NEWS: 1939

Hewlett-Packard is founded in Palo Alto, California.

Michèle Mercier, actress, is born in Nice, France.

This year, the program "Dialing for Dollars" debuts on WCBM Radio in Baltimore. It is hosted by Homer Todd. (In 1948 the show will begin simulcasting with WMAR-TV in Baltimore, with host Stu Kerr. Dialing for Dollars will become nationally franchised and the show will last in Baltimore until 1977, giving away $800,000 locally during its 38-year span. See January 1, 1948 for more details.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

The USC Trojans defeat the Duke Blue Devils 7-3 in the 25th Rose Bowl.

The TCU Horned Frogs defeat the Carnegie Tech Titans 15-7 in the Sugar Bowl.

The Tennessee Volunteers defeat the Oklahoma Sooners 17-0 in the Orange Bowl.

The Saint Mary's Gaels defeat the Texas Tech Red Raiders 20-14 in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

Allan Tomlinson wins the Australian Grand Prix. (The race will not be held again until 1947.)

Roman Dmowski dies at age 74 in Drozdowo, Poland. He was a Polish politician, statesman, and co-founder and chief ideologue of the National Democracy (abbreviated "ND": in Polish, "Endecja") political movement. He was born on August 9, 1864 in Kamionek, Kingdom of Poland.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Bobby Hull is born Robert Marvin Hull in Point Anne, Ontario, Canada. He's a Canadian former ice hockey player who is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His blonde hair, legendary skating speed, end-to-end rushes, and ability to shoot the puck at very high velocity all earned him the name "The Golden Jet." His talents were such that one or two opposing players were often assigned just to shadow him—a tribute to his explosiveness.  In his 23 years in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA), Hull played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Winnipeg Jets, and Hartford Whalers. He won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player twice and the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading point scorer three times, while helping the Black Hawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961. He also led the WHA's Winnipeg Jets to Avco Cup championships in 1976 and 1978. He led the NHL in goals seven times, the second most of any player in history, and led the WHA in goals one additional time while being the WHA's most valuable player two times. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983, the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1997, and received the Wayne Gretzky International Award in 2003. In 2017 Hull was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.

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

William Butler Yeats, an Irish poet and dramatist, dies in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France. His birthdate is June 13, 1865.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.

1.31 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most-ever amount in Baltimore on any January 29th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 1.31 inches.  One inch of snow on the ground.

1.49 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most-ever amount in Baltimore on any January 30th (up to this point)  since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 1.49 inches.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for January 1939 is 3.77 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal amount of 3.08 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during January 1939 is 44.8 degrees F, above the normal of 43.2 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during January 1939 is 31.1 degrees F, above the normal of 25.4 degrees. A total of 4.5 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during January 1939, below the normal amount of 6.4 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch.

1.30 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most-ever amount on any February 3rd since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 1.30 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain with a trace of snow; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.92 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch.

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

Justice Louis D. Brandeis retires from the U.S. Supreme Court at age 82.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.93 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain' High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.2") and rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 1.19 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 1.27 inches.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for February 1939 is 6.52 inches, including melted snow and ice, well above the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during February 1939 is 49.9 degrees F, above the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during February 1939 is 33.8 degrees F, well above the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of 0.2 of an inch of snow falls in Baltimore during February 1939, well below the normal amount of 7.5 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

The Massachusetts Legislature votes to ratify the Bill of Rights (the first 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution) 147 years after they had gone into effect.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.34 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: Trace.

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

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: 0.34 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.86 inch.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.61 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 85 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any March 25th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.23 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.67 inch.

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

The total precipitation in Baltimore for March 1939 is 3.75 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during March 1939 is  degr53.7ees F, below the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during March 1939 is 36.7 degrees F, above the normal of 33.9 degrees. A total of 0.2 of an inch of snow falls in Baltimore during March 1939, below the normal amount of 2.8 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Marvin Gaye is born in Washington, D.C. He became a Soul/R & B and pop-music singer-songwriter. He had dozens of hit songs on the pop and soul/R & B charts as a soloist and also in duets with Tammi Terrell, Diana Ross, and Kim Weston. Marvin Gaye was shot to death by his own father in Los Angeleas, California, on April 1, 1984, one day shy of Marvin's 45th birthday.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 1.13 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

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

Black singer Marian Anderson performs a concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., after she is denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.85 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.50 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorms and rain (heavy at times); High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 2.74 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees goes hitless against the Washington Senators. For the month of April 1939, he has 4 hits in 28 at-bats, all singles, and his power is gone. This is Lou Gehrig's 2,130th consecutive game played, adding to his consecutive-games streak, but it is the last game he ever plays in. (Lou Gehrig holds the consecutive-games-played record until Cal Ripken Jr. of the Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game on September 6, 1995.)

