Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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CXUS51 KLWX 031619
CLMBWI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1219 PM EDT WED MAY 03 2023
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...THE BALTIMORE MD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 94 04/25/1960
04/23/1960
04/20/1941
LOW 15 04/01/1923
HIGHEST 89 04/13 85 4 87
LOWEST 33 04/03 29 4 31
04/09
AVG. MAXIMUM 72.0 66.5 5.5 65.6
AVG. MINIMUM 48.2 43.6 4.6 44.0
MEAN 60.1 55.0 5.1 54.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.4 -0.4 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 2.4 -2.4 2
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 8.70 1889
MINIMUM 0.39 1985
TOTALS 4.12 3.39 0.73 3.92
DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.11 0.03 0.13
DAYS >= .01 8 11.2 -3.2 10
DAYS >= .10 6 6.2 -0.2 6
DAYS >= .50 2 2.4 -0.4 4
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.8 0.2 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.84 04/28 TO 04/29 1.54
STORM TOTAL 1.82 1.22
(MM/DD(HH))
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 9.4 1924
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.2 19.3 -19.1 MM
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 191 318 -127 316
SINCE 7/1 3554 4365 -811 MM
COOLING TOTAL 51 19 32 15
SINCE 1/1 52 21 31 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/300
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/280
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.57
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 7
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 2
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 12 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.
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APR 2023 ENDED AS THE THIRD WARMEST APRIL ON RECORD. THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF THE MONTH
WERE ALSO EXCEPTIONALLY DRY WITH MOST OF THE RAINFALL FALLING DURING THE LAST THREE
DAYS OF THE MONTH. A PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WAS THE CULPRIT FOR THE VERY
WARM AND DRY MONTH.
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