NEWS: 1958

As 1958 begins, it's cloudy and 41 degrees F at Baltimore's official weather station. The wind is form the east-southeast at 9 miles an hour.

About 83.2 percent of American households have at least one television set. This includes about 350,000 color televisions and about 40 million black-and-white ones.

The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.

Grandmaster Flash is born Joseph Saddler in Bridgetown, Barbados. He is a Barbadian-American DJ and rapper. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of hip hop DJing, cutting, scratching and mixing. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, becoming the first hip hop act to be honored. In 2019 he won the Polar Music Prize.

Renn Woods is born Ren Woods in Chicago, Illinois. She is a film, television and stage actress, vocalist and songwriter. She is best known for her role as Fanta in Roots, and also for her performance of Aquarius in the film version of Hair (1979). She also had a supporting role in the comedy The Jerk (1979). She has also appeared onstage as Dorothy in the first national touring production of The Wiz, and as The Moon in a critically acclaimed stage production of Caroline, or Change.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with light rain, then clearing; windy in the late morning through early evening (29 mph at noon); High temp. 44 degrees F, Low temp. 27 degrees F, Precipitation: Trace.  No snow on the ground.

Sputnik 1 falls out of Earth orbit and burns up while re-entering the Earth's atmosphere. (It's the world's first manmade satellite and was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, and it completes 1,440 orbits of the Earth.)

Julian Sands is born in Otley, England. He's an English actor known for his roles in films such as The Killing Fields, A Room with a View, Warlock, Arachnophobia, Boxing Helena and Vatel. On television, he is known for playing Vladimir Bierko in 24, Jor-El in Smallville, and as Yulish Rabitov in Banshee.

Baltimore weather: Clear; windy at midday (21 mph at noon); High temp. 26 degrees F, Low temp. 15 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his State of the Union address. In it, he told of a Communist imperialist threat.

Baltimore weather: Clear; breezy until evening; High temp. 33 degrees F, Low temp. 16 degrees F, Precipitation: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.

The United States successfully launches a satellite for the first time. It is called Explorer 1.

Baltimore weather: Clear in the early morning; becoming cloudy; a light rain shower with a trace of snow late in the evening;; High temp. 42 degrees F, Low temp. 31 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.03 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Total precipitation for Baltimore during January 1958 is 3.45 inches (liquid), including melted ice and snow, above the normal of 3.08 inches.  The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during January 1958 is 39.6 degrees F, below the normal of 43.2 degrees.  The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during January 1958 is 25.2 degrees F, just below the normal of 25.4 degrees.  A total of 1.5 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station during January 1958, below the normal of 6.4 inches.

Baltimore receives 11.5 inches of snow by the end of the day as a snowstorm begins in mid-afternoon and lasts until midnight (and beyond).

Friendship International Airport (renamed Baltimore-Washington International Aiirport in 1973) gets 11.5 inches of snow, the greatest snowfall in one day at the airport in 1958.

Baltimore weather: Clear from midnight to early morning, becoming cloudy by 7:00 AM; snow (11.5 inches) from early afternoon onward; breezy in the afternoon; High temp. 31 degrees F, Low temp. 22 degrees F, Precipitation: 1.06 inch (liquid).  12 inches of snow on the ground.

Lisa Loring is born Lisa Ann DeCinces in Kwajalein Atoll, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (now Marshall Islands).  She was an actress, best known for her work as a child actress playing Wednesday Addams at six years old on the 1964–1966 TV sitcom The Addams Family. She died at age 64 on January 28, 2023 in Burbank, California.

Baltimore receives an additional four inches of snow in the morning from the storm that began the previous day.

Baltimore weather: Snow (3 inches) until mid-morning, then cloudy; then partly cloudy; windy (35 mph at 10:00 PM); very low barometric pressure (29.13 inches at 3:00 AM); High temp. 26 degrees F, Low temp. 9 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.26 inch (liquid).  16 inches of snow on the ground.

The low temperature for Baltimore reaches 3 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any February 17th (up to this time) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy; windy (30 mph at 6:00 AM); High temp. 12 degrees F, Low temp. 3 degrees F, Precipitation: None. 15 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with light rain, then mostly cloudy; breezy in the afternoon and evening; briefly windy (23 mph at 4:00 PM); High temp. 57 degrees F, Low temp. 39 degrees F, Precipitation: Trace.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during February 1958 is 3.51 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during February 1958 is 36.1 degrees F, well below the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during February 1958 is 21.6 degrees F, well below the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of 18.3 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport during February 1958, well above the normal amount of 7.5 inches.

Baltimore receives 4.7 inches of snow in a storm that lasts form mid-morning through the rest of the day (and into the next day), and includes some sleet and rain.

