NEWS: 1948

It's cloudy and 38 degrees in Baltimore as 1948 begins. The wind is from the east-northeast at 6 miles per hour.

2.77" of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the record-highest amount in Baltimore for any January 1st (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

There are about 977,000 televisions in use in the United States.

A nationwide ban on music recording takes effect in the U.S. by order of American Federation of Musicians President James Petrillo. The ban is aimed at a provision in the Taft-Hartley Act which criminalizes a union's collection of money directly from employers "for services that are not performed or not to be performed," which makes the AFM's recording fund to support unemployed musicians illegal.

In college football bowl games across the United States, the Michigan Wolverines shut out the USC Trojans 49-0 in the Rose Bowl, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defeat the Kansas Jayhawks 20-14 in the Orange Bowl, the Miami (Ohio) Redskins edge the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Sun Bowl and the Texas Longhorns defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 27-7 in the Sugar Bowl, while the Cotton Bowl Classic ends in a 13-13 tie between the Penn State Nittany Lions and SMU Mustangs.

Nationalization of British railways and canals takes effect under the 1947 Transport Act.

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) goes into effect.

King George VI bestows the 1948 New Year Honors.

Edna May, an American actress and singer, dies at age 69 in Lausanne, Switzerland. She was born Edna May Pettie on September 2, 1878 in Syracuse, New York.

This year, the program "Dialing for Dollars" debuts on WMAR-TV (Channel 2) in Baltimore. It is simulcast with the audio portion of the show as broadcast on WCBM Radio in Baltimore. This show began on WCBM Radio in 1939 and eventually spread nationwide with many radio and/or TV markets having its own versions of the show. The Baltimore version was hosted first by Homer Todd on WCBM, then by Stu Kerr on WMAR & WCBM (from 1948 to about 1970), then by George Rogers until 1977, when the show ended for good in the Baltimore area. The host of the show (often with a sidekick) gives away money, usually $100 to $500, to people at residential phone numbers they randomly select from a metropolitan phone book, and who know two pieces of infomation: the "count" and the amount of money in the prize. When selecting the phone numbers, the staff first cut a city's metropolitan White Pages into columns, then snip the columns into unequal little strips. A strip is randomly drawn, and then a "count" (such as four from the top, or two from the bottom) is applied to the strip, to get the phone number to call. The host of the show says what the count and the amount are before making each phone call. The host on the Baltimore version then says, for example, while calling a 7-digit phone number for which no one answers: "There's the exchange, and now 5-9-7-5. There's the clickover and the first ring....ring number two.... [and then a count to 10 is made, regardless of rings] 0ne, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, and ten. No luck at the home of Joe Jones in Catonsville." As another example, when a person answers: "Is this 800-5975, the home of Joe Jones? Mrs. Jones, are you listening to your radio or watching television this morning? What program, please? This is Mr. Fortune speaking on Dialing for Dollars, and if you had known our count and amount, we would have had $420 for you."  An example of a winner: "Is this 800-5975, the home of Joe Jones? Mrs. Jones, are you listening to your radio or watching teleision tis morning? [The person says they're watching Dialing for Dollars.] Good! May I have the count and amout? 420 dollars, 4 from the top. That's right, Mrs. Jones. Congratulations, you just won $420." By the time Dialing for Dollars ended in Baltimore in 1977, it had given away $800,000 to local TV viewers and radio listeners in its 38 years on radio and TV.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then heavy rain; breezy/windy from late morning onward (25 mph at 10:00 and 11:00 pm); High temp. 42 degrees F, low temp. 36 degrees F; Precipitation: 2.77 inches.

White House Press Secretary Charlie Ross unveils plans to add a second-floor balcony to the White House at a projected cost of $15,000. (The idea would prove to be controversial, as the White House mail room would soon be flooded with protest letters demanding that the historic building be left unaltered.)

Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru threatens to invade Pakistan to stop Muslim attacks in Kashmir.

The government of Yugoslavia sends a note to the United States demanding the release of $60–70 million worth of Yugoslav funds which had been deposited with the Federal Reserve Bank in New York prior to the German invasion in 1941. (Washington had frozen these assets pending the settlement of various debts and claims.)

The Gongzhutun Campaign begins in the Chinese Civil War.

Judith Miller, a  journalist, is born in New York, NY.

Joyce Wadler, a journalist, is born in the U.S.

