NEWS: 1953

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Jan. 1, 1953

It's cloudy, breezy, and 35 degrees F at the official Baltimore weather station as 1953 begins. The wind is from the north at 20 miles per hour.

In college football:
39th Rose Bowl: #5 Southern California defeats #11 Wisconsin 7-0.
19th Sugar Bowl: #2 Georgia Tech defeats #7 Mississippi 24-7.
19th Orange Bowl: #9 Alabama beats #14 Syracuse 61-6.
17th Cotton Bowl Classic: Texas defeats Tennessee 16-0.
1953 Sun Bowl: Pacific defeats Mississippi Southern 26-7.
1953 Tangerine Bowl: East Texas State defeats Tennessee Tech 33-0.
1953 Gator Bowl: Florida defeats Tulsa 14-13.

The first detector for locating unlicensed television sets begins operation in the United Kingdom. The detector is mounted in a van that drives though neighborhoods to find unlicensed TV sets. (To comply with UK law, television owners there must obtain a TV license and pay an annual fee for each TV set owned.)

In South Africa, the Bantu Education Act goes into effect. It provides the legal basis for the practice of apartheid, especially in education.

Ernest Bloch's "Suite Hebraique," a musical piece for viola and piano, has its world premiere at the Covenant Club of Illinois in Chicago.

Hank Williams dies at age 29, in the back seat of his car while being driven to a concert date. He dies during a trip from Bristol, Virginia, to Oak Hill, West Virginia. where the driver of his car stops for gasoline and discovers Williams dead. Hank was a singer, songwriter, and musician. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, he recorded 35 singles (five released posthumously) that reached the top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, including 11 that reached No. 1 (three posthumously). He was born on September 17, 1923, in Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to partly cloudy, then clear; breezy in the afternoon; High temp. 47 degrees F; Low temp. 30 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace (liquid). No snow on the ground.

Jan. 2, 1953

The Baltimore Bullets of the NBA begin a league-record 32-game road losing streak (12 games in 1952-53; 20 games in 1953-54) with a 73-66 defeat at the Indianapolis Olympians.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; a rain shower late in the evening; breezy in the afternoon; High temp. 49 degrees F; Low temp. 30 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.11 inch.

Jan. 3, 1953

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy; light rain showers in the early morning; High temp. 42 degrees F; Low temp. 37 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.03 inch.

Jan. 4, 1953

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy; snow (0.4") late in the afternoon; breezy/windy from mid-morning onward (24 mph at noon); High temp. 39 degrees F; Low temp. 28 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.03 inch (liquid). A trace of snow on the gorund.

Jan. 5, 1953

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy, then partly cloudy; High temp. 34 degrees F; Low temp. 22 degrees F; Precipitation: None. A trace of snow on the ground.

Jan. 6, 1953

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; snow (2 inches) in the late evening; High temp. 37 degrees F; Low temp. 25 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.11 inch (liquid). 2 inches of snow on the ground.

Jan. 7, 1953

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy; rain in the morning, then light snow in the evening (a trace); breezy in late morning and late evening; High temp. 38 degrees F; Low temp. 29 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.12 inch (liquid). One inch of snow on the ground.

Jan. 8, 1953

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain all day; breezy in the morning until early afternoon; High temp. 38 degrees F; Low temp. 30 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.76 inch (liquid). A trace of snow on the ground.

Jan. 9, 1953

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain until late evening; breezy/windy (25 mph at 5:00 and 9:00 pm); High temp. 41 degrees F; Low temp. 34 degrees F; Precipitation: 1.27 inches. No snow on the ground.

Jan. 10, 1953

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain in the morning; windy/breezy in the morning (23 mph at 9:00 am); High temp. 39 degrees F; Low temp. 34 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.26 inch.

Jan. 11, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain with a trace of snow; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 33° F, Precip.: 0.15 inch (liquid). No snow on the ground.

Jan. 12, 1953

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear; windy/breezy until early evening (28 mph wind max.); High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 28° F, Precip.: None.

Jan. 13, 1953

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy, then mostly cloudy, thenpartly cloudy; breezy from late morning to early afternoon (20 mph wind at 11:00 am); High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 25° F, Precip.: None.