2.15 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any March 19th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then snow (4.7 inches beginning about 9:00 AM, mixing with sleet and rain in the evening; breezy/windy (25 mph at 4:00 PM); High temp. 39 degrees F, Low temp. 34 degrees F, Precipitation: 2.15 inches (liquid).  4 inches of snow on the ground.

Nikita Khrushchev becomes the Soviet premier and First Secretary of the Communist Party.

Baltimore weather: Light rain until mid-afternoon; a trace of snow, then cloudy; windy/breezy until evening (29 mph at noon); High temp. 43 degrees F, Low temp. 37 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.28 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain until mid-evening, then cloudy; breezy/windy in the afternoon and evening (21 mph at 11:00 AM); High temp. 44 degrees F, Low temp. 39 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.52 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during March 1958 is 6.18 inches, including melted snow and ice, well above the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during March 1958 is 46.5 degrees F, well below the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during March 1958 is 33.0 degrees F, below the normal of 33.9 degrees. A total of 13.7 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport during March 1958, well above the normal amount of 2.8 inches.

U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon begin a goodwill tour of Latin America that is marred by hostile mobs.

Baltimore weather: Heavy rain until mid-morning, then cloudy; breezy at times until evening; High temp. 69 degrees F, Low temp. 52 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.77 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming partly cloudy; breezy/windy in the morning (23 mph at 5:00 AM); High temp. 61 degrees F, Low temp. 47 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during April 1958 is 4.29 inches, above the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during April 1958 is 64.6 degrees F, below the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during April 1958 is 45.1 degrees F, above the normal of 43.6 degrees.

Willie Mays hits the first grand slam in San Francisco Giants history as the Giants defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-3. He also hits a solo home run in the game and gets a total of five runs batted in.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy; a rain shower in the early morning; breezy from mid-morning to early evening; High temp. 76 degrees F, Low temp. 61 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.01 inch.

Ben Carlin becomes the first person to drive around the world. He and his wife, Elinor Carlin, had set off from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Half-Safe, an ampbibious Jeep, on July 19, 1950. Elinore quit the journey several years later because of seasickness, but Mr. Carlin, after long stops along the way, completes his journey nearly eight years after starting. He had driven 39,000 miles on land, and traversed 9,600 miles on the oceans.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy to partly cloudy, then clear, then mostly cloudy; breezy/windy (23 mph at 1:00 AM); High temp. 73 degrees F, Low temp. 52 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

A Capital Airlines passenger plane collides in mid-air with a Maryland Air National Guard training plane near Brunswick, Maryland, resulting in the killing of all 11 people on the Capital Airlines plane and one of the two people on the Maryland Air National Guard plane. The Capital Airlines plane had been on a scheduled flight from Pittsburgh, PA, to Baltimore. The Maryland Air National Guard plane, on a training mission out of Martin Airport in Middle River, MD, approaches the Capital Airlines plane from the left and behind, striking it on the left side, forward of the wing, and causing the Capital Airlines plane to crash into the ground about 4 miles east-northeast of Brunswick, Maryland. The Maryland Air National Guard plane disintegrates after it collides with the larger plane, but its pilot is thrown clear and is able to parachute to safety.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then partly cloudy; rain showers in the early morning; breezy in the afternoon and evening; High temp. 74 degrees F, Low temp. 62 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.18 inch.

Drew Carey is born in Cleveland, Ohio. He's is an actor, comedian, and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, he gained stardom in his own sitcom, The Drew Carey Show, and as host of the U.S. version of the improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, both of which aired on ABC. He then appeared in several films, television series, music videos, a made-for-television film, and a computer game. He has hosted the game show The Price Is Right since October 15, 2007 on CBS.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with light rain, becoming clear; windy/breezy at times (25 mph just after midnight); High temp. 72 degrees F, Low temp. 50 degrees F, Precipitation: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clear, then mostly cloudy; breezy in the early morning, afternoon and evening; High temp. 87 degrees F, Low temp. 59 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during May 1958 is 2.75 inches, below the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during May 1958 is 72.9 degrees F, below the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during May 1958 is 52.8 degrees F, below the normal of 53.3 degrees.

Charles de Gaulle becomes premier of France, marking the beginning of the end of the Fourth Republic.

Baltimore weather: Variable cloudiness; a thunderstorm in the late evneing; breezy/windy (24 mph at 4:00 PM); High temp. 87 degrees F, Low temp. 66 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.37 inch.

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a newly built freight ship, has its christening and launch ceremony in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The event is plagued by misfortunes. When Elizabeth Fitzgerald, wife of Edmund Fitzgerald (the president and chairman of the board of Northwestern Mutual insurance company, and for whom the ship is named), tries to christen the ship by smashing a champagne bottle over the bow, it takes her three attempts to break it. A delay of 36 minutes follows while the shipyard crew struggles to release the keel blocks. Upon sideways launch, the ship creates a large wave that throws water over the spectators and then crashes into a pier before righting herself. One man watching the launching has a heart attack and later dies. (Other witnesses later said they swore the ship was "trying to climb right out of the water." On November 10, 1975, the ship sinks in Lake Superior during a storm, killing all 29 crew members.)

