Where’s Winter? December 30, 2006

Something’s missing. It seems that winter has failed to take hold around here. We’ve had only a few brief shots of cold air and one episode of very spotty flurries.
Yesterday’s airport high of 51 was 8 degrees above average for the day. The period of November 27 through December 27 now ranks in the top [...]

Christmas storm threat, but where’s the cold? December 23, 2006

Perfectly timed for Christmas a new storm looks like it will roll in from the south on Monday. The same system that brought Phoenix, AZ their first rain since mid October will head for the gulf of Mexico and then turn north toward Maryland. Unfortunately for snow lovers, there is just not enough [...]

Ready For Winter December 20, 2006

With December temperatures averaging almost 4 degrees warmer than normal (average temp. of 41.9 is 3.8 above normal through the 19th), and just a trace of snow reported in the Baltimore area so far, it’s about time to put a wrap on fall and head into winter. The official start of the new season [...]

Record Warmth Moving Out December 18, 2006

For the second time this month a record high was established for Baltimore. At BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airport the Monday afternoon high temperature today reached 72, breaking the old record for December 18th of 69 set in 1984 and previously in 1937. Other mid Atlantic area records included:
Washington, D.C.: [...]

Spaced Out December 16, 2006

There was an interesting sight in the predawn sky today. Just before sunrise a fireball rose in the southern sky, leaving behind a jagged contrail. It was the launch of a Minotaur rocket with Air Force and NASA space packages. The rocket was expected to reach a speed of 16,250 mph 9 minutes into its’ [...]

Warm, but not warmest, yet… December 14, 2006

The Current streak of mild weather here in mid December has us scrambling for the Ye Olde Record Book to see if we have some rewriting to do. But alas, so far we have to report, there have been warmer stretches of mid December weather.
High temperatures for the next few days should be hanging [...]

Weekend Warmup December 10, 2006

It has become evident this weekend that temperatures are moderating. We are a long way away from the record high of 75 degrees set on December 1 but but we are now recovering from the coldest temperatures of the month so far. The Friday high of 34 degrees is the coldest so far this month. [...]

Weekend Warm-Up December 9, 2006

The blast of arctic air that swept into the area with a few flurries and snow showers produced the coldest day we’ve had around here since the middle of last February. The high temperature Friday afternoon at BWI-Marshall was just 34F, the last time our high temperature was colder was back on February 19th [...]

Quick Hitting Arctic Blast December 7, 2006

A strong cold front is about to deliver a quick arctic blast to the region. The front, as of 9am, was slicing through the western MD mountains…down to 30F at Oakland, MD, 27F with snow squalls reducing visibility to 1/2 mile at Cleveland and 9F with a wind chill of -10F at Chicago! It [...]

First Flakes December 6, 2006

Not exactly the snowstorm that area snowfans are hoping for, but the first official snowflakes of the season blew through Tuesday around midday. At the National Weather Service observation point at BWI-Marshall Airport, flurries were reported from 12:14 p.m. to 12:48 p.m. Many areas, especially north of Baltimore, had a brief period or [...]