NEWS: 2021 (January through June)

As 2021 begins, it's clear and 37 degrees F at Baltimore's National Weather Service station at BWI Airport. The wind is from the north at 3 miles an hour.

In an 81-13 vote, the U.S. Senate overrides U. S. President Donald Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. This is the first successful veto override of the Trump presidency.

In Tribistovo in Bosnia & Herzogovina, eight people die from carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator being used to power a heater.

It's the beginning of the following International Years as proclaimed by the United Nations: International Year of Peace and Trust; International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development; International Year of Fruits and Vegetables; and International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: Clear, then partly cloudy, then cloudy, then rain in the afternoon and evening, High temp. 39 degrees F, Low temperature 30 degrees F, Precipitation: 1.02 inches.

Three people are killed when a small plane crashes into a house in Lyon Township, Michigan.

Rescue workers find the bodies of four people who went missing during a landslide in Gjerdrum, Viken, Norway on December 30. Six people are still missing.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: Cloudy with fog, then mostly cloudy, windy in early afternoon, High temp. 57 degrees F, Low temperature 38 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.01 inch.

The 117th United States Congress begins. Nancy Pelosi is re-elected as Speaker of the House with a narrow seven-vote majority (216–209).

The Washington Post releases the recording of a telephone conversation where U. S. President Donald Trump calls Brad Raffensperger to pressure the Georgia Secretary of State to "find 11,780 votes" in his favor.

Rescue workers find the bodies of three people who went missing during a landslide in Gjerdrum, Viken, Norway, on December 30, bringing the death toll to seven. Three people are still missing.

At least 18 people are killed during a funeral in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, when the roof they were sheltering under during heavy rainfall collapses. Police dispatch rescue workers and sniffer dogs, and they say that the rescue operation has been completed.

The Ravens defeat the Cincinnati Bengals 38-3 at Paul Brown Stdium in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Ravens end the regular season with 11 wins and 5 losses, and go on to the playoffs.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: Cloudy, then light rain in the morning. late afternoon and early evening, High temp. 42 degrees F, Low temperature 36 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.20 inch.

U. S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla blocks the Trump administration from imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court.

U.S. Representatives Ted Lieu and Kathleen Rice urge FBI Director Christopher Wray to open a criminal investigation into President Donald Trump's phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for violating state and federal laws. Additionally, Fulton County (Georgia) District Attorney Fani Willis announces that her office is ready to investigate Trump after his call with Raffensperger.

Baltimore weathe at BWI Airportr: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy, High temp. 47 degrees F, Low temperature 31 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

The U. S. state of Georgia holds two runoff elections for both of its seats in the U. S. Senate.  In the special runoff election, Democrat Raphael Warnock defeats Republican Kelly Loeffler. In the regular runoff election, Democrat Jon Ossoff defeats Republican David Perdue. These two wins by Democrats in Georgia give the Democats a 50-50 split of the U. S. Senate with the Republicans. In the event of tie votes by the Senate, U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, a Democrat, will be able to cast the deciding vote.

In college football, University of Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith wins the Heisman Trophy, making him the first receiver to do so since Desmond Howard in 1991.

Team USA defeats Team Canada  2–0 in the Gold Medal Game to win the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, while Team Finland defeats Team Russia 4–1 in the Bronze Medal Game. Team USA's Trevor Zegras is named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then light drizzle in the morning, light rain in the afternoon, High temp. 44 degrees F, Low temperature 38 degrees F, Precipitation: Trace.

A joint session of the U. S. Congress begins the process of certification of the results of the 2020 presidential election by certifying the number of Electoral College votes for each candidate by state.  Senators and/or representatives of several states, including Arizona, question whether the results in their respective states are true (that Joe Biden won in their state over Donald Trump).  While the Arizona delegation are speaking their arguments, the proceedings are interrupted by people storming the Capitol (see below).

Hundreds of pro-Donald Trump protesters, some armed, storm the United States Capitol, causing it to be evacuated. Washington, D. C. mayor Muriel Bowser proclaims a citywide nighttime curfew. Shots are fired, and at least six people are injured. A female Trump supporter dies from gunshot wounds, according to police. Multiple members of Congress call this an attempted coup d'etat. The FBI, police, and National Guard  from Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. itself are deployed to stop the riot. Smoke bombs and pepper spray are also used. Multiple suspected pipe bombs are reported, including at the Republican Party headquarters.

The United States Senate chamber and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office are also breached by pro-Trump protesters. President-elect Joe Biden says "It's not a protest, it's an insurrection" and calls on President Donald Trump to "demand an end to this siege" by his followers. In response, President Trump releases a video saying, "I know your pain. I know your hurt. But you have to go home now."

At least seven Democratic members of the U. S. Congress call for Trump's immediate resignation or impeachment or removal by Congress, when it can reconvene, for insurreection against the United States.

The United States Capitol Police state that the Capitol is secured by 6 pm. The Electoral College certificates are also secured.

Three more people die during the United States Capitol riots during "separate medical emergencies", bringing the total death toll to four.

In the evening, Congress reconvenes to resume certification of the results of the 2020 presidential election.  Members of Congress from several states decide to drop their challenges to the election results in the wake of the uprising at the Capitol earlier. Still, the certification of the electoral college votes goes on past midnight.

Stephanie Grisham resigns as the Chief of Staff to the First Lady as a result of the riots. Matt Pottinger resigns as deputy national security adviser; Mick Mulvaney, former chief of staff, resigns from his remaining duties as special envoy to Northern Ireland, and Anna Cristina Niceta resigns as White House social secretary.

Twitter locks the personal account of President Donald Trump for the first time, citing the president's "incitement to violence", and "false claims about the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election". The social media site warns that further attempts to violate the company's rules could result in a permanent suspension of Trump's account.

Facebook locks President Trump's account for 24 hours in response to the violence in Washington, D.C. In a blog post, the social media site says today's events are an "emergency" for the platform, and will be rolling out new rules in response.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy; windy in the afternoon; High temp. 42 degrees F, Low temperature 37 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

A United States Capitol Police officer injured in yesterday's riot in Washington, D.C., is revealed to be on life support as a result of the events. After being erroneously reported as having died earlier, he is  finally reported as deceased by the Capitol Police, who identify him as Brian D. Sicknick.

Michael C. Stenger and Paul D. Irving, the respective Sergeants at Arms of the U. S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, resign upon the requests of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

United States Capitol Police chief Steven Sund announces that he will resign because of the attack on the U. S. Capitol.

Elon Musk overtakes Jeff Bezos by just over $4 billion to become the richest person in the world.

The cryptocurrencies market capitalization reaches $1 trillion for the first time.

Boeing agrees to pay $2.5 billion to settle criminal charges claiming that it covered up design flaws in its Boeing 737 MAX passenger planes from safety officials. The U. S. Department of Justice says that the firm chose "profit over candor."

Faceboook announces that it has extended the lock of Donald Trump's official account for at least the remainder of his term due to the heightened risk of political violence. Snapchat also bans Trump from posting on the app until further notice.

The World Organization for Animal Health confirms that Senegal has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu at a poultry farm in Thies.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy, High temp. 47 degrees F, Low temperature 31 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

The total number of COVID-19 cases reported in the U.S. on this day is 307,552 which is a new one-day record and is apparently the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. (during 2021) in terms of the number of cases in a day.

The man who was photographed sitting at U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk during the storming of the U.S. Capitol is arrested in Little Rock, Arkansas.

The U.S. Department of Justice indicts 15 people involved in the assault on the U.S. Capitol, and officials of the department say they expect that more people will be charged.

U.S. President Donald Trump announces that he will not attend the inauguration of his successor, Joe Biden.  Mr. Trump will be the first U.S. president not to attend the inauguration of his successor since Andrew Johnson in 1869.

Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with incoming Secretary of State Antony Blinken for the first time to help ensure an orderly transition of power.

Former U.S. Senator David Perdue of Georgia, a Republican, concedes to his Demcratic challenger Jon Ossoff, formally guaranteeing the Democrats a majority in the U.S. Senate.

Twitter permanently suspends Donald Trump's account. Twitter says it did so to end "the risk of further incitement of violence."

Twitter also suspends the accounts of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, American attorney Sidney Powell, and former 8kun administrator Ron Watkins for spreading content related to the QAnon conspiracy theory.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy, High temp. 38 degrees F, Low temperature 29 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

Three people are killed and four others are injured in a shooting spree through several neighborhoods in the South Side area of Chicago, Illinois, as well as Evanston. The shooter, a 32-year-old man, is shot during a shootout with responding Evanston police officers and later dies in a hospital.

In NFL football, the Buffalo Bills win a playoff game for the first time since the 1995 season. They defeat the Indianapolis Colts, 27-24.

The United States Attorney for the Distirct of Columbia announces that Jacob Chansley (also known as Jake Angeli or "QAnon Shaman"), who was photographed wearing horns during the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, has been arrested. Additionally, Adam Christian Johnson is also expected to face charges for carrying U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern during the occupation of the Capitol Building.

West Virginia delegate Derrick Evans resigns a day after being arrested for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol (on January 6).

A passenger jetliner, Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, crashes into the Java Sea off the Thousand Islands, Indonesia, five minutes after departing an airport in Jakarta. All 62 people on board are killed.

A winter storm named Filomena in Spain causes two deaths in the province of Malaga from heavy rains, and another two deaths from hypothermia in central Spain as a blizzard hits the area. The mayor of Madrid, Spain, requests the assistance of the Army to help his city in a situation he calls of "extreme gravity".

A nationwide power blackout in Pakistan leaves more than 200 million people without power. Electricity is restored to some parts of the country by the end of the day.

Ten newborn babies die in a hospital fire in Maharashtra, India.

Apple Inc. suspends indefinitely the app Parler from the App Store. Parler is a microblogging and social-networking service with significant use by Donald Trump supporters, conservatives, and conspiracy theorists.

Amazon Web Services announces that it will discontinue providing cloud computing services to Parler as of 11:59 PM Pacific time January 10.

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announces that detachments of the Virginia National Guard and State Police will continue to be stationed at the U.S. Capitol through January 20, the day of inauguation of Joe Biden as the next U.S. president.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces that the United States will be lifting all restrictions on contacts between American and Taiwanese officials.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clear, High temp. 46 degrees F, Low temperature 29 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

In the NFL postseason's first round (wild card playoffs), the Baltimore Ravens defeat the Tennessee Titans at Nashville, 20 to 13. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is the leading rusher of the game with 136 yards and a touchdown.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then a few clouds, High temp. 50 degrees F, Low temperature 26 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

Democrats in the U. S. House of Representatives introduce an article of impeachment against U. S. President Donald Trump for "incitement of insurrection".

U.S. President Donald Trump approves an emergency declaration request by District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration.

Chad Wolf resigns as Acting United States Secretary of Homeland Security, citing "recent events, including the ongoing and meritless court rulings regarding the validity of my authority as Acting Secretary". He is replaced by FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor.

The New York State Bar Association announces that it has launched an inquiry into removing President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Guiliani from its membership over his role in the "violent uprising" at the Capitol building.

Michigan announces it will ban open-carry guns at the state capitol.

Three police officers are killed, two by gunfire and one in a hit-and-run, after a carjacking in Isla Verde, Puerto Rico. A fourth police officer is also injured. This is the first time in Puerto Rico's recent history in which multiple police officers were killed in one incident. The suspect remains at large.

Facebook bans "Stop the Steal" content ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration.

The Parler social networking service goes offline after Amazon Web Services discontinues providing it cloud computing services, in the wake of the January 6 storming of the U. S. Capitol. Parler's chief executive says that the service will be down "longer than expected" as "most people with enough servers to host us have shut their doors to us."

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, High temp. 45 degrees F, Low temperature 24 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

U.S. President Donald Trump warns that successfully impeaching him for his conduct regarding the storming of the Capitol (on January 6) would represent a "tremendous danger" to the nation, but he does not elaborate.

U.S. President Donald Trump visits Alamo. Texas, and gives a speech at the wall separating the U.S. from Mexico.

U.S. Vice Presisent Mike Pence tells U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that he will not invoke the 25th Amendment (regarding presidential succession).

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence acknowledges that the Donald Trump presidency is coming to an end. He says that the Trump administration is working with President-elect Joe Biden's transition team.

The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff condemn the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol and acknowledge that Joe Biden will be the next U.S. President.

The United States reports a record-high 4,197 daily deaths from COVID-19 or its complications.

A barge sinks in the Congo River in Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 6 people while 19 others are missing.

Eight people die in an apartment building fire in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The preliminary cause of death is carbon monoxide poisoning.

Baltimore weather: Clear, High temp. 49 degrees F, Low temperature 23 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

The U.S. House of Representatives impeaches U.S. President Donald Trump for "incitement of insurection."

After his impeachment, U.S. President Donald Trump releases a video statement condemning the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6.

The U.S. reports more than a million COVID-19 cases in just four days, surpassing 23 million cases in total.

American Olympic gold-medal swimmer Klete Keller is charged with participating in the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol.

The U.S. federal goverment executes Lisa Marie Montgomery for a murder she committed in 2004. She is the first woman executed by the U.S. federal goverment since June 19, 1953, when Ethel Rosenberg and her husband Julius Rosenberg were executed for conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviets.

YouTube announces that it will suspend U.S. President Donald Trump's account from uploading new videos and live-streaming new content for at least the next 7 days, saying that the channel has violated YouTube's rules regarding incitement to violence.

