| Jan. 1, 1962 | It's cloudy and 33 degrees F with calm wind at the official Baltimore weather station as 1962 begins. By this date, 90 percent of all U.S.households have at least one television set. This includes about one million color televisions and about 55 million black-and-white ones. While the NBC TV network foots the bill for the extra cost of broadcasting its programs in color, the CBS TV network broadcasts programs in color only if their sponsor(s) pay the extra cost of producing color programming. The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams are established.
The Beatles audition for Decca Records but are rejected by the record label, where an executive tells Beatles' manager Brian Epstein: "Guitar groups are on the way out, Mr. Epstein."
Western Samoa is granted independence from New Zealand.
Belgium gives permission to Rwanda to form an internal self-government. Baltimore weather: Cloudy; breezy at times in the afternoon and evening; High temp. 37 degrees F; Low temp. 28 degrees F; Precipitation: None. No snow on the ground. |
| Jan. 2, 1962 | The prime-time edition of the "Password" game show premieres on the CBS television network. (The prime-time version lasts until September 9, 1965 on CBS, then has another run from December 25, 1966, to May 22, 1967.) Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy, then cloudy; then mostly cloudy; breezy at times in the morning and afternoon; High temp. 35 degrees F; Low temp. 22 degrees F; Precipitation: None. |
| Jan. 3, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then cloudy, then clear; breezy in late morning and afternoon; High temp. 37 degrees F; Low temp. 21 degrees F; Precipitation: None. |
| Jan. 4, 1962 | Patrick Cassidy is born in Los Angeles, CA. He's an actor and singer best known for his roles in musical theater and television. He is a son of Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy. Jones was pregnant with Patrick while filming The Music Man and even kicked his mother's co-star Robert Preston in one scene when they were embracing. His brothers are Ryan Cassidy and Shaun Cassidy, and his half-brother was David Cassidy. He is also the uncle of Arrow star Katie Cassidy. Baltimore weather: Clear, then becoming cloudy; breezy at times in the afternoon and evening; High temp. 59 degrees F; Low temp. 31 degrees F; Precipitation: None. |
| Jan. 5, 1962 | Suzy Amis Cameron is born Susan Elizabeth Amis in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She's an environmental advocate, a former actress, and a former model. She made her feature-film debut in the 1985 comedy film Fandango. Amis Cameron next had roles in Rocket Gibraltar (1988), Where the Heart Is (1990), and Rich in Love (1993). In 1993, she appeared as Josephine "Jo" Monaghan in The Ballad of Little Jo. She later appeared in Blown Away (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), and the blockbuster Titanic (1997), in which she played Lizzy Calvert, the granddaughter of Rose Dawson Calvert (Gloria Stuart). That same year, she starred in the Western Last Stand at Saber River and acted in the cult-classic Nadja. Amis Cameron retired from acting after her last screen appearance in the 1999 film Judgment Day. Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then cloudy with light rain in late evening; breezy in early to mid-morning; High temp. 38 degrees F; Low temp. 31 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace. |
| Jan. 6, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Cloudy with rain throughout the day; breezy/windy in late evening (23 mph just before midnight); High temp. 54 degrees F; Low temp. 34 degrees F; Precipitation: 1.31 inches. |
| Jan. 7, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then variable cloudiness; breezy/windy until late afternoon (31 mph at 3:00 am); High temp. 56 degrees F; Low temp. 39 degrees F; Precipitation: None. |
| Jan. 8, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Cloudy, the clear, then cloudy with a trace of snow, then partly cloudy; breezy/windy in early morning and from late morning onward (22 mph just before midnight); High temp. 49 degrees F; Low temp. 27 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace (liquid). No snow on the ground. |
| Jan. 9, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; breezy/windy in early morning and from late morning through afternoon (23 mph at 11:00 am); High temp. 32 degrees F; Low temp. 20 degrees F; Precipitation: None. |
| Jan. 10, 1962 | A special “Parent Night” is held at Johnnycake Junior High School to acquaint the parents of all ninth graders with the registration and scheduling for senior high school. Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clear; light snow (1 inch) in the early morning; breezy at times; High temp. 24 degrees F; Low temp. 9 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.04 inch (liquid). One inch of snow on the ground. |
| Jan. 11, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then clear; High temp. 23° F; Low temp. 3° F; Precip.: None. A trace of snow on the ground. |
| Jan. 12, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly to mostly cloudy, then clear; High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 8° F; Precip.: None. A trace of snow on the ground. |
| Jan. 13, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Clear; High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 10° F; Precip.: None. A trace of snow on the ground. |
| Jan. 14, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy late in the evening; breezy in late afternoon (14 mph wind at 4:00 and 5:00 pm); High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 12° F; Precip.: None. A trace of snow on the ground. |
| Jan. 15, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Cloudy; a heavy rain shower in mid-afternoon, then clearing, then partly cloudy; windy/breezy in the afternoon and evening (26 mph wind at 9:00 pm); High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.46 inch. No snow on the ground. |
| Jan. 16, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then becoming clear; breezy/windy at times until evening (22 mph wind at 1:00 am); High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jan. 17, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Clear; windy/breezy from late morning until evening (23 mph wind at 1:00 & 2:00 pm); High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jan. 18, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Clear, then becoming cloudy; High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jan. 19, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy; snow (0.3") in the evening; High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch (liquid). A trace of snow on the ground. |
| Jan. 20, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Snow (0.3") in the morning, then cloudy, then becoming clear; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch (liquid). A trace of snow on the ground. |
| Jan. 21, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Clear, then becoming cloudy; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: Trace. No snow on the ground. |
| Jan. 22, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Cloudy; light rain in the evening; breezy/windy from late morning onward (23 mph wind at 6:00 pm); High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Jan. 23, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Cloudy with a light rain shower in the morning, then clearing; breezy until evening (24 mph wind at 11:00 am); High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch. |
| Jan. 24, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; snow (0.4") at midday, then cloudy, then partly cloudy; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch (liquid). No snow on the ground. |
