NEWS: 1954

It's clear and 29 degrees F at the official Baltimore weather station as 1954 begins. The wind is from the southwest at 8 miles per hour.

By this date, 55 percent of all U.S. households have at least one television set.

In the U.S., the first coast-to-coast color TV broadcast is made by NBC -- the Tournament of Roses Parade from Pasadena, California. Later in the day, the network also televises in color the Rose Bowl and Cotton Bowl football games.

In college football:
40th Rose Bowl: Michigan State defeats UCLA 28-20.
20th Sugar Bowl: Georgia Tech defeats West Virginia 42-19.
20th Orange Bowl: #4 Oklahoma defeats #1 Maryland 7-0.
19th Cotton Bowl Classic: Rice defeats Alabama 28-6.
1954 Sun Bowl: Texas Western defeats Mississippi Southern 37-14.
1954 Tangerine Bowl: Texas A&M-Commerce and Arkansas State play to a 7-7 tie.

Gator Bowl: #14 Texas Tech defeats #16 Auburn 35-13.

The University of Maryland Terrapins (10 wins and 1 loss) are considered by most rankers to be the #1 college football team in the U.S. for the season despite their Orange Bowl loss.

Robert "Bob" Menendez is born in New York, NY. He is a lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States Senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2006. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Jon Corzine, and chaired the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 2013 to 2015, and again since 2021.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, then clear; breezy/windy from late morning until evening (25 mph at 4:00 pm); High temp. 58 degrees F; Low temp. 27 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

"The Caine Mutiny," a stage play based on the court-martial sequence in Herman's Wouk's novel of the same name, has its world premiere in New York, NY.

Cynthia Sikes Yorkin is born in Coffeyville, Kansas. She's a producer and actress known for her work on St. Elsewhere and Blade Runner 2049.

Baltimore weather: Clear; a few clouds at 1:00 and 2:00 pm; breezy in the afternoon and early evening; High temp. 52 degrees F; Low temp. 23 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

Baltimore gets 3.8 inches of snow in a storm that lasts from early morning to late afternoon.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; snow (3.8 inches) until late afternoon; breezy, especially in the morning; High temp. 23 F, Low temp. 18 F; Precipitation: 0.40 inch (liquid).  6 inches of snow on the ground.

Friendship International Airport (renamed Baltimore-Washington International Airport in 1973) gets 5.7 inches of snow, the greatest snowfall in one day at the airport in 1954.

Baltimore weather: Snow (5.7") until mis-afternoon; then cloudy, then mostly cloudy;breezy form early morning onward (20 mph wind in the evening); High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 20° F, Precip.: 0.56 inch (liquid).  5 inches of snow on the ground.

The first working silicon transistor is developed at Bell Labs by Morris Tanenbaum. Previous transistors had been made of germanium. Silicon transistors are more durable and can run with more power than germanium ones, allowing them to be used for higher-power amplification applications.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then variable cloudiness; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 35° F, Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the gorund.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, then clear; breezy from mid-morning to late afternoon (18 mph wind at 2:00 & 4:00 pm); High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 18° F, Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during January 1954 is 2.02 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal of 3.08 inches.  The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during January 1954 is 42.3 degrees F, below the normal of 43.2 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during January 1954 is 23.6 degrees F, below the normal of 25.4 degrees.  A total of 13.7 inches of snow falls at the official Baltimore weather station during January 1954, well above the normal of 6.4 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 13° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rian; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow (one inch); High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.   No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 28° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 9° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with a trace of snow; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

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

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 75 degrees F, the record-highest temperature in Baltimore for any February 16th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

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

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.23 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.82 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

The first mass innoculation of schoolchildren against polio, using the Salk vaccine, begins. About 5,000 children are vaccinated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

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

The total precipitation for Baltimore during February 1954 is 1.21 inches, including melted snow and ice, well below the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during February 1954 is 51.4 degrees F, above the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during February 1954 is 30.4 degrees F, above the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of one inch of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport during February 1954, well below the normal amount of 7.5 inches.

The United States detonates a hydrogen bomb at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. It is codenamed Castle Bravo.

