NEWS: 1912

A noisy welcome is given the New Year in Catonsville. The bell in the tower of Salem Lutheran Church is rung and just as the old year died, the sound of pistols and cannon crackers filled the town. Watch services were held at the Catonsville Methodist Episcopal Church.  The members of the Catonsville Volunteer Hose Company celebrated the advent of the New Year by keeping “open house” at their headquarters on Bloomsbury Avenue. During the day, many visitors were entertained and at night, addresses were made by County Commissioner Charles L. Mattfeldt, president of the company, and Mr. Henry B. Whiteley.

Electric power is restored to Catonsville after grounding issues are resolved. The power had been turned off the previous evening after several power poles caught fire.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip: None.

New Mexico becomes the 47th U.S. state.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 16° F; Low temp. 7° F; Precip: Trace.   A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (2.5"); High temp. 24° F; Low temp. 12° F; Precip: 0.25 inch (liquid).  2.5" of snow on the ground.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 0 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever in Baltimore for any January 13th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 11° F; Low temp. 0° F; Precip: None.  6 inches of snow on the ground.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches -2 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever in Baltimore on any January 14th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 20° F; Low temp. -2° F; Precip: Trace.  6 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for January 1912 is 2.63 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.08 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during January 1912 is 33.1 degrees F, below the normal of 43.2 degrees.  The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during January 1912 is 18.4 degrees F, below the normal of 25.4 degrees.  A total of 14.0 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during January 1912, above the normal amount of 6.4 inches.

The end of the Qing Dynasty in China occurs with the abdication of Pu Yi, the last emperor of China.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 27° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip: Trace (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 33° F; Low temp. 14° F; Precip: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Arizona becomes the 48th U.S. state.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip: None.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.3 "); High temp. 37° F; Low temp. ° F30; Precip: 0.03 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for February 1912 is 2.75 inches, including melted snow and ice, belw the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during February 1912 is 38.6 degrees F, below the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during February 1912 is 24.4 degrees F, below the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of 0.3 of an inch of snow falls in Baltimore during February 1912, below the normal amount of 7.5 inches.

Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen arrives in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia and sends telegrams announcing his successful leading of the first expedition to the South Pole the previous December.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp.50*° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip: Trace.  A trace of snow on the ground.

1.60 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any March 15th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip: 1.60 inches.

A large frame house at 6301 Johnnycake Road (an address that no longer exists) in Catonsville, owned by publishing/construction millionaire Harry M. Rowe Sr., catches fire and burns down. Mr. Rowe's wife and young daughter, Portia, are about to go upstairs for an afternoon nap when Mrs. Rowe smells smoke and calls the Catonsville fire department by telephone. By the time the fire department arrives with their fire engine, the house is engulfed in flames and unsalvageable. Mrs. Rowe and her daughter escape the house, but they and Mr. Rowe are not homeless: they move to a stone mansion they had under construction about 1/4 of a mile away. (The burned-down house was just to the west of what is now Lakemont Court in Westview Park. The stone mansion still stands, on present-day Craigmont Road.) (Also see May 3, 1926, and May 9, 1926.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip: None. 

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip: None. 

The total precipitation in Baltimore for March 1912 is 6.64 inches, above the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during March 1912 is 47.5 degrees F, below the normal of 54.8 degrees.  The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during March 1912 is 33.0 degrees F, below the normal of 33.9 degrees. A total of 8.5 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during March 1912, well above the normal amount of 2.8 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.32 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.34 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

The British passenger ship RMS Titanic leaves Southampton, England, to begin its ill-fated maiden voyage.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Louis Washkansky is born in Kovno, Russian Empire. He became the recipient of the world's first human-to-human heart transplant on December 3, 1967. He died at age 55, 18 days after the transplant, on December 21, 1967 in Cape Town, South Africa, where the transplant had taken place.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.

Late in the evening, the RMS Titanic, a large British passenger ship, strikes an iceberg in the North Atlantic while on its maiden voyage. It had left Southampton, England four days earlier, bound for New York, NY. The Titanic strikes the iceberg with a glancing blow that rips open six of her 16 compartments, and water begins flowing into the ship.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: Trace.

The RMS Titanic begins to sink. Some passengers and crew, 706 in number and mainly women and children, board lifeboats and are subsequently rescued. The ship takes 2 hours and 40 minutes to sink. An estimated 1,490 to 1,635 of the people on board the Titanic die immediately in the sinking or afterward due to injuries or exposure to the frigid ocean waters.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.44 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Fenway Park, a baseball stadium in Boston, Massachusetts, opens for the first time. Boston defeats the New York Highlanders, 7-6 in 11 innings.

Also: Navin Field, a baseball stadium in Detroit, Michigan, opens for the first time. (It would be renamed Briggs Stadium in 1935 and then Tiger Stadium in 1961. It would be demolished starting June 30, 2008 and ending September 21, 2009.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for April 1912 is 1.94 inches, below the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during April 1912 is 63.6 degrees F, below the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during April 1912 is 45.7 degrees F, above the normal of 43.6 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.28 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.65 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.49 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather:Light rain;  High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.37 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.89 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for May 1912 is 3.30 inches, **** the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during May 1912 is 74.7 degrees F, below the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during May 1912 is 56.1 degrees F, above the normal of 53.3 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.67 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.29 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 1.32 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

The first fatal midair collision of two airplanes occurs. Both pilots of the planes are killed in the collision near Douai, France.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.50 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for June 1912 is 3.09 inches, below the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during June 1912 is 79.8 degrees F, below the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during June 1912 is 63.1 degrees F, above the normal of 62.6 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

George Mullen of the Detroit Tigers pitches a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns in the Tigers' 7-0 win.