| Jan. 25, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, then clear; breezy in the afternoon (18 mph wind at nooon); High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jan. 26, 1962 | The U.S. launches the Ranger 3 satellite with the goal of landing scientific measuring devices on the Moon, but the flight misses the Moon by more than 20,000 miles and keeps traveling away from the Moon. Baltimore weather: Clear, then becoming cloudy; light rain in the afternoon, then cloudy; breezy late in the evneing (17 mph wind at 11:00 pm); High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch. |
| Jan. 27, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Cloudy with a light rain shower; breezy from mid-morning onward (17 mph wind at noon); High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Jan. 28, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Cloudy; breezy until evening (17 mph wind at 1:00 & 3:00 pm); High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jan. 29, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Partly to mostly cloudy, then cloudy with snow flurries; High temp. 33° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid). No snow on the ground. |
| Jan. 30, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy with a trace of snow, then partly cloudy; windy/breezy from mid-morning onward (25 mph wind at 5:00 pm); High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 17° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid). No snow on the ground. |
| Jan. 31, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; breezy until evening (20 mph wind at 4:00 am); High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 9° F; Precip.: None. The total precipitation for Baltimore during January 1962 is 2.02 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the nowmal of 3.08 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during January 1962 is 41.8 degrees F, below the normal of 43.2 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during January 1962 is 23.0 degrees F, below the normal of 25.4 degrees. A total of 2.0 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station during January 1962, below the normal of 6.4 inches. |
| Feb. 1, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Snow (0.8"); High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch (liquid). One inch of snow on the ground. |
| Feb. 2, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light freezing rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 27° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch (liquid). One inch of snow on the ground. |
| Feb. 3, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Snow (0.3"); High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch (liquid). A trace of snow on the ground. |
| Feb. 4, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None. No snow on the ground. |
| Feb. 5, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch. |
| Feb. 6, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None. |
| Feb. 7, 1962 | U.S. President John F. Kennedy imposes a full trade embargo on Cuba. Baltimore weather: High temp. 29° F; Low temp. 10° F; Precip.: None. |
| Feb. 8, 1962 | Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 15° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid). No snow on the ground. |
| Feb. 9, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Snow (2.5 inches) and rain; High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: 0.40 inch (liquid). 2 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Feb. 10, 1962 | At the Glienicke Bridge in Berlin, Germany, two Americans captured and held by the Russians -- pilot Francis Gary Powers (captured on May 1, 1960) and student Frederic Pryor -- are exchanged for a Soviet KGB colonel held by the Americans: Rudolf Abel (alias Vilyam Fisher). Baltimore weather: High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 13° F; Precip.: None. 2 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Feb. 11, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 24° F; Low temp. 5° F; Precip.: None. 2 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Feb. 12, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Snow (0.8"); High temp. 26° F; Low temp. 16° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch (liquid). 2 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Feb. 13, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Snow (0.8"); High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 8° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch (liquid). 2 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Feb. 14, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Snow (2.1 inches) and rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: 0.51 inch (liquid). 3 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Feb. 15, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None. One inch of snow on the ground. |
| Feb. 16, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Snow (1.7 inches); High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch (liquid). One inch of snow on the ground. |
| Feb. 17, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None. One inch of snow on the ground. |
| Feb. 18, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch (liquid). A trace of snow on the ground. |
| Feb. 19, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.74 inch. No snow on the ground. |
| Feb. 20, 1962 | John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth. He flies aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft, part of the Project Mercury space program. He circles the globe three times in a flight lasting nearly five hours. Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None. |
| Feb. 21, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Snow (0.2") and rain; High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch (liquid). No snow on the ground. |
| Feb. 22, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch. |
| Feb. 23, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch. |
| Feb. 24, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch. |
| Feb. 25, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Feb. 26, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 1.36 inches. |
| Feb. 27, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.36 inch. |
| Feb. 28, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch. The total precipitation for Baltimore during February 1962 is 4.41 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during February 1962 is 40.2 degrees F, well below the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during February 1962 is 24.3 degrees F, below the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of 9.2 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport during February 1962, above the normal amount of 7.5 inches. |
| Mar. 1, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None. |
| Mar. 2, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 13° F; Precip.: None. |
| Mar. 3, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 14° F; Precip.: None. |
| Mar. 4, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 14° F; Precip.: None. |
| Mar. 5, 1962 | Snow begins falling in Baltimore about 10:00 PM. There are about 3 inches of snow on the ground by midnight. Baltimore weather: Snow (3 inches); High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: 0.36 inch (liquid). 3 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Mar. 6, 1962 | Baltimore receives 10 inches of snow in snowfall that lasts all day (except for a couple-hour break in the early afternoon). The Baltimore area receives 11 to 14 inches of total snow from this storm, continued from the previous day. Friendship International Airport (renamed Baltimore-Washington International Aiirport in 1973) gets 10.0 inches of snow, the greatest snowfall in one day at the airport in 1962. Baltimore weather: Snow (10 inches); High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 1.20 inches (liquid). 12 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Mar. 7, 1962 | Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid). 7 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Mar. 8, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None. 3 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Mar. 9, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Snow (0.6") and rain; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch (liquid). One inch of snow on the ground. |