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for April 1939 is 5.92 inches, well above the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during April 1939 is 62.1 degrees F, below the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during April 1939 is 44.7 degrees F, above the normal of 43.6 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees approaches his manager, Joe McCarthy, before the game in Detroit against the Tigers and says, "I'm benching myself, Joe," telling the Yankees' skipper that he is doing so "for the good of the team^." McCarthy acquiesces, putting Ellsworth "Babe" Dahlgren in at first base, and also says that whenever Gehrig felt he could play again, the position was his. Gehrig, as Yankee captain, himself takes the lineup card out to the shocked umpires before the game, ending the 14-year streak. Before the game began, the Briggs Stadium announcer told the fans, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the first time Lou Gehrig's name will not appear on the Yankee lineup in 2,130 consecutive games." The Detroit Tigers' fans gave Gehrig a standing ovation while he sat on the bench with tears in his eyes.

Howard W. Jackson, a Democrat, is re-elected to a third consecutive term, and fourth term overall, as Mayor of Baltimore. He defeats his Republican opponent, Theodore McKeldin, by 56.38 percent to 43.62 percent.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Germany and Italy announce a military and political alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch.

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

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.27 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

The U.S. government begins its food stamp program. The first food stamps are issued in Rochester, New York.

The first American League night baseball game is played. It is played at Shibe Park in Phiadelphia, PA, as the Philadelphia Athletics lose to the Cleveland Indians 8-3 in 10 innungs.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

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

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

The foreign ministers of Germany and Italy signed a "Pact of Steel" that committed the two countries to a military alliance.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.32 inch.

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

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Tunderstorm with heavy rain; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.68 inch.

Al Unser (Sr.) is born Alfred Unser in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was an American automobile racing driver, the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser, and father of Al Unser Jr. He was the second of four men (A. J. Foyt, himself, Rick Mears and Hélio Castroneves) to have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race four times (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987), the fourth of five to have won the race in consecutive years, and won the National Championship in 1970, 1983, and 1985. The Unser family has won the Indy 500 a record nine times. He was the only person to have both a sibling (Bobby) and child (Al Jr.) as fellow Indy 500 winners (coincidentally, all three captured their final Indy 500 wins racing for Team Penske). Al's nephews Johnny and Robby Unser have also competed in that race. After his son Al Unser Jr. joined the national championship circuit in 1983, Unser was generally known by the retronymic name of "Al Unser Sr." or "Big Al." He died at age 82 on December 9, 2021 in Chama, New Mexico.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

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

The total precipitation in Baltimore for May 1939 is 1.47 inches, well below the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during May 1939 is 77.9 degrees F, above the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during May 1939 is 58.9 degrees F, well above the normal of 53.3 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

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

The German ocean liner MS St. Louis, carrying more than 900 Jewish reugees from Germany, is turned away from the Florida coast by U.S. officials.

Tommy Ladnier dies at age 39 of a heart attack in Harlem, Manhattan, New York, NY.  He was a jazz trumpeter known for promoting Dixieland jazz. He was born on May 28, 1900 in Mandeville, Louisiana.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.31 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorms with heavy rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 1.55 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; temp. 81° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 96 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any June 17th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.38 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.35 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.58 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

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

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

The New York Yankees hit 8 home runs in the first game of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics, which the Yankees win, 23-2. Yankee home runs come from six different players, including two home runs each by Joe Dimaggio and Babe Dahlgren.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.30 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for June 1939 is 3.86 inches, below the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during June 1939 is 84.0 degrees F, below the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during June 1939 is 67.0 degrees F, much above the normal of 62.6 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Lou Gehrig becomes the first Major League Baseball player to have his jersey number (4) retired as an "Appreciation Day" is held for him at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, NY. He gives a speech in a home-plate ceremony in which he says "For the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth." (He died at age 37 on June 2, 1941, of amyotrophic lateral schlerosis [ALS] now commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease.)

Jim Tabor of the Boston Red Sox hits two grand slams on one game as the Red Sox defeat the Philadelphia Athletics, 18-12.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.31 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: Trace.

In the 1939 Major League Baseball All Star Game, the American League defeats the National League 3-1. Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hits a home run for the American League. The game is played at Yankee Stadium in New York, NY, and the attendance is 62,892.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace.

Singer Frank Sinatra makes his first commercial recordings, "From the Bottom of My Heart" and "Melancholy Mood." He is backed by Harry James and His Orchestra on the recordings made for Brunswick Records.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.44 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.29 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.46 inch.

THe New York Yankees tie a major-league record by scoring in every inning of a game in which they defeat the St. Louis Browns, 14-1. Bill Dickey hits three home runs in the game.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: 0.35 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for July 1939 is 2.41 inches, below the normal amount of 4.48 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during July 1939 is 85.0 degrees F, below the normal of 88.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during July 1939 is 69.5 degrees F, above the normal of 67.7 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 77° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: Trace.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

Red Rolfe of the New York Yankees begins a streak of 18 games in which he scores at least one run, by scoring two runs in the Yankees' 13-8 win against the Washington Senators. During this streak, he scores 30 runs.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 77° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: None.