Israel carries out a wave of airstrikes in eastern Syria nears its border with Iraq. It's reported that 57 people are killed and 28 others wounded in at least 18 Israeli airstrikes, and that several Iranian arms depots are hit. The airstrikes are carried out with the aid of U.S. intelligence information.

Rioting erupts overnight in the Belgian capital Brussels following the death of a 23-year-old Black man in police custody, who was reportedly arrested for violating local COVID-19 restrictions. A police station is set on fire in the north of the city, and King Philippe's vehicle is attacked while traveling through the area.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then clear, High temp. 51 degrees F, Low temperature 23 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden unveils a $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief package. If passed in Congress, it will include stimulus payments of $2000 (or less) to most Americans, up from $600. The plan to increase the payments to $2000 was endorsed by Joe Biden, Democrats, and outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump.

A roadside bomb in Algeria kills five civilians and injures three others. It is the deadliest attack on citizens of Algeria in recent years.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, High temp. 55 degrees F, Low temperature 27 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

The number of COVID-19 deaths in the world surpasses 2 million.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then cloudy, then light rain in the evening, High temp. 50 degrees F, Low temperature 31 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.27 inch.

In the National Football League's AFC playoffs, the Baltimore Ravens lose to the Buffalo Bills at Buffalo, 17 to 3. The game is tied 3-3 at the half, but the Bills score two touchdowns in the third quarter, eliminating the Ravens from the playoffs.

Phil Spector dies at age 81 of COVID-19 complications in French Camp, California. He was a record producer of pop, rock, and R & B music, especially in the 1960s through the 1970s. He was also a musician and songwriter. His signature "wall of sound" was heard on many 1960s hit songs he produced for The Crystals, The Ronettes, Darlene Love, and others. He also produced songs by The Teddy Bears, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Wrecking Crew, and others. In 2009, he was convicted for the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson, and sentenced to 19 years to life in prison. He died while in prison. Phil Spector was born on December 26, 1939 in the Bronx, New York, NY.

Baltimore weather: Variable cloudiness; a light rain shower just after midniight; High temp. 49 degrees F, Low temperature 34 degrees F, Precipitation: Trace.

Clashes between different ethnic groups in Darfur, Sudan, kill at least 83 people. The clashes started after a man was stabbed to death.

More bodies are found under debris in Sulawesi, Indonesia, after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the island two days ago, bringing the death toll to 78.

A helicopter of the Philippine Air Force crashes in the Philippines, killing all 7 people on board.

Floods and landslides kill six prople in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to mostly cloudy, High temp. 50 degrees F, Low temperature 34 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan receives the Moderna vaccine ("gets a shot") at the State House in Annapolis.

Fashion Institute of Technology student Nicholas Moncada is arrested for allegedly storming the United States Capitol after posting "Outside Pelosi's office" on Instagram and livestreaming the event (on January 6).

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy; windy in the afternoon; High temp. 46 degrees F, Low temperature 32 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

The number of U.S. deaths from COVID-19 or its complications moves past 400,000.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clear; windy in the early afternoon, High temp. 51 degrees F, Low temperature 29 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. becomes the 46th President of the United States at about 12:00 noon Eastern time, succeeding Donald John Trump. Kamala Devi Harris becomes the new Vice President, succeeding Mike Pence. Kamala Harris is the first woman, first African American, and first Asian American to be Vice President. Donald Trump leaves the White House and Washington in the early morning for Florida, and does not attend the inauguration.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries in the morning (a trace of snow), then cloudy, then partly cloudy and windy, High temp. 45 degrees F, Low temperature 24 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.01 inch (liquid). No snow on the ground.

U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order requiring usage of face masks in airports and on airplanes, trains and buses.

Mexico reports a record 22,339 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,809 COVID-19-related deaths in the past 24 hours.

A suicide attack at an open market in Baghdad, Iraaq, kills at least 32 people and injures 110 others. Such attacks have been rare in Iraq since 2017.

A U.S. convoy consisting of 40 trucks and armored vehicles enters northeastern Syria from Iraq via the Al-Waleed crossing.

Eight workers are killed when a truck carrying sticks of gelatin explosives, explodes at a boulder-crushing facility in Abbalagere in Shivamogga district, Karnataka, India.

The Central African Republic government declares a 15-day state of emergency after rebels attempt to surround and blockade the capital Bangui. Pro-François Bozizé loyalists and anti-balaka militias now control around two-thirds of the war-torn nation.

Fifteen people are killed and eleven others injured in a fire at a nursing home in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Five people are killed in a fire at a Serum Institute of India facility in Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, then clear,, High temp. 53 degrees F, Low temperature 20 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

Baltimore weather: Clear then mostly cloudy, High temp. 50 F, Low temp. 31 F, Precipitation: None.

An Israeli airstrike in the city of Hama, Syria, destroys five Syrian military sites. According to SANA, four people from the same family, including two children, are killed in the strikes.

Baltimore gets about a half nch of snow at BWI Airport and a little more to the north, equivalent to 0.11 inches of liquid precipitation. High temperature 37 F, low temperature 30 F.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then light snow in the evening (0.5"), High temp. 37 degrees F, Low temperature 30 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.11 inch (liquid). A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore gets rain and snow, equivalent to 0.04 inches of liquid precipitation. High temp. 36 F, low temp. 32 F.

Baltimore weather: Light snow then rain/snow mix in the morning (total snowfall: a trace), then light drizzle in the afternoon, then cloudy with fog in the evening, High temp. 36 degrees F, Low temperature 31 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.07 inch. A trace of snow on the ground.

Light snow begins falling in the Baltimore area in late morning and continues the rest of the day, with 2 to 4 inches on the ground by midnight. in northern sections. 

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then snow (3.8 inches) from late morning until late evening, changing to light drizzle and then a light wintry mix in late evening; breezy from mid-afternoon onward (15 mph sustained wind & 28 mph gust at 10:37 pm); High temperature: 32 F, Low temp.: 29 F; Precip.: 0.46 inch (liquid).  3 inches of snow on the ground.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in January 2021 is 2.15 inches (including melted snow and ice), below the normal amount of 3.08 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during January 2021 is 44.6 degrees F, above the normal of 43.2 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during January 2021 is 28.9 degrees F, below the normal of 25.4 degrees.  A total of 4.3 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at BWI Airport during January 2021, below the normal amount of 6.4 inches.

The Baltimore region gets 1 to 2 additional inches of wet snow and ice in northern sections, with just 0.1 of an inch of snow at BWI (south of Baltimore). It's equivalent to 0.32 inches of liquid precipitation at BWI Marshall Airport.

Baltimore weather: A wintry mix, changing to light snow in mid-morning and lasting until mid-evening (0.1" of snow); High Temp.: 33 F, Low temp.: 29 F; Precip.: 0.32 inch (liquid).  3 inches of snow on the ground.

The Baltimore area gets another coating of snow and ice, equivalent to 0.02 inches of liquid precipitation at BWI Marshall Airport.

Baltimore weather: Light snow on the morning (0.2"), then cloudy; breezy/windy much of the day (20 mph sustained wind & 31 mph gust at 5:54 pm); High temp.: 36 F, Low temp.: 30 F; Precip,: 0.02 inch (liquid).  3 inches of snow on the gorund.

The U.S. Senate votes and approves a second impeachment trial for Donald J. Trump, who was the U.S. president when he was impeached (both times).

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy, High temp. 50 F, Low temp. 27 F, Precipitation: None.

The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump begins in the U.S. Senate, with U.S. House impeachment managers stating their argument that Donald Trump incited the storming of the U.S. Capitol Building.

In the Baltimore region, it is mostly cloudy, then cloudy, then light snow begins to fall in the evening and accumulates up to an inch before midnight (0.3 inches of snow at BWI). This is the equivalent of 0.23 inches of liquid precipitation as measured at BWI Marshall Airport. High temp.: 42 F, Low temp.: 27 F.

The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump continues, with U.S. House impeachment managers continuing and then closing their arguments.

The Baltimore area receives light snow in the morning (continuing from the previous evening), with 2 to 4 inches total in most spots. This equates to 0.26 inches of liquid precipitation at BWI Marshall Airport. High temp. 34 degrees F, Low temp. 31 degrees F.

A traffic pileup of 133 vehicles occurs on an icy freeway near Forth Worth, Texas. It kills six people and injures at least 65 others.

The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump continues. The defense (lawyers for Donald Trump) present their argument that Donald Trump did not incite people to storm the U.S. Capitol Building.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with light snow in the morning and again in the evening (a trace of snow), High temp. 31 degrees F, Low temperature 26 degrees F, Precipitation: Trace (liquid).

The IRS opens electronic submission for federal income-tax returns this tax season, at noon Eastern time.

The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump continues, with U.S. Senators voting 55 to 45 to allow witnesses in the trial. But later, it is decided that no witnesses will be called.

The U.S. Senate votes to acquit Donald Trump for the second time. The vote is 57 to 43 in favor of conviction, but it falls short of the 2/3 majority (67 votes) needed for conviction.

Parts of the U.S. have heavy snowstorms and ice storms. Parts of Washington state  and Oregon have heavy snow; a large swath of the U.S. Midwest and upper South, and Middle Atlantic states have snow and ice, which cause problems with road travel.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with light freezing rain beginning in late morning, then 0.2 inch of snow; High temp. 31 degrees F, Low temperature 27 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.34 inch (liquid)..

A storm of ice and snow, followed by a polar vortex of very cold air, is making its way into the U.S. Great Plains, South, and Midwest, while a separate storm reaches the Pacific Northwest.

Baltimore weather: Light rain/snow mixture in the moring, then cloudy, High temp. 38 degrees F, Low temperature 28 degrees F, Precipitation: Trace (liquid). This precipitation freezes on some surfaces in the Baltimore metro area.

Much of the U.S. (150 million people) is affected by winter weather such as snow, ice, and extreme cold. There is heavy snow in the Pacific Northwest, with Seattle getting 7 inches of snow. For the first time in history, all of Texas is under winter storm warnings. It snows in large parts of Texas with ice in others, and the unusual cold necessitates rolling power blackouts in some cities in Texas to avoid overloading the grid. Parts of Texas and Oklahoma experience the coldest temperatures in at least 50 years.

A snowstorm begins in Chicago and other parts of the Upper Midwest.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then light drizzle, then rain, then heavy rain, High temp. 39 degrees F, Low temperature 34 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.47 inch.

About 73 percent of the continental United States is covered with snow and/or ice.

Baltimore gets the equivalent of 0.39 inch of liquid precipitation.

Twenty cities from Texas to the Upper Midwest set all-time low-temperature records.

Chicago gets at least a foot of snow from a storm starting the previous evening.

In large sections of the Great Plains and Texas, there are rolling power blackouts as bitter cold makes electricity demand exceed supply and certain power sources shut down from overload, lack of fuel, or freezing.

Baltimore weather: Moderate rain and then light rain in the morning, then cloudy, then mostly cloudy; windy in afternoon, High temp. 48 degrees F, Low temperature 28 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.39 inch.

The Baltimore Orioles begin their spring training in Sarasota, Florida, with pitchers and catchers reporting to camp.

Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh dies at age 70 in Palm Beach, Florida. He was born on January 12, 1951.

Extreme cold, and rolling power blackouts, continue in Texas and several other states.

A new storm begins to spread rain, snow and ice from the U.S. Gulf Coast northeastward.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, High temp. 37 degrees F, Low temperature 24 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

Large parts of the southern Appalachians, upper Southeast and mid-Atlantic states get snow and/or ice.

Texas begins to recover from power outages. with less than a million customers now without any power; the peak had been about 3 million.  But some rolling power blackouts continue and temperatures continue to be unusually cold in Texas and some other states.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then snow and sleet from 6 AM through the rest of the day (0.8" of snow); High temp. 31 degrees F, Low temperature 27 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.52 inch (liquid).

The Baltimore area gets snow and ice, anywhere from less than an inch in some southern sections to six inches in some northern and western regions.

Baltimore weather: Light snow, sleet and rain in the morning, then cloudy, then partly cloudy, High temp. 38 degrees F, Low temperature 29 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.06 inch.

Texas continues to be cold, with snow and ice still on the ground in many parts of the state. About half of Texas' population does not have safe tap water, and many have no running water at all, much of the problem due to frozen water mains and pipes.

Texas continues to feel the effects of the recent snowstorm and severe freeze in the state. Millions of people in the state have no safe tap water. Also, food shortages arise due to hoarding in grocery stores and disruptions of deliveries to stores. Temperatures in Texas warm up, with daytime highs reaching the 40s to the 70s.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries in the morning, then cloudy, then mostly cloudy, windy, High temp. 33 degrees F, Low temperature 23 degrees F, Precipitation: Trace.

Texas continues to have millions of people without safe tap water, and some still without electricity. Also, there are food shortages in some parts of the state.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, High temp. 40 degrees F, Low temperature 19 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

The Baltimore area gets snow and/or snow and rain, ranging from less than an inch of accumulation in some southern areas to more than 4 inches in parts of Carroll County. The equivalent liquid precipitation in Baltimore is 0.44 inch, with 0.3 inches of snowfall at BWI Marshall Airport.

The number of United States deaths from COVID-19 or its complications surpasses 500,000.

Much of Texas continues to suffer from the effects of the recent winter storm and deep freeze. More than 8 million people in Texas still do not have safe tap water and are told to boil the water before using it.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then light snow in the morning, then snow/sleet mix in the afternoon, then rain, then cloudy, High temp. 37 degrees F, Low temperature 31 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.44 inch (liquid).

Golfing star Tiger Woods suffers serious injuries when the SUV he is driving rolls over several times near Los Angeles, California. He has to be extricated from the wreck and he cannot walk on his own.

