NEWS: 1966

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Jan. 1, 1966

It's mostly cloudy and 57 degrees F at the official Baltimore weather station as 1966 begins. The wind is from the southwest at 13 miles per hour.

In the U.S., there are about 5 million color televisions in use. Still, only 9.7 percent of all American TV households have color televisions. About 93 percent of American households have at least one TV.

About 70 percent of the combined prime-time programming on American TV is in color. This includes almost 100 percent on NBC, 51 percent on CBS, and 49 percent on ABC.

Nineteen million Americans sign up for Medicare during 1966, its first year of operation. This U.S. federal healthcare insurance program is initially open only to those Americans age 65 and over. (Part of Medicare, called Part A, is free, while Medicare enrollees can opt to pay relatively small monthly premiums for Medicare Part B.)

The Transport Workers Union (TWU) and Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) call a strike in New York, NY, after the expiration of their contract with the New York City Transit Authority (TA). The strike lasts 12 days.

Beginning today, U.S. cigarette packages are required to carry the notice: "Caution: Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health."

Simon & Garfunkel's song "The Sounds of Silence" enters the #1 position on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. (It stays at #1 for one week, then drops out of that position for two weeks, then becomes #1 again on January 22nd for one more week.)

In the Central African Republic, there is a military coup led by Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa, and he becomes the dictator of the country.

Brian Flynn is born in Middletown, Indiana. He's the lead vocalist of the country rock band Flynnville Train.

Baltimore weather: Mostly to partly cloudy, then cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy; a light rain shower in the early evening; breezy in the early morning; High temp. 64 degrees F; Low temp. 47 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.02 inch.  No snow on the ground.
Jan. 2, 1966

In the National Football League Championship at  Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Green Bay Packers defeat the Cleveland Browns, 23-12. It's the first NFL Championship game to be televised in color. Also, it's the last such game before the Super Bowl era.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; light rain throughout the day; High temp. 48 degrees F; Low temp. 40 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.32 inch.
Jan. 3, 1966 Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming partly cloudy; light rain showers in the morning; breezy/windy in the afternoon and evening (21 mph at 3:00 pm and 9:00 pm); High temp. 50 degrees F; Low temp. 35 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.02 inch.
Jan. 4, 1966

Deana Carter is born in Nashville, Tennessee. She's a country music singer-songwriter who broke through in 1996 with the release of her debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over 5 million. It was followed by 1998's Everything's Gonna Be Alright, 2003's I'm Just a Girl, 2005's The Story of My Life, and 2007's The Chain. Overall, Carter's albums have accounted for 14 singles, including three which reached Number One on the Billboard country charts: "Strawberry Wine", "We Danced Anyway", and "How Do I Get There".

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clear, then mostly cloudy, then clear; breezy in the early morning; High temp. 47 degrees F; Low temp. 27 degrees F; Precipitation: None.
Jan. 5, 1966 Baltimore weather: Clear, then becoming cloudy, rain in the evening; High temp. 44 degrees F; Low temp. 20 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.19 inch.
Jan. 6, 1966 Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain in the morning; lighter rain showers in the afternoon through mid-evening; High temp. 46 degrees F; Low temp. 38 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.69 inch.
Jan. 7, 1966 Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy, then becoming cloudy; breezy in mid-afternoon; High temp. 50 degrees F; Low temp. 31 degrees F; Precipitation: None.
Jan. 8, 1966 Baltimore weather: Clear; High temp. 42 degrees F; Low temp. 19 degrees F; breezy/windy from early morning onward (23 mph max); Precipitation: None.
Jan. 9, 1966 Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy; breezy until early afternoon; High temp. 33 degrees F; Low temp. 15 degrees F; Precipitation: None.
Jan. 10, 1966 Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clear, then mostly cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy; High temp. 51 degrees F; Low temp. 24 degrees F; Precipitation: None.
Jan. 11, 1966 Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clear; High temp. 43 degrees F; Low temp. 19 degrees F; breezy/windy much of the day (21 mph at 2:00 pm); Precipitation: None.
Jan. 12, 1966 Baltimore weather: Clear, then cloudy, then clear, then mostly cloudy, then clear, then cloudy, then clear; breezy in late morning; High temp. 31 degrees F; Low temp. 14 degrees F; Precipitation: None.
Jan. 13, 1966 Baltimore weather: Light rain with a trace of snow; High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 16° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Jan. 14, 1966 Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy; breezy at midday (14 mph wind at noon); High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 15, 1966 Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then clear, then becoming cloudy; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 16, 1966 Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly to mostly cloudy, then clear, then cloudy; breezy form early morning onward (20 mph wind at 6:00 am); High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 17, 1966 Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy, then clear; breezy/windy all day (21 mph wind at 11:00 am); High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 18, 1966 Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy; breezy in the early morning and from late morning until evening (17 mph wind at 1:00 am); High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 17° F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 19, 1966 Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy; breezy all day (17 mph wind at 6:00 am & 4:00 pm); High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 20, 1966 Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear, then partly cloudy, then clear; breezy from late morning until evening (17 mph wind at 11:00 am); High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 21, 1966 Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy, then clear; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.
Jan. 22, 1966 Baltimore weather:Clear, becoming cloudy; snow (one inch) and rain from mid-afternoon onward; breezy/windy in the evening (22 mph wind just before midnight); High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: 0.30 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Jan. 23, 1966 Baltimore weather: Snow (1.1") and rain until mid-afternoon, then cloudy, becoming partly cloudy; breezy/windy most of the day (25 mph wind just before midnight); High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.99 inch (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.
Jan. 24, 1966 Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy to mostly cloudy; breezy until evening (20 mph wind max.); High temp. 33° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Jan. 25, 1966 Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, becoming cloudy; High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Jan. 26, 1966 Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then snow (6.9 inches) from mid-morning onward; breezy at times from mid-morning onward; High temp. 25 degrees F, Low temp. 20 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.64 inch (liquid).  7 inches of snow on the ground.
Jan. 27, 1966 Baltimore weather: Snow in the early morning (0.3"), then clear, then partly cloudy to cloudy; breezy/windy (22 mph at 2:00 pm); High temp. 29 degrees F, Low temp. 18 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.08 inch (liquid).  7 inches of snow on the ground.
Jan. 28, 1966 Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then clear; breezy/windy early in the morning and from late morning to mid-evening; High temp. 20 degrees F, Low temp.8 degrees F; Precipitation: None. 6 inches of snow on the ground.
Jan. 29, 1966