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

The movie "The Wizard of Oz" starring Judy Garland, has its world premiere at the Strand Theater in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, three days before opening in Hollywood, California.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 77° F; Precip.: 0.30 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

Baltimore receives 2.23 inches of rain, the most precipitation recorded in Baltimore on any August 19th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 2.23 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.60 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

The first-ever televised Major League Baseball games occur when TV station W2XBS (later to become WNBC) of New York City broadcasts a doubleheader between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds. In the first game, the Reds defeat the Dodgers 5-2 and then in the second game, the Dodgers defeat the Reds 6-1. Announcer Red Barber calls the games at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, NY. Attendance is 33,535. The first game takes only one hour and 16 minutes to play. There are only about 400 television sets in metropolitan New York at this time.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

The first issue of Marvel Comics is published, featuring the Human Torch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for August 1939 is 3.52 inches, below the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during August 1939 is 87.6 degrees F, above the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during August 1939 is 72.5 degrees F, well above the normal of 65.8 degrees.

Nazi Germany attacks and invades Poland, starting World War I.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.70 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain' High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 100 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any September 8th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 100° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.76 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

The New York Yankees defeat the Detroit Tigers 8-5 at Yankee Stadium and clinch their fourth American League pennant in a row and eleventh pennant in total.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

During World War II, the Soviet Union invades Poland, more than two weeks after Nazi Germany launched its assault.

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

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

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

Cookie Lavagetto of the Brooklyn Dodgers gets six base hits in six at-bats as the Dodgers defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 22-4. Even though he hits four singles, a double, and a triple, he is the only player on the Dodgers team to not get a run batted in.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 1.16 inches.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for September 1939 is 3.08 inches, below the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during September 1939 is 79.8 degrees F, just above the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during September 1939 is 62.7 degrees F, above the normal of 58.8 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.69 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 1.31 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 93 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any October 10th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

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

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

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.34 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 1.24 inches.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for October 1939 is 4.01 inches, above the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during October 1939 is 68.2 degrees F, just below the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during October 1939 is 51.1 degrees F, above the normal of 46.5 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.56 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

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

Due to failing health, former gangster Al Capone is released from prison at the Federal Correctional Institution at Terminal Island in California.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

An earthquake of 3.7 magnitude hits the Baltimore metropilitan area, centered near Phoenix in Baltimore County. It causes slight damage. It is the strongest earthquake to originate within Maryland's borders (up to this point) in the state's history.

Tina Turner is born Anna Mae Bullock in Brownsville, Tennessee. She became a singer, actor and songwriter. She rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before launching a successful career as a solo performer. Often referred to as "The Queen of Rock and Roll", Turner is considered one of the greatest singers of all time. She was noted for her "swagger, sensuality, gravelly vocals and unstoppable energy", along with her career longevity and her famous legs. In 2013 she became a citizen of Switzerland and then relinquished her U.S. citizenship. She died at age 83 on May 24, 2023 in Zurich, Switzerland.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Joel Whitburn, an author and music historian, is born.  He is best known for publishing a series of books that are compilations of the record charts from Billboard magazine (a radio and recording-industry trade magazine) and from earlier sources that predate Billboard's record charts that began in 1940.  He also has one of the world's largest collections of phonograph records, tapes and CDs.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for November 1939 is 0.76 of an inch, including melted snow and ice, well below the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during November 1939 is 55.1 degrees F, below the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during November 1939 is 39.8 degrees F, above the normal of 36.5 degrees. A trace of snow falls in Baltimore during November 1939, below the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.

Harry Reid is born Harry Mason Reid Jr. in Searchlight, Nevada.  He was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2017 and was the Senate Majority Leader from 2007 to 2015. He died at age 82 on December 28, 2021 in Henderson, Nevada.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.44 inch.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.43 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace (Liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.47 inch.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Phil Spector is born Harvey Phillip Spector in The Bronx, New York, NY. He became a record producer of pop, rock, and R & B music, especially in the 1960s through the 1970s. He was also a musician and songwriter. His signature "wall of sound" was heard on many 1960s hit songs he produced for The Crystals, The Ronettes, Darlene Love, The Righteous Brothers, and others. He also produced songs by The Teddy Bears, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Wrecking Crew, and others. In 2009, he was convicted for the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson, and sentenced to 19 years to life in prison. He died at age 81 on January 16, 2021, of COVID-19 while in prison in French Camp, California.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore gets 5 inches of snow.

Baltimore weather: Snow (5 inches); High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch (liquid).  5 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.4"); High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch (liquid).  5 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (one inch); High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch (liquid).  4 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.5"); High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch (liquid).  4 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  3 inches of snow on the ground.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for December 1939 is 1.87 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during December 1939 is 47.1 degrees F, below the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during December 1939 is 34.5 degrees F, above the normal of 29.6 degrees. A total of 6.9 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during December 1939, above the normal amount of 2.5 inches.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in 1939 is 40.94 inches, or 1.62 inches below the normal amount of 42.56 inches.