Deborah Watling, an actress, is born in Loughton, England. She died at age 69 on July 21, 2017 in Clacton-on-Sea, England.

Vicente Huidobro, a Chilean poet, dies at age 54 in Cartagena, Chile. He was born on January 10, 1893 in Santiago, Chile.

Baltimore weather: Rain in the morning, then cloudy; windy/breezy (28 mph at 4:00 and 5:00 pm); very low barometric pressure (29.13 inches at 7:00 am); High temp. 39 degrees F, low temp. 34 degrees F; Precip.: 0.30 inch.

Orville Wright dies at age 76 in Dayton, Ohio. He and his brother Wilbur Wright made the first successful controlled sustained powered flight of a heavier-than-air vehicle, in their case a biplane. (See December 17, 1903)

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clearing; breezy until early afternoon (14 mph wind max.); falling temperature much of the day; High temp. 28° F, low temp. 14° F; Precip.: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming partly cloudy; High temp. 22° F, low temp. 7° F; Precip.: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Total precipitation in Baltimore during January 1948 is 5.83 inches (liquid), including melted ice and snow, well above the normal of 3.08 inches.  The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during January 1948 is 35.4 degrees F, well below the normal of 43.2 degrees.  The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during January 1948 is 23.2 degrees F, below the normal of 25.4 degrees.  A total of 8.9 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during January 1948, above the normal of 6.4 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 15° F; Precip.: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (5.7 inches) and rain; High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: 0.78 inch (liquid).  6 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.4"); High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch (liquid).  5 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.3"); High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch (liquid).  5 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.5"); High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch (liquid).  6 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.  5 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 23° F; Low temp. 13° F; Precip.: None.  5 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 24° F; Low temp. 11° F; Precip.: None.  5 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.1") and light rain; High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch (liquid).  3 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.  3 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

The NBC Television Network airs its first nightly newscast. It is called "The Camel Newsreel Theatre" and consists of Fox Movietone newsreels.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow (3.4 inches); High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: 0.39 inch (liquid).   3 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather:Light rain;  High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

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

The total precipitation in Baltimore for February 1948 is 1.89 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during February 1948 is 44.6 degrees F, below the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during February 1948 is 28.6 degrees F, above the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of 10.4 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during February 1948, above the normal amount of 7.5 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.68 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 16° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the gorund.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.85 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

WBAL-TV (Channel 11) broadcasts for the first time. It is Baltimore's second commercial TV station, joining WMAR-TV.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: 0.15 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: Trace.

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

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 89 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded in Baltimore on any March 21st (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.82 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: Trace.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.29 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for March 1948 is 3.85 inches, including melted snow, below the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during March 1948 is 57.0 degrees F, above the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during March 1948 is 38.5 degrees F, above the normal of 33.9 degrees. A trace of snow falls in Baltimore during March 1948, below the normal amount of 2.8 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.79 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

U.S. President Harry Truman signs the Marshall Plan which is designed to help European allies rebuild after World War II and resist communism.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.82 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.15 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

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

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: Trace.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.65 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for April 1948 is 2.92 inches, below the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during April 1948 is 63.7 degrees F, below the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during April 1948 is 46.2 degrees F, above the normal of 43.6 degrees.

Citation wins the Kentucky Derby horse race.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to members of racial groups are legally unenforceable.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.67 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.34 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.63 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.99 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 1.15 inches.

According to the current-era calendar, the independent state of Israel is proclaimed in Tel Aviv by David Ben-Gurion, who becomes its first prime minister.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.43 inches.

Citation wins the Preakness Stakes horse race after winning the Kentucky Derby two weeks earlier.

Hours after declaring independence, the new state of Israel is attacked by Transjordan, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.54 inch.

Baltimore weather:Rain;  High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.31 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Chiang Kai-shek is inaugurated as the first president of Taiwan (Republic of China).

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.42 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.63 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for May 1948 is 6.41 inches, well above the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during May 1948 is 73.3 degrees F, below the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during May 1948 is 56.6 degrees F, above the normal of 53.3 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 2.00 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: Trace.

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

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.46 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Citation wins the Belmont Stakes horse race, becoming the eighth horse to win the Triple Crown of races: Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heavy rain; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 1.49 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 1.68 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 1.18 inches.

The television variety show "Toast of the Town", hosted by Ed Sullivan, debuts on the CBS network.  It broadcasts "live" from CBS Studio 51 in New York, NY, and later from CBS Studio 50.  (It is renamed "The Ed Sullivan Show" on September 25, 1955 and it runs until June 6, 1971.)

