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...and amidst all the chaos, BWI misses tying the record high today by just one degree. DCA tied theirs though. Ironically, the record lowest maximums may be in play next week for BWI. Though that's probably the last thing I'll be thinking about in terms of weather.

We did it again... Record lowest maximum tied at BWI today. That's four years in a row now. I wonder if there's a connection between climate change and cold outbreaks in October like this (I'm not saying there is, just speculating). Four years in a row and eight records broken or tied is significant.

One interesting trend that has run somewhat counter to the multi-year warm period we're in is the lowest maximums that BWI keeps getting in October. We had: 3 record lowest maximums broken and 1 tied in October 2009 1 record lowest maximum tied in October 2010 2 record lowest maximums broken in October 2011 Since October 2009, the only other low and lowest max temperature records BWI had were: (wait for it... its a long list...) 1 record low tied in May 2011 1 record lowest maximum broken in July 2012 So there seems to be something about October- so few record lows, yet they're almost all clustered in this month; however, it doesn't always match the monthly departures overall. Both Octobers 2010 and 2011 finished with above average temperatures for the month. It will be interesting to see if we make more record lowest maximums this October.

Added hottest spring ever record (which we've already clinched). May will be somewhere in the top 10, but the exact placement depends upon the overall temp departure for today. I wonder if Mattie g or Ellinwood will ever admit I was right. Probably not... LOL

RodneyS wins every thread he posts on in this forum (including this one).

Added todays record high tie at BWI. Its a long shot, but we have a chance at the driest April ever at BWI. Currently we have 0.06 inches and the driest was 0.39 inches in 1985.

My point with that map was that it is springtime and we're breaking heat records. So his assertion that we would not have a record breaking hot spring is already wrong. This was the warmest March ever for the U.S., according to NOAA. I was not implying temperatures will be warm forever. I only think we will be very hot this spring and summer based on the current pattern we're in. I've made no forecasts for next fall and beyond... not sure why anyone would think I was saying that.

Oh ok. So how often do you see a map like this in springtime? http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/cag3/cag3.html

We had the 2nd earliest occurance last year- June 09, 2011.

I think we're going to be breaking lots of heat records this spring and summer yet again, so I'll be updating them all by editing my heat post above, rathering than cluttering the forum with new posts every time. Also, I have a feeling that this is one of the top five warmest astronomical winter periods ever for BWI- does anyone know where it ranks?

Some precip records for BWI: Wettest September ever 13.32" in 2011. August-September 2011- first ever back-to-back months with double-digit precip totals. 9/30/10 - 6.02 inches of rain, setting a daily and monthly record. This was also the 2nd wettest day recorded in BWI ever. I'll leave the snow records (or lack thereof) to someone else, they're easy pickings :-)

Heat records at BWI since March 2010: Daily records: 1 record high broken and 1 tied in April 2010 3 record highs broken and 1 tied in June 2010 4 record highs broken in July 2010 1 record high tied in September 2010 1 record high broken in March 2011 1 record high broken and 1 tied in April 2011 1 record high broken and 1 tied in May 2011 3 record highs broken in June 2011 2 record highs broken and 1 tied in July 2011 1 record high broken in December 2011 1 record high tied in April 2012 1 record high tied in June 2012 1 record high tied and 2 broken in July 2012 (1 replaced a record originally broken in July 2010) 2 record high minimums broken in May 2010 2 record high minimums tied in June 2010 1 record high minimum broken in July 2010 1 record high minimum broken and 1 tied in October 2010 1 record high minimum broken in February 2011 1 record high minimum broken in April 2011 1 record high minimum tied in July 2011 1 record high minimum broken in December 2011 1 record high minimum tied in February 2012 1 record high minimum broken and 1 tied in March 2012 1 record high minimum broken in July 2012 1 record high minimum tied in September 2012 106 degrees on 7/22/11- hottest ever recorded at BWI location Monthly records 2nd hottest June (2010) Tied for 2nd hottest July (2010) Hottest July ever (2011) Hottest month ever (July 2011) Most number of 90+ degree days (24) in any month (July 2011) 3rd hottest March (2012) Tied for 7th hottest May (2012) Tied for 5th hottest July (2012) Seasonal records 6th hottest spring (2010) Hottest summer ever (2010) 9th hottest summer (2011) 7th hottest winter (2011-2012) Hottest spring ever (2012) Yearly/long-term records: Most number of 90+ degree days (59) in one year (2010) Tied for 1st, most number of 100+ degree days (7) in one year (2010) Hottest January 1 - March 31 ever (2012) Hottest January 1- May 31 ever (2012) Hottest first half of year ever (2012) Hottest January 1 - July 31 ever (2012) Hottest January 1 - August 31 ever (2012) Hottest January 1 - September 30 ever (2012) Hottest spring/summer ever (2010) 2nd hottest spring/summer (2012) 9th hottest spring/summer (2011) 21 straight months of above average temperatures (Feb. 2011 - Oct. 2012) 30 of the last 32 months (from March 2010 onwards) had above average temperatures EDITED 11/1/12

I'd give anything to go back in time 2 years ago and relive this storm again

Between Irene and the Earthquake: In all seriousness, I was scared for a minute, thought my building was gonna collaspe. Hope everyone is safe.