Main page http://i4weather.net Station: Hagerstown 1E Md Observer: Gregory L Keefer Observation time: Midnight January 1999 Temperature F. Precipitation Wind(Mph) Max Occuring events 12am Snow On Average Sun (Fog,thun,hail Day Max Min Obsn. Liquid Ice Gnd. Dir Speed Gust % Sleet,etc) 1 27 17 17 0 0 T NW 8 29 nw 60 2 20 13 20 .26 1.8 2 ENE 3 11 ne 0 Sleet,Fzrain 3 41 20 25 1.43 0.3 1 NW 7 30 nw 30 Slt,Fzr,Fog 4 26 16 17 0 0 1 NW 9 30 nw 75 5 23 8 8 0 0 1 NW 3 16 nw 90 6 31 4 31 0 0 1 SSW 3 14 sw 0 7 36 17 20 T T 1 NW 6 27 nw 80 8 30 20 30 .54 4.5 5 SE 2 11 se 0 Fzrain,sleet 9 39 20 20 .51 T 3 NW 6 30 nw 0 Fzrain,Fog 10 30 10 26 0 0 3 NW 4 18 nw 80 11 29 19 29 0 0 2 WNW 8 33 nw 75 12 50 25 41 0 0 2 SW 3 17 sw 0 13 51 28 28 .09 T 1 SW 4 21 n 0 Fzrain,Sleet 14 28 17 18 .29 0.4 1 N 6 17 n 0 Slt,Fzr,Fog 15 34 18 23 .46 1.8 3 NNW 8 31 nw 30 Slt,Fzr,Fog 16 44 18 32 0 0 2 SW 2 16 sw 40 17 56 31 44 0 0 1 SE 1 12 se 40 18 45 29 30 .81 T T SE 4 36 w 5 Sleet,Fog 19 50 29 42 0 0 T SW 7 32 sw 90 20 48 29 29 .02 0 T N 2 11 n 5 21 38 27 37 .11 0 T N 1 10 n 0 Fog 22 42 37 40 T 0 T NW 1 7 nw 0 Fog 23 62 40 58 1.11 0 0 SSE 4 23 s 10 Fog 24 60 36 36 .74 0 0 NW 6 30 nw 0 25 43 31 38 .02 T 0 SW 5 24 sw 5 26 51 28 28 0 0 0 WNW 3 17 nw 70 27 57 24 38 0 0 0 SW 2 13 sw 60 28 67 35 45 T 0 0 W 6 29 w 50 29 46 27 27 0 0 0 NNW 6 22 nw 40 30 48 21 29 0 0 0 N 3 19 n 90 31 38 19 22 0 0 0 N 3 13 n 80 January 1999 Stats Average Temperature 32.3 F. (normal 29.5) Average Maximum 41.6 F. (normal 37.6) Average Minimum 23.0 F. (normal 21.3) Maximum Temp 67 F. on 28th Minimum Temp 4 F. on 6th Total Precip 6.39" (normal 2.54) Total year to date 6.39" (normal 2.54) SnowFall Total 8.8" (normal 9.3) Season Total 9.5" (normal 16.2) Max Barometer 30.81" on 31st Min Barometer 29.59" on 3rd Wind Average NNW at 4.4 mph Peak Gust 36mph(w) on 18th Average Sunshine 35.6% JANUARY 1999 WEATHER REMARKS HAGERSTOWN 1E MARYLAND DAY 1st: Cold and windy WINTER STORM / ICE STORM / DAMAGE 2nd: Snow began shortly after 8am. Snow varied in intensity from none to moderate at times was snowing the heaviest between 9-10am. 1.8" of new snow. Sleet and freezing rain began again around 8pm and quickly began building up on trees and powerlines as the temps were still in the teens. The temperature rose to 20 F. by midnight. .26" of melted precip. 3rd: Sleet and heavy freezing rain overnight with heavy ice accumulation on everything. Large tree limbs and powerlines were snapping everywhere. Gusty winds also were making the situation worse. The temperature gradually rose overnight to 32 F. by dawn. 1.43" of freezing rain fell since midnight and ended by 8am 0.3" of solid ice accumulation. Dense fog rolled in all morning. Clearing breezy and warmer this afternoon temp got up to 41 F. and almost all of the ice melted from the trees and wires. 4th: Cold, windy. 5th: Cold low of 8 F. high only 23 F. 6th Cold low of 4 F. 7th: Few snow showers around 4am, trace. Cold today. High of 36 F. but was at 4:25am. Temp was in the 20's all day. SNOW / ICE 8th: Snow began at 3:30am. Snow today was moderate at times tapered off by 2pm 4.5" of new snow. Freezing rain and some snow mixed began again 8:30pm. Light freezing rain through midnight with rising temperatures 30 F. at midnight. 9th: Light freezing rain overnight changed to all rain by 3am as temp went above freezing. A light ice coating occured overnight. Some very light rain and drizzle throughout the day with a few snow flakes mixed in this afternoon. Became windy and colder this afternoon as cold front came through NW winds gusting to 30 mph. 13th: Mild day high of 51 F. Rain showers began 3:15pm temperature fell rapidly this evening along with gusty winds from the north. Just a little freezing rain and some sleet late this evening. 14th: A few light periods of sleet and freezing rain overnight became steadier by 7:30am. Light fine sleet and some freezing rain all day. Temperature fell all day into the teens. Periods of sleet and some freezing rain this evening. By midnight 0.4" inches of sleet and and ice on the ground .29" water content. 15th: Sleet overnight and some freezing rain. Sleet was moderate at times. Sleet changed to snow by 7am 1.1" of sleet fell since midnight. Temperature rose slightly overnight to 27 F. at 7am. Snow ended by 9am with 0.7" of snow. The total sleet,ice,and snow 2.2". Became windy today with some blowing snow with the NW winds gusting to 31 mph. 17th: Mild high of 56 F. 18th: Showers overnight 12:30am-3am some heavier downpours this morning 9-10am and again around noon. Fog with periods of rain today 11am-3pm with some very dark skies and strong winds this afternoon just after 2pm gusting to 36 mph also a bit of sleet mixed in. A good bit of wind damage reported just 8 miles N on here in PA. Rainfall today .81". 19th: Sunny and windy today WSW wind gusts to 32 mph. 20th: Some light rain this morning between 6am-10am .02". 21st: Light rain this afternoon between noon and 4pm .11" Fog. 22nd: Dense fog overnight and this morning some drizzle today. RAIN 23rd: Fog overnight and this morning with some drizzle. Periods of light rain this afternoon. Temperature was on a roller coaster today as a warm front slip back and forth through the area many times. The temperature went from near 60 into the 40's back up to 60 several times the high was a mild 62 F. this evening. Heavier downpours this evenning as a cold front approaches 1.11" was the daily total. 24th: Mild with rain overnight and this morning ended by 10am .74" since midnight. High of 60 F. around 1am. Colder and windy this afternoon and evening NW wind gusts to 30 mph. 25th: Showers this afternoon 12:30pm-2:30pm .02" also a few flakes of wet snow mixed in. VERY WARM 27th: Very warm high of 67 F. was near the record of 68 in 1974. Windy today WSW winds up to 29 mph. A very light brief shower around 4pm only a trace. January 1999 was the 3rd Wettest on Record with 6.39". This just beats out January of last year when 6.22" fell and that will move into the number 4 slot. The second wettest was 6.68" in 1979. The record wettest is 7.71" in 1996.