In Texas, nearly all electricity customers in the state now have their power restored after the severe freeze forced some power sources offline. Tap water safety warnings are lifted in a few places, but several million people in Texas still have unsafe tap water.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clear; windy in the afternoon, High temp. 56 degrees F, Low temperature 32 degrees F, Precipitation: None.

The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issues an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Johnson & Johnson (J & J) COVID-19 vaccine in persons aged 16 years and older for prevention of COVID-19. This vaccine joins those made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech as the first three COVID-19 vaccines to be distributed in the U.S. Unlike the other two vaccines, the J & J vaccine requires only one vaccination (dose) to achieve full effectiveness instead of two doses spaced a couple of weeks apart, and it does not need to be stored at subzero temperatures.

Baltimore weather: Light rain in the morning, then partly cloudy, High temp. 54 F, Low temp. 36 F, Precipitation: 0.25 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain, then heavier rain, High temp. 46 F, Low temp. 41 F, Precipitation: 0.91 inch.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in February 2021 is 4.85 inches (including melted snow and ice).

A former U. S. State Department official during the Trump administration  is arrested and charged for assault and other crimes in relation to the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, thereby making him the first known Trump administration official to be tried in relation to the events of January 6.

Baltimore weather: Clear and windy, High temp. 43 F, Low temp. 26 F, Precipitation: None.

The U.S. Senate passes a $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill after 24 hours of debate. The bill includes checks of $1400 (or less) to most Americans. The vote is 50 to 49 along strict party lines; the Democrats all vote in favor of the bill.

Fighting between Houthi forces and pro-government troops in Ma'rib Governate, Yemen, kills 58 and 32, respectively, in the past 24 hours, according to unnamed military sources.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, then clear; windy at midday, High temp. 47 F, Low temp. 28 F, Precipitation: None.

Three Palestinian fishermen are killed in an explosion off the coast of Gaza. The blast is caused by an unknown weapon, suspected to be a rocket.

In retaliation for yesterday's drone attacks against the kingdom, the Saudi-led coalition conducts airstrikes against the Houthis in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.

Nine activists are killed in police raids in the northern Philippines two days after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered government forces to kill communists in the country.

Explosions kill 20 people and injure more than 600 others in Bata, Equatorial Guinea. The cause is suspected to be negligence related to use of dynamite at a local military base. Almost all buildings in the city of about 250,000 people are heavily damaged.

In Sanaa, Yemen, a fire occurs at a detention center for migrants. The fire kills at least 8 people and injures more than 170 others.

A train derails in Sindh, Pakistan, killing at least one person and injuring at least 20 others.

A helicopter crash in Normandy, France, kills both people on board.

Baltimore weather: Sunny; windy in early afternoon, High temp. 47 F, Low temp. 22 F, Precipitation: None.

Multiple people are injured by a homemade bomb accidentally detonating in a classroom at Newaygo High School in Newaygo, Michigan.

The trial of former Minneapolis (Minnesota) police officer Derek Chauvin begins in Minneapolis. He is the officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck until Floyd died. It's the first time in Minnesota court history that cameras will be allowed at a trial.

The death toll in yesterday's explosions in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, rises to 98 people with more than 615 injured.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, High temp. 54 F, Low temp. 22 F, Precipitation: None.

Roger Mudd dies at age 93 in McLean, Virginia. He was an American broadcast journalist who was a correspondent and anchor for CBS News and NBC News. He also worked as the primary anchor for The History Channel. Previously, Mudd was weekend and weekday substitute anchor for the CBS Evening News, the co-anchor of the weekday NBC Nightly News, and the host of the NBC-TV Meet the Press and American Almanac TV programs. Roger was born on February 9, 1928 in Washington, D. C.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy; windy in the afternoon, High temp. 71 F, Low temp. 32 F, Precipitation: None.

U.S. President Joe Biden signs into law a $1.9 trillion coronavirus/COVID-19 relief package, which includes (among many other things) stimulus payments of $1400 or less to most American adults.

President Joe Biden addresses the nation on TV in the evening. He sets July 4th as the target date for having small family gatherings with minimal threat of spreading COVID-19. He projects that all American adults will have COVID-19 vaccine available for them by May 1, although not everyone will get vaccinated by that date. He annnounces that the White House will make more shots available at pharmacies and federally-run mass vaccination centers. He also vows to increase the number of vaccinators, increasing the eligible pool of vaccinators to include veterinarians, dentists, paramedics, medical students, and others. In his speech, President Biden also denounces "vicious hate crimes against Asian Americans, who've been attacked, harassed, blamed, and scapegoated."

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy to partly cloudy, High temp. 79 F, Low temp. 39 F, Precipitation: None.

The high temperature reaches 79 degrees F at BWI Marshall Airport near Baltimore, the highest temperature ever recorded there on any March 11th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began at BWI (then Friendship) in 1950. This breaks the old record of 75 degrees F set in 1967.

U.S. President Joe Biden addresses Democratic members of Congress and other officials in the Rose Garden of the White House. He talks again about his administation's efforts to quell the COVID-19 pandemic. He sets an optimistic tone about having vaccine available for every American adult by May 1, that the economy will get stronger, and hoped that this coming July 4th holiday can be celebrated with family members in normal fashion.

The City Council of Minneapolis, Minnesota, votes 13 to 0 to approve a $27 million civil payment to the family of George Floyd, who died when a Minneapolis police officer pinned him to the ground with the officer's knee on George Floyd's neck for at least 7 minutes and 46 seconds. About $500,000 of the settlement will be used to benefit the George Floyd Memorial site at East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis.

A major storm drops up to 4 feet of snow in Colorado and some other areas of the Rocky Mountains and adjacent foothills.

Baltimore weather: Very light rain in the morning, then partly cloudy, High temp. 70 F, Low temp. 55 F, Precipitation: Trace.

Snow continues to fall in parts of the Rocky Mountain states, and is heaviest in the eastern parts of Colorado and Wyoming.

The massive storm system causing the heavy snow also spawns tornadoes in the Texas Panhandle.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clear to partly cloudy, High temp. 58 F, Low temp. 37 F, Precipitation: None.

Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 AM Eastern time in most parts of the U. S. including Maryland. Clocks are set back one hour.

Heavy snow hits parts of the Rocky Mountain states, especially the eastern parts of Colorado and Wyoming. Denver, Colorado, gets more than a foot of snow (including from yesterday and 2 days ago). Cheyenne, Wyoming, has its biggest 2-day snowfall in 40 years. The storm system is unofficially named Winter Storm Xylia by The Weather Channel.  This storm is moving toward the notrthern Great Plains and then the Upper Midwest.

The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is held in and around the Los Angeles Convention Center in California.  The ceremony is originally scheduled for January 31 but it is postponed to March 14 due to coronavirus/COVID-19 concerns. Major winners: Record of the Year -- "Everything I Wanted" by Billie Eilish. Album of the Year -- "Folklore" by Taylor Swift. She is the first female recording artist ever to have as many as three Albums of the Year.  Song of the Year -- "I Can't Breathe" by Dernst Emile II, H. E. R. & Tiara Thomas. Best New Artist: Megan Thee Stallion. Beyoncé wins her 27th and 28th Grammy Awards, giving her the most Grammy wins (28) by any female artist and the most wins by any singer (female or male).

Baltimore weather: Clear, then a few clouds; windy; High temp. 64 F, Low temp. 37 F, Precipitation: None.

The heavy snowstorm in Colorado, Wyoming and western Nebraska ending late yesterday and early today deposits a total of 27 inches of snow on the ground at Denver's international airport, the fourth all-time-largest Denver snowfall. Cheyenne, Wyoming, gets 30.8 inches of snow from this storm. As the storm system moves northeastward but weakens, rain and snow are beginning to occur in parts of the northern Great Plains and upper Midwest.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then becoming cloudy, High temp. 47 F, Low temp. 30 F, Precipitation: None.

A gunman shoots and kills a total of eight people at three separate massage spas in Georgia --  two establishments in Atlanta and one in near Acworth. Six of the killed people are women of East Asian descent; the other two people are white. This is the highest death toll in a mass shooting in the U. S. since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than a year ago.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then light drizzle late in the evening, High temp. 45 F, Low temp. 39 F, Precipitation: Trace.

Strong thunderstorms hit Mississippi and Alabama. A possible tornado strikes southwestern Alabama and does some damage, but no one is killed or injured.

Baltimore weather: Very light rain, light drizzle and fog in the morning, then cloudy, High temp. 50 F, Low temp. 40 F, Precipitation: Trace.

The United States surpasses 100 million COVID-19 vaccinations being given. This includes nearly 41 million Americans who have been fully vaccinated. (Two of the three vaccines being used in the U. S. require two doses for full efficacy, while one requires just one dose.)

Diplomats representing the U. S. and China meet for the first time during the Biden administration. The meeting is held in Anchorage, Alaska, and is attended by U. S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Strong thuinderstorms and possible tornadoes hit parts of Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia.

The Baltimore area gets about one-half to one inch of rain. The 0.56 inch of rain that falls at BWI Marshall Airport is the first measurable precipitation there since March 1st, meaning that at least some parts of the Baltimore area had no measurable precipitation for 16 consecutive days (from March 2 through March 17).

Baltimore weather: Light drizzle, light rain and fog, then rain, High temp. 53 F, Low temp. 46 F, Precipitation: 0.56 inch.

COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have been above 60,000 per day for three consecutive days including today, after being below that daily number for several days. About a dozen U. S. states have rising numbers of COVID-19 cases, wiith the greatest rise being in Michigan.

Diplomats end their first-round meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, between the U. S. and China. Both sides say they made progress.

U.S. President Biden and Vice President Harris visit Atlanta, Georgia, to talk with representatives of the Asian community after the shooting incident in Atlanta and vicinity on March 16th that killed eight people, six of Asian descent.

Lava begins flowing from a volcano in Iceland within a few miles of the capital city of Reykjavik, but it is not considered a threat to the city nor any other populated areas. It is the first time this volcano has erupted in about 6,000 years.

Heavy rain begins in the state of New South Wales, Australia. This will give rise to intense flooding there over the next several days.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clear, High temp. 50 F, Low temp. 38 F, Precipitation: None.

In Round 1 of the NCAA Division 1 men's basketball tournament, the University of Maryland Terrapins defeat the University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies, 63 to 54. The Terrapins advance to the second round and wiill play the University of Alabama on the evening of March 22nd.

Baltimore weather: Clear, High temp. 58 F, Low temp. 28 F, Precipitation: None.

In Round 2 of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, the University of Alabama Crimson Tide defeats the University of Maryland Terrapins, 96 to 77. The Terrapins are eliminated from the tournament.

A gunman kills ten people, including a police officer, at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado. The suspected killer is taken into custody with a leg wound caused by a gunshot. He is the only person shot in the incident who survives.

U.S. officials visit the U.S. southern border in Texas to assess the situation of the increasing number of people crossing the border illegally into the U.S., especially unaccompanied children. The U.S, is scrambling to find or build more facilities in which to house the children, many of whom are being held beyond the legally-mandated 72 hours.

The worst flooding in 60 years is hitting large parts of the state of New South Wales, Australia. Many homes and other buildings are flooded, and thousands of people are evacuated.

In Round 1 of the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, the University of Maryland defeats Mount St. Mary's (of Emmitsburg, Md.), 98 to 45.

Baltimore weather: Clear, High temp. 63 F, Low temp. 29 F, Precipitation: None.

Major flooding continues in New South Wales, Australia, although the rainfall has stopped. Evacuations of many cities and towns continue.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, High temp. 68 F, Low temp. 38 F, Precipitation: None.

In the second round of the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, the University of Maryland defeats the University of Alabama, 100 to 64.

The Baltimore area receives one to two inches of rainfall, including 1.55 inches at BWI Marshall Airport.

Jessica Walter dies at age 80 in Brooklyn, New York, NY. She was an American actress and voice artist who appeared in over 170 film, television, and stage productions. She was best known for her role as Lucille Bluth on the TV sitcom "Arrested Development" and for providing the voice of Malory Archer on the long-running FX animated series "Archer". She won an Emmy for Best Actress in a Limited Series for her title role in the 3-episode 1975 TV series "Amy Prentiss." Jessica Walter was born on January 31, 1941, in Manhattan, New York, NY.

Major floods continue in New South Wales, Australia.

A very large container ship, the "Ever Given," becomes stuck across the Suez Canal after high winds and a sandstorm push it sideways and onto a sandbar.

1.33 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any March 24th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then rain from mid-morning to late afternoon, then cloudy, High temp. 59 F, Low temp. 53 F, Precipitation: 1.55 inches.

U.S. President Joe Biden gives the first formal press conference of his presidency. He states that he will double his initial goal for COVID-19 vaccinations, to 200 million inoculations in his first 100 days in office. He also states that Homeland Security is working to open or expand some centers in Texas and Arizona to house illegal immigrant children who cross the southern border into the U.S. unaccompanied. He states that the majority of people seeking to illegally enter the U.S. are turned away, but that unaccompanied children are not. Also, President Biden says that he expects to run again for President in 2024 and that he expects Kamala Harris to again be his running mate.

In Pelham, Alabama, a large tornado kills three people and damages or destroys dozens of homes. A total of five people are killed in Alabama and one in Mississippi by storms. A tornado also hits Newnan, Georgia, causing major damage and destruction. Strong thunderstorms also hit parts of Georgia and the Carolinas.