| Mar. 10, 1962 | Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid). A trace of snow on the ground. |
| Mar. 11, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.36 inch. A trace of snow on the ground. |
| Mar. 12, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 1.11 inches. No snow on the ground. |
| Mar. 13, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Mar. 14, 1962 | Reisterstown Road Plaza, a shopping center in Pikesville, opens for the first time. Opening-Day stores and services there include Benton’s Tweed Shop, Best and Co. (women’s and children’s clothing), Bishop’s Holiday House (pets, toys, sporting goods), Carole-Ann Hat Shop, Equitable Trust bank, F.W. Woolworth variety store, Fanny Farmer Candy, Food Fair, Gundy’s cards and gifts, Hamburger’s men’s apparel, Hecht Co. department store, Hess Shoes, Kavanaugh’s men’s clothing, Provident Savings Bank, Read’s drug store, and Stewart & Co. department store. Opening Day includes broadcasts done live from the plaza on WMAR-TV of shows that were normally done in a TV studio: "Dialing for Dollars" hosted by Stu Kerr and simulcast on WCBM radio, Sylvia Scott hosting "The Woman's Angle" and later, Stu Kerr again as Bozo the Clown. Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None. |
| Mar. 15, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None. |
| Mar. 16, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None. |
| Mar. 17, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None. |
| Mar. 18, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None. |
| Mar. 19, 1962 | Bob Dylan's first album is released by Columbia Records. Titled "Bob Dylan", it did not make Billboard magazine's top 200 album chart. Bob Dylan would first make the album chart with his album "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" on September 7, 1963. This album would go on to sell more than half a million copies. Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch. |
| Mar. 20, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch. |
| Mar. 21, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.92 inch. |
| Mar. 22, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch. |
| Mar. 23, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None. |
| Mar. 24, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None. |
| Mar. 25, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None. |
| Mar. 26, 1962 | In the U.S. Supreme Court case Baker vs. Carr, the Court gives federal courts the power to order reapportionment of states' legislative districts. Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None. |
| Mar. 27, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None. |
| Mar. 28, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None. |
| Mar. 29, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None. |
| Mar. 30, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None. |
| Mar. 31, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.67 inch. The total precipitation for Baltimore during March 1962 is 4.85 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during March 1962 is 52.8 degrees F, below the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during March 1962 is 31.6 degrees F, below the normal of 33.9 degrees. A total of 13.6 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during March 1962, well above the normal amount of 2.8 inches. |
| Apr. 1, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.77 inch. |
| Apr. 2, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None. |
| Apr. 3, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None. |
| Apr. 4, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None. |
| Apr. 5, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None. |
| Apr. 6, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Apr. 7, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.68 inch. |
| Apr. 8, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch. |
| Apr. 9, 1962 | In their first-ever Major League Baseball game and first home game ever (in the regular season), the Houston Colt .45s defeat the Chicago Cubs, 11-2. The Colt .45s would change their name to the Astros in 1965. Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch. |
| Apr. 10, 1962 | In their first-ever Major League Baseball game ever (in the regular season), the New York Mets lose to the St. Louis Cardinals at St. Louis, 11-4. Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None. |
| Apr. 11, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.23 inch. |
| Apr. 12, 1962 | In their first-ever Major League Baseball home game (in the regular season), the New York Mets lose to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3. Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.87 inch. |
| Apr. 13, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch. |
| Apr. 14, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None. |
| Apr. 15, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Apr. 16, 1962 | Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan debuts his song "Blowin' in the Wind" at Gerde's Folk City in New York, NY. In their first home game ever (in the regular season), the Los Angeles Angels lose to the Kansas City Athletics, 5-3. The game is played at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 30 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any April 16th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None. |
| Apr. 17, 1962 | The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 26 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any April 17th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None. |
| Apr. 18, 1962 | Pitcher Milt Pappas of the Orioles hits a home run for the game's only run in the Orioles' 1-0 victory over the New York Yankees. He's the last pitcher in the American League in the pre-designated-hitter era (before 1973) to hit a home run in a 1-0 game. (Nate Karns subsequently does the same for the Tampa Bay Rays against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 21, 2015.) Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None. |
| Apr. 19, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch. |
| Apr. 20, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.26 inch. |
| Apr. 21, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None. |
| Apr. 22, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None. |
| Apr. 23, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None. |
| Apr. 24, 1962 | The Massachusetts Institute of Technology achieves the first satellite relay of a television signal. Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None. |
| Apr. 25, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None. |
| Apr. 26, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None. |
| Apr. 27, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None. |
| Apr. 28, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None. |
| Apr. 29, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; thunderstorms with heavy rain in the middle and late afternoon; breezy from morning until late afternoon (16 mph wind max.); High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 1.25 inches. |
| Apr. 30, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None. The total precipitation for Baltimore during April 1962 is 4.25 inches, above the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during April 1962 is 66.0 degrees F, below the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during April 1962 is 41.7 degrees F, below the normal of 43.6 degrees. |
| May 1, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch. |
| May 2, 1962 | John Wesley "Boog" Powell of the Orioles hits his first two Major League home runs. He hits them against the Twins in Minnesota. Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch. |
| May 3, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None. |
| May 4, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None. |
