Baltimore’s Late-Season Freezing Temperature

Baltimore’s Late-Season Freezing Temperature

On April 29, 2022, the temperature dropped to 32°F. at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), breaking the daily record of 33° from way back in 1874. This also established the 3rd latest freezing temperature ever recorded for Baltimore. The only two later-in-the-season times it’s reached freezing were on April 30, 1961 and May 11, 1966 when both dates also recorded 32°F.  

Baltimore’s long-term temperature archive covers both the previous downtown locations (7/1872 to 7/1950) and BWI (8/1950-Present) and the differences in siting and general climate conditions between downtown and the suburban airport location provide much better chances for colder temperatures at the airport. Here are the Top-10 latest freezing temperatures reported for Baltimore (ties have the dates in reverse chronological order):

 

    Rank            Freeze Date            Temperature                        Location

1 5/11/1966 32 BWI Airport
2 4/30/1961 32 BWI Airport
3 4/29/2022 32 BWI Airport
4 4/26/2001 32 BWI Airport
5 4/25/1956 30 BWI Airport
6 4/24/2003 32 BWI Airport
7 tie 4/23/1989 32 BWI Airport
7 tie 4/23/1982 31 BWI Airport
9 4/22/1875 32 Downtown – South & Water Streets
10 tie 4/21/2018

4/21/1983

4/21/1956

4/21/1875

32

32

29

32

BWI Airport

BWI Airport

BWI Airport

Downtown – South & Water Streets

 

Here’s a link to all of Baltimore’s Calendar-Day Temperature Records:

http://marylandclimateandweather.weathertogether.net/baltimore-daily-max-min-mean-temperature-extremes/

 

 

Photo courtesy of: @jarasaurus-Instagram

Leave a Reply