Station: Hagerstown 1E Md
Observer: Gregory L Keefer
Observation time: Midnight
                          
               Month: OCTOBER 1996

        Temperature         Precipitation

                               Snow    On gnd.
Day  Max  Min  Obsn.   Liquid  Ice     Obsn.  
 1    77   46   62       0
 2    66   58   58      .08
 3    63   42   42       0
 4    58   32   37       0
 5    61   33   40       0
 6    66   36   42       0
 7    69   37   55       0
 8    57   53   53      .94
 9    67   43   54      .46
10    60   43   43       0
11    58   36   36       0
12    63   29   44       0
13    74   42   52       0
14    76   48   54       0
15    69   37   45       0
16    81   44   60       0
17    80   49   56       0
18    74   46   46     2.36
19    46   40   43     1.51       
20    52   43   44      .23
21    55   40   50      .23
22    56   50   50      .08
23    67   45   56	.02
24    67   42   44	 0
25    62   41   49	 0	
26    72   48   59       0
27    70   54   62       T	
2     70   47   51      .20
29    64   36   56       0
30    81   54   56       0
31    66   49   52       0
    2047 1343          6.11 Monthly Total
                      66.61 Yearly Total
 Average Temp 54.7
 Average High 66.0
 Average Low  43.3

          OCTOBER 1996 WEATHER REMARKS  HAGERSTOWN 1E MARYLAND
DAY
 2nd- Some light rain and showers 4:30am - 7:30am .08".
                FIRST FROST AND FREEZE OF SEASON
 4th- Low of 32 F. this morning with light frost and freezing
      conditions.
 5th- Low of 33 F. with some light frost.
 8th- Rain today 7:30am- 5:30pm .94" fell.
 9th- Rain and showers 4:30pm- 7:30pm .46" fell.
                  HARD KILLING FROST AND FREEZE
12th- Cold morning low of 29 F. Heavy Frost, Killing Freeze.
16th- Very warm indian summer day high if 81 F.
17th- Another very warm day 80 F.
                          HEAVY RAINS
18th- Rain 5pm - midnight moderate to heavy at times also some
      thunderstorms 6-7pm with heavy downpours and strong winds 
      up to  37 mph. 2.36" rain fell today. Temperatures fell into
      the 40's this evening after a high of 74 F.
19th- More rain today fell mainly midnight - 1pm moderate at times
      with another 1.51"
20th- Light rain overnight midnight - 7am and some dizzle this 
      morning .23" fell. Some clearing late afternoon.
21st- More light rain and showers this afternoon and evening
      1pm - 8pm .23" fell.
22nd- Some light rain and drizzle overnight .08". some drizzle
      this afternoon.
23rd- Some light rain early afternoon .02".
24th- Windy with SW wind gusts up to 32 mph this afternoon.
27th- Trace of rain around 2pm.
28th- A brief heavy shower and gusty winds this morning around
      10:30am as cold front came through .20" rain fell and winds
      up to 27 mph.
                     RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE
30TH- A very warm, windy, sunny day with a RECORD HIGH OF 81 F.
      This beats the old record for the date of 79 in 1945.
      Also strong and gusty SW winds up to 37 mph
       
      A very average month temperature wise but rainfall was once
      again way above normal.
      Rainfall for the year is 66.61". Thats 34.70" above normal.