| May 5, 1962 | Bo Belinsky of the Angels pitches a no-hitter against the Orioles at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The Angels win, 2-0. Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None. |
| May 6, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None. |
| May 7, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None. |
| May 8, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch. |
| May 9, 1962 | Scientists at the Massachusette Institute of Technology succeed in reflecting a laser beam off the surface of the Moon. This accomplishment comes only two years after the laser itself was invented. Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None. |
| May 10, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None. |
| May 11, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch. |
| May 12, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch. |
| May 13, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| May 14, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None. |
| May 15, 1962 | The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 96 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 15th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None. |
| May 16, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None. |
| May 17, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None. |
| May 18, 1962 | The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 97 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 18th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None. |
| May 19, 1962 | The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 98 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 19th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: High temp. 98° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None. |
| May 20, 1962 | The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 95 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 20th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None. |
| May 21, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| May 22, 1962 | Continental Airlines Flight 11 is heading from Chicago to Kansas City, Missouri, when it explodes over Centerville, Iowa, and crashes near Unionville, Missouri, killing all 45 people on board. An investigation determined that the explosion and subsequent crash were caused by explosives brought on board by a passenger who then committed a suicide bombing as insurance fraud. Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None. |
| May 23, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Heavy rain late in the evening (0.99 inch from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM); breezy in the afternoon and evening (18 mph wind at 6:00 PM); High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 1.11 inches. |
| May 24, 1962 | Scott Carpenter becomes the second American astronaut to orbit the Earth. He orbits while aboard the Project Mercury spacecraft Aurora 7. Baltimore weather: Heavy rain after midniight, then cloudy, then partly cloudy, then clear; breezy in the afternoon and early evening (18 mph wind max.); High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.57 inch. |
| May 25, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None. |
| May 26, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clearing, then becoming cloudy; heavy rain late in the evening; briefly breezy in the afternoon; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch. |
| May 27, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain after midnight, then cloudy, becoming partly cloudy; breezy from midnight to early afternoon (17 mph wind at 4:00 AM); High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch. |
| May 28, 1962 | The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) drops 34.95 points, from 611.88 to 576.93 -- a 5.71 percent loss and the second-largest (up to this time) loss, point-wise. A New York Times editorial says, "Something like an earthquake hit the stock market." The stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange sustain a loss in value of $20.8 billion (compared with $9.6 billion lost on October 28, 1929 -- the worst day of the 1929 crash). Since the stock market turns around immediately after this big decline, it is not considered a stock-market crash. Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; ight rain in mid-to-late afternooon; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch. |
| May 29, 1962 | The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) does an about-face and rises 27.03 points, from 576.93 to 603.96 -- a 4.69 percent gain. Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| May 30, 1962 | Memorial Day holiday Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| May 31, 1962 | The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains another 9.4 points, from 603.96 to 613.36, giving it a 36.43-point (6.31 percent) gain over two trading sessions after a 34.95-point (5.71 percent) loss in the immediately preceding session (May 25). This episode from May 28 through May 31, 1962, has come to be known as the "market break of May 1962." Adolf Eichmann, a former Nazi official, is hanged by Israel for his role in the Holocaust. Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch. The total precipitation for Baltimore during May 1962 is 2.43 inches, below the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during May 1962 is 77.9 degrees F, above the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during May 1962 is 54.5 degrees F, above the normal of 53.3 degrees. |
| Jun. 1, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 2, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain late in the evening; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch. |
| Jun. 3, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Jun. 4, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 5, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain in the afternoon and evening; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch. |
| Jun. 6, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 7, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 8, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 9, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 10, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 11, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain late in the evening; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch. |
| Jun. 12, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain showers much of the day; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch. |
| Jun. 13, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain form about 3:00 AM to about 10:00 AM; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch. |
| Jun. 14, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 15, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Jun. 16, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 17, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 18, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 19, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Jun. 20, 1962 | Baltimore receives 2.45 inches of rain in spurts that begins about 6:00 in the morning, including heavy rain at about 10:00 at night. It's the most precipitation recorded in Baltimore on any June 20th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 2.45 inches. |