Beverly Cleary dies at age 104 in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. She was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction. One of America's most successful authors, 91 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide since her first book was published in 1950. Her books include such fictional characters as Beatrice "Beezus" Quimby, her younger sister Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Henry's dog Ribsy. Beverly Cleary was born on April 12, 1916 in McMinnville, Oregon.

Larry McMurtry dies at age 84 in Archer City, Texas, the city of his birth. He was an American novelist, essayist, bookseller, and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or in contemporary Texas. His novels include "Lonesome Dove", "The Last Picture Show", and "Terms of Endearment." Several of his novels were made into movies. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the movie "Brokeback Mountain." He was born on June 3, 1936.

A very large container ship continues to be stuck across the Suez Canal, beached on a sandbar. Efforts are being made to free it using tugboats.

Baltimore weather: Light drizzle and fog in the morning, then cloudy, High temp. 64 F, Low temp. 56 F, Precipitation: Trace.

A vacant rowhouse collapes at East Lanvale Street and Greenmount Avenue in Baltimore, with falling bricks impacting a car that was passing by on Greenmount, turning the car around about 180 degrees.  Some loose bricks enter the car. A passenger in the car is slightly injured.

Marilyn Mosby, State's Attorney for Baltimore, says in a news conference that Baltimore will no longer prosecute certain low-level crimes such as illicit drug possession, prostitution and minor traffic violations.

A very large container ship continues to be stuck across the Suez Canal, beached on a sandbar. Efforts continue in an attempt to free it. Other ships that want to use the canal cannot pass though it and have to wait.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with very light rain in the morning, then partly cloudy; very windy from mid-morning onward, High temp. 83 F, Low temp. 56 F, Precipitation: Trace.

Strong thunderstorms strike parts of Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas, some with substantial hail.

At least 114 people are killed in Myanmar as protests against the military takeover continue in that country.

A very large container ship, the "Ever Given", continues to be stuck across the Suez Canal, beached on a sandbar. It is blocking the way of at least 200 other ships that want to get through. Efforts are being made to free it, including using ten tugboats and also dredging around the ship at high tide.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then becoming cloudy, High temp. 73 F, Low temp. 45 F, Precipitation: None.

In the third round (Sweet Sixteen) of the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, the University of Maryland loses to the University of Texas, 64 to 61. Maryland is eliminated from the tournament.

A 27-year-old gunman kills two people and injures one at a Royal Farms convenience store in Essex, Md., and also shoots and kills both of his parents in Baldwin, Md. Then he sets his apartment on fire and apparently kills himself in a parking lot with a gunshot.

Severe flooding hits parts of Tennessee, where in the Nashville area 7 inches of rain fall during the weekend. At least 7 people are killed. Water rescues are common.

Strong winds in the evening cause a few downed trees and power outages in Maryland, including the Baltimore area.

The Baltimore area receives a half-inch to an inch of rain, including 0.69 of an inch at BWI Marshall Airport.

The very large "Ever Given" cargo ship continues to be stuck on a sandbar across the Suez Canal. Efforts are being made to free it, including dredging underneath the ship.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then cloudy, then rain from mid-afternoon to mid-evening, windy in the evening, High temp. 72 F, Low temp. 49 F, Precipitation: 0.69 inch.

The trial of Derek Chavin begins in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  He is charged with killing a counterfeiting suspect, George Floyd, when as a Minneapolis police officer Chauvin kneeled on Floyd's throat for more than nine minutes. Video of nearly the entire incident is shown in court, taken by a bystander.

Dredges and tugboats at high tide free the huge "Ever Given" container ship from being stuck in the Suez Canal and it passes through, allowing other ships to begin passage as well.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clear; very windy until evening, High temp. 59 F, Low temp. 40 F, Precipitation: None.

The Derek Chauvin trial continues for a second day in Minneapolis.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then a few clouds, High temp. 67 F, Low temp. 34 F, Precipitation: None.

A gunman kills two adults and wounds an 8-year-old child at a family gathering in Rosedale, Md.

The Baltimore region receives nearly an inch of rain, with more than an inch in and near Annapolis. Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Baltimore's official weather point of record, gets 0.84 inches of rain.

The Derek Chauvin trial continues for a third day in Minneapolis.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then rain in the afternoon, then cloudy, High temp. 68 F, Low temp. 52 F, Precipitation: 0.84 inch.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in March 2021 is 3.90 inches (including melted snow and ice).

Baltimore County police arrest the suspected gunman who allegedly killed two adults and injured a child in Rosedale the day before.

Baltimore receives 0.15 inches of precipitation, mostly in the morning, although light snowflakes or showers mixed with snow occur in some parts of the Baltimore area in the afternoon.

The scheduled season opener for the Baltimore Orioles against the Boston Red Sox is postponed in Boston because of rain and cold weather.

The Derek Chauvin trial continues for a fourth day in Minneapolis.

Baltimore weather: Rain and then a rain/snow mix in the morning, then cloudy; windy in the afternoon, High temp. 52 F, Low temp. 34 F, Precipitation: 0.15 inch.

A man crashes a car into a security gate at the U.S. Capitol Building, killing a Capitol Police officer, and stabbing a second officer, who is expected to survive.

In Major League Baseball, the Baltimore Orioles defeat the Boston Red Sox, 3-0, in Boston in the season-opening game for both teams. John Means of the Orioles pitches 7 innings of 1-hit ball, allowing just a single to lead off the game. Boston gets only two base hits while the Orioles get nine hits.  For the Orioles, Ryan Mountcastle hits a 2-run double and Anthony Santander hits an RBI single.

A train derailment in Taiwan kills at least 51 people and injures dozens more. The collision and derailment occur when the parking brake is not set on a construction truck, allowing the truck to roll downhill and onto the train track. The train stopped while partially inside a tunnel, and some survivors had to walk on the roofs of the train cars to escape.

The Derek Chauvin trial continues for a fifth day in Minneapolis.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then clear; windy in the midday hours; High temp. 47 F, Low temp. 30 F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles defeat the Red Sox again, this time 4 to 2. They are 2-0 to start ths eason.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, High temp. 56 F, Low temp. 29 F, Precipitation: None.

Many Christians celebrate Easter Sunday.

The Orioles defeat the Red Sox for a third consecutive time, this time by a score of 11 to 3. The Orioles score 7 runs in the third inning after getting 3 runs in the first, and lead 10-0 at that point. The Orioles are 3-0 this season and in first place by one game in the American League Eastern Division.

In the NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game, Stanford defeats Arizona, 54 to 53.

At least 113 people are killed by floods and landslides in Indonesia and East Timor.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clearing; windy in the afternoon; High temp. 72 F, Low temp. 41 F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles lose to the Yankees at New York, 7 to 0. The Orioles are 3-1 this season.

The Derek Chauvin trial continues for the sixth day in Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Chief of Police testified against his own former officer, Mr. Chauvin.

In the NCAA Division I men's basketball championshp game, Baylor University defeats Gonzaga University, 86 to 70. Gonzaga had been 31 wins without a loss this season. It's Baylor's first-ever NCAA Division I men's basketball championship.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy; windy in the midday hours, High temp. 72 F, Low temp. 44 F, Precipitation: None.

The Derek Chauvin trial continues for a seventh day in Minneapolis.

The Orioles lose to the Yankees at New York again, this time by 7 to 2. The Orioles are 3-2 this season.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clear, High temp. 76 F, Low temp. 54 F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles win over the Yankees, 4-3 in 11 innings.

The Derek Chauvin trial continues for an eighth day in Minneapolis.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy, High temp. 78 F, Low temp. 48 F, Precipitation: None.

In their home-opening game, the Orioles lose to the Boston Red Sox, 7 to 3. The Orioles are 4-3 this season.

The Derek Chauvin trial continues for a ninth day in Minneapolis.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, High temp. 71 F, Low temp. 52 F, Precipitation: None.

Prince Philip, husband (consort) of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, dies at age 99 in Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. He was born on June 10, 1921 on the island of Corfu, Greece.

Rapper DMX dies at the age of 50 in White Plains, New York.  He was a highly successful recording artist, especially from 1998 to 2006, with his first five albums all debuting at Number One on the Billboard top 200 album chart. He was born Earl Simmons on December 18, 1970 in Mount Vernon, New York, and raised in Yonkers, New York.

The Orioles have a scheduled day off.

A volcano erupts for the first time since 1971 on the island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean Sea. It sends plumes of ash 3 to 4 miles into the air.

The Derek Chauvin trial continues for a tenth day in Minneapolis.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then intermittent rain, a late-afternoon thunderstorm with heavy rain, High temp. 59 F, Low temp. 52 F, Precipitation: 0.38 inch.

The Orioles lose to the Boston Red Sox at home, 6-4 in 10 innings. The Orioles are 4-4 this season.

Baltimore weather: Light drizzle and fog in the morning, then cloudy, High temp. 69 F, Low temp. 53 F, Precipitation: 0.01 inch.

The Orioles lose again to the Red Sox at home, 14 to 9.

The Baltimore metropolitan area gets an average of about a half-inch of rain from thunderstorms in the evening, but a few locations get no rain while others, especially east of Baltimore, get more than an inch. Hail is reported in Nottingham and Perry Hall. BWI Marshall Airport gets 0.65 inch of rain. The rain continues past midnight in areas east of Baltimore.

In Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, a 20-year-old biracial African-American man Duante Wright, is shot and killed by a police officer after he resists arrest and re-enters his vehicle during a traffic stop. The shooting appears to have been accidental; according to Brooklyn Center police, the officer grabbed her handgun instead of the intended Taser, and then fired the gun, thinking it was a Taser. The incident happened about ten miles from where the Derek Chauvin trial is taking place. (The shooting sparks protests and demonstrations in Brooklyn Center and in nearby Minneapolis and St. Paul.)

Baltimore weather: Rain in the morning, then cloudy, then an evening thunderstorm, High temp. 81 F, Low temp. 59 F, Precipitation: 0.65 inch.

Rain occurs in the eastern sections of the Baltimore area from midnight until an hour or two later. Rain again begins falling over the Baltimore area in the evening. BWI Marshall Airport receives just 0.01 inch for the day but eastern sections of the Baltimore area receive more.

The scheduled Seattle Mariners at Orioles game is postponed by rain.

The Derek Chauvin trial continues for its eleventh day in Minneapolis. The prosecution rests its case and the defense begins.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then light rain in the evening, High temp. 61 F, Low temp. 50 F, Precipitation: 0.01 inch.

The Seattle Mariners defeat the Baltimore Orioles at Baltimore in the first game of a doubleheader, 4-3. Then the Orioles defeat Seattle in the second game, 7-6.

A trace of rain falls at BWI Marshall Airport.

The Derek Chauvin trial continues for its twelfth day in Minneapolis.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then decreasing cloudiness, High temp. 66 F, Low temp. 49 F, Precipitation: Trace.

The scheduled Mariners at Orioles baseball game is postponed due to rain.

The Baltimore area gets rain, with BWI Marshall Airport receiving 0.21 inch.

The Derek Chauvin trial continues for its thirteenth day in Minneapolis.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then light rain in the afternoon and evening, High temp. 64 F, Low temp. 46 F, Precipitation: 0.21 inch.

A gunman shoots and kills 8 people in and near a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, Indiana. The shooter then kills himself. Seven other people are injured, including four by gunfire.

The Seattle Mariners win both games of a doubleheader against the Orioles at Baltimore, 4-2 and 2-1. The Orioles are 5-8 this season and in last place in the American League Eastern Division.

The Derek Chauvin trial continues for its fourteenth day in Minneapolis. The defense rests its case. The judge orders that the closing arguments will begin Monday April 19 instead of Friday the 16th because he doesn't want to jury to deliberate during the weekend.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy; windy in afternoon; High temp. 66 F, Low temp. 44 F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles are victorious over the Texas Rangers at Texas, 5-2.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy; light rain shower in the afternoon; windy in the afternoon, High temp. 59 F, Low temp. 39 F, Precipitation: Trace.

The Orioles again defeat the Texas Rangers at Texas, this time 6 to 1.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, High temp. 59 F, Low temp. 37 F, Precipitation: None.

The proportion of American adults who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination reaches 50 percent.

Three people are killed and two others seriously wounded in a shooting at a tavern in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Police apprehend a suspect.

A shooting leaves three people dead in Austin, Texas. It is thought to have resulted from a domestic dispute. Police are searching for the suspect.

The Orioles lose to the Texas Rangers at Texas, 1 to 0 in 10 innings.

A train derailment in Egypt kills at least 11 people and injures at least 98 more.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, High temp. 68 F, Low temp. 40 F, Precipitation: None.

In the Derek Chauvin trial in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the prosecution and then the defense have their closing arguments, then the prosecution has a rebuttal. Then the judge gives the case to the jury to begin deliberations.

Walter Mondale dies at age 93 in Minneapolis. He was an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer who served as the 42nd U.S. vice president from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. He was a U.S. Senator representing Minnesota from 1964 to 1976, Minnesota Attorney General from 1960 to 1964, and he was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 1984 presidential election, but lost to incumbent Ronald Reagan. He was the oldest living former U.S. vice president from 2018 until his death. He was born on January 5, 1928 in Ceylon, Minnesota.

The Orioles have a scheduled day off.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then very light rain in mid-morning, then cloudy, High temp. 63 F, Low temp. 45 F, Precipitation: Trace.

The jury returns a verdict in the Derek Chauvin case. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is found guilty on all three counts that the State of Minnesota presented in court regarding the death of George Floyd: second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. Sentencing will occur in about six weeks.

The Orioles defeat the Marlins at Miami, 7 to 5.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then clear; windy in afternoon, High temp. 77 F, Low temp. 46 F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles lose to the Marlins at Miami, 3 to 0. The Orioles are 8-10 this season.