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy at 6:00 PM; then clear; breezy at times; High temp. 71 degrees F, Low temp. 51 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

Baltimore weather: Variably cloudy; light rain; breezy at times in the evening; High temp. 67 degrees F, Low temp. 56 degrees F, Precipitation: Trace.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 50 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any June 16th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then clear; breezy/windy (25 mph at 2:00 & 3:00 PM); High temp. 77 degrees F, Low temp. 50 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy, then cloudy, then clear; High temp. 88 degrees F, Low temp. 62 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during June 1958 is 3.65 inches, below the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during June 1958 is 78.7 degrees F, below the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during June 1958 is 58.9 degrees F, below the normal of 62.6 degrees.

In the 1958 Major League Baseball All Star Game, the American League defeats the National League 4-3 at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. There are 13 singles in the game, but no extra-base hits. Nellie Fox of the Chicago White Sox is the only player in the game to have more than one hit; he has two singles. This is the first MLB All Star Game to have no extra-base hits. Attendance at the game is 48,829. It's a day game, so it's over before the thunderstorm (mentioned below) hits the Baltimore area.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy to cloudy; thunderstorms with heavy rain in the evening; windy/breezy at times (25 mph at 6:00 PM); High temp. 89 degrees F, Low temp. 70 degrees F, Precipitation: 1.87 inches.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II names the first four women to peerage in the House of Lords.

Baltimore weather: Variably cloudy; rain showers in the early morning and late afternoon; High temp. 85 degrees F, Low temp. 70 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.08 inch.

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating NASA.

Sometime after midnight Pacific time, at least six "No Parking" signs in Los Angeles, CA, are taped over with makeshift cardboard signs saying "No Farting."  The cardboard signs are removed, although one sign remains apparently unnoticed until August 3, 1958.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to mostly cloudy, becoming clear; light rain; windy/breezy (23 mph at 1:00 PM); High temp. 87 degrees F, Low temp. 71 degrees F, Precipitation: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Variable cloudiness; breezy from mid-morning to evening; High temp. 90 degrees F, Low temp. 65 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

Baltimore weather: Clear to partly cloudy, becoming cloudy; a thundershower in the evening; breezy at times from late morning onward; High temp. 94 degrees F, Low temp. 70 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.13 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during July 1958 is 7.73 inches, well above the normal amount of 4.48 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during July 1958 is 85.9 degrees F, below the normal of 88.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during July 1958 is 68.3 degrees F, above the normal of 67.7 degrees.

The novel "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov is published in New York, NY, by G.P. Putnam's Sons.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then clear;breezy/windy until evening (22 mph at 10:00 AM); High temp. 79 degrees F, Low temp. 61 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 52 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any August 19th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy to partly cloudy, then clear; High temp. 77 degrees F, Low temp. 52 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

Jim Bunning of the Detroit Tigers pitches a no-hitter in the Tigers' 3-0 win against the Boston Red Sox in the first game of a doubleheader at Fenway Park in Boston, MA.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, then clear; breezy in the afternoon; High temp. 82 degrees F, Low temp. 55 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; a light rain shower in late evening; breezy/windy at times in the evening (21 mph at 11:00 PM); High temp. 88 degrees F, Low temp. 65 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.10 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during August 1958 is 6.26 inches, well above the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during August 1958 is 82.4 degrees F, below the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during August 1958 is 64.5 degrees F, below the normal of 65.8 degrees.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 42 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any September 13th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy in the early morning, then clear; then partly cloudy in late evening; High temp. 76 degrees F, Low temp. 42 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clear, then becoming cloudy; breezy at times; High temp. 73 degrees F, Low temp. 54 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

Hoyt Wilhem pitches a no-hitter for the Orioles as they defeat the Yankees in Baltimore, 1-0. It's the first no-hitter for the Orioles franchise since they moved to Baltimore from St. Louis for the 1954 season. The only score of the game is on a home run by Gus Triandos leading off the 7th inning for the Orioles. The final batter of the game for the Yankees is Hank Bauer, who would become manager of the Orioles begnning in 1964, and who was the manager of the first Orioles team to appear in, and to win, a World Series (in 1966).

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy; a light rain shower in the early evening; High temp. 70 degrees F, Low temp. 58 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.02 inch.

The Orioles defeat the Yankees, 3-2.

Baltimore weather: Rain until early afternoon, then cloudy; breezy until early evening; High temp. 66 degrees F, Low temp. 61 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.77 inch.