| Jun. 21, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 22, 1962 | Orioles first baseman Boog Powell becomes the first batter to hit a home run over the center-field hedge at Memorial Stadium. The 469-foot home run came off the Boston Red Sox' Don Schwall. Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 23, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 24, 1962 | Jack Reed, a substitute outfielder, hits a home run off Phil Regan in the bottom of the 22nd inning to give the New York Yankees a 9-7 win over the Detroit Tigers in a game that lasts 7 hours, 22 minutes. It's the only home run Jack Reed ever hits in the major leagues. Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 25, 1962 | The U.S. Supreme Court rules that recitation of a state-sponsored prayer in New York State public schools is unconstitutional. Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 26, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 27, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 28, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 29, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jun. 30, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None. The total precipitation for Baltimore during June 1962 is 3.16 inches, below the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during June 1962 is 82.6 degrees F, below the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during June 1962 is 62.0 degrees F, below the normal of 62.6 degrees. |
| Jul. 1, 1962 | The section of the Baltimore Beltway from Baltimore National Pike (Route 40 West) in Catonsville to Falls Road in Towson, is officially opened to traffic. This completes the originally planned Baltimore Beltway, which runs from Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie south of Baltimore, to Pulaski Highway (Route 40 East) east of Baltimore, but staying outside the city on all of its route. (The Beltway will become a complete circle around Baltimore in 1977.) The African nations of Burundi and Rwanda become independent of Belgium. Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming partly cloudy to mostly cloudy; breezy from mid-morning until evening (17 mph wind at 2:00 & 3:00 PM); High temp. 89 F; Low temp. 60 F; Precip.: None. |
| Jul. 2, 1962 | Sam Walton opens the first Walmart store. It is located in Rogers, Arkansas. Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jul. 3, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain from mid-morning until evening; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch. |
| Jul. 4, 1962 | Pam Shriver, a professional tennis player, is born in Baltimore. Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Jul. 5, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jul. 6, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jul. 7, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jul. 8, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Thundershower in mid-evening; High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch. |
| Jul. 9, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jul. 10, 1962 | In the first of two Major League Baseball All Star Games played in 1962, the National League defeats the American League 3-1. There are no home runs in the game. Dick Groat, Felipe Alou, and Orlando Cepeda each drive in a run for the National League. Roberto Clemente gets 3 hits in 3 at-bats, including a double. Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hits a scarifice fly for the American League's only run. The game is played at D.C. Stadium in Washington, D.C., and the attendance is 45,480. Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers is named the All Star Game Most Valuable Player, the first time that this award has been given. (The second MLB All Star Game of 1962 is played on July 30.) Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jul. 11, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jul. 12, 1962 | The Rolling Stones play in public for the first time. They perform at The Marquee Club in London, England. Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Jul. 13, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jul. 14, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain shower early in the afternoon; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.23 inch. |
| Jul. 15, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain showers in mid-morning and early afternoon; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch. |
| Jul. 16, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain showers in the morning, heavier shower in early afternoon; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.26 inch. |
| Jul. 17, 1962 | The United States detonates a 20-kiloton nuclear device, codenamed Little Feller I, at the Nevada Test Site (now the Nevada National Security Site) about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Jul. 18, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain shower in the early evening; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch. |
| Jul. 19, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jul. 20, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jul. 21, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heavy rain in mid-to-late evening; High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.78 inch. |
| Jul. 22, 1962 | Floyd Robinson of the Chicago White Sox hits 6 singles in 6 at-bats in a 7-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Jul. 23, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain shower late in the evening; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch. |
| Jul. 24, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jul. 25, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain showers at midday and near 6:00 PM; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.30 inch. |
| Jul. 26, 1962 | Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves sets a National League record for most home runs by a pitcher when he hits his 31st homer. He hits it off New York Mets pitcher Craig Anderson, handing the Mets their 11th consecutive loss. Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jul. 27, 1962 | The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 52 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any July 27th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jul. 28, 1962 | The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 54 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any July 28th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None. |
| Jul. 29, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain late in the evneing; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch. |
| Jul. 30, 1962 | In the second Major League Baseball All Star Game played in 1962, the American League defeats the National League 9-4. Rocky Colavito of the Cleveland Indians hits a home run and drive in four runs. Other American League home runs are hit by Leon Wagner of the Los Angeles Angels and Pete Runnels of the Boston Red Sox, the latter as a pinch hitter. John Roseboro of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a home run for the National League. The game is played at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL, and the attendance is 38,359. Leon Wagner is named the All Star Game Most Valuabe Player. (The first MLB All Star Game of 1962 was played on July 10.) Baltimore weather: Light rain just after midnight; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch. |
| Jul. 31, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None. The total precipitation for Baltimore during July 1962 is 2.09 inches, below the normal amount of 4.48 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during July 1962 is 84.9 degrees F, below the normal of 88.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during July 1962 is 62.3 degrees F, well below the normal of 67.7 degrees. |
| Aug. 1, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 2, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 3, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 4, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp.85*° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 5, 1962 | In South Africa, Nelson Mandela, a Black activist, is captured by South African police. (He will be set free after more than 27 years in captivity, on February 11, 1990.) Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 6, 1962 | Jamaica, formerly ruled by Britain, becomes an independent dominion within the Commonwealth of Nations. Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heavy rain late in the afternoon; High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 1.63 inches. |
