NEWS: 1949

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Jan. 1, 1949

As 1949 begins, it's cloudy, windy, and 36 degrees F in Baltimore. The wind is from the northwest at 26 miles per hour.

In college football bowl games across the United States, the Northwestern Wildcats defeat the California Golden Bears 20-14 in the Rose Bowl, the Texas Longhorns defeat the Georgia Bulldogs 41-28 in the Orange Bowl, the West Virginia Mountaineers defeat the Texas Western Miners 21-12 in the Sun Bowl, the Oklahoma Sooners defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels 14-6 in the Sugar Bowl, and the SMU Mustangs defeat the Oregon Webfoots 21-13 in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire ends the Indo-Pakistani War in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir.

In the Indonesian conflict, Dutch authorities proclaim that fighting on Java is at an end with the exception of "rebellious elements."

The International University Sports Federation is formed.

Evergreen Park, Illinois resident James T. Mangan establishes the Nation of Celestial Space (or Celestia), a micronation that claims ownership of the entirety of outer space. (Mangan actively pursues claims of behalf of Celestia until his death in 1970.)

Max Azria is born in Sfax, Tunisia. He was a Tunisian-Jewish-born American fashion designer who founded the contemporary women's clothing brand BCBG MAX AZRIA. Azria was also the designer, chairman and CEO of the BCBG Max Azria Group, a global fashion house that encompassed over 20 brands. Azria left BCBG in 2016. BCBG Max Azria filed for bankruptcy in 2017 and was sold to Marquee Brands and Global Brands Group. Later Azria served as the CEO of ZappLight. He died at age 70 on May 6, 2019 in Houston, Texas.

William H. Lewis dies at age 80 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was one of the first African-American football players, playing at Amherst College and also playing football as a center at Harvard University while attending its Law School. After graduating, he coached Harvard football from 1895 to 1906, compiling a record of 114-15-5. Later, he became the first African-American United States Attorney. He was born on November 28, 1868 in Berkley, Virginia.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with a trace of snow; windy (37 mph at noon); very low barometric pressure in the morning (29.23 inches); High temp. 41 degrees F, low temp. 34 degrees F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Jan. 2, 1949

At Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, a Douglas DC-3 airplane skids down an ice-coated runway until it strikes a hangar and bursts into flames, killing all 3 crew and 11 of the 27 passengers aboard. The chartered plane was for Yale University students returning to school from Christmas vacation.

The Vatican announces rejection of an offer from the Hungarian government to enter negotiations on the status of the Catholic Church in Hungary. Vatican officials make it known that the offer could not be considered as long as Cardinal József Mindszenty remains in jail.

The Battles of the Sinai in the Arab-Israeli War end when Israeli forces withdraw from the Sinai Peninsula.

Luis Muñoz Marín takes office as the first Governor of Puerto Rico.

Christopher Durang, a playwright, is born in Montclair, New Jersey.

Harold Grimwade dies at age 79 in Frankston, Victoria, Australia. He was an Australian businessman, pharmacist, and a major general in the Australian Army, serving in World War I. He was born on May 18, 1869 in St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to partly cloudy; breezy/windy (30 mph at 2:00 am); High temp. 42 degrees F, low temp. 33 degrees F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 3, 1949 Baltimore weather: Light rain, then partly cloudy; High temp. 45 degrees F, low temp. 36 degrees F; Precip.: Trace.
Jan. 4, 1949 Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy; High temp. 42 degrees F, low temp. 34 degrees F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 5, 1949

U.S. President Harry Truman gives his State of the Union address. In it, he uses the term Fair Deal to describe his administation.

1.82" of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the record-largest amount in Baltimore for any January 5th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain, heavy at times; High temp. 50 degrees F, low temp. 38 degrees F; Precipitation: 1.82 inches.
Jan. 6, 1949 Baltimore weather: Rain in the morning, then cloudy, then partly cloudy; windy from early morning onward (40 mph at 8:00 pm); High temp. 54 degrees F, low temp. 38 degrees F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.
Jan. 7, 1949 Baltimore weather: Clear to partly cloudy; breezy until evening; High temp. 59 degrees F, low temp. 35 degrees F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 8, 1949 Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy; High temp. 64 degrees F, low temp. 44 degrees F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 9, 1949 .Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then cloudy with light rain; High temp. 54 degrees F, low temp. 45 degrees F; Precip.: Trace.
Jan. 10, 1949 Baltimore weather: Cloudy with fog and drizzle in the morning, then mostly cloudy; High temp. 54 degrees F, low temp. 40 degrees F; Precip.: Trace.
Jan. 11, 1949

