Perfect April weather
Thirty years ago this week (more or less), my wife and I were in Baltimore on a house-hunting trip. As we drove around with the real estate agent, we fell in love with the place. The azaleas were 
in bloom everywhere we looked. Some trees were still in blossom, and flower beds were full of color. And the weather was dry and sunny.
By the time we actually moved here from Massachusetts, of course, it was June. In a few weeks, the temperatures would climb into the 90s and 100s. The candles wilted atop their sticks. We had no AC in our cars (who needed it in New England?) and black plastic seats. And when the humidity soared, triggering thunderstorms just about every evening, we thought we had moved to the Amazon. It would be five more years before we could afford AC in the house. The best we could do was to install a whole-house fan in the attic.
But for a while there, in April, it was perfect. It's still my favorite month in Baltimore.
And this week is a perfect example. The National Weather Service is forecasting highs in the 60s to near 70 degrees all week - just about right for this time of year. We may see some showers by Wednesday evening if a disturbance out of the southwest makes it this far. But the April showers won't last long, and we'll be back into the sunshine by Thursday, if the forecasters are right.
Do you have a favorite weather month in Maryland? Probably not July, I'd wager. And my son is the only person I know who likes gray, cold, gloomy, wet days, like we often see in January. Give me April in Baltimore anytime.
(SUN PHOTO/ Algerina Perna, Roland Park, April 2001)
Comments
October. That is my favorite month in this area. April is a close second, though.
Posted by: Kristen | April 19, 2010 12:17 PM
Ditto what Kristen said. October in Maryland is just gorgeous. I love it. May and blooming dogwoods is a very close second.
K-
Posted by: Kem White | April 19, 2010 12:39 PM
I tend to agree with your son - I really like gray, wet days as well, so I'm happiest from December-February. I think I have the opposite of SAD.
Posted by: Amy | April 19, 2010 1:44 PM
I used to live in Baltimore and now live in NH ... I can tell you that April is NOT my favorite month n New England! We had light snow falling all day Friday and part of Sat. and high temps in the 30s. In Maryland and the mid-Atlantic generally, though, April and May are just loverly. I miss the redbuds. By the way, this is the best weather blog I've come across.
FR: Agreed. We lived in N.H. and Mass. for eight years, and found that Mud Season - March/April, more or less (or was it April/May?) - were our least-favorite months. Winter was really winter, and summer was short but delightful. Autumn was spectacular. But there was no spring. Just mud.
Posted by: M Wms | April 19, 2010 2:40 PM
September, it starts getting to a pleasant temp. and the beaches, to die for.
Posted by: Patty | April 19, 2010 3:11 PM
I'm with Patty. September is my favorite month in this area. The humidity disappears, leaving pleasantly warm weather.
FR: I gotta say, that is the month to be at the beach.
Posted by: Corine J Schramke | April 19, 2010 5:54 PM
I normally would agree with Kristen, October is usually almost perfect here. But this year I'm picking April, because it signified an end to even a chance of any more %$*$@#% snow.
Posted by: Greg Koppenhoefer | April 20, 2010 9:45 PM