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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
129 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013


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...THE BALTIMORE MD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2013... 

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         67    535 PM  88    1951  70     -3       65
                                      1930
                                      1913
  MINIMUM         43    425 AM  36    1978  48     -5       56
  AVERAGE         55                        59     -4       61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.17 1949   0.11  -0.11      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.22  -0.22     0.07
  SINCE MAR 1      4.84                      7.31  -2.47     3.82
  SINCE JAN 1     10.43                     13.26  -2.83     8.78

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      8.0                      20.1  -12.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       10                         7      3        4
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        14      3        4
  SINCE MAR 1   1075                      1034     41      659
  SINCE JUL 1   4367                      4629   -262     3563

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        6
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        16     10       38
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        16     10       38
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM
 LOWEST     42           500 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE BALTIMORE MD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      1913
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        34      2005
                                             1986


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2013........... SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT
MAY  4 2013........... SUNRISE   604 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 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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Fast Weather Facts and Folklore

AMAZING WEATHER FACT - Why does one's nose run in the winter?When cold air is inhaled, the blood veins or capillaries in the nose constrict. After a short period of constriction the capillaries dilate or expand again naturally. This process encourages the release of mucous from adjacent glands and we end up with a runny nose.