| Aug. 7, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Aug. 8, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain shower late in the evening; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch. |
| Aug. 9, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain shower in mid-afternoon; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch. |
| Aug. 10, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Aug. 11, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 12, 1962 | The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 54 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any August 12th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 13, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 14, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 15, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 16, 1962 | The Beatles fire their original drummer Pete Best and replace him with Ringo Starr. Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heavy rain in mid-evening; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.41 inch. |
| Aug. 17, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Aug. 18, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 19, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 20, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 100° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Aug. 21, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain late in the evening; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch. |
| Aug. 22, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Aug. 23, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 24, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 25, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 26, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 27, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 28, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 29, 1962 | Network television's first black reporter, Malvin R. Goode, begins covering the United Nations for the ABC TV network. Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 30, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None. |
| Aug. 31, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None. The total precipitation for Baltimore during August 1962 is 2.26 inches, below the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during August 1962 is 86.2 degrees F, below the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during August 1962 is 63.0 degrees F, below the normal of 65.8 degrees. |
| Sep. 1, 1962 | The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 99 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any September 1st (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: High temp. 99° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None. |
| Sep. 2, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain showers in the evening; temp. 85° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch. |
| Sep. 3, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None. |
| Sep. 4, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain showers in late afternoon and mid-evening; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch. |
| Sep. 5, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain showers for midnight to about 10:00 AM and again around 6:00 PM; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch. |
| Sep. 6, 1962 | This is the first day of the 1962-63 school year for Baltimore County Public Schools. The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 46 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any September 6th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: Cloudy in the early morning, then clear; occasional clouds; breezy at times; High temp. 71 degrees F, Low temp. 46 degrees F; Precipitation: None. |
| Sep. 7, 1962 | The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 45 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any September 7th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: Clear, then cloudy, then clear; High temp. 72 degrees F, Low temp. 45 degrees F; Precipitation: None. |
| Sep. 8, 1962 | The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 46 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any September 8th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, then clear; High temp. 78 degrees F, Low temp. 46 degrees F; Precipitation: None. |
| Sep. 9, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None. |
| Sep. 10, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None. |
| Sep. 11, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None. |
| Sep. 12, 1962 | U.S. President John F. Kennedy gives a speech at Rice University in Houston, Texas. In it, he reaffirms his support for the manned space program. He says, "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None. |
| Sep. 13, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None. |
| Sep. 14, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None. |
| Sep. 15, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None. |
| Sep. 16, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None. |
| Sep. 17, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain from about 5:00 AM to about 2:00 PM; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.74 inch. |
| Sep. 18, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None. |
| Sep. 19, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain late in the evening; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch. |
| Sep. 20, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None. |
| Sep. 21, 1962 | The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 37 degrees F, a tie for the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any September 21st (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. This low temperature equals the 37 degrees F that was recorded in Baltimore on September 21, 1956. Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None. |
| Sep. 22, 1962 | The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 37 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any September 22nd (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Sep. 23, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain showers from about 3:00 AM to 10:00 AM; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch. |
| Sep. 24, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None. |
| Sep. 25, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Sep. 26, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain in the evening; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch. |
| Sep. 27, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain nearly all day; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 1.04 inches. |
| Sep. 28, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Sep. 29, 1962 | The Broadway musical "My Fair Lady" closes after 2,717 performances. (It had its first performance on March 15, 1956, at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, before transferring to the Broadhurst Theatre and then the Broadway Theatre.) Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None. |
| Sep. 30, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None. The total precipitation for Baltimore during September 1962 is 2.39 inches. The total precipitation for Baltimore during September 1962 is 2.39 inches, below the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during September 1962 is 76.5 degrees F, below the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during September 1962 is 53.1 degrees F, well below the normal of 58.8 degrees. |
| Oct. 1, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None. |
| Oct. 2, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None. |
| Oct. 3, 1962 | Eleven years to the day since the New York GIants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers for the National League pennant on Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard Round the World" home run, the San Francisco Giants score four runs in the ninth to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, 6–4, in the third game of a playoff to determine the 1962 National League pennant.
