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: 2003 * 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 52 37 37 21 0 0 0 0 WNW 17 54w PC 60 DW 2 39 29 29 31 0 T T 0 NW 14 42nw PC 70 3 35 22 24 37 0 0 0 0 NNW 4 17nw PC 50 4 37 21 29 36 0 .05 0.6 1 NNW 3 13nw C 5 5 32 29 29 34 0 .79 6.4 7 NNE 6 18n C 0 S 6 31 24 25 37 0 .13 1.2 7 NNW 8 27nw PC 50 7 33 21 23 37 0 0 0 6 NNW 7 26nw S 80 8 37 17 25 38 0 0 0 4 NNW 3 14nw PC 40 9 39 22 33 34 0 0 0 3 NNW 2 9n C 10 10 54 29 51 24 0 .73 0 2 NNW 7 50se C 0 11 52 35 35 22 0 1.13 0 0 WNW 14 47nw C 10 12 38 26 29 33 0 0 0 0 NW 9 35nw PC 75 13 30 21 29 39 0 0 0 0 NW 4 17nw PC 30 14 30 25 29 38 0 .99 5.3 4 NNE 7 29n C 0 S,FR 15 38 25 25 33 0 0 0 3 NW 7 33nw PC 70 16 44 19 40 33 0 0 0 2 SSE 5 23se PC 40 17 42 29 30 29 0 .20 T 1 WNW 9 37nw C 0 18 31 21 21 39 0 T T 1 W 10 29w C 20 19 32 20 27 39 0 T T 1 W 4 16w C 5 20 35 19 26 38 0 0 0 1 NW 6 31nw PC 40 21 37 23 36 35 0 0 0 1 SW 5 19sw PC 40 22 54 32 41 22 0 0 0 T SSW 4 15sw PC 30 23 58 39 53 16 0 0 0 0 SSE 5 22se PC 60 24 55 33 33 21 0 .50 0 0 NW 9 38w C 5 25 37 26 30 33 0 T T 0 WNW 10 34w PC 30 26 41 30 34 30 0 0 0 0 WNW 10 22w PC 60 27 52 27 27 26 0 0 0 0 WNW 4 19w S 95 28 49 21 29 30 0 0 0 0 SW 2 11sw PC 65 29 55 25 31 25 0 0 0 0 SW 3 13sw S 80 30 48 31 31 26 0 .06 0 0 WNW 12 51nw PC 60 31 51 24 47 27 0 0 0 0 SSW 5 22sw S 85 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1298 802 963 0 4.58 13.5 NNW 6.9 54w 40.8% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MONTHLY STATS DECEMBER 2003 TEMPERATURE---------------------------------------------------------- AVG TEMP 33.9 Normal 34.3 Dep -0.4 AVG MAX 41.9 Normal 42.4 Dep -0.5 AVG MIN 25.9 Normal 26.2 Dep -0.3 MAXIMUM 58 on 23rd Lowest Max 30 on 13th & 14th MINIMUM 17 on 8th Highest Min 39 on 23rd NUMBER OF DAYS Max 90 or Higher 0 Max 32 or Lower 6 Min 32 or Lower 27 Min 0 or Lower 0 PRECIPITATION-------------------------------------------------------- MONTH TOTAL 4.458 Normal 2.84 Dep +1.74 YEAR TO DATE 63.91 Normal 37.96 Dep +25.95 NUMBER OF DAYS .01" or more 9 .10" or more 7 1.00" or more 1 LARGEST DAILY AMOUNT 1.13 on 11th Largest 24 Hr Amount 1.13 in 11th SNOWFALL------------------------------------------------------------- MONTH TOTAL 13.5 Normal 5.2 Dep +8.3 SEASON TOTAL 13.5 Normal 6.9 Dep +6.6 NUMBER OF DAYS 0.1" or more 4 1.0" or more 3 Snow Cover 1" or more 15 MAXIMUM DAILY SNOWFALL 6.4 on 5th MAX 24 Hr Snowfall 6.4 on 5th Storm Max 8.2 4-6th OTHER---------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF DAYS Fog 1 Thunder 0 Hail 0 Sleet 2 Glaze 1 Damaging Wind 1 Cloudy 10 Partly Cloudy 17 Sunny 4 Sunshine% 40.8 AVERAGE WIND NNW @ 6.9mph PEAK GUST 54w on 1st MAX BAROMETER 30.58 on 3rd MIN BAROMETER 29.30 on 11th TOTAL DEGREE DAYS HEATING 963 (Normal 967) / COOLING 0 (Normal 0) DECEMBER 2003 WEATHER REMARKS HAGERSTOWN 1E MARYLAND DAY STRONG WINDS 1st: Another very windy day with strong winds from the WNW with gusts to 54 mph. 2nd: Very windy overnight NW winds gusting to 42 mph. Strong winds all day again gusting to 42 mph. High only 39 F. Some snow flurries today. 3rd: Partly cloudy and cold today high only 35 F. SNOW 4th: Cloudy and cold today. Snow this evening began around 9pm 0.6" by midnight. 5th: Snow continued all night light to moderate at 7am 3.0" fell since midnight. Periods of snow all day mostly light becoming moderate this evening with 7" inches storm total on the ground by midnight. Day total 6.4" 6th: Periods of mainly light snow fell overnight with another 1.2" that fell since midnight by 7am. A few snow showers and flurries throughout the morning. Storm total 8.2". Windy and cold today NW gusts to 27 mph. High only 31 F. 7th: Mostly sunny breezy and cold high of 33 F. 9th: Mostly cloudy high 39 F. RAIN / WIND / FLOODING 10th: Cloudy today with periods of rain this afternoon noon and evening. Rain became heavy by midnight with .73". Also very strong winds this evening from SE gusting to 50 mph. 11th: Heavy rain overnight with the heaviest downpours right around midnight 1.13" fell since midnight by 7am. Cloudy and colder with strong WNW winds today gusting to 47 mph. Good bit of flooding today in roads, streams and rivers from heavy rains and snow melt. 12th: Gusty NW winds overnight to 35 mph. Partly cloudy breezy and cold today high 38 F. 13th: Cold with clouds moving in today high only 30 F. WINTER WEATHER 14th: Light snow began this morning at 2:30 am by 7AM 3.0" was on the ground. Snow continued throughout the morning mainly light then changed to sleet and freezing rain during the afternoon and caused a light to moderate coating on everything. Changed back to snow again this evening and mostly ended by 7pm. A combined total of snow sleet and ice was 5.3" but was compacted down by ice. Water content .99" 15th: Gusty NW winds overnight to 33 mph. Today breezy and cold high 38 F. RAIN /SNOW 17th: Light rain began this morning 8am changed to a little wet snow later in morning and into mid afternoon but no measurable accumulation of snow. Became windy with WNW winds gusting to 37 mph. 18th: Cloudy windy and cold overnight and today with a few flurries. NW winds to 29 mph. 19th: Cloudy and cold today with snow flurries throughout the day high 32 F. 23rd: Partly cludy and mild high of 58 F. 24th: Rain and mild. Light rain began 5am became steady and heavier 8am - 1pm .50" fell. Gusty WNW winds today up to 38 mph colder late this afternoon and evening. 25th: CHRISTMAS - Partly cloudy windy and cold with snow showers overnight& during the morning. WNW winds gusting to 34 mph. High of 37 F. 26th: Partly cloudy chilly and windy WNW winds to 33 mph. 27th: Bright sunny and warmer high of 52 F. 29th: Sunny mild high 55 F. 30th: Light rain showers this morning between 3am -8am .06". More strong winds today from NW gusting to 51 mph. DECEMBER 2003