NEWS
April 8, 2007
The whole bunny-Easter connection is finally starting to make sense, thanks to the weather: If you wore an Easter bonnet made of rabbit's fur, you might just be able to keep warm today. Chaucer wrote about April's sweet showers, and Walt Whitman about lilacs blooming in the dooryard, but this year our money goes to T. S. Eliot, who managed to see the gloom behind the cheer every time and reminded us that April is the cruelest month. But the cruelty has more to do with expectations than with meteorology.
NEWS
By FRANK ROYLANCE | December 29, 2007
Looking for a handy, one-stop online shop for temperature and precipitation readings across Maryland or northern Virginia? Try the National Weather Service's Cooperative Observer Page at www.erh.noaa.gov/er/lwx/coop/ It provides the latest 24-hour readings for high and low temperatures, rain and snow accumulations. They're taken by trained volunteers - 11,000 of them nationwide -- and filed with the weather service to post online. Looks like they could use more help in metro Baltimore.
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By FRANK ROYLANCE | February 4, 2007
You think it's cold today? Well, it is ... more than 10 degrees below normal for this time of year in Baltimore. The average high at BWI is about 42 degrees, the low around 24. But there's much colder weather ahead this week. Temperatures are expected to drop another 10 degrees, with highs only in the low- to mid-20s, and lows in the single digits by midweek. The last time that happened was Jan. 24, 2005, when the mercury dipped to 9 degrees. Protect your pipes!
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By SLOANE BROWN | January 14, 2007
NORMALLY, WHEN you worry that weather will keep people away from your fundraiser, it's bad weather you're concerned about. For this year's Rotary Club of Baltimore Oyster Roast, however, the sun was out and the temperatures were downright balmy. That had some of the Rotary folks a bit on edge. "You never know whether the good weather is a good thing or a bad thing," said Rotary officer Howard Weisberg. "The best attendance we ever had was when we had a bad snowstorm the night before." Worries rapidly dissipated as hundreds of folks poured into the Fifth Regiment Armory.
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By Frank D. Roylance | February 2, 1999
So far, so good.With December and January past, Baltimore's winter weather has performed as predicted -- mild, with fewer snowstorms than normal.January ended with an average temperature of 35.1 degrees -- 3.3 degrees above normal at Baltimore-Washington International Airport.December was milder, averaging 4.3 degrees warmer than normal. National Weather Service statisticians regard December, January and February as the official winter months.January's temperatures ranged from a low of 7 degrees to a high of 68 degrees, but no records were set; December's from 9 degrees to 77 degrees.
SPORTS
June 4, 1999
Quote: "It's only the third day. I don't know if the same thing is going to happen like last year. I'm like the weather -- when it's hot, I'm hot. I've got to continue to be patient."Sammy Sosa of the Cubs, who homered for the second consecutive game yesterday and hit a major-league record 20 home runs last June.It's a fact: The Cardinals are 1-16 when they score fewer than four runs.Who's hot: The Cubs' Kevin Tapani is 4-1 with a 2.09 ERA in his last seven starts.Who's not: The Astros' Shane Reynolds lost yesterday for the third time in four starts.
SPORTS
By Mike Kobus | June 3, 1999
Crabbing in May can be very unpredictable, but with the warming weather and a forecast on the 17th calling for sunny skies and calm winds, I knew the day on the bay would be beautiful.I headed for my hot spot and crabbed for four hours, moving the equipment often, since in the spring you can easily deplete the supply of crabs in any given area, and the payoff of 41 crabs was well worth the work.A half bushel of beautiful males is a good catch for May.The following Monday, my friend and I were skeptical as, at 4 a.m., we watched the weather channel forecasting 15- to 25-mph winds and severe thunderstorms with stronger gusts.
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By Peter Hermann | June 2, 1999
We're not having a heat wave. We're not setting any records for scorching temperatures. And if you think it's been hot these past few days, weather forecasters warn: just wait until August.But with three weeks until the official start of summer, Maryland's fourth straight day of temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s -- about 10 degrees hotter than normal -- has caused its share of problems.Measurable rainfall hasn't fallen in the Baltimore area for eight days -- and the lack of rain may last another week and a half.
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By Caitlin Francke | March 14, 1999
Look out your window.If there is snow, the weather forecasters were right. If not, well.A large storm was expected to move northeast from Alabama last night and dump as much as 6 inches of snow in the Baltimore area beginning in the early morning. A foot of snow was predicted to hit Western Maryland, and about 2 inches were expected in southern parts of the state.State and city highway crews are on standby, ready to plow and salt the streets when -- and if -- the snow hits."We'll bring in some folks early, and then we will bring in more people" if the weather worsens, said Valerie Burnette Edgar, a spokeswoman for the State Highway Administration.
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By Liz Atwood | July 31, 1999
If you think July was hot, the players on the Dundalk VFW and Parkville senior citizens' softball teams have a name for you: wimp.Although temperatures at Baltimore-Washington International Airport climbed to 90 or higher on 21 days this month, the players, ranging in age from 64 to 78, were out fielding balls and taking swings three times a week."