The Blizzard of 1966 begins in Baltimore and most of the rest of Maryland.  Snow falls on all of Maryland but the lower Eastern Shore, which has snow mixed with rain.  With a high temperature of only 15 degrees F and a low temperature of only 1 degree F on this date at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport, 9.1 inches of snow falls there.

The musical comedy "Sweet Charity" starring Gwen Verdon, debuts on Broadway in New York City.

Friendship International Airport (renamed Baltimore-Washington International Aiirport in 1973) gets 9.1 inches of snow, the greatest snowfall in one day at the airport in 1966.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then becoming cloudy by 8:00 am; snow (9.1 inches) from about 4:00 pm through the rest of the day; High temp. 15 degrees F, Low temp. 1 degree F, Precipitation: 0.68 inch (liquid).  16 inches of snow on the ground.
Jan. 30, 1966

The Blizzard of 1966 ends.  Another 3 inches of snow falls at Friendship International Airport, and snowfall totals in the Baltimore area range from 12 to 15 inches, but 40-60 MPH wind gusts toward the end of the storm and afterward whip the snow into drifts as high as 10 feet.  Snowdrifts block roads; many Baltimore-area schools are closed for the entire 5-day school week of January 31-February 4, 1966.  The high temperature is just 16 degrees F at Friendship International Airport, which has the official Baltimore weather station.

Baltimore weather: Snow (3 inches) in the morning; then cloudy to mostly cloudy; windy (35 mph one-minute sustained at 3:00 PM); very low barometric pressure (29.05 inches at 9:00 AM); High temp. 16 degrees F, Low temp. 12 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.29 inch (liquid).  17 inches of snow on the ground; drifts to 10 feet.
Jan. 31, 1966

People dig out from the Blizzard of 1966 in Baltimore, most of Maryland, and much of the northeastern U.S.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 4 degrees F, a tie for the lowest-ever temperature in Baltimore on any January 31st (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. This low temperature ties the 4 F that was recorded in Baltimore on January 31, 1965.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy, then clear; breezy/windy (28 mph at 8:00 am); High temp. 24 degrees F, Low temp. 4 degrees F; Precipitation: None. 17 inches of snow on the ground.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during January 1966 is 4.15 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal of 3.08 inches.  The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during January 1966 is 37.6 degrees F, below the normal of 43.2 degrees.  The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during January 1966 is 22.0 degrees F, below the normal of 25.4 degrees.  A total of 21.4 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station during January 1966, well above the normal of 6.4 inches.
Feb. 1, 1966

Snowplowing and digging out continue in Baltimore and vicinity, and northeastern U.S., from the aftermath of the Blizzard of 1966.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, then clear, then cloudy; breezy from mid-morning to mid-afternoon; snow (1.5 inches) late in the evening; High temp. 28 degrees F, Low temp. 9 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.13 inch (liquid).  14 inches of snow on the ground.
Feb. 2, 1966

The aftermath of the Blizzard of 1966, plus an ongoing 2-and-a-half-inch snowfall, hamper traffic in Baltimore and vicinity.

