The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released their 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook. NOAA says there is a 65% chance of above normal activity for the season that runs from June 1st through November 30th. Keep in mind, however, any long range forecast of weather is extremely difficult and often not very accurate. [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Hurricane Outlook 2008
May 22, 2008
2nd Wettest May Since 1871
May 22, 2008
With at least a trace of rain on 17 of the 31 days in May 2008, the rainfall total for the month reached 7.77″. That’s 3.88 inches above normal for the month and wet enough to make this the 2nd wettest May in Baltimore since official records began back in 1871. May’s soggy [...]
Rain Update
May 19, 2008
Just a quick update on the rain so far in May.
An approaching cold front and a little afternoon heating from sun breaking through a cloud deck popped a narrow line of thundershowers across the Baltimore region on Sunday evening. There were gusty winds, a few reports of small hail and briefly heavy rain. Preliminary numbers [...]
Soggy Spring
May 14, 2008
Although the winter did not bring much snow, plentiful spring rains have erased the precipitation deficit that developed in last fall’s dry spell. The 5 day rainy stretch from May 8th through May 12th pushed the spring rainfall total to over 13″ at BWI-Marshall, well above the normal of 8.5″ as of May 13th. [...]
Record Cold and Rain
May 12, 2008
As the second strong low pressure system to pass through Maryland in less than a week begins to pull away from the mid Atlantic coast, the record book is being rewritten. Three of the past four days have had record amounts of rain for the date and today’s unseasonably chilly weather set a record [...]
Rain Keeps Coming
May 12, 2008
A big storm complex is moving across the area early Monday. Rainfall totals have been in the 2 to 4 inch range from Baltimore southwestward to the Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC.
The rainfall will continue all night and localized flooding has become a problem. Flood Warnings are out for the counties surrounding Baltimore and Washington. A [...]
More Rain
May 11, 2008
The region has been running at a precipitation deficit since late 2007 and we have finally caught up, at least for the period since January 1, 2008.
Over the past three days, BWI-Marshall Airport has received almost 2.50 inches of rain. Friday’s 1.85 inches of rain was a record for the date. A few areas to [...]
Snow Season Officially Over
May 10, 2008
May 9, 1923 is one of the signature dates in Baltimore weather lore…it is the latest in the spring that snow has ever been officially observed in Baltimore. As such, we can now say the 2007-2008 snow season is officially over. However, records are made to be broken, and while we are not [...]
Big Rainfall For Some Areas
May 9, 2008
A wet storm system moved across the area in the past 24 hours. The heaviest rains have been south of Baltimore. The two maps below are derived from radar estimates of rainfall up until 11:00am Friday, May 9.
In both views above, the blue shades indicate rainfall up to 1 inch … the light green shades [...]
May Freeze & Frost
May 5, 2008
It is early May and many are asking if it is safe to put out freeze and frost sensitive plants in the garden. Well, a few statistics are in order.
The latest recorded freeze in Baltimore is May 9 (1923). The next recorded freeze in the books is October 4 (1974) so we are just a few days [...]