A coaxial cable linking New York television station WABD with Chicago television atation WGN is activated.  This allows the DuMont Television Network to be the first network to show live TV programs simultaneously on the East Coast and in the Midwest (and in places in between, such as Pittsburgh, Pa.) simultaneously.  The cable activation is carried on all four TV networks: NBC, CBS, ABC, and DuMont. Before this time each TV network relied on separate geographical networks to air live shows, meaning a separate performance was needed in each hub city (New York, Chicago, etc.).  In 1949, stations west of the Mississippi River still get their "live" TV shows via films made of the live shows and then shipped to the stations for airing.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F, low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 12, 1949 Baltimore weather: Snow (1.1"); High temp. 40° F, low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch (liquid).  No snow on the gorund.
Jan. 13, 1949 Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F, low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 14, 1949 Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F, low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 15, 1949 Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F, low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 16, 1949

Television Channel 9 in Washington, D.C., has its first day of broadcasting. Its call letters are WOIC and it can readily be received in many parts of the Baltimore area. (It changes call letters to WTOP-TV in 1950, then WDVM-TV in 1978, then WUSA-TV in 1986.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F, low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 17, 1949 Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F, low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Jan. 18, 1949 Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 46° F, low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
Jan. 19, 1949 Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F, low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.
Jan. 20, 1949

The second inauguration of Harry S Truman as president of the United States is held on Thursday, January 20, 1949, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This is the 41st inauguration and marks the commencement of the second and only full term of Harry S Truman as president as well as the only term of Alben W. Barkley as vice president. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson administers the presidential oath of office while Justice Stanley Forman Reed administers the vice-presidential oath of office. This is the first televised U.S. presidential inauguration and the first with an air parade. Truman also restarts the tradition of an official inaugural ball, which had disappeared since the inauguration of William Howard Taft in 1909.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F, low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 21, 1949 Baltimore weather: Rain with a trace of snow; High temp. 43° F, low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 1.08 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Jan. 22, 1949 Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 55° F, low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch.
Jan. 23, 1949 Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 40° F, low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.23 inch.
Jan. 24, 1949 Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 56° F, low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch.
Jan. 25, 1949

The first Emmy Awards are presented. They are given at the Hollywood Athletic Club only to certain local Los Angeles television programs and people.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 57° F, low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
Jan. 26, 1949 Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 43° F, low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.45 inch.
Jan. 27, 1949 Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 43° F, low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.41 inch.
Jan. 28, 1949

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 70 degrees F, the highest-ever temperature in Baltimore on any January 28th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 70° F, low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.49 inch.
Jan. 29, 1949 Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F, low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 30, 1949 Baltimore weather: High temp. 30° F, low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 31, 1949

Baltimore gets 3.1 inches of snow, the greatest snowfall in one day in Baltimore in 1949.

Baltimore weather: Snow (3.1 inches) and rain; High temp. 37° F, low temp. 23° F; Precip.: 0.92 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for January 1949 is 6.13 inches, including melted snow and ice, about double the normal amount of 3.08 inches.  The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during January 1949 is 49.0 degrees F, well above the normal of 43.2 degrees.  The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during January 1949 is 35.7 degrees F, well above the normal of 25.4 degrees.  A total of 4.2 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during January 1949, below the normal of 6.4 inches.
Feb. 1, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.
Feb. 2, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Feb. 3, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: Trace.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Feb. 4, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.61 inch.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Feb. 5, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Feb. 6, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Feb. 7, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Feb. 8, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.
Feb. 9, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.
Feb. 10, 1949

Baltimore weather: Snow (3.7 inches); High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.26 inch (liquid).  3 inches of snow on the ground.
Feb. 11, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Feb. 12, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Feb. 13, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.
Feb. 14, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. *67 F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Feb. 15, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.
Feb. 16, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.53 inch.
Feb. 17, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.
Feb. 18, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.
Feb. 19, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.32 inch.
Feb. 20, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.
Feb. 21, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.
Feb. 22, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.48 inch.
Feb. 23, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.
Feb. 24, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: Trace.
Feb. 25, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Feb. 26, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.
Feb. 27, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.
Feb. 28, 1949

