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December 8, 2008

Brrrrr ! BWI fails to reach freezing

Be thankful if you didn't have to be outdoors for more than a few minutes today. The mercury topped out at 30 degrees this afternoon at BWI, failing to reach the freezing mark for only the third day this year. That may say more about how mild last winter was than anything else. And it was far from the record for the date: High - 23, low 10, on Dec. 8, 1882.

But it does underscore how cold it's been in December - more than 5 degrees below normal for the month so far.

Here are the three dates we've failed to reach freezing in 2008:

Dec. 8: High - 30 degrees; Low - 19 degrees

Jan. 21: High - 28 degrees; Low - 8 degrees

Jan. 3: High - 31 degrees; Low - 18 degrees

The forecast looks better for a few days, and downright balmy (63) on Wednesday. Then things get cold again, with snow and rain in the forecast for Thursday and Friday.

Posted by Frank Roylance at 7:38 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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About Frank Roylance

Frank Roylance is a reporter for The Baltimore Sun. He came to Baltimore from New Bedford, Mass. in 1980 to join the old Evening Sun. He moved to the morning Sun when the papers merged in 1992, and has spent most of his time since covering science, including astronomy and the weather. One of The Baltimore Sun's first online Web logs, the Weather Blog debuted in October 2004. In June 2006 Frank also began writing comments on local weather and stargazing for The Baltimore Sun's print Weather Page. Frank also answers readers’ weather queries for the newspaper and the blog. Frank Roylance retired in October 2011. Maryland Weather is now being updated by members of The Baltimore Sun staff

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