Baltimore Weather is classified as humid subtropical, typified by pleasant temperatures for the most part of the year. Located in a region that sits amidst two constricting climate types each with its own patterns and characteristics, weather in Baltimore is characterized by its hot, clammy summers and cold, wet winters. As both the southern and northern climate patterns fight for supremacy over the disposition of Baltimore Weather, and thanks to the high pressure flow between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean positioned to the east, Appalachian Mountains to the west, temperatures in Baltimore are prone to great fluctuation between seasons.
High rainfall about 3-4 inches per month throughout the year is expected, much like most of other USA east coast cities. The majority of precipitation Baltimore experiences is during the months of March, July, and August.
Baltimore Weather in summer is influenced by the famous high pressure system know as the Bermuda High. This pressure system is accountable for circulating warm and moist air masses from the Deep South. Baltimore’s closeness to large bodies of water and the incoming southerly winds add to the high levels of humidity through the year. High westerly winds prevail especially during the spring and winter season.
May all the way through September sees temperatures usually hover around 23.8 degrees but can occasionally soar all the way to 37.8degrees. Baltimore weather in the height of summer with its elevated humidity levels, sees mercury pushed over the 40 degrees mark, the sizzling heat making living conditions rather unbearable for both locals and visitors alike. Summertime is also when the city of Baltimore experiences harsh thunder storms, which are characteristically isolated and brief.
In sharp contrast, winters are cold to mild and moist, temperatures remaining between 9 degrees 13 degrees for most part of the season. However Baltimore Weather is not avert to the occasional cold spell that sees temperatures plummet a few points bellow zero.
Light snow branded as snowstorms sometimes fall in winter, only leaving a few inches on the city streets. Some years there is no considerable accumulation but every 4 or 5 years a coastal storm can dump over 8 inches on the city.
Although the city is situated in a low risk area, where major disasters such as tornadoes, earthquakes, wild fires, hurricanes, and mud slides hardly ever leave a serious dent either in the usual patterns of weather in Baltimore, or the surrounding landscape, hurricanes remain the biggest threat. Despite their severity, by the time the reach Maryland, these forces of nature are considerably downgraded, their ferocity so low it fails to pose as a serious threat to living conditions in Baltimore.
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