Some parts of the Baltimore area get light rain, especially south and west of Baltimore. It becomes very windy in the entire area in the afternoon and continues into the evening and night.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to mostly cloudy, then very light rain at midday, then mostly cloudy and very windy (Gust to 44 mph), High temp. 68 F, Low temp. 39 F, Precipitation: Trace.

On Earth Day, U.S. President Joe Biden meets virtually with leaders and representatives of about 40 countries for a World Climate Change Summit.

In the morning, some parts of the Baltimore area get snow flurries or light snow pellets, especially north of Baltimore. Strong winds continue in the entire area, but subside in the evening.

The Orioles have a scheduled day off.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy; windy in afternoon, High temp. 53 F, Low temp. 34 F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles lose to the Oakland Athletics at Baltimore, 3 to 1. It's Oakland's 12th consecutive win. The Orioles are 8-11 this season.

Four astronauts blast off in a SpaceX Dragon capsule, destined for the International Space Station. The launch is accomplished with a reused rocket (first time ever) and the capsule is also being reused. This is the first private space vehicle to carry astronauts to the International Space Station.

The two-day World Climate Change Summit ends with some optimistic stories about energy conservation and pollution control.

A light airplane crashes near Danville, Arkansas, killing all four people on board.

Baltimore weather: Sunny, then mostly cloudy, High temp. 66 F, Low temp. 34 F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles lose again to the Oakland Athletics at Baltimore, this time by a score of 7 to 2. Oakland has won 13 games in a row.

In the evening, the Baltimore area receives rain, some of it briefly heavy. BWI Marshall Airport gets 0.40 inch of rain; Annapolis gets 0.46 inch.

Four astronauts in a SpaceX Dragon capsule dock with the International Space Station.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then becoming cloudy, rain in the evening, High temp. 67 F, Low temp. 38 F, Precipitation: 0.40 inch.

The Baltimore area receives light rain in the morning, but skies clear by afternoon. BWI Marshall Airport gets 0.23 inch of rain.

The Orioles defeat the Oakland Athletics at Baltimore, 8 to 1. This snaps Oakland's 13-game winning streak.

A hospital fire in Baghdad, iraq, kills at least 82 people, many of whom were coronavirus patients.

The wreckage of an Indonesian navy submarine that went missing is found at the bottom of the ocean off the coast of Indonesia. All 53 people on board are declared dead.

Baltimore weather: Light rain, then partly to mostly cloudy, High temp. 68 F, Low temp. 50 F, Precipitation: 0.23 inch.

The U.S. Census Bureau delivers the national and state population figures from the 2020 Census and the U.S. Representative apportionment results to the President. Texas will gain two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, five states will gain one seat each (Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon), seven states will lose one seat each (California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia), and the remaining states’ number of seats will not change based on the 2020 Census.  The population of the U.S. is announced as 331,449,281 as of April 1, 2020 -- a 7.35 percent increase from the 2010 figure.

The Orioles defeat the New York Yankees in Baltimore, 4 to 2.

Baltimore weather: Clear, High temp. 68 F, Low temp. 43 F, Precipitation: None.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issue revised mask guidance. People who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can now be mask-free if outdoors by themselves or with small groups of fully vaccinated people.

The Orioles lose to the New York Yankees in Baltimore, 5 to 1. Both teams are 10-13 this season.

The Baltimore area is unusually warm for this time of year. The high temperature reaches 85 degrees F at BWI Marshall Airport.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, High temp. 85 F, Low temp. 42 F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles lose again to the New York Yankees in Baltimore, this time by a score of 7 to 0.

The Baltimore area is unusually warm for this time of year, with a high temperature of 89 degrees F at BWI Marshall Airport.

U.S. President Joe Biden gives a speech before both houses of Congress, although only 200 people are present because of the coronavirus precautions. He speaks about the success of getting people vaccinated against COVID-19, his proposal to improve the country's infrastucture, the improving economy, etc.

Michael Collins dies at age 90 in Naples, Florida. He was an astronaut on the Apollo 11 Moon mission who orbited the Moon in the Command Module while two other astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, descended to the Moon on July 20, 1969 in a vehicle called the Lunar Excusion Module, then became the first two people to walk on the Moon, then blasted off from the Moon to meet and dock with the Command Module for the return trip back to Earth. He earlier flew on the Gemini 10 flight, July 18-21, 1966, on which he spacewalked over to another space vehicle that his vehicle had docked with, making him the first person to visit another space vehicle while in flight. After Apollo 11, he left NASA and served as the U.S.'s 12th Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, in 1970-1971. He was born on October 31, 1930, in Rome, Italy, to American parents.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, High temp. 89 F, Low temp. 62 F, Precipitation: None.

It's U.S. President Joe Biden's 100th day in office.  He visits metro Atlanta, Georgia, to promote his proposed infrastructure bill. He also visits with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris comes to Baltimore and tours the COVID-19 mass-vaccination site at M & T Bank Stadium (the Ravens' home stadium). She says "Today is a good day, Baltimore" and says that the U.S. is starting to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, but that health and economic challenges remain.

The Orioles defeat the New York Yankees in Baltimore, 4-3 in 10 innings. Both teams are 11-14 this season.

The Baltimore area gets rain showers both in the morning and late evening. It's mostly light rain, but some northern and northeastern Baltimore suburbs get some moderate rain in the morning. Total rainfall at BWI Marshall Airport, south of Baltimore, is 0.03 inch, while total rainfall in Perry Hall is 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then light rain in the morning, then cloudy, then light rain in late evening. High temp. 85 F, Low temp. 68 F, Precipitation: 0.03 inch.

The Baltimore area gets strong winds, with the strongest winds in the late afternoon and early evening. Some parts of the Baltimore area get light rain in the afternoon. A few trees are blown down and power failures affect more than 10,000 customers.

The Orioles defeat the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, California, 3-2.

In Israel, at least 45 people are killed in a stampede after leaving a religious festival. People at the front of a line going through a tunnel and onto slippery steps, slip and fall and are trampled upon by others.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy; light rain in the afternoon; windy; High temp.: 73 F; Low temp.: 49 F; Precipitation: Trace.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in April 2021 is 2.07 inches (including melted snow and ice).

Medina Spirit wins the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky. (Medina Spirit dies on December 6, 2021, after suffering a heart attack after a 5-furlong workout.)

The Orioles again defeat the Oakland A's at Oakland, this time by a score of 8 to 4. The Orioles are 13-14 this season.

Olympia Dukakis dies at age 89 in New York, New York. She was a Greek-American actress, director, producer, teacher, and activist. She performed in over 130 stage productions, over 60 films, and in 50 television series.  Best known as a screen actress, she started her career in theater. Not long after her arrival in New York City, she won an Obie Award  for Best Actress in 1963 for her Off-Broadway performance in Bertolt Brecht's Man Equals Man. She later moved to film acting and won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, among other accolades, for her performance in Moonstruck (1987). She received another Golden Globe nomination for Sinatra (1992) and Emmy Award nominations for Lucky Day (1991), More Tales of the City (1998), and Joan of Arc (1999). She was born on June 20, 1931, in Lowell, Massachusetts.

A hospital fire in India kills at least 18 people. They were patients being treated for COVID-19.

India reports more than 402,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day, its largest daily total yet. Only about 2 percent of the adults in India are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The U.S. is sending medical supplies, including vaccine, to India.

Baltimore weather: Sunny, then partly cloudy, then sunny, High temp.: 68 F, Low temp.: 45 F, Precipitation: None.

Some areas of the northern Baltimore region get light rain showers in the early morning.

The Orioles lose to the Oakland Athletics at Oakland, 7 to 5.

Three people are killed and 27 injured when a packed, suspected human-smuggling boat capsizes and breaks apart offshore near San Diego, California.

Bobby Unser dies at age 87 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was an American racecar driver, the brother of racecar drivers Al Unser (not the former baseball player with the same name), Jerry Unser and Louis Unser, the father of Robby Unser and the uncle of Al Unser Jr.  and Johnny Unser. The Unser family has won the Indianapolis 500 auto race a record nine times. Bobby Unser is one of ten drivers to have won the Indianapolis 500 three or more times and one of only two (followed by Rick Mears) to have won the 500 in three decades (1968, 1975, 1981). Bobby Unser was born Robert William Unser on February 20, 1934 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, High temp.: 87 F, Low temp.: 53 F, Predipitation: None.

The Orioles defeat the Seattle Mariners at Seattle, 5 to 3.

The Baltimore area gets light rain showers: 0.05 inch in Annapolis and 0.01 inch at BWI Marshall Airport.

At least 24 people are killed and several dozen more are injured in Mexico City when a bridge collapses under the weight of a transit/subway train that was going over it, plunging cars of the train onto a road.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then light rain, High temp.: 75 F, Low temp.: 65 F, Precipitation: 0.01 inch.

The Baltimore region gets rain showers and a few thunderstorms, both in the early morning and in the early evening, with a mostly-sunny interlude in the middle hours of the day. BWI Marshall Airport gets 0.07 inch of precipitation while Annapolis gets 0.16 inch. Precipitation is heavier in the northern part of the region, with 0.40 inch recorded in Perry Hall.

The Orioles lose to the Seattle Mariners at Seattle, 5 to 2.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then sunny, then mostly cloudy, then light rain, High temp.: 87 F, Low temp.: 65 F, Precipitation: 0.07 inch.

John Means of the Orioles pitches a no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners at Seattle. The Orioles win, 6 to 0. The only batter for the Mariners to reach base, reached first base on a swinging strike three that was also a wild pitch by John Means, getting past the catcher. This runner was then called out when attempting to steal second base. John Means faced the minimum 27 batters to get 27 outs. This is the first 9-inning non-perfect no-hitter in MLB history in which the pitcher(s) of the no-hitter faced the minimum 27 batters. It is the first no-hitter pitched by the Orioles since July 13, 1991 when four pitchers -- Bob Milacki, Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson, and Gregg Olson -- combined to pitch a no-hitter, and the first no-hitter by an Orioles pitcher who pitched the entire game since Jim Palmer pitched a no-hitter on August 13, 1969.

The Baltimore region gets rain showers in the morning and early afternoon. About noon, there is a brief heavy rainstorm in Baltimore (city), Baltimore County, and Harford County, with 0.44 inch of rain recorded in Nottingham for the day. There is 0.26 inch of rain recorded at BWI Marshall Airport and 0.04 inch of rain in Annapolis.

Baltimore weather: Fog, then cloudy with fog, then light rain, then mostly cloudy, High temp.: 81 F, Low temp.: 56 F, Precipitation: 0.26 inch.

In Rigby, Idaho, a 6th-grade girl brings a gun to school and shoots and wounds two students and a custodian. It's only the second school shooting in Idaho's history.

The Orioles have a scheduled day off.

Baltimore weather: Sunny, then partly cloudy, then mostly cloudy, High temp.: 66 F, Low temp.: 45, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles lose to the Boston Red Sox in Baltimore, 6 to 2.

The Baltimore area receives rain showers. A total of 0.19 inches of rain falls at both BWI Marshall Airport and in Perry Hall, while 0.18 inch falls in Annapolis.

The Colonial Pipeline, America's largest pipeline network which distributes gasoline to the Southeastern, South Central and Middle Atlantic states, shuts down after a ransomware attack.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then light rain in the afternoon and early evening, then cloudy, High temp.: 66 F, Low temp.: 42 F, Precipitation: 0.19 inch.

In Windsor Mill/Woodlawn, a shooter outside a burning townhouse shoots and kills three people and wounds another before police shoot and kill the shooter. The townhouse fire, which also includes an explosion, is on the same property where the shootings take place. Two other townhouses adjoining it suffer major damage, with the original burning one and a neighboring one collapsing. Neighbors who lived in the neighborhood with the shooter for more than a decade described his behavior as erratic and that he believed that the U.S. government and his neighbors were spying on him and out to get him.

The Baltimore area receives rain showers and/or thunderstorms. Some hail is reported in northern Baltimore. BWI Marshall Airport receives 0.26 inch of rain, Nottingham gets 0.11 inch and Annapolis gets 0.03 inch.

The Orioles again lose to the Boston Red Sox in Baltimore. this time by a score of 11 to 6.

In Kabul, Afghanistan, a girls' school is bombed, killing at least 50 girls (many of them under age 15) and wounding at least 40 more.

Baltimore weather: Light rain, then cloudy, then thunderstorm, then cloudy, then clear, High temp.: 59 F, Low temp.: 42 F, Precipitation: 0.26 inch.

It''s Mother's Day.

In Colorado Springs, Colorado, a shooter kills six adults at a birthday party and then kills himself.

The Orioles lose for a third consecutive time to the Red Sox in Baltimore, this time 4 to 3.

The Baltimore area is cloudy in the morning with some sun in the afternoon; a few light rain showers are recorded in some spots. There is 0.01 inch of precipitation at BWI Marshall Airport, and traces of precipitation recorded in Baltimore, Annapolis, and Dundalk.

Tropical Storm Andres develops in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It's the earliest tropical storm in the Eastern Pacific since satellite records began in the early 1970s.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy, High temp.: 64 F, Low temp.: 41 F, Precipitation: 0.01 inch.

The Baltimore area is cloudy in the morning, then sunny and windy after noon.

The Orioles defeat the Boston Red Sox in Baltimore, 4 to 1.

Some gasoline stations in Southeastern and South Central states are beginning to run out of gasoline in the wake of the continued shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline system. There is panic buying by consumers and long lines of cars waiting to get gasoline at those stations that stay open.