The final Major League Baseball standings for the 1962 regular season are: American League final standings | | | Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
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| 1st | New York Yankees | 96 | 66 | .593 | – | | 2nd | Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | .562 | 5.0 | | 3rd | Los Angeles Angels | 86 | 76 | .531 | 10.0 | | 4th | Detroit Tigers | 85 | 76 | .528 | 10.5 | | 5th | Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 11.0 | | 6th | Cleveland Indians | 80 | 82 | .494 | 16.0 | | 7th | Baltimore Orioles | 77 | 85 | .475 | 19.0 | | 8th | Boston Red Sox | 76 | 84 | .475 | 19.0 | | 9th | Kansas City Athletics | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24.0 | | 10th | Washington Senators | 60 | 101 | .373 | 35.5 | National League final standings | | | Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
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| 1st | San Francisco GIants | 103 | 62 | .624 | – | | 2nd | Los Angeles Dodgers | 102 | 63 | .618 | 1.0 | | 3rd | Cincinnati Reds | 98 | 64 | .605 | 3.5 | | 4th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 93 | 68 | .578 | 8.0 | | 5th | Milwaukee Braves | 86 | 76 | .531 | 15.5 | | 6th | St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 78 | .519 | 17.5 | | 7th | philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 80 | .503 | 20.0 | | 8th | Houston Colt .45s | 64 | 96 | .400 | 36.5 | | 9th | Chicago Cubs | 59 | 103 | .364 | 42.5 | | 10th | New York Mets | 40 | 120 | .250 | 60.5 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Oct. 4, 1962 | A rainstorm brings 2.74 inches of rain to Baltimore, including more than an inch that falls during the 5:00 PM hour. This amount ties the record for the most precipitation in Baltimore on any October 4th since recordkeeping began in 1871, first occurring on October 4, 1877. Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 2.74 inches. |
| Oct. 5, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Oct. 6, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None. |
| Oct. 7, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None. |
| Oct. 8, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None. |
| Oct. 9, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Oct. 10, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None. |
| Oct. 11, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None. |
| Oct. 12, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None. |
| Oct. 13, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None. |
| Oct. 14, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None. |
| Oct. 15, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Oct. 16, 1962 | The Cuban Missile Crisis begins. Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Oct. 17, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None. |
| Oct. 18, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None. |
| Oct. 19, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None. |
| Oct. 20, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Clear most of the day; partly cloudy late in the evening; High temp. 73 F, Low temp. 38 F; Precip: None. |
| Oct. 21, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch. |
| Oct. 22, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None. |
| Oct. 23, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None. |
| Oct. 24, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None. |
| Oct. 25, 1962 | The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 28 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any October 25th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch. |
| Oct. 26, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None. |
| Oct. 27, 1962 | The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 29 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any October 27th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None. |
| Oct. 28, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Oct. 29, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Oct. 30, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch. |
| Oct. 31, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch. The total precipitation for Baltimore during October 1962 is 2.96 nches, below the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during October 1962 is 69.5 degrees F, above the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during October 1962 is 45.9 degrees F, below the normal of 46.5 degrees. |
| Nov. 1, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None. |
| Nov. 2, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None. |
| Nov. 3, 1962 | Snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport for the first time this snow season. Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 1.40 inches (liquid). No snow on the ground. |
| Nov. 4, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None. |
| Nov. 5, 1962 | A bit of snow -- 0.3 inches -- falls in Baltimore. Baltimore weather: Snow (0.3") and rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch (liquid). No snow on the ground. |
| Nov. 6, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None. |
| Nov. 7, 1962 | Eleanor Roosevelt dies at age 78 in New York, NY. She was First Lady as the wife of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the role from March 4, 1933 to April 12, 1945 (when Franklin D. Roosevelt died while in office). Later she served as first Chair of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (1946-1952), first United States respresentative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (1947-1953) and first Chair of the U.S. Presidential Commission on the Status of Women (1961-1962). She was born Anna Eleanor Roosevelt in New York, New York, on October 11, 1884. She and her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt were fifth cousins. The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 22 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any November 7th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None. |
| Nov. 8, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None. |
| Nov. 9, 1962 | Baltimore receives 1.35 inches of rain in a storm that lasts from about 5:00 in the afternoon to midnight. It's the most precipitation ever recorded in Baltimore on any November 9th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 1.35 inches. |
| Nov. 10, 1962 | Baltimore gets 1.22 inches of rain from midnight until about 5:00 in the morning, a continuation of the previous day's storm. Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 1.22 inches. |
| Nov. 11, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None. |
| Nov. 12, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None. |
| Nov. 13, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Nov. 14, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None. |
| Nov. 15, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None. |
| Nov. 16, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Nov. 17, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: Trace. |
| Nov. 18, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.80 inch. |
| Nov. 19, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None. |
| Nov. 20, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch (liquid). No snow on the ground. |
| Nov. 21, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.80 inch. |