Baltimore weather: Snow (5.2 inches) and rain; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: 0.65 inch (liquid).  2 inches of snow on the ground.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for February 1949 is 3.41 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during February 1949 is 51.2 degrees F, above the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during February 1949 is 36.6 degrees F, well above the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of 8.9 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during February 1949, above the normal amount of 7.5 inches.
Mar. 1, 1949

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.
Mar. 2, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Mar. 3, 1949

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Mar. 4, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 5, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 6, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: Trace.
Mar. 7, 1949

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Mar. 8, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 9, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None,
Mar. 10, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.
Mar. 11, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Mar. 12, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 13, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 14, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 15, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Mar. 16, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 17, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 18, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.78 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Mar. 19, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 20, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 21, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 22, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.49 inch.
Mar. 23, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.66 inch.
Mar. 24, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 25, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.
Mar. 26, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: Trace.
Mar. 27, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: Trace.
Mar. 28, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Mar. 29, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 30, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 31, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.33 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for March 1949 is 2.74 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during March 1949 is 54.8 degrees F, equal to the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during March 1949 is 38.3 degrees F, above the normal of 33.9 degrees. A trace of snow falls in Baltimore during March 1949, below the normal amount of 2.8 inches.
Apr. 1, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.
Apr. 2, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 3, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: Trace.
Apr. 4, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.
Apr. 5, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.54 inch.
Apr. 6, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.
Apr. 7, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.
Apr. 8, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: Trace.
Apr. 9, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 10, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 11, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: Trace.
Apr. 12, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 13, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.58 inch.
Apr. 14, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
Apr. 15, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 16, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 17, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: Trace.
Apr. 18, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.58 inch.
Apr. 19, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 20, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 21, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 22, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.29 inch.
Apr. 23, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. ° F73; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Apr. 24, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.
Apr. 25, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 26, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 27, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Apr. 28, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 29, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 30, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for April 1949 is 2.44 inches, below the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during April 1949 is 63.6 degrees F, below the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during April 1949 is 46.5 degrees F, above the normal of 43.6 degrees.
May 1, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch.
May 2, 1949

1.17 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any May 2nd (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 1.17 inches.
May 3, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: Trace.
May 4, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.
May 5, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.
May 6, 1949

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 92 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 6th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.
May 7, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.
May 8, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.
May 9, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch.
May 10, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.69 inch.
May 11, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.
May 12, 1949

The Soviet Union lifts the Berlin Blockade, which the Western powers had circumvented with the Berlin Airlift.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.
May 13, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.
May 14, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.
May 15, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.42 inch.
May 16, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: Trace.
May 17, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.
May 18, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.
May 19, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.
May 20, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.
May 21, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.
May 22, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 1.80 inches.
May 23, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
May 24, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 1.12 inches.
May 25, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
May 26, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.
May 27, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.
May 28, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: Trace.
May 29, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.
May 30, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.
May 31, 1949

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

The total precipitation in Baltimore for May 1949 is 5.90 inches, well above the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during May 1949 is 74.8 degrees F, below the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during May 1949 is 56.7 degrees F, above the normal of 53.3 degrees.
Jun. 1, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 2, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 3, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 4, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 5, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 6, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 7, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 8, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 9, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 10, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 11, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jun. 12, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 13, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 14, 1949

This day is the last of 19 consecutive days with no measurable precipitation in Baltimore.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 15, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
Jun. 16, 1949

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.
Jun. 17, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.32 inch.
Jun. 18, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.
Jun. 19, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jun. 20, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 21, 1949

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.46 inch.
Jun. 22, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jun. 23, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 24, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 25, 1949

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 77° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.
Jun. 26, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jun. 27, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 78° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 28, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jun. 29, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jun. 30, 1949

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

The total precipitation in Baltimore for June 1949 is 1.19 inches, well below the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during June 1949 is 83.6 degrees F, below the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during June 1949 is 67.7 degrees F, above the normal of 62.6 degrees.
Jul. 1, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 2, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jul. 3, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 4, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 5, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 100° F; Low temp. 79° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 6, 1949

