Soaking Rains October 29, 2007

A narrow band of tropical moisture was channeled up the Atlantic Coast from October 23 through October 27 resulting in a drought busting rainfall over much of the Mid Atlantic region.
As of Sunday, October 28, precipitation stood 2.99 inches above average at BWI/Marshall Airport with a total of 5.85 inches for the entire month. The [...]

Southern California Fires October 23, 2007

Santa Ana Winds continue to aggrivate wildfires in southern California. The spectacular satellite picture taken earlier today shows how the strong easterly winds are pushing the smoke from the fires far out to sea.

It doesn’t take much imagination to realize how extensive the fire activity is to generate that much smoke.
Below are two additional satellite [...]

Minimal Drought Relief October 20, 2007

The Friday (Oct 19) rainfall provided only minimal relief from the drought conditions.
BWI/Marshall .28″Inner Harbor .43″Ellicott City .14″TV Hill .38″Elkton .65″
In the official Baltimore record books, precipitation remains way below the 30 year average …
1.59″ below average for October5.22″ below average since September 110.33″ below [...]

D.C. Drought Record…Bone Dry In Baltimore October 18, 2007

As of late Thursday evening, the few scattered showers that tracked through the area today failed to produce any measurable rain at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. The last time measurable rain fell in D.C. was September 15th, going on 34 full days. The old record dry spell in the nation’s capital [...]

Fall Colors Creeping Closer October 16, 2007

With the second half of October beginning Tuesday the fall foliage season has arrived in the mid Atlantic. Peak color in the highest elevations of western Maryland now, will creep closer to the Baltimore area over the next two weeks. To keep tabs on the changing conditions and some suggested drives and hikes [...]

The Streak Is Over October 11, 2007

After 24 straight days without measurable rain at BWI-Marshall, the rain gauge at the airport finally had some work to do last night. Between 10:44 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. exactly 0.10″ of rain was recorded, making it the first rainfall of more than a trace since .02″ hit the gauge back on September 15th. [...]

It’s Snow Season!! October 9, 2007

October 9, 1903: A trace of snow in Baltimore…the earliest officially recorded occurrence of snow in Baltimore. Thus begins the snow season in the Baltimore area. And, if we use the same logic, the snow season extends exactly 7 months, terminating on May 9th of next year, the latest in the year [...]

Multiple 90s in October October 8, 2007

With the temperature hitting a record 91 at BWI-Marshall Monday afternoon, we have had multiple October days in the 90s for the first time since 1947. The Baltimore-Washington National Weather Service Forecast Office in Sterling, VA reported that Baltimore’s record for 90 degree days in October was set in 1941 when five days [...]

Dry Streak Passes 3 Weeks October 8, 2007

The last time the rain gauge at the National Weather Service’s BWI-Marshall weather station recorded more than a trace of precipitation was more than three weeks ago, back on September 15th, and that was just .02″. Without rain today we will have recorded 23 straight days without measurable precipitation. Another week of dry [...]

New Severe Weather Warning System October 3, 2007

With the start of October, the National Weather Service has begun a new way of issuing severe weather warnings. In the past the warnings for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes were issued for entire counties, now the warnings will be for specific areas within the county. The hope is that this will reduce the [...]