More than 700 Palestinians are injured in clashes with Israeli security forces in Jerusalem, Israel, and across the West Bank.  The Hamas militant group retaliates by launching a rare rocket strike on Jerusalem. Israel responds with airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, where 20 people, including nine children, are killed in fighting.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then sunny, High temp.: 68 F, Low temp.: 47 F, Precipitation: None.

In a house in Maryland City just east of Laurel, a man shoots two adults dead and injures a young child before killing himself.

The Orioles lose to the New York Mets in New York, 3 to 2. The Orioles were ahead 2-0, then the Mets scored one run in the 8th inning and two runs in the 9th inning to win.

An increasing number of gasoline stations in Southeastern and South Central states are running out of gasoline in the wake of the continued shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline system. In a few cities, nearly half the gas stations have no fuel. Panic buying exacerbates the gasoline supply shortage at stations that do continue to have gas.

Norman Lloyd dies at age 106 in Los Angeles, California. He was an actor, producer, and director with a career in entertainment spanning nearly a century. He worked in every major facet of the industry including theater, radio, television, and film, with a career that started in 1923. His last film, Trainwreck, was released in 2015, after Lloyd had attained 100 years of age. He was a regular on the TV drama St. Elsewhere (1982-1988). He was married for 75 years to his wife Peggy, who died at the age of 98 in 2011. Norman Lloyd was born on November 8, 1914 in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Israel and the Hamas militants on the Gaza Strip continue to clash. Hamas launches several dozen rockets. Most are intercepted by Israeli interceptor missiles, although one rocket strikes a house in Israel and kills a person. Israel launches more airstrikes on Gaza. A 13-story building is destroyed, among others.

A man shoots and kills nine people, including seven children, at a school in the city of Kazan, Russia.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy then sunny, then partly cloudy, then mostly cloudy, High temp.: 69 F, Low temp.: 46 F, Preciptation: None.

The Orioles lose again to the Mets in New York, this time 7 to 1.

The Colonial Pipeline, which distributes about half the gasoline and diesel fuel to the Southeastern, South Central and Middle Atlantic states, resumes operations after a ransomware attack shut it down. Pipeline officials say it will take several days to restore full flow through the pipeline system as liquid fuel moves at only about 5 miles per hour through it. Meanwhile many gas stations in Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, and elsewhere in the region (including, to a lesser extent, the Baltimore area) run out of gasoline, due to a combination of panic buying and reduced gasoline availability. At stations that do continue to have gas, long lines of vehicles wait to get fuel, although this panic buying is less in Maryland because a greater percentage of gas stations remain open in the state.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that during the past 12 months, the Consumer Price Index for all items rose 4.2 percent before seasonal adjustment. This is the largest 12-month increase in the CPI since a 4.9 percent rise for the period ending September 2008. Disruptions over the past 12 months caused by the COVID-19 pandemic result in shortages of some raw materiela, parts, and finished products; this scarcity in turn results in increased rises in certain prices.

The larger-than-expected rise in the Consumer Price Index sends U.S. stock prices sharply lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 681.50 points or 1.99 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index falls 89.06 points or 2.14 percent. The NASDAQ Composite index falls 357.75 points or 2.67 percent.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15.

U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order to strengthen cybersecurity in the U.S.

U.S. Senate Republicans oust Senator Liz Cheney from leadership after she rebuked former U.S. President Donald Trump's false claim that the election was stolen from him. After the ousting, Senator Cheney says that she "will do everything I can to ensure the former president never gets anywhere near the Oval Office."

Israel and Hamas continue intense clashes. At least 60 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and several Israelis have also been killed since clashes escalated on Monday, May 10.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clear, High temp.: 70 F, Low temp.: 43 F, Precipitation: None.

In the Baltimore area, a relatively small number of gasoline stations temporarily have no fuel due to the effects of the recent Colonial Pipeline shutdown. A customer reports that three gas stations along York Road have no fuel.

Long lines of vehicles continue at gasoline stations that are open in the southeastern U.S., even though fuel is flowing again through the Colonial Piipeline. North Carolina is the hardest-hit state during the fuel-flow outage, with 74 percent of its gas stations being out of fuel. In Virginia, more than half its filling stations have no fuel.

There are news reports that the Colonial Pipeline Company paid the ransomware hackers nearly $5 million to get the hackers to unlock the pipeline company's computers so that it could resume operations. However, the pipeline company itself denies this.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can now not wear a mask in most situations. Exceptions include sporting events, concerts and the like where crowds of people pay to attend, whether indoors or outdoors. Also, masks must still be worn at doctors' offices, hospitals, prisons, and any business that imposes the mask requirement. Also, the CDC defers to state and local governments who may wish to make their masking rules more restrictive because of local COVID-19 hot spots.

Israel and Hamas continue clashes. Israeli tanks roll into Gaza, and there are more Israeli airstrikes on Gaza as well. Rockets continue to be fired from Gaza toward Israel. At least three rockets are fired toward northern Israel from neighboring Lebanon, but land off the coast. At least 83 Palestinians and 7 Israelis have been killed in this latest conflict that began on Monday, May 10.

The Orioles have a scheduled day off.

Baltimore weather: Sunny, then partly cloudy, High temp.: 73 F, Low temp.: 40 F, Precipitation: None.

It's reported that 88 percent of gasoline stations in Washington, D.C. have no gas in the wake of the temporary shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline system. Even though the pipeline is now operational again, gasoline will take some time (at 5 miles per hour through the pipeline) to fill storage/depot tanks in the area. Although Washington, D.C. is hit hard, the Baltimore area has relatively few stations out of gasoline. For example, on Belair Road in Nottingham and Perry Hall this afternoon it is business as usual at gas stations, with no long lines.

Gasoline in the southeastern U.S. continues to be in short supply, with long lines of vehicles at stations that do have gas, even though the Continental Pipeline system resumed piping gasoline the day before.

The Baltimore area has a sunny morning, partly cloudy midday, partly to mostly cloudy afternoon and evening, all with light winds. After a morning with low temperatures in the upper 30s to middle 40s, the afternoon high temperatures generally get into the middle 70s.

The Orioles lose to the New York Yankees at Baltimore, 5 to 4. The Orioles are 16-22 this season.

At least three BGE (Baltimore Gas & Electric) workers are injured when a natural-gas explosion and fire erupt in a street manhole in Pikesville. More than 100 customers are left without gas or electricity for several hours until after the fire is extinguished.

Clashes continue between Israel and the Hamas in Gaza. There are clashes in the streets of Gaza. More than 100 Palestinians and eight Israelis have been killed in this latest conflict which began on Monday May 10.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then partly cloudy, then sunny, then mostly cloudy, High temp.: 75 F, Low temp.: 45 F, Precipitation: None.

Rombauer wins the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. He finishes ahead of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, who finishes third.

The Orioles lose to the New York Yankees in Baltimore, 8 to 2. The Orioles are 16-23 this season and in last place in the American League's Eastern Division.

The Washington Capitals defeat the Boston Bruins at home, 3-2 in overtime, in their first game of the first round of the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Some gasoline stations in the southeastern U.S. continue to have no gas, and long lines of vehicles continue at others, even though the Colonial Pipeline Company says that full operations have been restored.

In clashes between Israel and Hamas, an Israeli rocket hits and destroys a high-rise building in Gaza which housed several international news agencies including reporters of the Associated Press and al-Jezeera. No reporters were killed or injured as the reporters and others were given about an hour's advance notice to evacuate the building.

Baltimore weather: Sunny, then partly cloudy, High temp.: 80 F, Low temp.: 44 F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles defeat the New York Yankees in Baltimore, 10-6, after being behind by 4 runs.

Some parts of the Baltimore area get rain showers and/or thundershowers in the afternoon. A total of 0.14 of an inch of rain falls at BWI Marshall Airport.

Firefighters safely rescue 22 people from a roller coaster after it stops mid-ride at Castles N' Coasters in Phoenix, Arizona.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says that political pressure did not play a role in the CDC's decision to loosen or drop mask requirements because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Israeli airstrikes kill 42 people in Gaza. Rockets are fired from Gaza into Israel.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy, then cloudy, then thundershower, then showers, then cloudy, High temp.: 77 F, Low temp.: 47 F, Precipitation: 0.14 inch.

The Baltimore area has high temperatures in the 70s under partly sunniy skies, after a cloudy start with fog in some sections.

The Washington Capitals lose to the Boston Bruins in Washington, 4-3 iin overtime, in their first-round series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The series is tied at one game each.

Clashes continue between Israel and Hamas. Israeli airstrikes in Gaza destroy more buildings, killing some Hamas military leaders (says Israel). However, at least two Palestinian civiians are also killed in the destruction. Rockets are fired from Gaza into Israel, destroying at least one building, although most of these rockets are destroyed or diverted in mid-flight by Israeli defense systems.

Baltimore weather: Sunny morning, then mostly cloudy, High temp.: 76 F, Low temp.: 50 F, Precipitation: None

The Orioles lose to the Tampa Bay Rays in Baltimore, 13 to 6. The Rays had a 6-0 lead by the end of the second inning.

More than a foot of rain in the city of Lake Charles, Louisiana, causes major flooding there. Heavy rain also causes flooding in Baton Rouge, some other parts of Louisiana, and in East Texas. At least four people are killed in the floods.  Western Louisiana receives up to 17 inches of rain in 6 hours.

Tornadoes are reported in Texas: Sterling City, Lamesa, and others. Much hail is also reported at various locations in Texas.

India reports 4329 COVID-19 deaths, a new daily high for the country.

A cyclone (the equivalent of a hurricane, and named Tauktae) in western India kills more than 30 people. It is one of the strongest such storms ever to hit the west coast of India. It makes landfall near Una, Gujarat, India. with sustained winds of 125 mph. Mumbai reports a wind gust of 70 mph, the strongest wind ever reported there.

The Israel-Hamas conflict continues. Since May 10, more than 200 Palestinians and about a dozen Israelis have been killed.

Baltimore weather: Sunny, then mostly cloudy, then sunny, High temp.: 82 F, Low temp.: 48 F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles lose again to the Tampa Bay Rays in Baltimore, this time by 9 to 7. The Orioles had been ahead 5-0 after two innings. The Orioles are 17-25 this season.

The Baltimore area has a mostly-sunny day with high remperatures in the low to mid 80's, with nighttime low temperatures about 60.

U.S. President Joe Biden tells Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Biden wants a "path to ceasefire" in the latest Israel-Hamas conflict.

Meanwhile, the Israel-Hamas conflict continues with more people killed on each side and more buildings destroyed, especially in Gaza.

Baltimore weather: Sunny, then partly cloudy, High temp.: 89 F, Low temp.: 54 F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles lose again to the Tampa Bay Rays in Baltimore, this time 10 to 1.

The U.S. House of Representatives passes a bill for Capitol Building security improvements.

Israel and Hamas reach a cease-fire agreement. Egypt brokers the agreement and will monitor both sides.

A fire erupts on a large cargo ship, the MV X-Press Pearl, about 9 miles off the coast of Sri Lanka. It was waiting to enter the port of Columbo. (See June 3, 2021).

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then partly cloudy, then sunny, High temp.: 87 F, Low temp.: 58 F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles lose to the Washington Nationals at Washington, D.C., by a score of 4 to 2. The Orioles are 17-27 this season.

The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas militants is in its first full day and things have been largely peaceful.

A Nigerian Air Force plane crashes and bursts into flames near Kaduna, Nigeria, killing all 11 people on board. The plane was making its final approach to the Kaduna airport in poor weather conditions.

Baltimore weather: Sunny, then partly cloudy, High temp.: 87 F, Low temp.: 50 F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles lose again to the Washington Nationals at Washington, this time by a score of 12 to 9.

There are clashes on the streets of Jerusalem in Israel, but the cease-fire holds with no rockets fired nor airstrikes.

The volcanic Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, threatening Goma, a city of about 670,000 people. Residents are evacuated from the city. The lava flow reaches the Goma airport, but officials believe the flow may stay largely away from the city. The lava flow starts subsiding later in the day.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy, High temp.: 93 F, Low temp.: 59 F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles lose to the Washington Nationals at Washington again, this time 6 to 5. The Orioles are 17-29 this season.

Phil Mickelson wins the PGA (Professional Golfers Association) Championship at age 50 -- the oldest player ever to win a major PGA tournament.

The volcanic eruption in Democratic Republic of the Congo spews lava and ash which damage or destroy more than 100 homes in villages outside of Goma, a city of about 670,000 people. However, the lava and ash stop short of Goma itself. The lava and ash kill several dozen people in the villages.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, High temp.: 95 F, Low temp.: 70 F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles lose to the Minnesota Twins at Minnesota, 8 to 3. The Orioles are at 17 wins and 30 losses this season, the worst win-loss record in Major League Baseball.

Rain falls in some parts of the Baltimore region, especially southern sections. A total of 0.24 inches of rain falls at BWI Marshall Airport, while 0.16 inches of rain falls in Annapolis.

Residents of the city of Goma in Democratic Repubic of the Congo, who were evacuated due to a voncamic eruption, begin to return to their homes, which were largely undamaged.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy with occasional light rain, then cloudy, High temp.: 82 F, Low temp.: 57 F, Precip: 0.24 inch.

The proportion of American adults who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 reaches 50 percent.

The Orioles lose again to the Minnesota Twins at Minnesota, this time 7 to 4. The Orioles are 17-31 this season.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy, High temp.: 77 F, Low temp.: 57 F, Precipitation: None.