1.17 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any March 1st since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clearing; rain (heavy at times) from mid-morning until evening; breezy/windy (30 mph at 8:00 am); very low barometeric pressure (29.19" min.); High temp. 63 F; Low temp. 36 F; Precipitation: 1.17 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.36 inch.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

On the television program "See It Now", Edward R. Murrow, a CBS newsman, critically reviews U. S. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy's anti-communism campaign.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Snow (1.5 inches) and rain; High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.28 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.69 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: 0.27 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

RCA announces that it has begun producing color televisions at its plant in Bloomington, Indiana.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.28 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

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

Karen Ann Quinlan is born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. On April 15, 1975, she took Valium on an empty stomach, then lapsed into a coma and never regained consciousness. She lived for more than ten years in a coma, in a persistent vegetative state.  She died at age 31 on June 11, 1985, in Morris Plains, New Jersey.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.42 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during March 1954 is 3.96 inches.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during March 1954 is 3.96 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during March 1954 is 52.2 degrees F, below the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during March 1954 is 31.6 degrees F, below the normal of 33.9 degrees. A total of 1.5 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport during March 1954, below the normal amount of 2.8 inches.

The U.S. Air Force Academy is established by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rai; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

This day is the most boring day of the entire 20th century, according to William Tunstall-Pedoe, an executive with database company True Knowledge.

A general election is held in Belgium. The dominant Christian Social Party wins 95 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 49 of the 106 seats in the Senate. Both parties have an anti-clerical agenda and aim to reverse policies of the Catholic government regarding private schools.

Abdullah Atalar is born. He becomes an engineering professor, teaching at Bilkent University in Turkey.

Jack Shufflebotham dies at age 66 in Crewe, United Kingdom (some sources say he died on May 4, 1954). He played for British soccer team Oldham Athletic. He was born on April 11, 1885, in Macclesfield, England.

Baltimore weather at Friendship (now BWI) Airport: Partly to mostly cloudy, then cloudy; a light rain shower in mid-evening; breezy at times from mid-morning onward; High temp. 82 F; Low temp. 45 F; Precipitation: 0.01 inch.

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

The Baltimore Orioles, playing their first Major League Baseball game since 1902, open their season at Detroit.  The Tigers defeat the Orioles, 3-0, but the Orioles get seven hits. Steve Gromek is the winning pitcher and Don Larson is the losing pitcher.  Attendance is 46,994.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

The Orioles win over the Tigers at Detroit, 3-2, for their first American League victory since 1902.  The Orioles get eight hits.  Duane "Dee" Pillette is the winning pitcher and Ray Herbert is the losing pitcher.  Attendance is 4,847.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: Trace.

The Orioles parade from downtown Baltimore to Memorial Stadium in a 90-minute procession, with thousands of people looking on.  In the Orioles' home opener at Memorial Stadium. they beat the White Sox, 3-1.  Vern Stephens hits the first home run for the 1954 Orioles, and Clint Courtney also hits a homer for the Orioles.  Bob Turley is the winning pitcher.  Chico Carrasquel of the White Sox gets the first hit ever at Memorial Stadium as an American League ballpark, leading off the first inning with a single. The Orioles stand at 2 wins and one loss, but they won't have more wins than losses for much longer.  Attendance is 46,354.  The upper deck is not yet fully constructed at Memorial Stadium.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.47 inch.

The Orioles lose at home to the Tigers, 1-0.  Ned Garver is the winning pitcher and Joe Coleman is the losing pitcher.  The Orioles get five hits and the Tigers only 3 hits.  Attendance is 9,955.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.53 inch.

Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power as he becomes prime minister of Egypt.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.57 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.27 inch.

In the Orioles' first doubleheader since coming back to the major leagues this season, they lose both games to the White Sox, 4-3 and 3-2.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 1.01 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

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

The total precipitation for Baltimore during April 1954 is 3.07 inches, below the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during April 1954 is 68.9 degrees F,  above the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during April 1954 is 45.3 degrees F, above the normal of 43.6 degrees.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.37 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.

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

Medical student Roger Bannister breaks the 4-minute mile during a track meet in Oxford, England, with a time of 3:59.4. It's the first time any person has officially run a mile in less than 4 minutes.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Construction of the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan begins. (This bridge, first opened to traffic on November 1, 1957, spans the Straits of Mackinac to connect Michigan's Upper Peninsula with its Lower Peninsula.)

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: Trace.

The Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, created by Leo Fender, is released for sale to the public.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.31 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

In the case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (Kansas), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decides that racially segregated public schools are unequal and unconstitutional.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: Trace.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.84 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Edmondson Drive-In Theatre opens in Catonsville, Maryland. This outdoor movie theater initially had a capacity of 1,200 cars, reduced to 950 in 1965 to allow for the adjacent Westview Cinemas. The theater, on Baltimore National Pike between Ingleside Avenue and North Rolling Road, closes for good on November 17, 1991. Its big screen, with a movie on it, is shown in the 1987 movie "Tin Men."