Jan. 14, 1953

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 30° F, Precip.: None.

Jan. 15, 1953

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clearing, then becoming cloudy; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 34° F, Precip.: None.

Jan. 16, 1953

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 71 degrees F, which is the highest temperature ever in Baltimore on any January 16th since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy with a light rain shower, then clear, then mostly cloudy to cloudy, then clear; breezy/windy from mid-morning onward (28 mph at 2:00 pm); High temp. 71 degrees F; Low temp. 39 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace.

Jan. 17, 1953

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; breezy at times in the morning (16 mph wind at 3:00 am); High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 26° F, Precip.: None.

Jan. 18, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain in the morning, then cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 36° F, Precip.: 0.25 inch.

Jan. 19, 1953

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear, then cloudy; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 33° F, Precip.: None.

Jan. 20, 1953

The first inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower as the 34th president of the United States is held at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This is the 42nd inauguration and marks the commencement of the first term of Dwight D. Eisenhower as president and of Richard Nixon as vice president. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson administers the presidential oath of office to Eisenhower. The vice presidential oath is administered to Nixon by Senator William Knowland.

Jeffrey Epstein is born in New York, NY. He becomes a financier and eventually is convicted of sexually abusing some women and children. He is found unresponsive in his jail cell in New York, NY, on August 10, 2019, and he died later that day at a hospital at age 66.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy; breezy in late evening (14 mph wind at 11:00 pm); High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 36° F, Precip.: None.

Jan. 21, 1953

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain from mid-afternoon to mid-evening, then partly cloudy, then cloudy; breezy/windy all day (28 mph wind at 5:00 pm); High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 37° F, Precip.: 0.29 inch.

Jan. 22, 1953

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy, becoming clear; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 34° F, Precip.: None.

Jan. 23, 1953

The Dallas Texans NFL football team moves to Baltimore and is renamed the Colts.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then cloudy to mostly cloudy, then cloudy; breezy from late afternoon to late evening (18 mph wind at 6:00 pm); High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 23° F, Precip.: None.

Jan. 24, 1953

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with heavy rain in the morning, then partly to mostly cloudy, then cloudy with light rain in late evening; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 40° F, Precip.: 1.12 inches.

Jan. 25, 1953

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then becoming clear; windy all day (35 mph wind at 7:00 & 11:00 pm); High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 30° F, Precip.: None.

Jan. 26, 1953

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy late; breezy/windy until early afternoon (26 mph wind at 1:00 & 3:00 am); High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 26° F, Precip.: None.

Jan. 27, 1953

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy, then cloudy with a trace of snow late in the evening; breezy at times in the afternoon (15 mph wind at 3:00 & 4:00 pm); High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 30° F, Precip.: Trace (liquid). No snow on the ground.

Jan. 28, 1953

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with light rain in the morning, then becoming clear, then partly cloudy; windy/breezy from mid-morning to late evening (26 mph wind max.); High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 32° F, Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Jan. 29, 1953

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then clear, then mostly cloudy with a trace of snow, then clear; breezy/windy from mid-morning to late evening (30 mph wind at 4:00 pm); High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 26° F, Precip.: Trace (liquid). No snow on the ground.

Jan. 30, 1953

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then cloudy; breezy at times in the afternoon and evening (15 mph wind at 3:00 pm); High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 23° F, Precip.: None.

Jan. 31, 1953

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy, then cloudy with light rain late in the evening; breezy/windy at times (26 mph wind at 3:00 pm); High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 40° F, Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Total precipitation for Baltimore during January 1953 is 4.56 inches (liquid), including melted ice and snow. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during January 1953 is 47.1 degrees F, above the normal of 43.2 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during January 1953 is 30.9 degrees F, above the normal of 25.4 degrees. A total of 2.4 inches of snow falls at the official Baltimore weather station during January 1953, below the normal of 6.4 inches.

Feb. 1, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Feb. 2, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: None.

Feb. 3, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Feb. 4, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Feb. 5, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.

Feb. 6, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Feb. 7, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.87 inch.

Feb. 8, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Feb. 9, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Feb. 10, 1953

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

Feb. 11, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.29 inch (liquid). No snow on the ground.

