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Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA

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CXUS51 KLWX 012138
CLMBWI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
538 PM EDT WED NOV 01 2023

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...THE BALTIMORE MD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             98   10/02/2019
 LOW              25   10/24/1969
                       10/31/1966
HIGHEST           86   10/03         83       3       79
LOWEST            38   10/24         32       6       34
AVG. MAXIMUM    72.6               68.3     4.3     66.4
AVG. MINIMUM    49.9               46.5     3.4     45.4
MEAN            61.3               57.4     3.9     55.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                1.0    -1.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        9.23   2005
 MINIMUM           T   1963
TOTALS          1.13               3.94   -2.81     4.66
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.13   -0.09     0.15
DAYS >= .01        7                8.6    -1.6       11
DAYS >= .10        4                5.3    -1.3        8
DAYS >= .50        1                2.8    -1.8        5
DAYS >= 1.00       0                1.0    -1.0        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.75   10/14 TO 10/15               1.35
 STORM TOTAL    0.73                                1.23
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           2.4   1925
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    165                260     -95      275
 SINCE 7/1       178                294    -116       MM
COOLING TOTAL     57                 24      33        1
 SINCE 1/1      1469               1321     148       MM
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/290
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/280

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.49

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      2

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

&&

OCT 2023 ENDED WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL AT BWI,
BUT NOT IN THE TOP TEN WARMEST OR DRIEST ON RECORD.
A PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE RESULTED IN VERY WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH.

$$
LFR