Baltimore weather: Intermittent light snow showers (1.2 inches); High temp. 27 degrees F, Low temp. 19 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.12 inch (liquid).  12 inches of snow on the ground.
Feb. 3, 1966

Many roads in the Baltimore area still have snow and ice, as it has not melted much due to continued below-freezing air temperatures.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then clear; then partly cloudy; breezy at times in the afternoon; High temp. 31 degrees F, Low temp. 10 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  12 inches of snow on the ground.
Feb. 4, 1966

Things are getting back to normal in Baltimore and vicinity after the Blizzard of 1966, even though temperatures in Baltimore have not risen above freezing since the storm. Ice on some sidewalks results in closing of many Baltimore-area schools for a fifth day in a row.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy; breezy in the early afternoon; High temp. 31 degrees F, Low temp. 13 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  8 inches of snow on the ground.
Feb. 5, 1966 Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then becoming clear; windy/breezy from early afternoon to early evening (21 mph at noon); High temp. 29 degrees F, Low temp. 11 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  5 inches of snow on the ground.
Feb. 6, 1966 Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then cloudy; High temp. 27 degrees F, Low temp. 2 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  4 inches of snow on the ground.
Feb. 7, 1966 Baltimore weather: Cloudy with snow flurries; High temp. 30 degrees F, Low temp. 24 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace (liquid).  4 inches of snow on the ground.
Feb. 8, 1966 Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy, very light winds; High temp. 37 degrees F, Low temp. 22 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  4 inches of snow on the ground.
Feb. 9, 1966 Baltimore weather: Clear, then cloudy; very light winds; High temp. 36 degrees F, Low temp. 17 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  3 inches of snow on the ground.
Feb. 10, 1966 Baltimore weather: Cloudy with light rain; High temp. 46 degrees F, Low temp. 27 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace.  2 inches of snow on the ground.
Feb. 11, 1966 Baltimore weather: Cloudy most of the day; clear for an hour in late evening; High temp. 51 degrees F, Low temp. 35 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace.  2 inches of snow on the ground.
Feb. 12, 1966 Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clear, then cloudy; light rain showers late in the evening; High temp. 47 degrees F, Low temp. 29 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.03 inch.  One inch of snow on the ground.
Feb. 13, 1966 Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times) until evening; breezy/windy from mid-afternoon onward (21 mph at 9:00 pm and 10:00 pm); High temp. 55 degrees F, Low temp. 37 degrees F; Precipitation: 1.65 inches.  No snow on the ground.
Feb. 14, 1966 Baltimore weather: Variable cloudiness; windy/breezy until evening (22 mph at 5:00 am); High temp. 53 degrees F, Low temp. 35 degrees F; Precipitation: None.
Feb. 15, 1966 Baltimore weather: Cloudy; breezy in late morning and early afternoon; High temp. 47 degrees F, Low temp. 35 degrees F; Precipitation: None.
Feb. 16, 1966

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.3") and rain; High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.
Feb. 17, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.
Feb. 18, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.
Feb. 19, 1966

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Feb. 20, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 25° F; Low temp. 10° F; Precip.: None.
Feb. 21, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 12° F; Precip.: None.
Feb. 22, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 17° F; Precip.: None.
Feb. 23, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.
Feb. 24, 1966

Baltimore gets 8.1 inches of snow from a storm that begins in mid-morning and lasts through the rest of the day (and beyond).

Baltimore weather: Snow (8.1 inches); High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: 1.00 inch (liquid).  8 inches of snow on the ground.
Feb. 25, 1966

Baltimore County public schools are closed because of snow.

Baltimore weather: Snow (one inch); High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch (liquid).  5 inches of snow on the ground.
Feb. 26, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.
Feb. 27, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Feb. 28, 1966

Baltimore weather:Rain;  High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.94 inch.  No snow on the ground.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during February 1966 is 4.24 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during February 1966 is 38.9 degrees F, well below the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during February 1966 is 22.1 degrees F, well below the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of 11.4 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during February 1966, above the normal amount of 7.5 inches.
Mar. 1, 1966

The Soviet space probe Venera 3 becomes the first spacecraft to reach another planet. It impacts the surface of Venus.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Mar. 2, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 3, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 4, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Mar. 5, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.
Mar. 6, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: Trace.
Mar. 7, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 8, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 9, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 10, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 11, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: Trace.
Mar. 12, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 13, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: Trace.
Mar. 14, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: Trace.
Mar. 15, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 16, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 17, 1966

A U. S. Navy midget submarine locates a missing hydrogen bomb that had fallen from a U. S. Air Force B-52 bomber into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 18, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 19, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.
Mar. 20, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 21, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 22, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Mar. 23, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 24, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.65 inch.
Mar. 25, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 26, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: Trace.
Mar. 27, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 28, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 29, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 30, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.
Mar. 31, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during March 1966 is 0.93 of an inch, well below the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during March 1966 is 55.1 degrees F, above the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during March 1966 is 31.5 degrees F, below the normal of 33.9 degrees. No snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during March 1966, below the normal amount of 2.8 inches.
Apr. 1, 1966

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Apr. 2, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 3, 1966