Feb. 12, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Feb. 13, 1953

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

Feb. 14, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Feb. 15, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 1.04 inches.

Feb. 16, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Feb. 17, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.

Feb. 18, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.

Feb. 19, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Feb. 20, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Feb. 21, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.40 inch.

Feb. 22, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Feb. 23, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

Feb. 24, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: Trace.

Feb. 25, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: Trace.

Feb. 26, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Feb. 27, 1953

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

Feb. 28, 1953

Scientists James D. Watson and Francis H. C. Crick announce that they have discovered the double-helix stucture of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the carrier of genetic information in living things.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for February 1953 is 2.74 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during February 1953 is 49.6 degrees F, above the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during February 1953 is 30.4 degrees F, above the normal of 26.9 degrees. A trace of snow falls in Baltimore during February 1953, well below the normal amount of 7.5 inches.

Mar. 1, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Mar. 2, 1953

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.5"); High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch (liquid). A trace of snow on the ground.

Mar. 3, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 0.66 inch. A trace of snow on the ground.

Mar. 4, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.27 inch. No snow on the ground.

Mar. 5, 1953

Josef Stalin dies at age 74 after nearly three decades in power as the Soviet dictator. He had been in power since January 21, 1924. Stalin was born on December 18, 1878.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Mar. 6, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Mar. 7, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Mar. 8, 1953

Baltimore weather: Snow (3.1 inches); High temp. 33° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch (liquid). 3 inches of snow on the ground.

Mar. 9, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: None. One inch of snow on the ground.

Mar. 10, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None. No snow on the ground.

Mar. 11, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Mar. 12, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.45 inch.

Mar. 13, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.44 inch.

Mar. 14, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Mar. 15, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 1.45 inches.

Mar. 16, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Mar. 17, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Mar. 18, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.49 inch.

Mar. 19, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Mar. 20, 1953

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

Mar. 21, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Mar. 22, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Mar. 23, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Mar. 24, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 1.04 inches.

Mar. 25, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 1.52 inches.

Mar. 26, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Mar. 27, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: Trace.

Mar. 28, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: Trace.

Mar. 29, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: Trace.

Mar. 30, 1953

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

Mar. 31, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Total precipitation for Baltimore during March 1953 is 6.80 inches.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for March 1953 is 6.80 inches, including melted snow and ice, well above the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during March 1953 is 54.5 degrees F, below the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during March 1953 is 36.5 degrees F, above the normal of 33.9 degrees. A total of 3.6 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during March 1953, above the normal amount of 2.8 inches.

Apr. 1, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Apr. 2, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Apr. 3, 1953

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

Apr. 4, 1953

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

Apr. 5, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Apr. 6, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.34 inch.

Apr. 7, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.34 inch.

Apr. 8, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Apr. 9, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch.

Apr. 10, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain with a trace of snow; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.46 inch (liquid). No snow on the ground.

Apr. 11, 1953

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

Apr. 12, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.57 inch.

Apr. 13, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.60 inch.

Apr. 14, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Apr. 15, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Apr. 16, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.40 inch.

Apr. 17, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Apr. 18, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.43 inch.

Apr. 19, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Apr. 20, 1953

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid). No snow on the ground.

Apr. 21, 1953

Sales of 45 RPM records are greater than the sales of 78 RPM records for the first time.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Apr. 22, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Apr. 23, 1953

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

Apr. 24, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Apr. 25, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: Trace.

Apr. 26, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.59 inch.

Apr. 27, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: Trace.

Apr. 28, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Apr. 29, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Apr. 30, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.29 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for April 1953 is 4.43 inches, above the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during April 1953 is 63.8 degrees F, below the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during April 1953 is 44.2 degrees F, above the normal of 43.6 degrees. A trace of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station (at Friendship Airport) during April 1953.

May 1, 1953

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

May 2, 1953

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

May 3, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

May 4, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

May 5, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.

May 6, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 1.07 inches.

May 7, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

May 8, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rian; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

May 9, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: Trace.

