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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
523 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026

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...THE BALTIMORE MD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         86   3:59 PM  93    1896  76     10       88
                                      2017
  MINIMUM         60   5:25 AM  33    1956  54      6       65
  AVERAGE         73                        65      8       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.14 1985   0.12  -0.12      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      2.04  -1.17     3.81
  SINCE MAR 1      4.71                      9.44  -4.73     9.28
  SINCE JAN 1      9.31                     15.42  -6.11    13.18

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      2.0                       2.8   -0.8       T
  SINCE JUL 1     17.6                      19.3   -1.7     12.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   91                        76     15       13
  SINCE MAR 1    805                      1036   -231      704
  SINCE JUL 1   4467                      4441     26     4051

 COOLING
  TODAY            8                         3      5       12
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        33    -12       79
  SINCE MAR 1     92                        54     38      126
  SINCE JAN 1     92                        54     38      126
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     43           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE BALTIMORE MD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        97      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE   5:52 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:15 PM EDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   5:51 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:16 PM EDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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