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

The Baltimore Orioles, in their first season in the American League since 1902, snap a 10-game losing streak by defeating the Chicago White Sox, 5-2.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during May 1954 is 2.07 inches, including melted snow, below the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during May 1954 is 70.6 degrees F, below the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during May 1954 is 51.0 degrees F, below the normal of 53.3 degrees. A trace of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at BWI Airport during May 1954. May snowfall in the Baltimore area is very rare.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

"Your Show of Shows" airs its last episode. This 90-minute live variety series debuted on the NBC TV network on February 25, 1950. It is widely acclaimed as one of the best early TV shows.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a measure adding the phrase "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: Trace.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 48 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any June 19th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 52 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any June 19th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. However, this record will be matched on June 20, 1956, and again on June 20, 2005.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 99 degrees F, a tie for the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any June 26th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. This high temperature ties the 99 degrees F that was recorded in Baltimore on June 26, 1952.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 99° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

During the first six months of 1954, fewer than 8,500 color televisions are manufactured in the United States. During the entire 1954-55 TV season, CBS makes only 19 color broadcasts.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during June 1954 is 0.15 of an inch, well below the normal amount of 3.98 inches and making it the driest June ever recorded for Baltimore (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during June 1954 is 83.8 degrees F, below the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during June 1954 is 61.0 degrees F, below the normal of 62.6 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

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

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

Elvis Presley records his song "That's All Right" at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.32 inch.

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

Elvis Presley makes his radio debut as his song "That's All Right" is played by disc jockey Dewey Phillips on his popular show "Red, Hot & Blue" on radio station WHBQ in Memphis, Tennessee. The single is officially released on July 19, 1954.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

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

The 1954 Major League Baseball All Star Game is played at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. The American League wins, 11-9. Pitcher Dean Stone of the Washington Senators does not get any batters out, but he gets credit for the win. In the eighth inning, after Dean Stone enters the game, Red Schoendienst of the St. Louis Cardinals tries to steal home plate, but Stone's throw to the plate gets the runner out for the third out.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 99 degrees F, a tie for the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any July 13th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. This high temperature ties the 99 degrees F recorded in Baltimore on July 13, 1880.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 99° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 101 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any July 14th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 101° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.27 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.80 inch.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 57 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any July 16th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: Trace.

Elvis Presley's song "That's All Right" is officially released. It rises to #4 on the local record charts in Memphis, TN, and sells about 20,000 copies nationally, but it does not hit the national charts. Eventually over the years, the song sells at least 500,000 copies in the U.S., many of which are albums that include the song.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

The Geneva Conference concludes with accords dividing Vietnam into northern and southern entities.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

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

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 99° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Joe Adcock of the Milwaukee Braves hits four home runs and a double in the Braves' 15-7 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, NY.  Adcock's 18 total bases in one game sets a major-league record (up to this point). He homers in the second inning off Don Newcombe, doubles in the third inning and homers in the fifth inning off Erv Palica, homers off Pete Wojey in the seventh inning, and homers off Johnny Podres in the ninth inning. His double off the left-center-field fence misses being a home run by inches. Joe Adcock sees only 7 pitches in collecting his 5 hits.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 102° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during July 1954 is 1.77 inches, well below the normal amount of 4.48 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during July 1954 is 88.7 degrees F, just below the normal of 88.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during July 1954 is 64.4 degrees F, below the normal of 67.7 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.76 inch.

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

Twenty-four boxers become the first inductees into the Boxing Hall of Fame, including Henry Armstrong, Gentleman Jack Corbett, Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, and John L. Sullivan.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.75 inch.

Émilie Dionne dies at age 20 in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada.  She is the first of the Dionne quintuplets to die. The Dionne quintuplets became world-famous as the first known set of quintuplets to all survive their infancy. She and her four sisters were born on May 28, 1934, near Callander, Ontario, Canada.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.28 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.26 inch.

The first issue of the magazine Sports Illustrated is published.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.32 inch.

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

During the Eisenhower administration, Assistant Secretary of Labor James Ernest Wilkins becomes the first black oFficial to attend a meeting of the president's cabinet.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.63 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.64 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

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

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party in the United States.

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

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.

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

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during August 1954 is 4.10 inches, just above the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during August 1954 is 82.3 degrees F, below the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during August 1954 is 64.0 degrees F, below the normal of 65.8 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

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

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 96 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any September 5th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch.

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

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

The novel "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding is first published. It is published in London, England, by Faber & Faber.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.26 inch.