May 10, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

May 11, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

May 12, 1953

Sominthy's Steak and Seafood Restaurant opens on Baltimore National Pike in Catonsville. The name Sominthy's is a corruption of owner Samantha's name. There was already a Samantha's Restaurant in the area.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

May 13, 1953

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch.

May 14, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.

May 15, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: Trace.

May 16, 1953

The Chicago White Sox load the bases against the New York Yankees in the top of the ninth inning. Pitcher Tommy Byrne (born in Baltimore, MD) is brought in as a pinch hitter for the White Sox, replacing Vern Stephens, who already had hit ten grand slams in his career. Tommy Byrne then hits a pinch-hit grand slam in the White Sox' 5-3 victory.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.82 inch.

May 17, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.74 inch.

May 18, 1953

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

May 19, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch.

May 20, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.27 inch.

May 21, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: Trace.

May 22, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.30 inch.

May 23, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: Trace.

May 24, 1953

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

May 25, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

May 26, 1953

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

May 27, 1953

A fire breaks out in the Shofer's Furniture store on South Charles Street in Federal Hill, Baltimore, just before 2:30 AM. It becomes a 6-alarm blaze, but firefighters are able to put it out before it consumes the whole building. The store is gutted and thousands of dollars of inventory are lost in the blaze, but the Shofers would quickly rebuild their store in the same location where it would remain until early 2021, when the store closes for good.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

May 28, 1953

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

May 29, 1953

Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tensing Norgay of Nepal become the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

May 30, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.79 inch.

May 31, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 1.22 inches.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for May 1953 is 6.37 inches, well above the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during May 1953 is 77.5 degrees F, above the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during May 1953 is 57.8 degrees F, above the normal of 53.3 degrees.

Jun. 1, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.48 inch.

Jun. 2, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Jun. 3, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Jun. 4, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Jun. 5, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Jun. 6, 1953

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.32 inch.

Jun. 7, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch.

Jun. 8, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.

Jun. 9, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Jun. 10, 1953

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

Jun. 11, 1953

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

Jun. 12, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Jun. 13, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain with a trace of snow; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 1.22 inch (liquid). No snow on the ground.

Jun. 14, 1953

The New York Yankees sweep the Cleveland Indians 6-2 and 3-0 in a doubleheader to extend the team's winning streak to 18 games.

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

Jun. 15, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Jun. 16, 1953

The New York Yankees' 18-game winning streak is broken by the St. Louis Browns, who defeat the Yankees 3-1. With this game, the Browns break their own 14-game losing streak.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Jun. 17, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: Trace.

Jun. 18, 1953

At Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox score 17 runs in the seventh inning against the Detroit Tigers while defeating them 23-3. In the seventh inning, the Red Sox score 17 runs on 14 base hits including Dick Gernert's home run, receive 6 walks, and leave the bases loaded. Gene Stephens gets three hits in the inning, Sammy White scores 3 runs in the inning, and Tom Umphlett also reaches base 3 times during the inning.

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

Jun. 19, 1953

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

Jun. 20, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Jun. 21, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Jun. 22, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Jun. 23, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Jun. 24, 1953

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

Jun. 25, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Jun. 26, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Jun. 27, 1953

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

Jun. 28, 1953

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.58 inch.

Jun. 29, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Jun. 30, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for June 1953 is 2.90 inches, below the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during June 1953 is 84/5 degrees F, just above the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during June 1953 is 63.0 degrees F, above the normal of 62.6 degrees.

Jul. 1, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Jul. 2, 1953

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 98° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch.

Jul. 3, 1953

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

Jul. 4, 1953

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

Jul. 5, 1953

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

Jul. 6, 1953

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heavy rain; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 1.06 inches.

Jul. 7, 1953

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

Jul. 8, 1953

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch.

Jul. 9, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: Trace.

Jul. 10, 1953

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

Jul. 11, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Jul. 12, 1953

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

Jul. 13, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Jul. 14, 1953

In the 1953 Major League Baseball All Star Game, the National League defeats the American League 5-1. There are no home runs in this game, but Pee Wee Reese of the Brooklyn Dodgers gets two hits, including a double, and two runs batted in. The game is played at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the attendance is 30,846.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Jul. 15, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Jul. 16, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 99° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Jul. 17, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 100° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Jul. 18, 1953

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

Jul. 19, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: Trace.