A man armed with two semiautomatic guns shoots and kills 9 of his co-workers at a public-transit railyard in San Jose, California. The gunman then shoots himself dead. His house also burns, and it is speculated that he set the fire himself before driving to his place of employment and shooting his co-workers.

The Orioles lose again to the Minnesota Twins at Minnesota, this time 3 to 2. The Orioles are 17-32 this season and have lost 9 consecutive games.

A cyclone (the equivalent of a hurricane) strikes eastern India with 100-mph wind gusts. It kills at least six people.

The Baltimore area receives showers and thunderstorms in two batches. The first storms occur in late afternoon and early evening, while the second cluster of storms starts around 8:00 PM. There are some strong winds with these storms; a tree is blown down over Northern Parkway, a house is set on fire by lightning in Darlington (in Harford County), and several thousand customers in Baltimore and vicinity lose electric power.  Rainfall in the Baltimore area from these storms varies greatly from place to place. For example, 0.85 inches of rain falls at BWI Marshall Airport, while 0.57 inches falls in Perry Hall and only 0.17 inches falls in Annapolis.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 94 degrees F, a tie for the record-highest temperature ever recorded at Baltimore on any May 26th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871; tied with the 94 degrees F recorded on May 26, 1914.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy, then a thunderstorm in late afternoon, then a heavier thunderstorm in evening, High temp.: 94 F, Low temp.: 51 F, Precipitation: 0.85 inch.

The Maryland Department of Health reclassifies 517 deaths as having been caused by COVID-19 or its complications, thus adding 517 more COVID-19 deaths to Maryland's COVID-19 death total. The causes of these deaths had been misclassified by people who were hand-entering the data.

The Orioles lose to the Chicago White Sox at Chicago, 5 to 1. The Orioles have lost 10 games in a row.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy. High temp. 86 F, Low temp. 65 F, Precipitation: None.

The U.S. Senate votes against establishing a nonpartisan commission to investigate the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol.

The Baltimore region gets heavy rain and some thunderstorms in the evening. with heaviest amounts bisecting the Baltimore area from southwest to northeast. Rainfall is 0.95 of an inch at BWI Marshall Airport, 1.02 inches in Nottingham, and 0.46 of an inch in Annapolis.

The Orioles at Chicago White Sox game is postponed by rain in Chicago, to be made up as part of a doubleheader the next day.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then a heavy thunderstorm in the evening, High temp.: 74 F, Low temp.: 56 F, Precipitation: 0.95 inch.

The Orioles lose a doubleheader to the Chicago White Sox at Chicago, 7-4 and 3-1. Both games go 7 innings, which is the standard length of each game of a doubleheader. The Orioles have lost 12 games in a row.

The Baltimore area gets rain in the morning and drizzle in the afternoon. Rain showers resume in the late evening. BWI Marshall Airport gets 0.50 of an inch of rain while Annapolis gets 0.71 of an inch. Nottingham gets 0.86 of an inch of rainfall for a two-day total of 1.88 inches. Baltimore's high temperature is 56 degrees F and low temperature is 50 degrees F.

Baltimore has a record-low maximum temperature, 50 degrees F, for this date (for any May 29th up to this point, since records began in 1871).

A small Cessna jet plane crashes into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna, Tennessee, about three miles after takeoff. All seven people on board are killed.

Gavin MacLeod dies at age 90 in Palm Desert, California. He was an American actor, Christian activist, and author whose career spanned six decades. He also appeared as a guest on several talk, variety, and religious programs. MacLeod's career began in films in 1957. In 1965, he played opposite Peter Mann in The Sword of Ali Baba. He went on to play opposite Anthony Fanciosa in A Man Called Gannon (1968), opposite Christopher George in The Thousand Plane Raid, and opposite Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, and Carroll O'Connor in Kelly's Heroes (1970). MacLeod achieved television success co-starring opposite Ernest Borgnine on McHale's Navy (1962–1964) as Joseph "Happy" Haines, and on The Mary Tyler Moore Show  (1970–1977) as Murray Slaughter. He also starred on ABC's The Love Boat (1977–1986) as Merrill Stubing, the ship's captain. He was born Allan George See on February 28, 1931, in Mount Kisco, New York.

B. J. Thomas dies at age 78 in Arlington, Texas. An American singer widely known for his pop, country, and Christian hits of the 1960s into the 1980s, he made popular recordings of "Hooked on a Feeling" (1968), "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" " (1969), and "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" (1975).  He also did well on the country-music singles charts in the 1980s. He was born Billy Joe Thomas in Hugo, Oklahoma, on August 7, 1942.

Baltimore weather: Light rain in the morning, then cloudy with intermittent rain showers. High temp.: 56 F, Low temp.: 50 F, Precipitation: 0.50 inch.

The Baltimore region receives light rain, especially in the morning, and temperatures are about 20 degrees below normal. Baltimore's high temperature (at BWI Airport) is 57 degrees F and the low temperature is 49 degrees F.  Baltimore gets 0.15 of an inch of rain, Annapolis gets 0.16 of an inch, and Nottingham and Perry Hall each receive 0.17 of an inch of rain.

For the second day in a row, Baltimore has a record-low maximum temperature (57 degrees F) for the date (for any May 30th) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

The Orioles lose to the Chicago White Sox at Chicago, 3-1. The Orioles have lost 13 games in a row.

Eight people have been killed and several more people wounded in shootings in Baltimore in three days (since May 28, 2021).

The 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 auto race is won by Helio Castroneves, who wins the Indianapolis 500 for a record-tying fourth time and for the first time since 2009. The race sets a new record for fastest running of the Indianapolis 500, with an average speed at 190.690 mph.

A mass shooting outside a banquet hall in Hialeah, Florida, leaves two people dead and 20 more wounded. Three men get out of an SUV at about 12:30 AM local time and start firing indiscriminately into the crowd, who were leaving after attending a hip hop concert at the hall. The three shooters remain at large.

Baltimore weather: Light rain in the morning, then cloudy with occasional rain showers, High temp.: 57 F, Low temp.: 49 F, Precipitation: 0.15 inch.

This is Memorial Day, a federal holiday in the U.S.

The Orioles lose to the Minnesota Twins at home, 3 to 2 in 10 innings. The Orioles have lost 14 consecutive games, which matches an earlier Orioles 14-game losing streak, accomplished in 1954. These two Orioles 14-game losing streaks are second only to the Orioles' 21-game losing streak to open the 1988 season.

The Baltimore region begins the day cloudy but then it becomes sunny by afternoon and about 20 degrees warmer than yesterday's high temperature. BWI Marhsll Airport has a high temperature of 76 degrees F and a low temperature of 49 degrees F.

Baltimore weather: Clear to partly cloudy, High temp.: 76 F, Low temp.: 49 F, Precipitation: None.

Total precipitation at BWI Marshall Airport in May 2021 is 3.63 inches.

The total precipitation for Baltimore at BWI Marshall Airport in May 2021 is 3.63 inches, below the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during May 2021 is 76.7 degrees F, above the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during May 2021 is 51.2 degrees F, below the normal of 53.3 degrees.

The Orioles defeat the Minnesota Twins at Baltimore, 7 to 4.

The proportion of Maryland adults with at least one COVID-19 vaccination reaches 70 percent.

U. S. President Joe Biden visits the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre in which up to 300 people were killed and 35 city blocks were destroyed or damaged. He tells an audience that it was not a riot, but a massacre.

The Baltimore region has a sunny to partly cloudy day. High temperature 80 F, low temperature 51 F, both at BWI Marshall Airport.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, High temp.: 80 F, Low temp.: 51 F, Precipitation: None.

The Baltimore area is sunny, but clouding up by late afternoon. At BWI Marshall Airport, the high temperature is 81 degrees F and the low temperature is 63 dgrees F.

The Orioles defeat the Minnesota Twins again at home, this time 6 to 3.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to mostly cloudy, High temp.: 81 F, Low temp.: 62 F, Precipitation: None.

The Baltimore area receives rain showers in the morning and strong thunderstorms in the late afternoon and early evening. The thunderstorms affect mostly the northern half of the Baltimore region. Quarter-size hail falls in Lochearn, just west of Baltimore. There is also hail reported in Pikesville, Towson, and Parkville, among other places. Several trees are reported to have blown down in northern parts of the region. At least 13,000 customers lose electric power. The thunderstorms "train" in certain areas (one following the other over the same track, like train cars), which enhances the precipitation amounts in these areas. Nottingham receives 0.50 of an inch, but areas a few miles to the north get  an inch or more. However, only 0.03 inches of rain falls at BWI Marshall Airport and 0.17 inches of rain falls in Annapolis. A flash flood warning is issued in the evening for parts of central Baltimore County and parts of Harford County. stretching from Towson to Bel Air and beyond. A tornado warning is issued for northeastern Baltimore County and northwestern Harford County in the late afernoon for an EF 1 tornado that does considerable damage to trees. The tornado causes a tree to fall very close to a house near Jacksonville in Baltimore County. At BWI Marshall Airport, the high temperature is 86 degrees F and the low temperature is 67 degrees F.

The U.S. Justice Department states that it will elevate the level of cyberattacks on American companies and organizations to the same level as dometstic terrorism.

NBC News states that the U.S. has reached 600,000 COVID-19 deaths, but the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center puts the number of deaths at 596,391.

U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order banning Americans from investing in nearly a dozen Chinese companies and their subsidiaries, such as China General Nuclear Power Group, either for their ties to the People's Liberation Army or for selling surveillance technology that is used to spy on the country's religious minorities or dissidents. The ban will go into effect on August 2, and current investors have a year to fully divest from these companies.

A large cargo ship, the MV X-Press Pearl, sinks off the coast of Sri Lanka after fire erupted on the ship on May 20. An environmental disaster is feared, as the ship was carrying tiny plastic beads as well as chemicals and oil. Some of the beads as well as pieces of the ship wash ashore on Sri Lankan beaches.

The Orioles have a scheduled day off.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, light rain in morning, light thundershower in evening, High temp.: 86 F, Low temp.: 67 F, Precipitation: 0.03 inch.

The Baltimore area has a cloudy start to the day, with clearing  by late afternoon. Some parts of the eastern and southern Baltimore region get rain showers in the afternoon. A trace of rain falls at both BWI Marshall Airport and Annapolis. The high temperature at BWI Marshall Airport is 86 degrees F and the low temperature is 67 degrees F.

The Orioles defeat the Cleveland Indians at Baltimore, 3 to 1. It's the Orioles' third consecutive win after breaking a 14-game losing streak.

Facebook announces that it will no longer grant blanket immunity to politicians that use its service, especially if their posts are deemed to be deceptive or abusive. The announcement comes as Facebook officially bans former U.S. President Donald Trump from the website until January 2023.

The Nigerian government announces that the government is indefinitely suspending Twitter's operations in the country, claiming that the social media service is being used for "activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence."  The move comes two days after President Muhammadu Buhari was temporarily suspended from Twitter for posting an inflammatory tweet directed at groups believed to be responsible for attacking government buildings in recent weeks.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with drizzle, then clearing, High temp.: 86 F, Low temp.: 66 F, Precipitation: Trace.

The Cleveland Indians defeat the Orioles at Baltimore, 10 to 4. The Orioles are 20-38 this season.

Essential Quality wins the Belmont Stakes horse race in Elmont, New York.

In PGA golf, Jon Rahm withdraws from the Memorial tournament after completing 54 holes and having a 6-stroke lead, after learning that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

A passenger ferry runs aground in Brooklyn, New York, NY, and takes on water. All 125 people on board are rescued safely.

Flooding from heavy thunderstorms takes place in some places along the Texas gulf coast, particularly near Houston. High temperatures near 100 F occur in the Dakotas, and the upper 80s and low 90s are common in cities in the northeastern U.S. in the first major heat in this area this year.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, High temp.: 94 F, Low temp.: 63 F, Precipitation: None.

The Orioles defeat the Cleveland Indians in Baltimore, 18 to 5. In their victory, the Orioles have a 6-run inning and two five-run innings.

High temperatures in the 90s occur in many places in the U.S. Northeast and Upper Midwest, an unusually early time in these areas for such heat.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, High temp.: 96 F, Low temp.: 70 F, Precipitation: None.

Swarms of cicadas are so thick in central Maryland and Washington, D.C., that images of the swarms are being picked up on weather radar.

The Orioles have a scheduled day off.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits Guatemala to discuss the large migration of undocumented people to the U.S. border, many of whom are from Guatemala. The President of Guatemala said he would not want the U.S. to give money directly to the Guatemalan govenment, but that help should be provided through charities and organizations that feed the hungry and help end poverty.

Two trains collide in Pakistan, killing at least 40 people and injuring at least 100.

Attacks by extremists in Burkina Faso kill at least 132 people.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, High temp.: 95 F, Low temp.: 72 F, Precipitation: None.

Some parts of the Baltimore area have thunderstorms beginning in mid-afternoon, then evening showers. Nottingham gets 0.42 of an inch of rain, but Annapoliis gets just 0.06 of an inch and BWI Marshall Aiorport gets only a trace of rain.

The Orioles defeat the New York Mets in Baltimore, 10 to 3.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits Mexico to address the migrant situation at the U.S. border.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then a light thundershower in the early afternoon, then mostly cloudy, High temp.: 91 F, Low temp.: 76 F, Precipitation: Trace.

U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden travel to England on the first overseas trip of Joe Biden's presidency. It's the first of eight days abroad for them. Joe and Jill Biden speak at a British military base in Suffolk, England, in front of American and British military members and others.  In addition to talking about some military history and his own family members in the military, President Biden says that America is back, is strong, and will fight to protect its allies.