In Baltimore, the Orioles defeat the Washington Senators, 2-0.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy, then clear; breezy at times in the afternoon; High temp. 79 degrees F, Low temp. 56 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles again defeat the Senators, this time by a score of 3 to 2.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, then clear; High temp. 78 degrees F, Low temp. 50 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

In their final home game of 1958, the Orioles win for a third consecutive time against the Senators, this time by a score of 2 to 0. Attendance is 8,124.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy, then partly cloudy; breezy in mid-afternoon; High temp. 75 degrees F, Low temp. 52 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles have the day off.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then cloudy, then clear, then mostly cloudy; breezy in mid-afternoon; High temp. 83 degrees F, Low temp. 54 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

In New York, the Orioles defeat the Yankees, 3-2 in 12 innings.

Baltimore weather: Clear to partly cloudy; breezy in the afternoon; High temp. 90 degrees F, Low temp. 64 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles do not play (rain in New York).

The final 1958 Major League Baseball standings are:

American League final standings

National League final standings

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy to cloudy; light rain showers in the late afternoon and evening; breezy/windy from mid-morning onward (29 mph at 3:00 PM); High temp. 83 degrees F, Low temp. 59 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.06 inch.

The Yankees defeat the Orioles in both games of a doubleheader, 7-0 and 6-3.. These are the final two games for the Orioles in 1958. The Orioles end up with a record of 74-79 in 1958.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy, then clear; breezy/windy (21 mph at 1:00 & 2:00 PM); High temp. 68 degrees F, Low temp. 543degrees F, Precipitation: None.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy; light rain showers in the evening; breezy/windy from late morning onward (21 mph at 3:00 PM); High temp. 70 degrees F, Low temp. 47 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.07 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during September 1958 is 1.27 inches, well below the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during September 1958 is 77.8 degrees F, below the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during September 1958 is 55.5 degrees F, below the normal of 58.8 degrees.

Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. is born in Watertown, New York. As Viggo Mortensen, he becomes an actor, author, musician, photographer, poet, and painter. He has appeared in many TV shows and films, including the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy (released in 2001, 2002, and 2003) as Aragorn.  He has written dozens of books on subjects such as photography and painting as well as his own poetry.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy, then clear; breezy/windy (23 mph at 11:00 PM); High temp. 65 degrees F, Low temp. 43 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

This is the last of 20 consecutive days of no measurable precipitation at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then cloudy with light rain; windy (25 mph at 2:00 & 3:00 AM and 5:00 PM); High temp. 60 degrees F, Low temp. 45 degrees F, Precipitation: Trace.

Richard C. "Dickie" Buehler is born. He spends much of his life in the Baltimore area. He is killed at age 12 on July 3, 1971, when the van in which he is riding, overturns.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with light rain; becoming mostly cloudy to parly cloudy; breezy from late morning through afternoon; High temp. 54 degrees F, Low temp. 43 degrees F, Precipitation: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy in the early morning, then clear; breezy/windy from mid-morning onward (23 mph at 3:00 PM); High temp. 70 degrees F, Low temp. 41 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during October 1958 is 2.51 inches, below the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during October 1958 is 66.8 degrees F, below the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during October 1958 is 47.1 degrees F, above the normal of 46.5 degrees.

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

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain showers from late morning onward, including a trace of snow; heavy rain at mid-evening; breezy from mid-evening onward; High temp. 40 degrees F, Low temp. 26 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.77 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clear, then mostly cloudy; breezy/windy until evening (35 mph at 2:00 AM); High temp. 29 degrees F, Low temp. 16 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during November 1958 is 2.15 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during November 1958 is 56.5 degrees F, below the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during November 1958 is 37.8 degrees F, above the normal of 36.5 degrees. A trace of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport during November 1958, below the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch.

Baltimore radio station WFDS has its first broadcast. (In April 1960, its call letters change to WBAL-FM. Then, on March 28, 1977, the call letters change to WIYY and it is branded 98Rock.)

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy; breezy until mid-afternoon; High temp. 28 degrees F, Low temp. 18 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

The U.S. economy begins 1958 in a recession, as the economy shrinks at an annualized 10 percent in the first quarter of the year, continuing the shrinkage from the fourth quarter of the precious year. Then the economy turns positive, with modest growth in the second quarter of the year and strong growth (near 10 percent annualized) in the third and fourth quarters of the year. The U.S. Gross National Product increases nearly 3 percent during 1958.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then cloudy, then clear; breezy in the early morning; High temp. 38 degrees F, Low temp. 24 degrees F, Precipitation: None. It's clear and 26 degrees F as 1958 ends.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during December 1958 is 1.39 inches, including melted snow and ice, well below the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during December 1958 is 38.8 degrees F, well below the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during December 1958 is 20.8 degrees F, well below the normal of 29.6 degrees. A total of 0.5 of an inch of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport during December 1958, below the normal amount of 2.5 inches.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in 1958 is 45.14 inches, which is 2.54 inches above the normal amount of 42.60 inches.