Jul. 20, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: Trace.

Jul. 21, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Jul. 22, 1953

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorms with heavy rain; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 2.86 inches.

Jul. 23, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.60 inch.

Jul. 24, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Jul. 25, 1953

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

Jul. 26, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Jul. 27, 1953

The Korean War Armisitice is signed at Panmunjon, a village just north of the de facto border between North Korea and South Korea.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Jul. 28, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Jul. 29, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Jul. 30, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: Trace.

Jul. 31, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for July 1953 is 4.94 inches, above the normal amount of 4.48 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during July 1953 is 90.0 degrees F, above the normal of 88.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during July 1953 is 66.2 degrees F, below the normal of 67.7 degrees.

Aug. 1, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Aug. 2, 1953

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Aug. 3, 1953

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

Aug. 4, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Aug. 5, 1953

Operation Big Switch begins as remaining prisoners taken during the Korean War are exchanged at Panmunjom at the North Korea-South Korea border.

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

Aug. 6, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace.

Aug. 7, 1953

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

Aug. 8, 1953

3.41 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any August 8th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 3.41 inches.

Aug. 9, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.39 inch.

Aug. 10, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Aug. 11, 1953

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

Aug. 12, 1953

The Soviet Union tests its first hydrogen bomb.

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

Aug. 13, 1953

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

Aug. 14, 1953

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

Aug. 15, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Aug. 16, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Aug. 17, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.

Aug. 18, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Aug. 19, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Aug. 20, 1953

The Soviet Union acknowledges that it has tested a hydrogen bomb.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Aug. 21, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Aug. 22, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Aug. 23, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Aug. 24, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Aug. 25, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Aug. 26, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Aug. 27, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Aug. 28, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 98° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Aug. 29, 1953

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 100 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any August 29th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 100° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Aug. 30, 1953

An episode of NBC's "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" is the first publicly announced network demonstration of a color TV program using the NTSC (National Television System Committee) "compatible color" system. However, it is viewable in color only at the network's headquarters. (See October 31, 1953.)

Gaetano Merola, San Francisco Opera General Director and co-founder, collapses and dies of a heart attack while conducting an outdoor concert in Stern Grove. San Francisco legend is that he falls as soprano Brunetta Mazzolina, singing "Un bel dí" from Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, reaches the word "morir", meaning "to die."

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 101 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any August 30th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 101° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Aug. 31, 1953

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 102 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any August 31st (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 102° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for August 1953 is 4.26 inches, above the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during August 1953 is 87.2 degrees F, above the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during August 1953 is 63.9 degrees F, below the normal of 65.8 degrees.

Sep. 1, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

Sep. 2, 1953

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 99 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any September 2nd (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 99° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Sep. 3, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Sep. 4, 1953

This day is the last of 18 consecutive days with no precipitation at Baltimore's official weather station (at Friendship Airport).

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

Sep. 5, 1953

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorms with heavy rain; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 3.34 inches.

Sep. 6, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.37 inch.

Sep. 7, 1953

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

Sep. 8, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Sep. 9, 1953

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

Sep. 10, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Sep. 11, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Sep. 12, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Sep. 13, 1953

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

Sep. 14, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: Trace.

Sep. 15, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: Trace.

Sep. 16, 1953

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

Sep. 17, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Sep. 18, 1953

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

Sep. 19, 1953

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

Sep. 20, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Sep. 21, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch.

Sep. 22, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Sep. 23, 1953

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

Sep. 24, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Sep. 25, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Sep. 26, 1953

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

Sep. 27, 1953

The final 1953 Major League Baseball standings for the regular season are:

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	99	52	0.656	—	50–27	49–25
Cleveland Indians	92	62	0.597	8½	53–24	39–38
Chicago White Sox	89	65	0.578	11½	41–36	48–29
Boston Red Sox	84	69	0.549	16	38–38	46–31
Washington Senators	76	76	0.500	23½	39–36	37–40
Detroit Tigers	60	94	0.390	40½	30–47	30–47
Philadelphia Athletics	59	95	0.383	41½	27–50	32–45
St, Louis Browns	54	100	0.351	46½	23–54	31–46

