NEWS: 1930

The University of Southern California (USC) Trojans defeat the previously unbeaten Pittsburgh Panthers, 47 to 14, in the 16th Rose Bowl Game. (The NCAA recognizes both Pitt and unbeaten Notre Dame, which had defeated USC in the regular season, as champions of the 1929 college football season.)

By this date, there are 618 commercial radio stations operating in the United States. They include Baltimore radio stations WBAL, WCAO, WCBM, and WFBR (originally WEAR).

Frederick Wiseman is born in Boston, MA. He becomes a filmmaker, documentarian, and theater director. His work mainly explores American institutions and he is considered one of the most important and original filmmakers.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: Trace.  No snow on the ground.

A mid-air collision kills film director Kenneth Hawks, cinematographer Conrad Wells, and eight other crew of the Fox Film Corporation while the two airplanes are filming an action scene for the movie Such Men Are Dangerous.

King Victor Emmanuel III grants amnesty to over 400,000 Italians covering various minor offenses. The act of leniency is a gift ahead of the wedding of Crown Prince Umberto to Marie José of Belgium.

The Indian National Congress continues in Lahore as Mahatma Gandhi introduces a resolution condemning the assassination attempt of the previous month of Viceroy of India Lord Irwin. The motion carries on a show of hands despite cries of indignation.

Julius La Rosa is born in Brooklyn, New York, NY. He was a singer known for being fired while appearing live on The Arthur Godfrey Show (on October 19, 1953) and had several hit songs in the 1950s. He later was a disc jockey. He died at age 86 on May 12, 2016 in Crivitz, Wisconsin.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: Trace.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 69 degrees F, the highest temperature ever in Baltimore for any January 8th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow (9 inches); High temp. 26° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: 0.66 inch (liquid).  11 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 14° F; Precip.: None.  9 inches of snow on the ground.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for January 1930 is 2.66 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.08 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during January 1930 is 43.3 degrees F, just above the normal of 43.2 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during January 1930 is 29.0 degrees F, above the normal of 25.4 degrees. A total of 14.1 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during January 1930, above  the normal amount of 6.4 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: Trace.  7 inches of snow on the gorund.

William Howard Taft, the Chief Justice of the United States, resigns because of poor health. (He dies just over a month later, on March 8, 1930.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.  3 inches of snow on the gorund.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: Trace.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.66 inch.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.2"); High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 1.02 inches (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Snow (3.2 inches); High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch (liquid).  3 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 24° F; Low temp. 9° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 13° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the gorund.

Clyde W. Tombaugh of Flagstaff, Arizona, discovers photographic evidence of a mass orbiting the Sun that is named Pluto.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 76 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded in Baltimore on any February 20th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: Trace.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 83 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any February 25th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.38 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for February 1930 is 2.38 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during February 1930 is 50.6 degrees F, above the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during February 1930 is 33.4 degrees F, above the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of 3.4 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during February 1930, below the normal amount of 7.5 inches.

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

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 1.43 inches.

William Howard Taft dies in Washington, D.C. at age 72. He was the 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) and then the tenth Chief Justice of the United States (1921-1930), the only person ever to hold both offices.  He was born on September 15, 1857 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.28 inch.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Stephen Sondheim is born in Manhattan, New York, NY.  He becomes a composer and lyricist whose career spans nearly 70 years: 1952 to 2021. One of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theater, Sondheim is praised for having "reinvented the American musical" with shows that tackled "unexpected themes that range far beyond the [genre's] traditional subjects" with "music and lyrics of unprecedented complexity and sophistication." His shows address "darker, more harrowing elements of the human experience," with songs often tinged with "ambivalence^" about various aspects of life. Among his works are: West Side Story, Gypsy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Into the Woods, and Merrily We Roll Along. He died at age 81 on November 26, 2021, in Roxbury, Connecticut.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather:Light rain;  High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.32 inch.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the gorund.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for March 1930 is 2.27 inches, including melted ice and snow.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for March 1930 is 2.27 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during March 1930 is 54.4 degrees F, below the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during March 1930 is 35.9 degrees F, above the normal of 33.9 degrees. A trace of snow falls in Baltimore during March 1930, below the normal amount of 2.8 inches.

This is Census Day in the United States. The population of the United States is 123,202,624 -- an increase of 16.21 percent since 1920. The population of Maryland is 1,631,526 -- an increase of 8.79 percent since 1920. The population of Baltimore (city) is 804,874 -- an increase of 9.7 percent since 1920. The population of Baltimore County is 124,565 -- an increase of 66.5 percent since 1920. The population of Catonsville is estimated to be 10,000 which is about a 66 percent increase since 1920.

Also, the U.S. Census data show that about 40 percent of U.S. households (about 12 million) have at least one radio.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 1.86 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.26 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather:Rain;  High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.34 inch.