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

By this date, a cable television system is operating in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania. It consists of a receiving antenna on top of the Broad Mountain ridge, aimed toward Philadelphia TV stations, and connected via coaxial cable to TV sets in homes and businesses in Mahanoy City. Without the cable system, TV reception in Mahanoy City is poor or impossible with set-top antennas alone, because of the high mountain ridge blocking TV signals between it and Philadelphia. At least two other cable-TV systems begin operating in 1948, in Arkansas and in Oregon, and it cannot be proved which was the first cable TV system to begin operation.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.69 inch.

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

The Berlin Airlift begins after the Soviet Union cuts off land and water routes to the isolated western section of Berlin, Germany.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.35 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.32 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorms; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.77 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for June 1948 is 9.36 inches, about 3 times the normal amount for June.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for June 1948 is 9.36 inches, well above the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during June 1948 is 82.8 degrees F, below the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during June 1948 is 64.9 degrees F, above the normal of 62.6 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: Trace.

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

Great Britain's Health Service Act goes into effect, providing publicly-financed medical and dental care.

Carole Landis dies at age 29 in Los Angeles, CA, of a barbiturate overdose that is ruled a suicide. She was an actress, known for film roles in One Million B.C. and Moon Over Miami. During World War II,  Landis traveled more than 100,000 miles and spent more time visiting troops than any other actress. Landis wrote several newspaper and magazine articles about her experiences during the war, including the 1944 book Four Jills in a Jeep, which was later made into a movie costarring Kay Francis, Martha Raye, and Mitzi Mayfair. In 1945 she starred on Broadway in the musical A Lady Says Yes, with future novelist Jacqueline Susann in a small role. Susann is said to have based the character of Jennifer North, from her best-selling novel Valley of the Dolls, in part on Landis. Carole Landis was born Frances Lillian Mary Ridsteon January 1, 1919  in Fairchild, Wisconsin.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

The first six women are sworn in to the regular U.S. Navy.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

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

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

In the 1948 Major League Baseball All Star Game, the American League defeats the National League 5-2 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri.  In the first inning, Richie Ashburn of the Philadelphia Phillies singles and Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals homers for the National League's only two runs of the game. But Hoot Evers of the Detroit Tigers hits a home run in the seocnd inning for the American League's first run, and pitcher Vic Raschi of the New York Yankees hits a 2-run single as the American League prevails. Attendance at the game is 34,009.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heavy rain; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: 0.93 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: Trace.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 77° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

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

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

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

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

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

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for July 1948 is 1.94 inches.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for July 1948 is 1.94 inches, well below the normal amount of 4.48 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during July 1948 is 86.5 degrees F, below the normal of 88.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during July 1948 is 70.9 degrees F, above the normal of 67.7 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 1.83 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: Trace.

Pitcher Satchel Paige of the Cleveland Indians makes his first major-league start and goes 7 innings to lead Cleveland to a 5-3 win against the Wasington Senators.

Baltimore weather: Tundershower; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

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

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

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 1.12 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.30 inch.

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

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

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: Trace.

Rex Barney of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitches a one-hitter for a 1-0 win against Robin Roberts and the Philadelphia Phillies at Shibe Park in Philadeplphia, PA.. (Rex Barney was later the public-address announcer for the Orioles from 1969 to 1997, and also for the Baltimore Colts NFL football team from 1959 to 1984.)

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.72 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.23 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.50 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.41 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 101 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any August 26th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

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

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 102 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any August 27th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 102° F; Low temp. 77° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 101 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any August 28th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 101° F; Low temp. 77° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 98° F; Low temp. 78° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for August 1948 is 5.75 inches, above the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during August 1948 is 85.0 degrees F, below the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during August 1948 is 68.2 degrees F, above the normal of 65.8 degrees.

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

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) is established.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.26 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.56 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

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

John Ritter is born in Burbank, California. He becomes an actor, known for playing Jack Tripper on the ABC television sitcom Three's Company (1977–1984), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award in 1984. He briefly reprised the role on the spin-off Three's a Crowd, which aired for one season (1984-85) with 22 episodes. John Ritter died at age 54 on September 11, 2003, in the same hospital in which he was born, after surgery to repair an aortic dissection.

