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Weather service says 9 tornadoes touched down in Md.
The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least nine tornadoes touched down in Maryland. The weather service confirmed Sunday that nine tornadoes touched down in six counties across the state during a powerful storm Friday. Meteorologist Kevin...Tags: Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, Montgomery County (Maryland), Carroll County (Maryland), Prince George's County
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Summer-like heat made spring 2012 warmest on record
Summer-like heat waves throughout the past three months have made it the warmest meteorological spring on record at BWI Marshall Airport. A stubborn rainfall deficit made it the sixth-driest spring on record, to boot. Unseasonably hot temperatures struck...
Tags: Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Natural Resources, Allergies, Wildlife
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Past 12 months were warmest on record for Maryland, the nation
The 12 months ending in April were the warmest in 117 years Maryland, the Northeast, and the nation. The year from May 2011 to April 2012 averaged 55.7 degrees nationwide, 2.8 degrees above the average temperature for the 20th century. That was the...
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Hot weather could offset winter energy savings
The mild winter meant a dearth of heating degree days. Early in the cooling degree days season, the warm trend is having the opposite result. Degree days are a measure of how much energy is needed to warm homes to 65 degrees in winter. One degree day...
Tags: Energy Saving, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
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April was warm, dry, but not exceptionally so
Despite a warm spell that included one of the earliest 90-degree days on record, April 2012 wasn't among the warmest months of April on record. And despite rainfall more than an inch below normal, the dryness wasn't exceptional, either. That's a change...Tags: Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
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A very mild winter for region
Howard County experienced one of the mildest winters on record this year, keeping schools open, development projects on track and county snow removal costs low. The average temperature from Dec. 1 through Feb. 29 was 43.4 degrees in Washington and 40.7...Tags: Weather Reports, Baltimore Weather, Snow Storms
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Mild Laurel winter keeps snow removal costs low
Laurel experienced one of the mildest winters on record this year, keeping city ice and snow removal costs low.
"It was indeed a very mild winter from the standpoint of having to call out special crews for ice and snow removal," said Paul McCullagh,...Tags: Weather Reports, Baltimore Weather, Budgets and Budgeting, Salt
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Mild winter clouds some businesses
Marylanders remember snow piled into mountains in parking lots two winters ago. This season, the white heaps are tons of rock salt stockpiled in the port and around the state to melt the missing snow and ice.
As people snap up potted flowers and enjoy...Tags: Baltimore County, Weather Reports, Business, Port of Baltimore, Sales
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'Summer' of March 2012 ranks as third-warmest for Baltimore
It’s no secret last month’s summer-like weather was an anomaly. With the data in the books, March 2012 was so warm, average lows nearly matched typical average temperatures for the month overall. The average low was 43.2 degrees, while...Tags: Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
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After a mild winter and early spring, is a hot summer on the way?
I saw a tweet recently noting that based on this week’s temperatures, summer highs should be about 133 degrees. Just a joke (I hope), but seriously, some readers have asked: Are mild winters correlated with hot summers?
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Baltimore's winter on track to see most-ever 50-plus-degree days
February is coming to a close the same way it started — with unseasonable warmth — and climate experts say there is an increased probability that above-average temperatures will continue into summer.
"It's going to be warm through the rest of...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Weather Reports, Baltimore Weather, Atlantic Ocean
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Park Quest ends with prizes and praise
For many participants in this year's Park Quest, the summer of 2011 presented its own set of challenges aside from coordinating a family's weekends and vacations. Rain. Heat. Even a hurricane. Yet that didn't deter some 250 families of the 1,000 who...Tags: Trips and Vacations, State Parks, Hurricane Irene (2011), Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure
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