A temporary peak within the generally gloomy U.S. stock market occurs, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closing at 294.07 -- a rise of 48.07 percent since November 13, 1929.  But then the market falls again, with the DJIA bottoming out on July 8, 1932, at 48.22 -- a loss of 89 percent from its peak on September 3, 1929.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore gets a trace of snow (less than one-tenth of an inch).

Baltimore weather: Snow (a trace); High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for April 1930 is 3.12 inches, including melted ice and snow.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for April 1930 is 3.12 inches, below the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during April 1930 is 61.1 degrees F, below the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during April 1930 is 44.0 degrees F, above the normal of 43.6 degrees.  A trace of snow falls in Baltimore in April 1930, equal to the normal amount of a trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. ° F3; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 92 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 5th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: Trace.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 96 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 7th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: Trace.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 93 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 8th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

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

Gallant Fox wins the Preakness Stakes horse race.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.31 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Gallant Fox wins the Kentucky Derby horse race.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

2.23 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any May 24th since recordkeeping bgan in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorms and heavy rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 2.23 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for May 1930 is 2.91 inches, below the normal amount of 3.85 inches. (2.23 inches of this total falls on May 24, 1930.) The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during May 1930 is 78.6 degrees F, above the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during May 1930 is 58.3 degrees F, above the normal of 53.3 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 96 degrees F, tying the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any June 4th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. This ties the 96 degrees F recorded in Baltimore on June 4, 1925.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Gallant Fox wins the Belmont Stakes horse race. He becomes the second horse to win the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred horse racing: Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.79 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Vilmos Zsigmond is born in Szeged, Hungary. He was a Hungarian-American cinematographer. His work in cinematography helped shape the look of American movies in the 1970s, making him one of the leading figures in the American New Wave movement. He died at age 85 on January 1, 2016 in Big Sur, California.

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

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.34 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.23 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Lou Gehrig hits three home runs to lead the New York Yankees to a 20-13 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics in the second game of a doubleheader. Babe Ruth, who hit three homers in the second game of a doubleheader the previous day, hits two home runs in the first game of this doubleheader and one home run in the second game. Ruth ties major-league records with five home runs in a two-game span and six home runs in a three-game span.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.35 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.66 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for June 1930 is 2.97 inches.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for June 193 is 2.97 inches, below the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during June 1930 is 85.5 degrees F, above the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during June 1930 is 66.8 degrees F, above the normal of 62.6 degrees.

Outfielder Carl Reynolds of the Chicago White Sox hits home runs in the first, second, and third innings in the White Sox' 15-4 win against the New York Yankees. He's the second player in major-league history to homer in three consecutive innings, and two of his home runs in this game are inside-the-park home runs.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

American tennis player Helen Moody wins her fourth consecutive Wimbledon women's singles title by defeating American Elizabeth Ryan, 6-2, 6-2.

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

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 103 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any July 19th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 103° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: None. 

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 102 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any July 20th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Light thundershower; High temp. 102° F; Low temp. 80° F; Precip.: Trace.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 104 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any July 21st (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 104° F; Low temp. 83° F; Precip.: None. 

Pie Traynor of the Pittsburgh Pirates wins both games of a doubleheader with home runs. In the first game, he homers in the 9th inning to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1. In the second game, he hits a homer in the 13th inning to defeat the Phillies, 16-15. In the second game, there are a total of 31 runs scored and 50 base hits (27 of them by the Phillies). In the second game, Don Hurst of the Phillies hits two home runs and two doubles.

Baltimore weather: Light rain shower; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees drives in 8 runs with a grand slam and two doubles as the Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox 14-13.

Baltimore weather: Light rain shower; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for July 1930 is 0.64 of an inch, well below the normal amount of 4.48 inches. (For July through October 1930, precipitation is less than one inch in each month, far below normal.) The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during July 1930 is 89.9 degrees F, above the normal of 88.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during July 1930 is 71.3 degrees F, above the normal of 67.7 degrees.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 101 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any August 4th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 101° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None. 

Neil Armstrong is born in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He becomes an astronaut and the first human to set foot on the Moon, doing so on August 20, 1969, during the Apollo 11 mission. He died on August 25, 2012, at the age of 82 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 104 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any August 5th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 104° F; Low temp. 83° F; Precip.: None. 

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 101 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any August 9th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 101° F; Low temp. 78° F; Precip.: None. 

In Baltimore, there has been only 0.64 of an inch of rain in the last 48 days, instead of the normal 5 to 6 inches. Additionally, eight days have had high temperatures of 100 F or more. Unwatered lawns are turning brown, and unirrigated crops are suffering, and some are dying.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Chick Hafey of the St. Louis Cardinals hits for the cycle and drives in 5 runs in the Cardinals' 16-6 win against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None. 

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for August 1930 is 0.78 of an inch, well below the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during August 1930 is 86.8 degrees F, above the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during August 1930 is 68.3 degrees F, above the normal of 65.8 degrees.

