Baltimore Sets Two Consecutive August Maximum Temperature Records
With an official temperature archive dating back to 1872, it’s rather difficult for Baltimore to set two consecutive maximum temperature records in the month of August. However, that is exactly what happened over the previous two days as the airport reached 96° on the 18th (tying the records from 2002, 1995, and 1965), then again on the 19th as the temperature soared to 99°, exceeding the previous record of 97° from way back in 1914. Granted, these were the two…