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Dodgers	105	49	0.682	—	60–17	45–32
Milwaukee Braves	92	62	0.597	13	45–31	47–31
Philadelphia Phillies	83	71	0.539	22	48–29	35–42
St. Louis Cardinals	83	71	0.539	22	48–30	35–41
New York Giants	70	84	0.455	35	38–39	32–45
Cincinnati Redlegs	68	86	0.442	37	38–39	30–47
Chicago Cubs	65	89	0.422	40	43–34	22–55
Pittsburgh Pirates	50	104	0.325	55	26–51	24–53

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Sep. 28, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Sep. 29, 1953

The American League approves a proposal to move the St. Louis Browns to Baltimore. Clarence Miles buys the baseball team from Bill Veeck. (The Browns, to be renamed the Orioles, will open the 1954 season at Detroit on April 13 for two games, then play at home for the first time, against the White Sox, on April 15.)

In Game 1 of the 1953 World Series at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, NY, the Yankees defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers 9-5.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Sep. 30, 1953

In Game 2 of the 1953 World Series, the Yankees again defeat the Dodgers, this time by a score of 4 to 2. The Yankees lead the Series 2 games to 0.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for September 1953 is 4.05 inches, below the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during September 1953 is 78.9 degrees F, below the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during September 1953 is 56.4 degrees F, below the normal of 58.8 degrees.

Oct. 1, 1953

In Game 3 of the 1953 World Series, played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, NY, the Dodgers defeat the Yankees 3-2. The Yankees lead the Series 2 games to 1.

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

Oct. 2, 1953

In Game 4 of the 1953 World Series, the Dodgers defeat the Yankees, 7-3. The Series is tied at 2 games apiece.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Oct. 3, 1953

In Game 5 of the 1953 World Series, the Yankees defeat the Dodgers, 11-7. The Yankees lead the Series 3 games to 2.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Oct. 4, 1953

In Game 6 of the 1953 World Series, played at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees defeat the Dodgers, 4-3. The Yankees become World Champions for the fifth consecutive year. Billy Martin is named the World Series Most Valuable Player after going 12-for-24 and having the game-winning single in the sixth and final game.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Oct. 5, 1953

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

Oct. 6, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

Oct. 7, 1953

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

Oct. 8, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Oct. 9, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Oct. 10, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Oct. 11, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Oct. 12, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Oct. 13, 1953

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

Oct. 14, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Oct. 15, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Oct. 16, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Oct. 17, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Oct. 18, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Oct. 19, 1953

Singer Julius La Rosa is fired by Arthur Godfrey while appearing live on Godfrey's show. The television program Arthur Godfrey Time airs live in the morning on CBS. After the televised portion of the program goes off the air, the broadcast continues on the CBS radio network. La Rosa sings "Manhattan"—and Godfrey fires him on the air, announcing that La Rosa had become "his own star" and "that was Julie's swan song with us." La Rosa did not return to the microphone.

The novel "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury is first published.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Oct. 20, 1953

Keith Herandez is born in San Francisco, CA. He becomes a Major League Baseball first baseman and plays the majority of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. Hernandez is a five-time All-Star who shared the 1979 National League Most Valuable Player ward and won two World Series titles, one each with the Cardinals and Mets.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then cloudy, then clear; High temp. 81 F, Low temp. 49 F; Precip: None.

Oct. 21, 1953

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

Oct. 22, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Oct. 23, 1953

This day is the last of 17 consecutive days with no precpitation at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship Airport (now BWI Airport).

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

Oct. 24, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Oct. 25, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Oct. 26, 1953

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

Oct. 27, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Oct. 28, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 1.04 inches.

Oct. 29, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 1.51 inches.

Oct. 30, 1953

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

Oct. 31, 1953

The first network color TV broadcast to use the NTSC (National Television System Committee) all-electronic color system is a performance of the opera "Carmen" on NBC. This "compatible color" system allows black-and-white TVs to receive the broadcast in black-and-white, while color TVs receive it in color.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during October 1953 is 2.83 inches.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for October 1953 is 2.83 inches, below the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during October 1953 is 70.0 degrees F, above the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during October 1953 is 45.2 degrees F, below the normal of 46.5 degrees.

