Palm Sunday Snowstorm of 1942 March 28, 2007

Today is the 65th anniversary of Baltimore’s Palm Sunday Snowstorm, a phenomenal storm that highlights the wide range of weather that is possible as the seasons change in the mid Atlantic states. The following description of the storm was found on the web site of the Batlimore-Washington National Weather Service Office:
March 29-30, 1942: [...]

Final Week Of March March 26, 2007

March is a typically unsettled month. Rain, snow, hot and cold are all possible. Historically, the last week of March has had some notable weather locally.
In 1945 on March 28 & 29 record high temperatures were recorded … 87 and 90 respectively. The 90 degree reading stands as the record high for the month so [...]

Spring Temperature Swings March 22, 2007

You know it’s spring in the mid Atlantic when the temperature roller coaster gets moving. The remnants of winter’s chilly air is still draped along the U.S./Canadian border, close enough to make the occasional push south. Meantime, the strengthening sun and lengthening days make for warmer air masses just south of us. [...]

Neat Snow Picture March 18, 2007

Now that the skies have cleared the visible satellite imagery clearly shows where the significant snows fell during the Friday storm. The picture is a Sunday morning image. The only clouds are over the ocean, over northern Pennsylvania up into New York plus a few clouds over West Virginia. Ice clearly shows up on portions [...]

Winter’s Last Gasp? March 18, 2007

Spring arrives late Tuesday and it is going to be hard to crank up another fullblown winter storm before that so it would appear that this late winter storm is the last …. technically. Of course big snow makers can develop in early spring so we’ll just have to watch the pattern and see what [...]

Temperature Drop Begins March 15, 2007

In downtown Baltimore, at the Maryland Science Center, the temperature reached 76F Thursday afternoon at 1:00pm. As of 7:00pm the temperature had dropped to 47F, falling 29 degrees in six hours! The temperatures may continue to steadily drop through Friday afternoon, bringing winter back with a vengeance. Rain increasing on the cold [...]

Winter To Summer And Back To Winter March 14, 2007

Spring is less than a week away (8:07 p.m., March 20th) but we jumped right into summer-like warmth today. BWI-Marshall hit 83F at 1:49 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, establishing a new record high for March 14th. The old record of 81F stood for just 17 years. It was the warmest day around here [...]

MARCH VARIABILITY March 11, 2007

We have just experienced a couple of days of very “springlike” weather and we are still a little more than a week away from the official start of spring, Tuesday, March 20, 8:07pm to be precise.
March is a seasonal transition month and is subject to some wild swings in weather. The coldest recorded temperature for [...]

Satellite View Of Snow Cover March 8, 2007

Take a look at yesterday’s snowfall from space! Mostly clear skies this morning allowed for a great view of the snow cover in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia on the visible light satellite image. A distinct northwest to southeast line can be seen where the snow cut off. North of the line 1-4″ of [...]

Another Clipper March 7, 2007

It seems this has been the winter of the “Clipper” here in Maryland. We’ve had to deal with a few of these fast moving areas of low pressure that zip in from the northwest. Frequently referred to as “Alberta Clippers” since they commonly originate in Alberta, Canada, they don’t produce the very heavy [...]