Walker Cooper of the Cincinnati Reds has 6 hits in 7 at-bats, including 3 home runs and 3 singles, drives in 10 runs and scores 5 times in the Reds' 23-4 win against the Chicago Cubs at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Baltimore weather: Light rian with thunder; High temp. 98° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.
Jul. 7, 1949

Shelley Duvall is born Shelley Alexis Duvall in Fort Worth, Texas. She became an actress. Known for her collaborations with Robert Altman and for playing eccentric characters, she won a Cannes Film Festival Award and a Peabody Award, and was nominated for a British Academy Film Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Four of her films are preserved in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. She died at age 75 on July 11, 2024 in Blanco, Texas.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jul. 8, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 9, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 10, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Jul. 11, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 12, 1949

Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians and Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe, all of the Brooklyn Dodgers, become the first black players to appear in a Major League Baseball All Star Game. The American League takes advantage of 5 National League errors to win the game, 11-7, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, NY. Attendance at the game is 32,577.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: Some (The exact amount is not recorded on this day.)
Jul. 13, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 2.01 inches.
Jul. 14, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.
Jul. 15, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 16, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jul. 17, 1949

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.53 inch.
Jul. 18, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 19, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jul. 20, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 21, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 77° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.
Jul. 22, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 23, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 24, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 25, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 26, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 79° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 27, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 79° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.
Jul. 28, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 82° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 29, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 82° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jul. 30, 1949

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.50 inch.
Jul. 31, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for July 1949 is 3.24 inches, below the normal amount of 4.48 inches.  (But the 3.24 inches does not include an unknown amount of precipitation that fell on July 12.) The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during July 1949 is 89.4 degrees F, above the normal of 88.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during July 1949 is 73.5 degrees F, well above the normal of 67.7 degrees.
Aug. 1, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 2, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: Trace.
Aug. 3, 1949

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is formed as a merger of the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: 0.41 inch.
Aug. 4, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: Trace.
Aug. 5, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.
Aug. 6, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 7, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 8, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 9, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 10, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 98° F; Low temp. 78° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 11, 1949

Margaret Mitchell, who wrote the novel "Gone With the Wind", is struck by a speeding car while attempting to walk across Peachtree Street at 13th Street in Atlanta, Georgia. (She dies of her injuries five days later.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 98° F; Low temp. 81° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 12, 1949

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.31 inch.
Aug. 13, 1949

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch.
Aug. 14, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 15, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Aug. 16, 1949

Margaret Mitchell dies at age 48 in Atlanta, Georgia, five days after being struck by a speeding car as she attempted to walk across Peachtree Street at 13th Street. She was a novelist who wrote "Gone With the Wind" upon which the movie of the same name is based. Margaret was born on November 8, 1900 in Atlanta.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 17, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: Trace.
Aug. 18, 1949

Paul Mares dies at age 49. He was a jazz musician, an early dixieland jazz cornet and trumpet player, and band leader of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. He was born on June 15, 1900 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.93 inch.
Aug. 19, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 20, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 21, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 22, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 23, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Aug. 24, 1949

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch.
Aug. 25, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 26, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 27, 1949

A violent white mob prevents an outdoor concert by black performer Paul Robeson from taking place near Peekskill, New York. (But the concert is held 8 days later.)

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: Trace.
Aug. 28, 1949

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.57 inch.
Aug. 29, 1949

The Soviet Union conducts its first nuclear weapons test, exploding the RDS-1 at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in the northeast of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.

Stan Hansen, a professional wrestler, is born in Knox City, Texas.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with rain early in the morning, then becoming clear; windy/breezy until evening (30 mph at 1:00 AM); High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precipitation: 0.11 inch.
Aug. 30, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 31, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for August 1949 is 2.82 inches, below the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during August 1949 is 85.5 degrees F, below the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during August 1949 is 70.7 degrees F, above the normal of 65.8 degrees.
Sep. 1, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 2, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 3, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 4, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 5, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: Trace.
Sep. 6, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: Trace.
Sep. 7, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.
Sep. 8, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Sep. 9, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 10, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 11, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 12, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Sep. 13, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.29 inch.
Sep. 14, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.29 inch.
Sep. 15, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace.
Sep. 16, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.
Sep. 17, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 18, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.49 inch.
Sep. 19, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
Sep. 20, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 21, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 22, 1949