Major League Baseball Commissioner William Eckert pulls the New York Mets' name out of a hat, giving the Mets the right to sign pitcher Tom Seaver who played for the University of Southern California. The Atlanta Braves had signed Seaver while he was playing in college, but  Eckert voided Seaver’s contract with the Braves. Cleveland, Philadelphia, and the Mets matched the Braves’ original $40,000 offer, so all three teams' names were put into the hat to choose the team to have the right to sign Tom Seaver.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Apr. 4, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.
Apr. 5, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 6, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 7, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: Trace.
Apr. 8, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 9, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Apr. 10, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 11, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 12, 1966

The Uniform Time Act of 1966 is signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson, establishing a uniform (same) time within each time zone.  It also creates Daylight Saving Time to begin on the last Sunday of April and end on the last Sunday of October. During Daylight Saving Time, clocks are one hour ahead of Standard Time. Prior to this legislation, each locality kept its own time, based on the position of the sun and sometimes other factors such as the influence of certain cities upon neighboring ones.  In one 35-mile stretch of Route 2 between Moundsville, West Virginia, and Steubenville, Ohio, there were seven time changes!

The Orioles open their 1966 season against the Boston Red Sox at Boston. The Orioles defeat Boston, 5 to 4.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 1.42 inches.
Apr. 13, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.87 inch.
Apr. 14, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: Trace.
Apr. 15, 1966 Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy, then mostly cloudy; High temp. 61 F; Low temp. 33 F; Precipitation: None.
Apr. 16, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 17, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 18, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Apr. 19, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 20, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.
Apr. 21, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.
Apr. 22, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.40 inch.
Apr. 23, 1966 Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
Apr. 24, 1966

The first-ever non-war-related Daylight Saving Time begins.  Clocks are set ahead one hour in Maryland and in most other states, except in those states that have chosen to be exempt.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: Trace.
Apr. 25, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.28 inch.
Apr. 26, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 27, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.37 inch.
Apr. 28, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.
Apr. 29, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
Apr. 30, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.71 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during April 1966 is 4.39 inches, above the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during April 1966 is 59.0 degrees F, well below the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during April 1966 is 39.9 degrees F, below the normal of 43.6 degrees.
May 1, 1966

This month, the phrase "walk and chew gum at the same time" first appears in print. It is in the May 1966 edition of the U.S. Marines' The Leatherneck, quoting Sergeant Jerry Necaise: "In fact, I had a man in my squad who was so uncoordinated, he couldn't walk and chew gum at the same time. But, after two weeks in Canada, he was skiing like a pro!"

The Orioles defeat the Detroit Tigers, 4-1, to set a team record (up to this point) of 10 consecutive wins, and they have a 12-1 overall record to start this season.  But the Orioles are still a game behind the Indians, who win 10 straight games to start this season.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.
May 2, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.
May 3, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.
May 4, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.
May 5, 1966

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 34 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 5th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.
May 6, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.
May 7, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.
May 8, 1966

Frank Robinson of the Orioles becomes the first and only player to hit a fair, batted baseball completely out of Memorial Stadium in Baltimore during a game. The ball sails over the left-field upper deck, lands in the parking lot 451 feet from home plate, then rolls to a stop 540 feet away. ( For many years after, a pennant with the word "HERE" on it, flies over the spot where the ball left the park. People keep asking what the pennant means.)

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
May 9, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.
May 10, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.
May 11, 1966

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 32 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 11th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.
May 12, 1966

The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in 12 innings in the grand opening of Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Lou Brock hits an RBI single in the 12th inning to win the game for the Cardinals. Attendance at the game is 46,048.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: Trace.
May 13, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.
May 14, 1966

Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits his sixth and final career home run off pitcher Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers, during Koufax' final season, but the Dodgers win the game 4-1.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.28 inch.
May 15, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.
May 16, 1966

China launches its Cultural Revolution, a radical as well as deadly reform movement aimed at purging the country of "counter-revolutionaries."

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.
May 17, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.50 inch.
May 18, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.58 inch.
May 19, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.63 inch.
May 20, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace.
May 21, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.23 inch.
May 22, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.
May 23, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.
May 24, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: Trace.
May 25, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: Trace.
May 26, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch.
May 27, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 1.42 inches.
May 28, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.37 inches.
May 29, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace.
May 30, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: Trace.
May 31, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during May 1966 is 4.53 inches, above the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during May 1966 is 72.7 degrees F, below the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during May 1966 is 50.7 degrees F, below the normal of 53.3 degrees
Jun. 1, 1966

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 42 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded in Baltimore on any June 1st (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jun. 2, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 3, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 4, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 5, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 6, 1966

Black activist James Meredith is shot and wounded as he walks along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registation.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 7, 1966

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy, then partly to mostly cloudy; light rain in late afternoon; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Jun. 8, 1966