In boxing in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jack Johnson defeats "Fireman" Jim Flynn by disqualification in the ninth round to retain his world heavyweight boxing title.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

New York Giants pitcher Rube Marquard has his 19-game winning streak stopped in a 7-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heav rain; High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.76 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heavy rain; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 1.04 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 1.17 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.81 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.58 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heavy rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.94 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.50 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for July 1912 is 5.96 inches, above the normal amount of 4.48 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during July 1912 is 84.7 degrees F, below the normal of 88.8 degrees  The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during July 1912 is 68.3 degrees F, above the normal of 67.7 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.72 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 1.26 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

Julia Child is born Julia Carolyn McWilliams in Pasadena, California. She becomes a cooking teacher, author, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and her subsequent television programs, the most notable of which was The French Chef, which premiered in 1963. She died at age 91 on August 13, 2004, in Montecito, California.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.45 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.

Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators wins his American League-record 15th straight game by defeating the Cleveland Naps 4-2 in the opening game of a doubleheader. His win-loss record for this season stands at 28-7. In the second game, Washington's Carl Cashion pitches a 6-inning no-hitter to give the Senators a 2-0 victory over Cleveland. The second game is called after 6 innings to allow the Naps to catch a train from Washington to Boston. The second game took only one hour and 5 minutes to play.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.37 inch.

Gene Kelly is born Eugene Curran Kelly in Pittsburgh, PA. He becomes an actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He is known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks, and the likable characters that he played on screen. He starred in, choreographed, or co-directed some of the most well-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s until they fell out of fashion in the late 1950s.  Kelly is best known for his performances in films such as Cover Girl (1944), Anchors Aweigh (1945), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, On the Town (1949), which was his directorial debut, An American in Paris (1951), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Brigadoon (1954), and It's Always Fair Weather (1955). Kelly made his film debut with Judy Garland in For Me and My Gal (1942), and followed by Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), Thousands Cheer (1943), The Pirate (1948), Summer Stock (1950), and Les Girls (1957) among others. After musicals he starred in two films outside the musical genre: Inherit the Wind (1960) and What a Way to Go! (1964). In 1967, he appeared in French director Jacques Demy's musical comedy The Young Girls of Rochefort opposite Catherine Deneuve. Kelly solo directed the comedy A Guide for the Married Man (1967) starring Walter Matthau, and later the extravagant musical Hello, Dolly! (1969) starring Barbra Streisand, recognized with an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Kelly co-hosted and appeared in Ziegfeld Follies (1946), That's Entertainment! (1974), That's Entertainment, Part II (1976), That's Dancing! (1985), and That's Entertainment, Part III (1994). He died at age 83 on February 2, 1996, in Beverly Hills, CA.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Earl Hamilton of the St. Louis Browns pitches a 5-1 no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers at Navin Field in Detroit, Michigan. Attendance is 2,150 and the game takes 1 hour and 35 minutes to play, despite having 9 hits (all by the Browns) and five errors (two by the Browns).

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for August 1912 is 3.25 inches. The total precipitation in Baltimore for August 19** is 3.25 inches, below the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during August 1912 is 82.2 degrees F, below the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during August 1912 is 66.5 degrees F, above the normal of 65.8 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.26 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.72 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.40 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

In Berlin, Germany, magician Harry Houdini publicly performs his "Water Torture Cell" trick for the first time.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.61 inch.

5.97 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any September 24th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Very heavy rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 5.97 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for September 1912 is 8.75 inches, well above the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during September 1912 is 77.8 degrees F, below the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during September 1912 is 63.4 degrees F, above the normal of 58.8 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

This is the last of 13 consecutive days with no precipitation in Baltimore.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

This is the last of 17 consecutive days with no measurable precipitation in Baltimore.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Pope John Paul I is born Albino Luciani, in Venice, Kingdom of Italy. He becomes Pope of the Roman Catholic Church on August 26, 1986, and holds the position for only about a month until his death on September 28, 1978, in Vatican City.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

In the 24-day period ending this day (about 3 and a half weeks), only 0.01 of an inch of rain falls in Baltimore.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.52 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for October 1912 is 0.72 of an inch, well below the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during October 1912 is 69.8 degrees F, above the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during October 1912 is 51.4 degrees F, above the normal of 46.5 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.37 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 1.03 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.34 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

The first snowfall occurs in Baltimore for this snow season.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.5"); High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Clear; High temp. 55 F; Low temp. 35 F; Precipitation: None. Maximum wind speed: 13 mph, from the west.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for November 1912 is 1.93 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during November 1912 is 56.6 degrees F, below the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during November 1912 is 40.6 degrees F, above the normal of 36.5 degrees. A total of 0.5 of an inch of snow falls in Baltimore during November 191, above the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.63 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.51 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Snow (3.8 inches); High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: 0.34 inch (liquid).  4 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.   3 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch.   3 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.66 inch (liquid).   A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.   A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 1.25 inches.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for December 1912 is 4.17 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during December 1912 is 47.7 degrees F, just above the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during December 1912 is 33.6 degrees F, above the normal of 29.6 degrees. A total of 3.8 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during December 1912, above the normal amount of 2.5 inches.

Total precipitation in Baltimore for 1912 is 45.13 inches, or 2.10 inches above the normal amount of 43.03 inches.