Wes Ferrell pitches the Cleveland Indians to a 9-5 victory over the St. Louis Browns for his 13th consecutive winning decision.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light ran with thunder; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: Trace.

Anne Francis is born in Ossining, New York. She becomes an award-winning actress known for her groundbreaking roles in the science fiction film Forbidden Planet (1956) and the television action drama series Honey West (1965–1966). Forbidden Planet marked a first in color, big budget, science-fiction themed motion pictures. Nine years later, Francis shattered female stereotypes in Honey West, in which she played a perky blonde private investigator who was as quick with body slams as witty one-liners. It was the first weekly TV series that featured a woman in the lead role and was named after her character. She earned a Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award nomination for her performance. She died on January 2, 2011, in Santa Barbara, California.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

John Young is born in San Francisco, California. He became an astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. He became the ninth person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. He flew on four different classes of spacecraft: Gemini, the Apollo command and service module, the Apollo Lunar Module, and the Space Shuttle. He died at age 87 on January 5, 2018 in Houston, Texas.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for September 1930 is 0.37 of an inch, well below the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during September 1930 is 85.2 degrees F, well above the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during September 1930 is 67.1 degrees F, well above the normal of 58.8 degrees.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: Trace.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

This day is the last of 20 consecutive days with no measurable precipitation in Baltimore.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: Trace.

Jiles Perry Richardson is born in Sabine Pass, Port Arthur, Texas. He would become professionally known as J. P Richardson and especially as The Big Bopper. He became a musician, singer, songwriter, and disc jockey. He is best known for writing and singing the hit song "Chantilly Lace" and for writing "White Lightning" which was George Jones' first #1 Country hit (1959). The Big Bopper was killed on February 3, 1959, along with fellow rock-and-roll stars Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens, in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Snow falls in Baltimore for the first time this snow season.

Baltimore weather: Snow (a trace); High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: Trace.

Michael Collins is born in Rome, Italy, to American parents. He became an astronaut on the Apollo 11 Moon mission who orbited the Moon in the Command Module while two other astonauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, descended to the Moon on July 20, 1969 in a vehicle called the Lunar Excusion Module, then became the first two people to walk on the Moon, then blasted off from the Moon to meet and dock with the Command Module for the return trip back to Earth. He earlier flew on the Gemini 10 flight, July 18-21, 1966, on which he spacewalked over to another space vehicle that his vehicle had docked with, making him the first person to visit another space vehicle while in flight. After Apollo 11, he left NASA and served as the U.S.'s 12th Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, in 1970-1971. He died at age 90 on April 28, 2021 in Naples, Florida.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for October 1930 is 0.37 of an inch, well below the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during October 1930 is 66.3 degrees F, below the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during October 1930 is 49.0 degrees F, above the normal of 46.5 degrees.

During the four months from July through October, 1930, less than one inch of precipitation falls in each month in Baltimore. A total of 2.16 inches of precipitation falls during this four-month period, which is less than the amount of any one normal-precipitation month in Baltimore. This prolonged drought lasts until March 1931.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Snow falls in Baltimore for the first time this snow season.

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on te ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 28° F; Low temp. 17° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather:Rain;  High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for November 1930 is 1.13 inches, including melted ice and snow. This amount is less than half the normal amount for November.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for November 1930 is 1.13 inches, including melted snow, well below the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during November 1930 is 54.4 degrees F, below the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during November 1930 is 40.6 degrees F, above the normal of 36.5 degrees. A trace of snow falls in Baltimore during November 1930, below the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch.

Buck Henry is born Henry Zuckerman in New York, NY. He became an actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Henry's contributions to film included his work as a co-director on Heaven Can Wait (1978) alongside Warren Beatty, and his work as a co-writer for Mike Nichols's The Graduate (1967) and Peter Bogdanovich's What's Up, Doc? (1972). His long career began on television with work on shows with Steve Allen in The New Steve Allen Show (1961). He co-created Get Smart (1965–1970) with Mel Brooks, and hosted Saturday Night Live 10 times from 1976 to 1980. He later guest-starred in such popular shows as Murphy Brown, Hot in Cleveland, Will & Grace, and 30 Rock. He died at age 89 on January 8, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 38 F; Precip.: None. 

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.96 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None. 

The total precipitation in Baltimore for December 1930 is 1.95 inches, including melted ice and snow, below the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during December 1930 is 43.4 degrees F, below the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during December 1930 is 31.1 degrees F, above the normal of 29.6 degrees. A total of 1.6 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during December 1930, below the normal amount of 2.5 inches.

Total precipitation at Baltimore for 1930 is only 21.55 inches, about half of the normal annual amount of 42.01 inches. It is the driest year (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. As it ultimately turns out, 1930 is the driest year in Baltimore in the entire 20th century. The year 1930 in Baltimore includes four consecutive months (July, August, September, October) with less than one inch of precipitation each, a record for the driest stretch of four months (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Only 5.24 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore in the second half of 1930 (July through December), or about 25 percent of normal for the period.