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

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Milton Berle makes his debut as permanent host of the comedy-variety television show "The Texaco Star Theater" on NBC. (The show lasts for 8 seasons on TV, from June 1948 to June 1956, in 1953-55 as The Buick-Berle Show and its final season as The Milton Berle Show. It got its start on radio on October 5, 1938, and lasts on radio until 1949.)

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.38 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

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

Olivia Newton-John is born in Cambridge, England. She became a singer, songwriter, actress and activist. A four-time Grammy Award winner with worldwide sales of more than 100 million records, she also co-starred with John Travolta in the 1978 musical film Grease (which included hit songs "You're the One That I Want", "Summer Nights" and "Hopelessly Deveoted to You" among others). Her 1981 song "Physical" was the biggest pop hit song of that year in the U.S. and also the biggest pop hit of the 1980s according to Billboard magazine. She battled breast cancer three times, and was an advocate for breast cancer research and an activist for environmental and animal rights causes. She died at age 73 on August 8, 2022 in the Santa Ynez Valley, California.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.80 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for September 1948 is 2.27 inches, below the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during September 1948 is 79.0 degrees F, below the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during September 1948 is 61.5 degrees F, above the normal of 58.8 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

In a one-game American League playoff, the Cleveland Indians defeat the Boston Red Sox 8-3 at Fenway Park in Boston, MA. Gene Bearden pitches a complete game for Cleveland and gives up just one earned run on 5 hits. Cleveland shortstop Lou Boudreau goes 4-for-4 with 2 home runs. Attendance is 33,957 and the game is played in 2 hours and 24 minutes.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 1.87 inches.

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (now Turkmenistan) near Ashgabat at 1:12 a.m. local time. The earthquake causes extreme damage in Ashgabat and nearby villages, where almost all brick buildings collapse, concrete structures are heavily damaged, and freight trains are derailed. There is also damage in Darreh Gaz, Iran. Media estimates vary on deaths caused by the earthquake, ranging between 10,000 and 110,000.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.27 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.61 inch.

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

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.77 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: Trace.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for October 1948 is 3.62 inches.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for October 1948 is 3.62 inches, below the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during October 1948 is 63.7 degrees F, below the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during October 1948 is 49.7 degrees F, above the normal of 46.5 degrees.

WAAM-TV (Channel 13) broadcasts for the first time as the third of Baltimore's TV stations, joining WMAR-TV and WBAL-TV. (It will change its call letters to WJZ-TV in May 1957.)

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.88 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.40 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.50 inch.

Polaroid puts on sale to the public for the first time, the first instant camera, the Polaroid Land Camera Model 95. After a photographer takes a picture with this camera, the camera self-develops the image on photo paper in about one minute, after which the camera's back is opened and the photograph is peeled away from its negative/backing paper. Photographs are 3-1/4 by 4-1/4 inches. Only black-and-white (sepia-toned) photos can be taken with this camera.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.36 inch.

Baltimore receives 1.50 inches of precipitation, the most in Baltimore on any November 28th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 1.50 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.61 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for November 1948 is 5.40 inches, including melted snow and ice.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for November 1946 is 5.40 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during November 1946 is 60.0 degrees F, above the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during November 1946 is 46.0 degrees F, well above the normal of 36.5 degrees. No snow falls in Baltimore during November 1946, below the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch.

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

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

Baltimore weather:Rain;  High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.44 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.63 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

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

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: Trace.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore receives 1.35 inches of precipitation, the most for Baltimore on any December 15th since recordkeeping begain in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain and breezy from mid-morning onward; High temp. 43 degrees F; Low temp, 33 degrees F; Precipitation: 1.35 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.56 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore gets 6.8 inches of snow, the greatest snowfall in one day in Baltimore in 1948.

Baltimore weather: Snow (6.8 inches), freezing rain and rain; High temp. 33° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 1.02 inches (liquid).  6 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.  4 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.  3 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 33° F; Low temp. 17° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 25° F; Low temp. 15° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 17° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.52 inch.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.96 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with snow flurries; windy (38 mph at 6:00 pm); High temp. 40 degrees F, low temp. 33 degrees F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for December 1948 is 5.47 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during December 1948 is 47.1 degrees F, below the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during December 1948 is 34.5 degrees F, above the normal of 29.6 degrees. A total of 6.8 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during December 1948, above the normal amount of 2.5 inches.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in 1948 is 54.71 inches, or 12.03 inches above the normal amount of 42.68 inches.