The Soviet Union successfully detonates its first atomic bomb. The bomb explodes at a remote test site at Semipalatinsk in Kazakhstan.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.52 inch.
Sep. 23, 1949

U.S. President Harry Truman announces that there is evidence the Soviet Union has conducted a nuclear test explosion.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
Sep. 24, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 25, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 26, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 27, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
Sep. 28, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.
Sep. 29, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.33 inch.
Sep. 30, 1949

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

The total precipitation in Baltimore for September 1949 is 2.33 inches, below the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during September 1949 is 75.6 degrees F, below the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during September 1949 is 58.8 degrees F, equal to the normal of 58.8 degrees.
Oct. 1, 1949

The United Steelworkers of America union begins a 42-day strike over retirement benefits.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 2, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 3, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 4, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 5, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: Trace.
Oct. 6, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rian; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: Trace.
Oct. 7, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 1.48 inches.
Oct. 8, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 9, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 10, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 11, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 12, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 13, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: Trace.
Oct. 14, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Oct. 15, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: Trace.
Oct. 16, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 17, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 18, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: Trace.
Oct. 19, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 20, 1949 Baltimore weather: Clear to partly cloudy; High temp. 74 F, Low temp. 56 F; Precip: None.
Oct. 21, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 22, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Oct. 23, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 24, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 25, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.42 inch.
Oct. 26, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.60 inch.
Oct. 27, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 28, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.60 inch.
Oct. 29, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.
Oct. 30, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.36 inch.
Oct. 31, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.53 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for October 1949 is 4.11 inches, above the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during October 1949 is 71.6 degrees F, above the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during October 1949 is 56.9 degrees F, well above the normal of 46.5 degrees.
Nov. 1, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.
Nov. 2, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 3, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: Trace.
Nov. 4, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 5, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 6, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
Nov. 7, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: Trace.
Nov. 8, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 9, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 10, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 11, 1949

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 77 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any November 11th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 12, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: Trace.
Nov. 13, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.
Nov. 14, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 15, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 16, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 17, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 18, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 19, 1949

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

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Nov. 20, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 21, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: Trace.
Nov. 22, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 23, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 24, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.
Nov. 25, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Nov. 26, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 27, 1949

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Nov. 28, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.47 inch.
Nov. 29, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.27 inch.
Nov. 30, 1949

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

The total precipitation in Baltimore for November 1949 is 1.13 inches, including melted snow, well below the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during November 1949 is 56.7 degrees F, below the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during November 1949 is 40.8 degrees F, above the normal of 36.5 degrees. A trace of snow falls in Baltimore during November 1949, below the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch.
Dec. 1, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 2, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.
Dec. 3, 1949 Heather Menzies is born Heather Margaret Brotherston Menzies in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  She became an actress. She was known for her roles as Louisa von Trapp in the 1965 film The Sound of Music and Jessica 6 in the TV series Logan's Run. She died at age 68 on December 24, 2017, in Carrying Place (a community in the city of Quinte West), Ontario, Canada.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 4, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Dec. 5, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 6, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: Trace.
Dec. 7, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch.
Dec. 8, 1949

The Baltimore Colts enter the National Football League (NFL) when the merger of the NFL with the AAFC is approved.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: Trace (Liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Dec. 9, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 10, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Dec. 11, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.
Dec. 12, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.51 inch.
Dec. 13, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.39 inch.
Dec. 14, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 15, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 16, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 17, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 18, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.33 inch.
Dec. 19, 1949

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.
Dec. 20, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 21, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 22, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 23, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Dec. 24, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 25, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 26, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.30 inch.
Dec. 27, 1949

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.
Dec. 28, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 29, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 30, 1949

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 31, 1949

Baltimore weather: Clear; High temp. 41 degrees F, low temp. 28 degrees F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for December 1949 is 2.25 inches, including melted snow, below the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during December 1949 is 48.3 degrees F, above the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during December 1949 is 34.7 degrees F, above the normal of 29.6 degrees. A trace of snow falls in Baltimore during December 1949, below the normal amount of 2.5 inches.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in 1949 is 37.69 inches, or 4.93 inches below the normal amount of 42.62 inches.

The year 1949 was a "down" year economically in the U.S. Three of the four quarters of the year (first, second, and fourth) had a falling Gross Domestic Product. For the year, GDP fell about 2 percent.