Main page http://i4weather.net Station: Hagerstown 1E Md Observer: Gregory L Keefer Observation time: Midnight MAY 2000 * Record Set or Tied Temperature F. Precipitation Wind(Mph) Max Other events 12am Snow On Average Sun Fog,thun,hail Day Max Min Obsn. Liquid Ice Gnd. Dir Speed Gust % Sleet,etc) 1 78 36 58 .03 SSE 6 30 n 50 2 71 49 49 .14 NNW 7 30 nw 80 3 75 41 60 0 SE 4 19 se 100 4 80 52 67 T SE 4 16 se 60 5 87 59 65 T SW 4 19 sw 70 Fog,Thunder 6 *90 59 68 0 SW 4 16 sw 80 7 *92 60 71 0 SW 4 17 sw 90 8 *91 63 71 .02 SW 4 18 sw 80 9 91 63 72 0 SW 5 20 sw 75 10 88 58 58 .59 SW 8 47 nw 60 Thunder 11 80 48 62 0 WNW 5 20 w 70 12 89 57 73 0 SW 6 22 sw 60 13 88 58 58 .66 T 0 SW 5 43 nw 70 Thunder,Hail 14 75 51 58 0 NW 7 35 nw 85 15 70 43 46 0 N 4 19 n 60 16 74 38 57 T SW 4 16 sw 70 17 78 52 67 T SE 4 18 se 60 18 85 64 74 .01 SE 7 28 se 50 19 75 61 61 .71 SW 5 31 w 0 Thunder 20 61 54 56 .10 ENE 4 16 e 0 Fog 21 74 55 62 .18 SE 3 13 se 30 Fog 22 65 58 58 .84 SE 3 18 se 0 Thunder,Fog 23 67 57 62 .49 SE 5 18 se 5 Fog,Thunder 24 85 57 65 .23 SW 5 21 sw 65 Thunder,Fog 25 77 58 59 .01 W 8 31 w 60 Fog 26 79 50 60 0 WNW 6 25 w 85 27 63 57 57 .22 N 2 9 n 0 Fog 28 58 53 54 .63 N 3 11 n 0 Fog 29 67 52 52 T NNE 4 18 ne 10 30 70 45 51 0 ENE 4 16 ne 25 31 77 44 62 0 SE 4 15 se 80 2400 1720 4.68 MAY 2000 STATS Average Temperature 65.4 F (normal 62.4) Average Maximum 77.4 F (normal 74.3) Average Minimum 53.3 (normal 51.4) Maximum Temp 92 F on 7th Minimum Temp 36 F on 1st Total Precip 4.86" (normal 3.87) Total year to date 18.82" (normal 15.09) Snowfall Total 0.0 (normal ) Season Total (normal ) Max Barometer 30.30" on 3rd Min Barometer 29.49" on 24th Wind Average SE @ 4.8 mph Peak Gust 47 mph(nw) on 10th Average Sunshine 52.6% MAY 2000 WEATHER REMARKS HAGERSTOWN 1E MARYLAND DAY 1st: Chilly start low of 36 F. Became partly cloudy and warm high 78 F. Showers late this evening 10:30pm - midnight .03" fell 2nd: Showers midnight - 5:30am .14" fell. became sunny breezy and nice. 3rd: Sunny warm beautiful day high 75 F. WARMER 4th: A warm day high of 80 F. A few spits of rain this evening from dissipating showers that were to the west. 5th: Very warm and noticeably more humid today high of 87 was near the record of 89 in 1949. A few spits of rain this evening(trace). Also some thunder to the north. *RECORD HEAT ! 6th: *RECORD HIGH TIED 90 F for this his date in 1986. 7th: *RECORD HIGH of 92 F Beat the old record of 89 in 1959. 8th: *RECORD HIGH of 91 F Broke the old record of 90 in 1936. A very brief shower at 5:15pm dropped .02" of rain. 9th: Hot and a little more humid but no records today. High of 91 F was close to the record of 93 in 1963. 10th: Hot and humid today. INTENSE THUNDERSTORM between 2pm-3pm with intense frequent lightning, brief but very heavy rains .59", and very strong winds with gusts to 46 mph. Hail was reported in the area but none fell at this station. Temp dropped to 65 during the storm. More very strong winds behind the front with more gusts this evening from the WNW up to 47 mph. Falling temps this evening into the 50's. 12th: Hazy, hot and humid. INTENSE THUNDERSTORM 13th: Hazy, hot and humid. Thunder to the south around 2pm. Intense thunderstorm 5:50pm-6:15pm with strong winds up to 43 mph, frequent lightning, pea to marble sized hail and brief but extremely heavy rains .66" fell in just 20 minutes. Some minor wind damage reported. 14th: Sunny, breezy, cooler and less humid today. One brief strong wind gust this afternoon to 35 mph. 16th: Chilly low of 38 F with just a touch of surface frost observed. A few sprinkles this evening 10-11pm(trace) 17th: A light shower this evening towards midnight. CLOUDY RAINY PERIOD 18th: A light shower just after midnight .01". Warm and humid today also windy from the SE up to 28 mph. 19th: Morning thunderstorm 5:30am-6am .32" fell in 20 minutes. A very black and ominous sky moved in very quickly this morning around 8:30am It only produced some strong winds to 31 mph and showers no lightning or thunder. Showers fell throughout the morning and early afternoon. .71" total today. 20th: A few light showers overnight and this morning .10" fell. 21st: Light rain, drizzle and fog overnight through mid morning .18" 22nd: Rain and thunderstorms with heavy downpours 7:45am-11am .84" fell. The heaviest rain fell with a thunderstorm 7:45-9am. 23rd: Light rain fell 1pm-4pm .05" Heavy thunderstorms late this evening 11pm continued after midnight. Brief heavy rain .49' rain fell by midnight. Good bit of lightning with some very close strikes. 24th; Thunderstorm ended by 1am .07" fell after midnight. Dense fog overnight and this morning. Became warmer and sun came out bright today. Thunderstorm around 2pm most went to south only .04" rain. Thunderstorms late this evening between 10pm-midnight total rain today .23" None of the storms were severe in this area. 25th: Light shower around 4am .01". Became partly cloudy and windy today with west winds up to 31 mph. 26th: Sunny and breezy wnw winds to 25 mph. 27th: Cool with light rain and drizzle today began late this morning .22". 28th: Drizzle and fog overnight. Cool with rain all day moderate at times. .63" fell today. 29th: Just a trace of rain after midnight. A little bit of sun today. 30th: Chilly low of 45 F. 31st: Another cold morning low of 44 F. Sunny and warmer this afternoon.