Karl Spooner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, pitching his first Major League game, defeats the New York Giants 3-0 and becomes the first pitcher to strike out 15 batters in his first game.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

In their last game of the 1954 season, the Orioles lose to the White Sox, 11-0, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.  Don Larsen (3-21) is the losing pitcher.  Attendance is 14,755.  Billy Hunter makes his 32nd error of the season for the Orioles. The Orioles end up at 54 wins and 100 losses -- the same record as the 1953 St. Louis Browns just before becoming the Orioles -- and 57 games behind Cleveland in the eight-team American League.  (Don Larsen would go on to pitch a perfect game in the World Series for the New York Yankees on October 8, 1956.)

The final 1954 Major League Baseball standings are:

American League final standings

National League final standings

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

In Game One of the 1954 World Series, with the score tied 2–2 and two base runners in the 8th inning, New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays makes one of the greatest catches in Series history, when he races back in the Polo Grounds to make an over-the-head catch of Vic Wertz' 462-foot drive. Wertz, who had driven in the Cleveland Indians' two runs in the first inning, would finish the day 4-for-5, including a double and a triple. The Giants went on to win the game in extra innings, 5–2, thanks to a pinch-hit three-run home run by Dusty Rhodes off Bob Lemon in the bottom of the 11th inning. Since then, The Catch is a term used to refer to the memorable defensive play executed by Mays.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during September 1954 is 1.16 inches, well below the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during September 1954 is 81.5 degrees F, above the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during September 1954 is 58.8 degrees F, equal to the normal of 58.8 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: Trace.

The New York Giants defeat the Cleveland Indians in Cleveland, 7-4, in Game 4 of the 1954 World Series to win their fifth World Championship, four games to none. Attendance is 78,102. Cleveland finishes the season with an American League record 111 wins which they will hold for 44 years, but failed to win a Series game. This is the first title for the Giants in 21 years. They would not win another World Series until 2010, more than 50 years after they moved to San Francisco.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

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

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 92 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any October 4th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.23 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Marian Anderson becomes the first black singer to be hired by the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York, NY.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 89 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any October 11th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 89 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any October 12th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

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

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 89 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any October 13th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 1.28 inches.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: Trace.

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

The Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295) is opened to traffic for the first time. It is 30.8 miles long.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

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

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.28 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.95 inch.

Snow falls at Baltimore's official weather rstation at Friendship Airport for the first time this snow season.

Baltimore weather: Rain with a trace of snow; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.36 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during October 1954 is 3.24 inches, below the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during October 19 is54 70.0 degrees F, above the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during October 1954 is 49.1 degrees F, above the normal of 46.5 degrees.  A trace of snow falls at Baltimore's weather station at Friendship Airport during October 1954. Baltimore October snowfall is rare.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 29 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any November 1st (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.67 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.47 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.34 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

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

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

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.46 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during November 1954 is 2.42 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during November 1954 is 52.1 degrees F, well below the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during November 1954 is 34.7 degrees F,  the nbelowormal of 36.5 degrees. A trace of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport during November 1954, below the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch.

This month, the first mass-produced pocket transistor radio becomes available for sale to consumers. It is the Regency TR-1, manufactured in Indianapolis, Indiana. It has four transistors and one germanium diode. (Sales eventually reach 150,000 units despite the radio's mediocre performance. It is priced at $49.95 and it uses a 22.5-volt battery.)

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

The U.S. Senate passes a resolution that condemns Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, a Republican from Wisconsin. The resolution says he “acted contrary to senatorial ethics and tended to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute.” The vote is 67-22 in favor.

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 29° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 16° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.42 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.4"); High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.75 inch.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.40 inch.

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

James Hilton dies at age 54 of liver cancer at his home in Long Beach, California. He was a writer, best known for his novels "Lost Horizon" and "Goodbye, Mr. Chips." He won an Academy Award in 1942 for his work on the screenplay for the movie "Mrs. Miniver."  He was born on September 9, 1900 in Leigh near Manchester, England.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 27° F; Low temp. 14° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 15° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 17° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.63 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.30 inch.

In college football's Gator Bowl, #15 Auburn defeats #9 Baylor 33-13.

The U.S. economy shrinks during the first quarter of 1954 as the recession continues from the previous year. After a nearly flat second quarter, the U.S. economy begins growing again in the second half of 1954. The U.S. Gross Domestic Product grows about 2 and a half percent in 1954.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during December 1954 is 2.72 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during December 1954 is 43.4 degrees F, below the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during December 1954 is 26.5 degrees F, below the normal of 29.6 degrees. A total of 0.4 of an inch of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport during December 1954, below the normal amount of 2.5 inches.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in 1954 is 27.89 inches, or 14.80 inches below the normal of 42.69 inches.