BWI-Marshall now reporting 104 degrees
The weather instruments at BWI-Marshall Airport reported a temperature of 104 degrees at 2 p.m. Tuesday. That breaks the record of 101 degrees set for the date in 1999.
It was 101 at the Maryland Science Center and at the Sun's weather station at Calvert and Centre streets.
UPDATE: At 4 p.m., the NWS reported a high of 105 degrees at BWI-Marshall, making this the hottest day here in 27 years. It is the second-highest July temperature ever recorded for Baltimore, after a 107-degree high on July 10, 1936. It matches highs reached only four other times, on June 29, 1934, Aug. 6 and 7, 1918, and Aug. 20, 1983.
(Baltimore Sun photo of children cooling off in Patterson Park by Duy Do)
Comments
Ok, I'm ready for my 20+ inches of snow now.
Posted by: David | July 6, 2010 2:33 PM
this further solidifies my preference that I'd take a 0 degree day over a 100-degree day anytime!
Posted by: Sam | July 6, 2010 2:35 PM
Frederick reported a temperature of 106. The all-time high I believe for Maryland is 107.
FR: The record high temperature in Maryland is 109 degrees, set in Frederick on July 10, 1936. Baltimore's record high is 107 degrees, set on that same date.
Posted by: Charles | July 6, 2010 2:57 PM
A radio station in Annapolis reported a temperature of 102.5. Is that an all-time high for Annapolis?
FR: Don't know the answer to that one. If I get a break, I'll try to find it.
Posted by: Charles | July 6, 2010 3:04 PM
Frank,
What's our all-time high? I thought it was 105, or maybe 107. Wow!
What's next - maybe a hurricane coming up the bay?
FR: Record for Baltimore is 107, set July 10, 1936.
Posted by: MikeS | July 6, 2010 3:07 PM
W3ZH in Annapolis is now reporting 104 -- incredible!
Posted by: Charles | July 6, 2010 3:16 PM
Frank,
Giddy times here .. Looks like Accuweathers latest projection for tomorrow is a 108 degree high.
I would normally be so happy to be part of history but with all the snow over the winter I have had my fill.
Fran In Baltimore
FR: AccuWeather.com forecast I'm seeing is "only" 104. But maybe that's the airport, and you're looking at a downtown forecast. Not sure it matters. Just too hot.
Posted by: F Smith | July 6, 2010 3:27 PM
The worst day I can remember was July 15, 1995. I think it was 105 in Severna Park that day. There was an eerie silence outside, the only sound being the hum of air conditioners.
Posted by: Allan | July 6, 2010 3:32 PM
My AccuWeather desktop widget says tomorrow is forecast to hit 108, so maybe we'll break yet another record tomorrow....
FR: 108 at the airport would be an all-time record high for Baltimore. Please, make it stop.
Posted by: Jamie | July 6, 2010 4:13 PM
What is the record high for BWI? The all-time high for Baltimore was recorded elsewhere because there was not BWI (or Friendship?) in 1936.
That would be 105 degrees, set on Aug 20, 1983.
Posted by: Bill | July 6, 2010 4:28 PM
Anybody come home to a hot house this evening? Their PEAK REWARDS switch cycling your compressor at 50%?
Anybody going to opt out tomorrow?
Posted by: Joe's garage | July 6, 2010 6:23 PM
I keep seeing 1936 mentioned. I wasn't around yet, but that year was famous for its temperature extremes. One of the worst cold waves in US history occured that winter, followed by one of the worst heat waves less than 6 months later. Of course, less than 5 months ago we were dealing with excessive snow and now we have this excessive heat. How precious are the days when the weather is 'perfect'!
Posted by: Flagtown '71 | July 6, 2010 9:50 PM
Two points: (1) the official records for BWI, maintained by the NOAA National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), show the high on 20 Aug 1983 to be 104F.
http://www7.ncdc.noaa.gov/CDO/cdoselect.cmd?datasetabbv=GSOD&countryabbv=&georegionabbv=
FR- this is a great site and one you can become familiar with- a wealth fo information for a reporter, all official.
Perhaps the data is incomplete, or another observing station in Baltimore reached 105F that day. But if you use the NCDC records for BWI, which go back to 1945, this is the highest temp in at least 65 years there.
(2) regarding Annapolis, again the official - quality controled - weather station is KNAK located at Hospital Point on the USNA grounds. Today's max there was only 95F. http://www.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KNAK.html
BB, Ph.D., meteorology
Posted by: Brad | July 6, 2010 10:13 PM
Our house never got below 77 during the afternoon. The AC was set at 71, and I moved it up to 74 to try to slow the futility down a little bit. Not sure if it helped. I'm expecting our power bill to be ridiculous for this month.
Posted by: Gregory Hill | July 7, 2010 1:44 AM
At about 5:20 p, Tuesday, I called weather (410-936-1212) and they said it was 108 in Baltimore. Any truth to that?
FR: That number is tied to instruments on a downtown office building. It's always several degrees higher than the NWS readings at BWI and downtown. It may have been 108 on that roof, but it is not a good gauge of Baltimore temps. The Sun's weather station is closer to what folks downtown are feeling. We had a high of 104 Tuesday.
Posted by: Sharon Rubin | July 7, 2010 6:48 AM
Response to Joe's Garage... yes, we are doing the Peak Rewards program as well, and I got home (6:45 pm) to a warm house too... thermostat set to 75, but temp in the living room was 78... took until about 9:30 to get the temp back down to 75.
Posted by: Larry | July 7, 2010 11:36 AM
Geez You Guys,
Its too hot in your house at 77 or 78 ???
I have mine set to 82 at night and 86 during the day.
I have better things to do with my money than pay BGE.
Fran In Baltimore
Posted by: F Smith | July 7, 2010 12:42 PM
I prefer the 100 degree over the 0 degree. Come on, it's not that bad. It could be much worse with a higher humidity. Go to the beach, go to the pool, go to the water park, or soak yourself with a sprinkler or a garden hose. Have fun and enjoy it while it lasts.
Posted by: Terry | July 7, 2010 2:08 PM