The American Football League and the National Football League agree to merge. Under the announced merger agreement, the new league is to be called the National Football League (NFL), and split into the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). All eight of the original American Football League teams are absorbed by the new NFL.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; a thundershower early in the evening; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.
Jun. 9, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 10, 1966

Baltimore weather: Partly to mostly cloudy, then cloudy, then mostly cloudy; a light rain shower late in the afternoon; breezy nerly all day (18 mph sustained wind at 6:00 AM); High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Jun. 11, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 12, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 13, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jun. 14, 1966

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy, then mostly cloudy; light rain with thunder late in the afternoon (20 mph sustained wind at 5:00 PM); High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.
Jun. 15, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 16, 1966 Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then cloudy; a thunderstorm in the evening (21 mph wind gust); High temp. 89 degrees F, Low temp. 57 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.45 inch.
Jun. 17, 1966

The members' clubhouse at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore burns down. The weathervane that had been atop its roof is salvaged and is relocated to the racetrack infield. This weathervane is the one that is repainted with the colors of the Preakness Stakes winner each year right after the race.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jun. 18, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 19, 1966

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear; a rain shower near 6:00 AM; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.
Jun. 20, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 21, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jun. 22, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 23, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 24, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 98° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 25, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 98° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 26, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 27, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 98° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 28, 1966

Baltimore weather: Variable cloudiness, then cloudy; showers and thundershowers in the early and late evening; briefly breezy in the evening (15 mph sustained wind at 10:00 PM); High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.32 inch.
Jun. 29, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jun. 30, 1966

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

The total precipitation for Baltimore during June 1966 is 1.18 inches, well below the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during June 1966 is 85.6 degrees F, aove the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during June 1966 is 60.2 degrees F, below the normal of 62.6 degrees.
Jul. 1, 1966

Unwatered lawns in the Baltimore area have begun turning brown due to lack of rain and some hot days. (Brown lawns will continue in July and August 1966 in the Baltimore area as each of these months also record less than 2 inches of precipitation, less than half of normal.)

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then clear; High temp. 92 degrees F, Low temp. 68 degrees F; Precipitation: None.
Jul. 2, 1966 Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, then clear, then mostly cloudy; High temp. 100 degrees F, Low temp. 67 degrees F; Precipitation: None.
Jul. 3, 1966

Pitcher Tony Cloninger of the Cincinnati Reds hits two grand slams in the same game, and has 9 runs betted in, in a 17-3 win against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then clear; High temp. 102 degrees F, Low temp. 71 degrees F; Precipitation: None.
Jul. 4, 1966

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 100 degrees F, a tie for the highest temperature ever recorded in Baltimore on any July 4th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. This high temperature ties the 100 degrees F recorded in Baltimore on July 4, 1898.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; breezy in mid-afternoon; High temp. 100 degrees F, Low temp. 72 degrees F; Precipitation: None.
Jul. 5, 1966

The Baltimore area gets thunderstorms, with Catonsville and Friendship (now BWI Marshall) Airport both getting more than an inch of rain between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy; a thunderstorm with heavy rain from middle-to-late afternoon; High temp. 88 degrees F, Low temp. 71 degrees F; Precipitation: 1.09 inches.
Jul. 6, 1966

Boog Powell of the Orioles gets 11 runs batted in during a doubleheader against the Kansas City Athletics to tie an American League record (up to this point). In the first game, Powell hits two home runs, including a grand slam, as the Orioles win 11-0. In the second game, he gets four runs batted in, but the Athletics win 9-8.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 7, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 8, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 9, 1966 Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 10, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 11, 1966

The TV game show "The Newlywed Game" hosted by Bob Eubanks, debuts on the ABC network.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clear, then becoming cloudy, then mostly cloudy; breezy from mid-moring through afternoon; Light rain with thunder in the early evening; High temp. 99° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.
Jul. 12, 1966

In the 1966 Major League Baseball All Star Game, the National League defeats the American League 2-1 in 10 innings. Brooks Robinson of the Orioles plays the entire 10 innings at third base and gets 3 hits, including a triple. He scores the American League's only run but is named the Most Valuable Player of this All Star Game. The game is played at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on an afternoon with game-time temperature of 103 degrees F, and the attendance is 49,936.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 13, 1966

A boy named Dick Buehler throws a Frisbee at a baseball diamond at Johnnycake Junior High School in Woodlawn/Gwynn Oak at the same time that a dust-laden whirlwind springs up. The whirlwind takes the Frisbee and carries it about 200 feet, depositing it on the school's roof.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 99 degrees F, a tie for the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any July 13th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. This high temperature ties the 99 degrees F recorded in Baltimore on July 13, 1880 and again on July 13, 1954.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy, then clear; breezy from late morning to early afternoon; High temp. 99 degrees F, Low temp. 72 degrees F; Precipitation: None.
Jul. 14, 1966 Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy to cloudy, then clear, then cloudy; light rain late in the evneing; High temp. 99 degrees F, Low temp. 74 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.09 inch.
Jul. 15, 1966 Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear; light rain after midnight and a light shower at midday; High temp. 81 degrees F, Low temp. 67 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.06 inch.
Jul. 16, 1966 Baltimore weather: Clear most of the day, then partly cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy; High temp. 86 degrees F, Low temp. 62 degrees F; Precipitation: None.
Jul. 17, 1966 Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly to mostly cloudy, then clear; High temp. 87 degrees F, Low temp. 62 degrees F; Precipitation: None.
Jul. 18, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 19, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 20, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 21, 1966

