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: APRIL YEAR: 2005 * 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 64 38 49 14 0 .19 0 0 SE 4 20se PC 40 F 2 52 41 41 18 0 1.37 0 0 ENE 9 39nw C 0 T 3 47 39 46 22 0 T T 0 WNW 19 52nw C 10 DW 4 61 41 44 14 0 0 0 0 NW 13 38nw S 100 5 72 31 60 14 0 0 0 0 SSW 4 18sw S 90 6 83 43 56 2 0 0 0 0 SW 4 18sw S 70 7 75 53 59 1 0 .25 0 0 SSW 7 33sw C 30 F 8 68 47 48 7 0 .06 0 0 N 6 29n S 70 F 9 65 40 44 12 0 0 0 0 NNE 5 18n S 90 10 74 35 49 11 0 0 0 0 SSW 3 11sw S 90 11 70 46 48 7 0 0 0 0 N 5 18n S 90 12 57 35 42 19 0 0 0 0 SE 6 20se PC 60 13 63 36 42 15 0 0 0 0 ENE 6 22ne S 80 14 69 36 51 12 0 0 0 0 NNE 6 28n S 80 15 58 36 36 18 0 0 0 0 ENE 7 28e S 100 16 64 28 40 19 0 0 0 0 NE 5 21ne S 100 17 71 30 51 14 0 0 0 0 SW 4 15sw S 70 18 77 42 53 6 0 0 0 0 NNW 4 18nw S 95 19 81 45 58 2 0 .04 0 0 SW 4 26w PC 70 T 20 84 48 71 0 1 T 0 0 SW 8 31sw S 75 21 71 44 44 8 0 .10 0 0 NNE 6 24n C 10 22 52 41 49 18 0 .51 0 0 SE 4 20se C 0 23 69 44 44 7 0 .62 0 0 ESE 7 36w C 20 F 24 47 37 39 23 0 T T 0 WSW 12 34w PC 30 25 59 36 42 17 0 .01 0 0 WSW 9 41w PC 40 26 72 35 55 12 0 .04 0 0 SE 8 37se PC 60 27 65 52 53 6 0 .02 0 0 WNW 8 29w PC 70 28 62 43 47 13 0 T 0 0 W 9 33w PC 65 29 57 45 54 14 0 0 0 0 SE 4 19se C 30 30 63 52 54 8 0 .68 0 0 SE 4 20s C 0 F ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1972 1219 353 1 3.89 T WNW 6.7 52nw 57.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MONTHLY STATS APRIL 2005 TEMPERATURE---------------------------------------------------------- AVG TEMP 53.2 Normal 52.6 Dep +0.6 AVG MAX 65.7 Normal 64.0 Dep +1.7 AVG MIN 40.6 Normal 41.1 Dep -0.5 MAXIMUM 84 on 20th Lowest Max 47 on 24th MINIMUM 28 on 16th Highest Min 53 on 7th NUMBER OF DAYS Max 90 or Higher 0 Max 32 or Lower 0 Min 32 or Lower 3 Min 0 or Lower 0 PRECIPITATION-------------------------------------------------------- MONTH TOTAL 3.89 Normal 3.17 Dep +0.72 YEAR TO DATE 14.02 Normal 11.22 Dep +2.80 NUMBER OF DAYS .01" or more 12 .10" or more 7 1.00" or more 1 LARGEST DAILY AMOUNT 1.37 on 2nd Largest 24 Hr Amount 1.37 on 2nd SNOWFALL------------------------------------------------------------- MONTH TOTAL trace Normal 0.3 Dep -0.3 SEASON TOTAL 20.6 Normal 29.7 Dep -9.1 NUMBER OF DAYS 0.1" or more 0 1.0" or more 0 Snow Cover 1" or more 0 MAXIMUM DAILY SNOWFALL trace on 3rd & 24th MAX 24 Hr Snowfall Storm Max OTHER---------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF DAYS Fog 5 Thunder 2 Hail 0 Sleet 0 Glaze 0 Damaging Wind 1 Cloudy 8 Partly Cloudy 8 Sunny 14 Sunshine% AVERAGE WIND WNW @ 6.7 PEAK GUST 52nw on 3rd MAX BAROMETER 30.60 on 16th MIN BAROMETER 29.15 on 4th TOTAL DEGREE DAYS HEATING 353 Normal 396 / COOLING 1 Normal 0 APRIL 2005 WEATHER REMARKS HAGERSTOWN 1E MARYLAND DAY 1st: Dense fog overnight and early this morning. Became partly cloudy amd warmer high 64 F. Then clouds moved back in and rain began around 7:30pm with .19" falling by midnight. HEAVY RAIN - FLOODING 2nd: Periods of rain overnight. Rain all morning heavy at times also some embedded thunderstorms along with gusty winds to 39 mph. Most of the rain ended by mid afternoon. A few evening showers. Total rain today 1.37" Once again creeks and streams out of banks and rivers are near or slightly above flood stage. Some roads flooded and closed again in area. HIGH WINDS 3rd: Strong NW winds overnight gusting to 43 mph. High winds all day from WNW gusting many times passed 40 mph with a peak gust of 52 mph in afternoon. Also a few sprinkles of rain and some snow flurries today. A little tree a power line damage from wind. 4th: Sunny windy and warmer today high 61 F. NW winds gusting to 38 mph. FROST & FREEZE / MUCH WARMER 5th: Low of 31 F with Frost & Light Freeze this morning. Sunny and much warmer today high 72 F. 6th: Mostly sunny and warm with a high of 83 F. That was near the record of 85 in 1929. 7th: Mostly cloudy & windy but warm high 75 F. Showers this evening moderate at times .25" 8th: A few more showers overnight .06". Became sunny and mild high 68 F. 10th: Sunny and warm high 74 F. 11th: Sunny warm high 70 F. 12th: Partly cloudy cooler high 57 F. 15th: Sunny with 100 % sunshine high 58 F. FREEZING TEMPERATURES 16th: Cold low of 28 F this morning but not uncommon at all for mid april. Warmer this afternoon high 64 F with 100% sunshine again. 17th: Another cold morning low of 30 F this morning. Mostly sunny and warmer today high 71 F. WARMER 18th: Sunny and warmer high 77 F. 19th: Partly cloudy and warm high 81 F. A few light showers this afternoon with some thunder. .04" of rain fell. 20th: Mostly sunny and warm high 84 F. Humidity and dew points were still very low which dried up the rain as it moved in. Only a few sprinkles this evening. Gusty SW today and this evening up to 31 mph. 21st: Mostly cloudy cooler today with showers between 10:30am - 12:30pm .10" fell. RAIN WINDY COLDER SNOW SHOWERS 22nd: Cloudy with periods of rain today mainly 8am-11am & 5pm - mid. .52" fell. 23rd: Rain overnight. Mostly cloudy with drizzle at times and heavier rain and gusty winds 4pm -7pm .62" total. W winds to 36 mph. 24th: Partly cloudy windy and colder today high 47 F. A few sprinkles of rain and some snow mixed in at times, trace. West winds to 34 mph. 25th: Few light sprinkles this morning 5-8am .01" Windy today with WSW winds gusting up to 41 mph. 26th: Warmer high 72 F. Gusty South winds today to 37 mph. Evening showers near midnight .04" 27th: Showers just after midnight .02". Partly cloudy breezy today high 65 F. 28th: Partly cloudy & breezy today W winds gusting to 33 mph. A few spinkles late this afternoon only a trace. 30th: Rain overnight moderate at times began 12:30am then drizzle through mid morning. More showers this evening .68" total for day. APRIL 2005