| Nov. 22, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.57 inch. |
| Nov. 23, 1962 | A United Air Lines passenger plane crashes 10 miles southwest of Baltimore, near Ellicott City, Maryland, killing all 17 people on board. The plane strikes at least two whistling swans, damaging the plane's horizontal stabilizers and breaking one of them off, resulting in a loss of control. (The crash site is now within Columbia, Maryland; Columbia was founded in 1967.) Baltimore weather :Mostly cloudy, then clearing, then becoming cloudy; breezy until evening (18 mph wind at 2:00 AM); High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None. |
| Nov. 24, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None. |
| Nov. 25, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None. |
| Nov. 26, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None. |
| Nov. 27, 1962 | A Boeing 707 plane, operating as Varig Flight 810, crashes into a mountain on approach to Lima, Peru, killing all 97 passengers and crew. Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None. |
| Nov. 28, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None. |
| Nov. 29, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None. |
| Nov. 30, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None. The total precipitation for Baltimore during November 1962 is 6.50 inches, including melted snow and ice, well above the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during November 1962 is 52.3 degrees F, well below the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during November 1962 is 32.9 degrees F, below the normal of 36.5 degrees. A total of 0.3 of an inch of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during November 1962, below the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch. |
| Dec. 1, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None. |
| Dec. 2, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None. |
| Dec. 3, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None. |
| Dec. 4, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None. |
| Dec. 5, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None. |
| Dec. 6, 1962 | J. Harold Grady, Mayor of Baltimore and a Democrat, resigns from office in order to accept a judgeship on the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City (Circuit Court). He is succeeded as Baltimore's mayor by Baltimore City Council President Philip H. Goodman, also a Democrat. Baltimore weather: Snow (1.1 inches) and rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 1.16 inches (liquid). A trace of snow on the ground. |
| Dec. 7, 1962 | Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: Trace. A trace of snow on the ground. |
| Dec. 8, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None. No snow on the ground. |
| Dec. 9, 1962 | Topo Gigio, Ed Sullivan's "little Italian mouse" puppet sidekick, makes the first of his many appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on the CBS television network. Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid). No snow on the ground. |
| Dec. 10, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None. |
| Dec. 11, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Snow (0.2"); High temp. 29° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch (liquid). No snow on the ground. |
| Dec. 12, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 23° F; Low temp. 12° F; Precip.: None. |
| Dec. 13, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 22° F; Low temp. 9° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid). No snow on the ground. |
| Dec. 14, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 29° F; Low temp. 14° F; Precip.: None. |
| Dec. 15, 1962 | The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 9 degrees F, a tie for the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any December 15th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. This low temperature ties the 9 degrees F that was recorded in Baltimore on December 15, 1960. Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 9° F; Precip.: None. |
| Dec. 16, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Sonw (0.2"); High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch (liquid). NOosnow on the ground. |
| Dec. 17, 1962 | Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid). No snow on the ground. |
| Dec. 18, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None. |
| Dec. 19, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None. |
| Dec. 20, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None. |
| Dec. 21, 1962 | Baltimore receives 4.3 inches of snow, most of it lightly falling, then changing to freezing rain, in a storm that lasts from about 10:00 in the morning to midnight. Baltimore weather: Snow (4.3 inches), then freezing rain; High temp. 29° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: 0.59 inch (liquid). 4 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Dec. 22, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Light freezing rain after midnight; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch. 4 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Dec. 23, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 17° F; Precip.: None. 3 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Dec. 24, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None. 2 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Dec. 25, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Snow (2.9 inches); High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: 0.36 inch (liquid). 5 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Dec. 26, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None. 5 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Dec. 27, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid). 3 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Dec. 28, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 15° F; Precip.: None. 3 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Dec. 29, 1962 | Baltimore weather: Snow (3 inches) and rain; High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 17° F; Precip.: 0.75 inch (liquid). 4 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Dec. 30, 1962 | Baltimore weather: High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 11° F; Precip.: None. 4 inches of snow on the ground. |
| Dec. 31, 1962 | "The Match Game" debuts on the NBC television network. This weekday game show has Gene Rayburn as its host in this original run, which lasts until 1969. (The show has been revived several times, both on network and in syndicaation.) The U.S. economy has positive growth during all of 1962. The U.S. Gross Domestic Product gains nearly 5 percent in 1962. Baltimore weather: High temp. 18° F; Low temp. 5° F; Precip.: None. 4 inches of snow on the ground. The total precipitation for Baltimore during December 1962 is 2.92 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during December 1962 is 39.6 degrees F, well below the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during December 1962 is 22.1 degrees F, well below the normal of 29.6 degrees. A total of 11.7 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during December 1962, well above the normal amount of 2.5 inches. Total precipitation for Baltimore in 1962 is 40.24 inches, which is 2.33 inches below the normal anount of 42.57 inches. |