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 53 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any July 21st (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 22, 1966

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 53 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any July 22nd (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 23, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 24, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jul. 25, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jul. 26, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 100° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 27, 1966

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; a thundershower late in the evneing; High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch.
Jul. 28, 1966

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to mostly cloudy; light rain in mid-to-late afternoon; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.
Jul. 29, 1966

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy; light rain early in the morning; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
Jul. 30, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jul. 31, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during July 1966 is 1.48 inches, well below the normal amount of 4.48 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during July 1966 is 91.5 degrees F, above the normal of 88.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during July 1966 is 66.3 degrees F, below the normal of 67.7 degrees.
Aug. 1, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 2, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: Trace.
Aug. 3, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 4, 1966

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 55 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any August 4th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then becoming cloudy with a late-evening rain shower, High temp. 87 degrees F, Low temp, 55 degrees F., Precip: 0.04 inch.
Aug. 5, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain until early afternoon, then cloudy, then mostly cloudy; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.48 inch.
Aug. 6, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 7, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace.
Aug. 8, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 9, 1966

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy to cloudy; a thundershower in mid-evening; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.
Aug. 10, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 11, 1966

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy, then partly to mostly cloudy; a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and early evening (21 mph sustained wind at 5:00 PM);  High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.77 inch.
Aug. 12, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: Trace.
Aug. 13, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 14, 1966

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; light rain in mid-morning; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.
Aug. 15, 1966

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear; light rain from about 4:00 AM to about 8:00 AM; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.
Aug. 16, 1966

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy; a light rain shower in the early evening and a heavier thunderstorm in mid-evening; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.37 inch.
Aug. 17, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 18, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 19, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 20, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 21, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 22, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 23, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 24, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 25, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 26, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 27, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 28, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 29, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 30, 1966

Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds hits home runs both right-handed and left-handed in a 6-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The game is played at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the attendance is 12,942.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 31, 1966

In much of Maryland, harvests of some early crops are falling far short of normal because of an unusually dry growing season. During June, July and August 1966, only 4.53 inches of rain fall at the official Baltimore weather station at Friendship (now BWI Marshall) Airport, only about 40 percent of the 11-inch average for this period. (A generous amount of rain in September -- 8.50 inches at Baltimore -- will save some later crops.)

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

The total precipitation for Baltimore during August 1966 is 1.87 inches, below the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during August 1966 is 88.5 degrees F, above the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during August 1966 is 64.5 degrees F, below the normal of 65.8 degrees.
Sep. 1, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 2, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 3, 1966

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

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 4, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: Trace.
Sep. 5, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 6, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 7, 1966

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in Catonsville opens for the first time.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 8, 1966

The television sitcom "That Girl" starring Marlo Thomas has its debut. (It runs for 5 seasons on ABC for a total of 136 episodes. Its final first-run episode is on March 19, 1971.)

It's the first day of school in Baltimore County Public Schools for the 1966-67 school year.

This school year, the dress code at Johnnycake Elementary School in Catonsville changes to allow girls to wear pants (slacks) to school.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 9, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 10, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 11, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 12, 1966

The TV sitcom "Family Affair" premieres on the CBS network. (It runs 5 seasons for a total of 138 episodes. Its final first-run episode is on March 4, 1971.)

This day is the last of 27 consecutive days with no measurable precipitation at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshal) Airport.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: Trace.
Sep. 13, 1966

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; a light rain shower in mid-morning and a heavier rain shower early in the evening; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch.
Sep. 14, 1966

3.82 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any September 14th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain nearly all day, heavy at times; the heaviest rain (0.75 inch) in the 4 o'clock hour; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 3.82 inches.
Sep. 15, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain showers after midnight, in the early morning, and late in the afternoon; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.
Sep. 16, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 17, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 18, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 19, 1966

UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) holds classes for the very first time. Enrollment is 750 students. The 435-acre campus in Catonsville has 3 completed buildings: Gym I, Lecture Hall I, and a portion of the Biological Sciences Building. There are 45 faculty members, 35 support staff, and 500 parking spaces.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, becoming cloudy; rain showers in the evening; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch.
Sep. 20, 1966

1.75 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any September 20th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times) and breezy/wuindy nearly all day (21 mph sustained wind max.); High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 1.75 inches.
Sep. 21, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain until mid-morning, then cloudy; breezy until late morning (20 mph sustained wind max.) ; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 1.15 inches.
Sep. 22, 1966

