Chilly April April 29, 2007

April is drawing to a close and 2007 will go down in the record books as a chilly one but not a record breaker. A survey of National Weather Service records for Baltimore from April 1-27 shows that this April is the 15th coolest on record with an average temperature of 50.2 degrees.
With the exception [...]

The Flip-Flopping Weather of ‘07 April 28, 2007

In just three days the first 1/3rd of 2007 will be in the record books and so far it has been a year of weather flip-flopping. The year started with an unusually warm January which was followed by a an unusually cold February. In fact, the two months perfectly balanced each other with [...]

One More Day! April 23, 2007

Looks like we get one more day of really fine weather before changes move in. Friday and Saturday highs in the 70s brought some relief from 40 and 50 degree high temperatures that have dominated the April weather scene. Sunday we broke into the 80s, only the second time to do that this month.
Changes are [...]

Unprecedented April Chill April 19, 2007

A month into spring and the chill has been hard to shake in the mid Atlantic states. In fact, the National Weather Service reports the period from April 5th through the 17th was the coldest on record for Baltimore. The average temperature of 42.2F for the period was more than a degree colder [...]

Spring Nor’easters April 14, 2007

Another big storm is headed this way for the weekend, which will only add to the chilly, windy and wet April we’ve had so far. The storm, as shown on this water vapor image, is coming from the south and west and is expected to intensify on the mid Atlantic coast as a full [...]

Stormy Outlook April 12, 2007

A big spring storm will be pulling away from the Mid Atlantic region on Thursday while another storm develops out west. It is the second storm that could get interesting. Computer model indications point to the development of a ‘noreaster this weekend.
As the storm develops over the next couple of days out west, snow could [...]

Record Broken April 10, 2007

After five days of temperatures running 10-20 degrees below the seasonal average a record low temperature was finally broken at BWI-Marshall Airport.
The temperature dropped to 26 degrees in the 6:00am hour on Monday, breaking the previous record low of 28 degrees set in 1917. The high temperature Monday was held to only 47 degrees due [...]

April Snow April 8, 2007

Snowfall in April is not exactly rare but it is a bit unusual. The Saturday morning snowfall was generated by a “clipper-type” system that is more common in January or February. Clippers generally don’t carry much moisture and this most recent storm was no exception. The ground was relatively warm and much of the snow [...]

Arctic Air in April April 5, 2007

Low pressure consolidating over Quebec and New England will combine with high pressure moving south from the polar regions of northern Canada to bring an arctic blast into the mid Atlantic states just in time for Easter weekend. Spring break for many students in the area will feel more like winter as brisk west [...]

Worst Tornado Outbreak in U.S. History April 3, 2007

Thirty three years ago the worst tornado outbreak in U.S. history exploded across 13 states and Ontario Canada. In terms of the number of tornadoes, combined path length and damage, the April 3-4, 1974 outbreak was the worst on record. The 148 tornadoes touched down and traveled across some 2,500 miles killing 330 [...]