Nov. 1, 1953

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

Nov. 2, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Nov. 3, 1953

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

Nov. 4, 1953

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

Nov. 5, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Nov. 6, 1953

Snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport for the first time this snow season.

A snowstorm brings 5.5 inches of snow to Baltimore and continues into the next day.

Friendship International Airport (renamed Baltimore-Washington International Airport in 1973) gets 5.5 inches of snow, the greatest snowfall in one day at the airport in 1953.

Baltimore weather: Snow (5.5 inches); High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: 0.37 inch (liquid). 5 inches of snow on the ground.

Nov. 7, 1953

Baltimore gets 0.4 of an inch of snow in the morning, a continuation of the previous day's snowfall. Total snowfall in Baltimore from this strom is 5.9 inches.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.4"); High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch (liquid). 6 inches of snow on the ground.

Nov. 8, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None. A trace of snow on the ground.

Nov. 9, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None. A trace of snow on the ground.

Nov. 10, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None. No snow on the ground.

Nov. 11, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Nov. 12, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Nov. 13, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Nov. 14, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Nov. 15, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Nov. 16, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Nov. 17, 1953

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

Nov. 18, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Nov. 19, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Nov. 20, 1953

This day is the last of 13 consecutive days with no precipitation at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Nov. 21, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: Trace.

Nov. 22, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Nov. 23, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.71 inch.

Nov. 24, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace.

Nov. 25, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.15 inch.

Nov. 26, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Nov. 27, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch (liquid). No snow on the ground.

Nov. 28, 1953

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: Trace (lqiuid). No snow on the ground.

Nov. 29, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Nov. 30, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during November 1953 is 1.32 inches, including melted snow and ice, well below the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during November 1953 is 56.6 degrees F, below the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during November 1953 is 35.1 degrees F, below the normal of 36.5 degrees. A total of 5.9 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport during November 1953, well above the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch.

Dec. 1, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Dec. 2, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Dec. 3, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Dec. 4, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Dec. 5, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Dec. 6, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.58 inch.

Dec. 7, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

Dec. 8, 1953

The song "Crackerjack Christmas" on Golden Records becomes1953's biggest-selling new Christmas song, selling one million copies in six days and making the local music charts in such cities as Baltimore, Boston, Los Angeles and Houston.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Dec. 9, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Dec. 10, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.26 inch.

Dec. 11, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Dec. 12, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.78 inch.

Dec. 13, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch.

Dec. 14, 1953

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.91 inch.

Dec. 15, 1953

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

Dec. 16, 1953

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid). No snow on the ground.

Dec. 17, 1953

The all-electronic color TV broadcast and receiving system proposed by the National Television System Committee is approved by the Federal Communications Commission as the color TV standard for the U.S. This is a compatible system which allows black-and-white televisions to receive color broadcasts (but in black-and-white, of course).

Baltimore weather: High temp. 29° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.

Dec. 18, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 29° F; Low temp. 15° F; Precip.: None.

Dec. 19, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 17° F; Precip.: None.

Dec. 20, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Dec. 21, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Dec. 22, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: Trace.

Dec. 23, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Dec. 24, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.

Dec. 25, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Dec. 26, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Dec. 27, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Dec. 28, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Dec. 29, 1953

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Dec. 30, 1953

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: Trace.

Dec. 31, 1953

The U.S. economy started out strong at the beginning of 1953, but the economy shrank in the second half of the year and the country entered a recession. The Gross Domestic Product of the U.S. rose less than 1 percent in 1953.

Baltimore weather: Partly to mostly cloudy, then clear; breezy/windy from early morning to early evening; High temp. 41 degrees F; Low temp. 29 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

Total precipitation for Baltimore during December 1953 is 3.05 inches (liquid), including melted ice and snow.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during December 1953 is 3.05 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during December 1953 is 48.6 degrees F, above the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during December 1953 is 29.5 degrees F, just below the normal of 29.6 degrees. A trace of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport during December 1953, below the normal amount of 2.5 inches.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in 1953 is 48.25 inches, or 5.38 inches above the normal amount of 42.87 inches.