The Orioles defeat the Kansas City Athletics, 6-1, at Kansas City, MO, and clinch their first American League championship as a Baltimore team. Jim Palmer pitches a complete game for the Orioles. It is the franchise's first American League championship since 1944 when the team was the St. Louis Browns.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming partly cloudy; a heavy rain shower late in the afternoon; breezy in the early afternoon (16 mph sustained wind at 2:00 PM); High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.
Sep. 23, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: Trace.
Sep. 24, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 25, 1966

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; light rain showers near 3:00 AM and at midday; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.
Sep. 26, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 27, 1966

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with light rain much of the day, but a heavy rain shower (0.17 inch) in the noon hour; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.27 inch.
Sep. 28, 1966

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with light rain in the morning; heavier rain showers in the evneing; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.29 inch.
Sep. 29, 1966

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear; rain showers from about 9:00 AM to about 4:00 PM; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.40 inch.
Sep. 30, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during September 1966 is 8.50 inches, well above the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during September 1966 is 76.0 degrees F, below the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during September 1966 is 57.4 degrees F, below the normal of 58.8 degrees.
Oct. 1, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.94 inch.
Oct. 2, 1966

This is the final day of the 1966 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season.

1966 MLB American League Final Standings
ClubWinsLossesWin %  GB
Baltimore Orioles 97 63 .606 –
Minnesota Twins 89 73 .549 9
Detroit Tigers 88 74 .543 10
Chicago White Sox 83 79 .512 15
Cleveland Indians 81 81 .500 17
California Angels 80 82 .494 18
Kansas City Athletics 74 86 .463 23
Washington Senators 71 88 .447 25.5
Boston Red Sox 72 90 .444 26
New York Yankees 70 89 .440 26.5
 
1966 MLB National League Final Standings
ClubWinsLossesWin %  GB
Los Angeles Dodgers 95 67 .586 –
San Fransicsco Giants 93 68 .578 1.5
Pittsburgh Pirates 92 70 .568 3
Philadelphia Phillies 87 75 .537 8
Atlanta Braves 85 77 .525 10
St. Louis Cardinals 83 79 .512 12
Cincinnati Reds 76 84 .475 18
Houston Astros 72 90 .444 23
New York Mets 66 95 .410 28.5
Chicago Cubs 59 103 .364 36

 

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 3, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 4, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 5, 1966

In Game 1 of the 1966 World Series, the Orioles defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-2, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.  Frank Robinson and Brooks Robinson hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning off Don Drysdale.  Moe Drabowsky wins the game, striking out 11 batters -- including six in a row -- after relieving Dave McNally.  The Dodgers will not score another run in this World Series.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.
Oct. 6, 1966

In Game 2 of the 1966 World Series, the Orioles defeat the Dodgers, 6-0, at Dodger Stadium.  The Orioles get eight hits but only three runs batted in, as the Dodgers make six errors -- three by Willie Davis in center field.  He later complaiins that it's hard to see fly balls in day games because the screen behind home plate "gives off a funny gold glare."  Jim Palmer pitches the entire game for the Orioles for a shutout, giving up four hits, three walks, and striking out six.  Sandy Koufax is the losing pitcher for the Dodgers.  Each of the first two games draws more than 55,000 attendees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 7, 1966

A spelling test is administered in Mrs. Vivian Staisloff's 5th-grade class at Johnnycake Elementary School in Catonsville, as occurs on nearly all Fridays during this school year.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 8, 1966

In Game 3 of the 1966 World Series, the Orioles defeat the Dodgers, 1-0, at Memorial Stadium in Balttimore.  Paul Blair's home run is the only score as the Orioles get only three hits. Wally Bunker pitches a six-hit shutout for the Orioles while Claude Osteen is the losing pitcher.  Attendance is 54,445.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 9, 1966

The Orioles win the 1966 World Series -- the first Major League championship for this Orioles franchise. The Orioles defeat the Dodgers, 1-0, on a Frank Robinson home run at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.  Dave McNally pitches the shutout while Don Drysdale is the losing pitcher. Attendance is 54,458. Fans crowd the streets around the stadium and Baltimore, and the championship celebration continues into the night.  The Orioles batted only .200 in this World Series, the all-time low for the winning team.  But the Dodgers batted just .142, the all-time low for any team in a World Series.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 10, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: Trace.
Oct. 11, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 12, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 13, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 14, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 15, 1966

The Black Panther Party is founded originally as the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland, California.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Oct. 16, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.
Oct. 17, 1966

Television game show "The Hollywood Squares" debuts on NBC with Peter Marshall as host. (It remains on NBC until 1980. There is a nighttime syndicated version from 1971 to 1981, and subsequent revivals.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 18, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.90 inch.
Oct. 19, 1966

Baltimore gets 2.58 inches of rainfall as the entire Baltimore area gets heavy rain.

