 mph. Most of the rain fell 7-8pm. 5th: Dense fog overnight and this morning also some drizzle overnight .01" fell. Became Sunny and warmer this afternoon high 71 F. 6th: Warm but clouds moved in today breezy SE winds to 22 mph. A few very light showers late this evening with only .01" if rain. SHOWERS / THUNDERSTORMS 7th: Thundershower this afternoon 1pm-2pm wind gusts to 32 mph. A few more showers this afternoon and evening total today .15". Fog late this evening. 8th: Fog overnight. Sunny morning then clouds moved in this afternoon some sprinkles and very light showers this evening with only .01" by midnight. 9th: Light showers overnight since midnight .09" fell. Cloudy today with some very light showers and drizzle this afternoon. Total today .10". 10th: Mostly sunny, mild, breezy, low humidity, NW wind gusts to 28 mph. 11th: A few late evening sprinkles, trace. SHOWERS / THUNDERSTORMS 12th: Warm and humid today. Showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening 3pm - 8pm .41" of rain some sharp lightning with the storms and winds to 25 mph. 13th: A few showers overnight 2-4am .07" fell. A few periods of light rain and showers today. Thunderstorm with heavy downpours this evening 7:25pm-8pm .53" of rain fell and wind gusts up to 38 mph not much lightning and thunder. Total rain today .63". Gusty WNW winds this evening to 38 mph and falling temps into 50's. 14th: Strong gusty W winds overnight to 39 mph. Light shower 9am. Windy and colder today with strong west winds gusting to 40 mph. Two thunderstorms this afternoon one around 3pm with a little rain, another storm around 6:30pm only .03" of rain total today. Gusty winds and ominous looking skies with both storms. 15th: Mostly sunny breezy and mild today west winds to 25 mph. 16th: Chilly start low of 41 F. Sunny warm afternoon high of 83 F. 17th: Mostly cloudy today. A few light late evening showers .01". RAIN 18th: Good soaking moderate rains all night began just after midnight ended by 8am 1.05" fell. Cloudy cold and breezy today with a few more light showers this evening 6-7pm. Total rain for day 1.07" NEAR RECORD LOW / FROST 19th: Cold morning low of 35 F close to record of 34 in 1916. Some light ground frost. Mostly sunny breezy and cool today. *RECORD LOW / FROST 20th: *RECORD LOW of 33 F. Broke the old record of 36 for this date in 1915. MODERATE FROST!! 21st: Cold low of 33 F. close the record of 31 in 1907. Light to moderate frost again. Partly cloudy cool and breezy today WNW winds to 26 mph. High only 57 F. *RECORD LOW / FROST /FREEZE 22nd: *RECORD LOW of 31 F. Broke the old record of 33 in 1907. Extremely Rare late season FREEZE and HEAVY FROST. Warmer in afternoon high 66 F. 23rd: *TIED RECORD LOW of 37 in 1932. Just a touch of frost this morning. Much warmer this afternoon with a high of 76 F. 24th: Much warmer today high 84 F. A few sprinkles this evening. SHOWERS AND STORMS 26th: Warm and humid high 83 F. Showers and thunderstorms this evening 7pm-9pm with .22" of rain. Storms were not severe or heavy at this station but some places got hammered with extremely heavy rain. Evening fog. 27th: Fog overnight. Very brief shower 6am .01". Mostly cloudy hazy day. Nearby storms this evening just thunder here and a trace of rain. 28th: Hazy and humid today. Thunderstorms this evening with moderate to heavy downpours and a good bit of intense lightning. Most of the rain fell between 8pm -8:45pm. .55" Also some gusty winds to 29 mph. Evenibg fog. 29th: Fog overnight. Hazy warm and humid today high 81 F. 30th: Some fog overnight. Sunny and warm today high 83 F. 31st: Sunny and very warm today high of 89 F. Thunderstorms this evening between 8:45-10:30pm produced .13" of rain occasional lightning and wind gusts to 27 mph.