January ends with split personality
Like the two-faced Roman god of gates and doorways (Janus) for which it was named, January ended overnight with a split personality - extraordinarily mild for the first two weeks, followed by bracing cold and snow for the balance.
Temperatures at BWI averaged 33.9 degrees, more than a degree-and-a-half above normal. The high point was 70 degrees on the 13th. The low was 9 degrees on the 24th. Quite a spread. On balance, we saved about 4 percent on our heating demand for the month, although higher fuel prices no doubt erased any real cash savings.
The month also ended wetter than normal, with 3.75 inches of melted precipitation. That's about a quarter-inch more than normal for the month. Most of the moisture fell in overnight downpours on the 13th and 14th - a bit more than 2 inches.
The airport recorded 7.6 inches of snow, more than an inch above the January norm. Most of that - 4.5 inches - fell on a Saturday, the 22nd.
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