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

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 2.58 inches.
Oct. 20, 1966 Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then gradually becoming clear; breezy/windy until evening (24 mph at 1:00 pm); High temp. 58 F, Low temp. 37 F; Precip: None.
Oct. 21, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 22, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 23, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 24, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 25, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: Trace.
Oct. 26, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 27, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 28, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 29, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 30, 1966

Daylight Saving Time ends and Standard Time returns.  Clocks are set back one hour.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 31, 1966

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 25 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any October 31st (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during October 1966 is 4.80 inches, above the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during October 1966 is 65.0 degrees F, below the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during October 1966 is 41.7 degrees F, well below the normal of 46.5 degrees.
Nov. 1, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 2, 1966

Baltimore receives 1.42 inches of precipitation, the most in Baltimore on any November 2nd (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 1.42 inches.
Nov. 3, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 4, 1966

Flooding caused by the overflowing Arno (river) in Florence, Italy, kills 101 people and damages or destroys millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. (It is considered the worst flood in the city's history since 1557. With the combined effort of Italian and foreign volunteers alike, or angeli del fango ("Mud Angels"), many of these fine works have been restored. New methods in conservation were devised and restoration laboratories established. However, even decades later, much work remains to be done.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 5, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: Trace.
Nov. 6, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 7, 1966

NBC becomes the first U.S. television network to broadcast entirely in color (except for some special news reports). NBC's game show Concentration switches to broadcasting in color on this date, making NBC a full-color TV network.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 8, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Nov. 9, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: Trace.
Nov. 10, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.27 inch.
Nov. 11, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
Nov. 12, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.
Nov. 13, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 14, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 15, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 16, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 17, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 18, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: Trace.
Nov. 19, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 20, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 21, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 22, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 23, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 24, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 25, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Nov. 26, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.
Nov. 27, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace.
Nov. 28, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.86 inch.
Nov. 29, 1966

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

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Nov. 30, 1966

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during November 1966 is 2.78 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during November 1966 is 57.5 degrees F, just above the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during November 1966 is 35.3 degrees F, below the normal of 36.5 degrees. A trace of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during November 1966, below the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch.
Dec. 1, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 2, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 3, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 4, 1966

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 13 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any December 4th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 13° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 5, 1966

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 16 degrees F, a tie for the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any December 5th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. This low temperature ties the 16 F that was recorded in Baltimore on December 5, 1886, and on December 5, 1926.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 16° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Dec. 6, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 7, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: Trace.
Dec. 8, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 9, 1966

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 73 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any December 9th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 10, 1966

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 72 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any December 10th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.42 inch.
Dec. 11, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
Dec. 12, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 13, 1966

A snowstorm drops 7.6 inches of snow in Baltimore, beginning at about noon and lasting the rest of the day.

Baltimore weather: Snow (7.6 inches and rain); High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 1.02 inches (liquid).  5 inches of snow on the ground.
Dec. 14, 1966

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.2"); High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.  4 inches of snow on the ground.
Dec. 15, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.
Dec. 16, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Dec. 17, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: Trace.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Dec. 18, 1966

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: Trace.  No snow on the ground.
Dec. 19, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 20, 1966

Baltimore receives 3 inches of snow, mainly in the afternoon.

Baltimore weather: Snow (3 inches); High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 0.30 inch (liquid).  3 inches of snow on the ground.
Dec. 21, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.
Dec. 22, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.
Dec. 23, 1966

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.1"); High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.
Dec. 24, 1966

The Baltimore region gets a snowstorm, with 8.4 inches of snow recorded at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport. The snowstorm lasts nearly all day, with the heaviest snowfall in the afternoon.

Baltimore weather: Snow (8.4 inches); High temp. 28° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: 0.79 inch (liquid).  8 inches of snow on the ground.
Dec. 25, 1966

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  8 inches of snow on the ground.
Dec. 26, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.  7 inches of snow on the ground.
Dec. 27, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 15° F; Precip.: None.  4 inches of snow on the ground.
Dec. 28, 1966

Baltimore weather: Snow (1.1 inches), freezing rain and rain; High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 12° F; Precip.: 0.60 inch (liquid).  4 inches of snow on the ground.
Dec. 29, 1966

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.38 inch.  3 inches of snow on the ground.
Dec. 30, 1966

Baltimore weather: High temp. 33° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.
Dec. 31, 1966

The U.S. economy has positive growth during all of 1966, with a strong first quarter but weaker gains the rest of the year. The U.S. Gross Domestic Product rises about 3 percent in 1966.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 33° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during December 1966 is 3.53 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during December 1966 is 43.0 degrees F, below the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during December 1966 is 28.1 degrees F, below the normal of 29.6 degrees. A total of 20.4 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during December 1966, well above the normal amount of 2.5 inches, making it the snowiest December for Baltimore (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in 1966 (liquid equivalent) is 42.38 inches, which is just 0.07 inches above the normal amount of 42.31 inches.