Some parts of the Baltimore area receive showers and thunderstorms. A heavy thunderstorm begins over Owings Mills and then moves southeastward over Reisterstown, then Baltimore, including downtown and Fells Point. Annapolis gets 0.03 of an inch of rain while BWI Marshall Airport gets 0.01 of an inch. Nottingham gets a light thundershower in the afternoon and another light shower, sans thunder, in the late evening, for a total of 0.03 of an inch of rain.

The Orioles lose to the New York Mets in Baltimore, 14 to 1.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to mostly cloudy with a light late-afternoon thundershower, High temp.: 90 F, Low temp.: 72 F, Precipitation: 0.01 inch.

U.S. President Joe Biden meets in England with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The Baltimore area gets showers and thunderstorms, with some parts of the region getting much more rain than others. Rainfall is especially heavy in a swath from Parkville to Towson and in northern Carroll County including Westminster, where rainfall amounts above an an inch are common and a flash flood warning is put into effect. Towson gets 3.6 inches of rain and Westminster receives 2.5 inches. Nottingham gets 0.82 of an inch of rain in a mid-afternoon strong thunderstorm with numerous flashes of intense lightning. BWI Marshall Airport gets only 0.08 of an inch of rain.

The Orioles have a scheduled day off.

At least 11 people are killed and others are missing when a building collapses in Mumbai, India, perhaps caused by the heavy first monsoon rains of the year.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then cloudy, then light late-afternoon thundershowers, High temp.: 89 F, Low temp.: 69 F, Precipitation: 0.08 inch.

U.S. President Joe Biden meets in Cornwall, England with members of the G7: Group of 7 great economic powers (countries).

The Baltimore area has rain from mid-morning though early evening. Some of the rainfall totals are large. For example, Nottingham receives 1.85 inches of rain. BWI Marshall Airport (the official Baltimore weather station for the National Weather Service) gets 1.05 inches of rain, and Annapolis receives 1.07 inches of rain. The high temperature for Baltimore is only 69 degrees F and the low temperature is 65 degrees F.

The Orioles lose to the Tampa Bay Rays in an away game, 4 to 2. The Orioles are 22-40 this season.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with rain, High temp.: 69 F, Low temp.: 65 F, Precipitation: 1.05 inches.

U. S. President Joe Biden continues meeting at the G7 summit with world leaders in Cornwall, England.

The Royal Air Force has a flyby.show at the G7 summit with 9 jets, often trailing red/white/blue colors.

The Baltimore area has a sunny afternoon after a cloudy morning. Southern sections receive very light rain. A trace of rain falls in Annapolis.

The Orioles lose again to the Tampa Bay Rays, this time 5 to 4.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy, High temp.: 78 F, Low temp.: 64 F, Precipitation: None.

While in England, U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife Jill are received by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

Opposition political parties in Israel unite as a coalition to get enough votes to oust Benjamin Netanyahu from his Prime Minister post after 12 years in office. Naftali Bennett is elected the new Prime Minister and the plan is for him to serve two years.  But Netanyahu's party and others call the new coalition government fragile and not likely to last long.

Some of the Baltimore region receives rain showers, especially the western and southwestern areas. BWI Marshall Airport gets 0.01 inch of rain.

The Orioles lose their third game in a row to the Tampa Bay Rays, this time 7 to 1.  The Orioles are 22-42 this season and have lost a team-record 15 consecutive road games.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy to cloudy, light rain in early afternoon, High temp.: 81 F, Low temp.: 65 F, Precipitation: 0.01 inch.

President Joe Biden is in Brussels, Belgium, meeting with the leaders of NATO countries.

There is a massive explosion and fire at a chemical plant near Rockford, Illinois. Thick black smoke sprews from the fire and ash falls downwind ten miles from the site.

Much of the Baltimore area gets showers and thunderstorms in the evening, although they miss most of the far northern sections. They begin at about 8:00 in parts of Carroll County and move southeastward. The heaviest rainfall is from downtown Baltimore southward, southeastward and southwestward. Baltimore gets a thunderstorm with heavy rain and very frequent lightning beginning at about 9:40 in the evening. Columbia and some other parts of Howard County get a thunderstorm with heavy rain at about 9:45. At 10:00 in the evening, the Baltimore thunderstorm has moved and is centered over Dundalk, still with heavy rain and very frequent lightning. The Howard County storm begins to move into northern Anne Arundel County at about 10:00. At 10:19 in the evening, BWI Marshall Airport reports a heavy thunderstorm with strong wind with a gust to 40 MPH, and 0.34 inches of rain falls there by 10:27 PM. Another thunderstorm reaches southern Howard County by about 10:30 PM. Heavy rain showers spread over Anne Arundel County generally from northwest to southeast from 10:00 PM until midnight. Precipitation for the day at BWI Marshall Airport is 0.70 of an inch, with light rain continuing there at midnight.  Precipitation in Annapolis is 0.58 of an inch, but light rain is still falling there at midnight. Nottingham gets 0.21 of an inch of rain, on the northern edge of the big Baltimore/Dundalk thunderstorm (but lots of lightning in the southern sky).

The Orioles play the Cleveland Indians at Cleveland after a rain delay of an hour. Cleveland scores 3 runs in the bottom of the first inning after the Orioles do not score in their half of the inning. The Orioles lose the game, 4-3, to extend their team-record road-game losing streak to 16 games. The Orioles are 22-43 this season.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then cloudy, then a late-evening thunderstorm with heavy rain and strong winds (gust to 41 mph), High temp.: 89 F, Low temp.: 65 F, Precipitation: 0.70 inch.

The number of deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 or its complications reaches 600,000 and then moves past that figure according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.

U.S. President Joe Biden continues in Brussels, Belgium, where he meets with the Belgian king. Then he travel tos Zurich, Switzerland, to prepare for his talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The U.S. Senate, by unanimous consent, votes in favor of making Juneteenth (June 19th) a federal holiday. The meaure then oasses to the U.S. Senate for its consideration and vote.

The Baltimore region has some lingering rain showers past midnight from the previous evening's thunderstorms, especially in eastern and southern sections. Annapolis gets an additional 0.11 of an inch of rainfall, while BWI Marshall Airport records a trace of additional precipitation. Later, the weather is sunny with some clouds in the morning and afternoon, then cloudy with sprinkles or light rain showers in portions of the Baltimore metro area (such as in Nottingham, White Marsh and Rosedale) in the evening. Baltimore's high temperature is 83 degrees F and low temperature is 63 degrees F.

The Orioles play the Cleveland Indians in Cleveland once again. The Orioles lose again, this time 7 to 2, and make four errors. They are 22-44 this season, and extend their team-record road-game losing streak to 17 games.

Baltimore weather: Very light rain in the early morning, then clear, then partly to mostly cloudy, High temp.: 83 F, Low temp.: 63 F, Precipitation: Trace.

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland. The two sessions total about 3 hours. They agree that a nuclear war is not winnable and one should never happen. Both sides indicate they made some progress in the summit meeting.

The U.S. House of Reresentatives votes 415-14 in favor of making Juneteenth (June 19th) a federal holiday. The measure goes to U.S. President Joe Biden's desk for his signature.

The Israel Defense Forces carry out airstrikes on Khan Yunis and Gaza City in the Gaza Strip in the early morning, in response to incendiary balloons being flown from Gaza, putting the ceasefire in jeopardy. This comes after the Dance of Flags march was held in East Jerusalem.

The Orioles lose to the Indians at Cleveland again, this time by a score of 8 to 7. They extend their team record of consecutive road-game losses to 18. The Orioles are 22-45 this season.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, High temp.: 81 F, Low temp.: 62 F, Precipitation: None.

U.S. President Joe Biden signs into law a bill that makes Juneteenth (June 19th) a federal holiday. The holiday is called Juneteenth National Independence Day, and it commemorates the day in 1865 (in Galveston, Texas), when the last Amercian slaves were freed.  As with all of the other eleven U.S. federal holidays (including Inauguration Day which is once every four years), most U.S. Government workers will have the day off for the holiday. Since June 19th falls on a Saturday in 2021, federal workers get the day off Friday, June 18th. (When June 19th falls on a Sunday, as it will in 2022, the federal holiday will be celebrated the following Monday.)

The Orioles lose again to the Cleveland Indians at Cleveland, this time 10 to 3. They extend their team-record consecutive road-game losses to 19. The Orioles are 22-46 this season and have lost 8 games in a row.

The western half of the U.S. has the sixth consecutive day of a heat wave. Some cities and states there set all-time record high temperatures for this date.

Baltimore weather: Sunny, then a few clouds, High temp.: 80 F, Low temp.: 58 F, Precipitation: None.

The United States observes its first-ever Juneteenth National Independence Day as a federal holiday.

The western U.S. contnues in a heat wave with some record-high temperatures.

Tropical Storm Claudette, with 45-mph sustained winds, is heading toward the U.S. Gulf Coast  and is exprected to hit Louisiana, Mississippi and/or Alabama early on June 19th before moving inland and causing potential flooding in the southern Appalachian Mountains.

The Orioles defeat the Toronto Blue Jays at home, 7 to 1. This victory snaps the Orioles' 8-game losing streak.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then cloudy, High temp.: 86 F, Low temp.: 54 F, Precipitation: None.

Juneteenth observances and celebrations occur in many places in the U.S. during the first federally-recognized Juneteenth National Independence Day.

Tropical Storm Claudette strikes the U.S. Gulf Coast, making landfall in southeast Louisiana and heading generally northeastward. Major flooding occurs in some sections of Louisiana and in Gulf Coast parts of Mississippi and Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle.  A tornado spawned by the tropical storm hits Brewton, Alabama, causing destruction or damage to more than a dozen buildings and partially ripping off the gymnasium roof of the high school.

A multiple-vehicle collision involving a van, a car, and a couple of tractor-trailers on Interstate 65 in Butler County, Alabama, kills 9 children and one adult. Eight of the killed children were in the van; the only person in the van who survives is its driver. It's possible that at least one of the vehicles hydroplaned on the road before crashing, as rain was falling in the area. That area of the highway slopes downhill toward a small stream and has had hydroplaning issues in the past.

The western U.S. continues its heat wave, with triple-digit temperatures common in the area.

The Baltimore region has a day that alternates between cloudy and partly cloudy, as some of the region gets light rain showers in the afternoon and sections of east Baltimore, southeastern Baltimore County, southwestern Harford County, and a small portion of central Anne Arunderl County, get heavier rain showers in the evening.  A trace of rain falls at BWI Marshall Airport and 0.01 of an inch of rain falls in Annapolis.

The Orioles lose to the Toronto Blue Jays at home, 10 to 7. The Orioles lead the game 7 to 4 at the end of 8 innings, but then the Blue Jays score 6 runs in the ninth inning. THe Orioles' first 6 base hits of the game are all home runs, tying a najor-league record. Ryan Mountcastle hits 3 home runs and Cedric Mullins hits 2 homers for the Orioles.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to mostly cloudy, light rain in the early afternoon, High temp.: 86 F, Low temp.: 73 F, Precipitation: Trace.

Maryland reports no new daily COVID-19 deaths on this day. It's the first time in about a year that this has happened.

The Orioles lose to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7 to 4. The Orioles are 23-48 this season.

Jon Rahm wins the U.S. Open golf tournament, played at the Torrey Pines golf course in San Diego, California.

A strong tornado hits Naperville, Woodridge, and Darien, Illinois, late in the evening, causing massive damage with at least 6 people injured and at least 225 structures damaged or destroyed.

The western U.S. continues its heat wave, but the northern Great Plains are beginning to see some relief with cooler temperatures and rain.

The Baltimore area has cloudy to mostly clear skies with increasing haziness and humidity. A few spots get sprinkles or light rain showers. A trace of rain falls at BWI Marshall Airport and 0.01 of an inch of rain falls in Annapolis.

Baltimore weather: Light rain in the early morning, then mostly cloudy, High temp.: 93 F, Low temp.: 68 F, Precipitation: Trace.

Starting today, Major League Baseball umpires will check pitchers, their uniforms, other areas of their bodies, and the baseballs pitchers throw for sticky substances, if they suspect the use of such substances. This is in response to batters striking out more often and having a significantly lower aggregate batting average so far this season, thought to be caused by many pitchers putting sticky substances on the baseballs to alter their movement when pitched to the batters. If pitchers are caught with sticky substances, they will be fined and/or suspended for a number of games. If a pitcher is suspended for using sticky substances, he will not be able to be replaced on the team's roster during the suspension.

The western U.S. heat wave continues, but parts of the northern Great Plains and Upper Midwest are getting cooler temperatures.

After a partly cloudy and muggy start to the day, the Baltimore region gets showers and thunderstorms in the evening. BWI Marshall Airport gets 0.40 of an inch of rain while Nottingham gets 0.36 of an inch and Annapolis recieves 0.71 of an inch of rain.

The Orioles lose to the Houston Astros in Baltimore, 10-2. The start of the game is delayed one hour by rain. The Orioles get only two hits.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy to cloudy, then an early-evening thunderstorm with strong winds (Gust of 48 mph), High temp.: 94 F, Low temp.: 73 F, Precipitation: 0.40 inch.

The Baltimore area is cloudy with rain through late afternoon, then cloudy to mostly cloudy. BWI Marshall Airport gets 0.36 of an inch of rain, Annapolis gets 0.28 of an inch, and Perry Hall and Nottingham receive 0.42 of an inch of rain. Baltimore's high temperature is 74 degrees F and its low temperature is 55 degrees F.  The high temperature in Baltimore on this day is the lowest maximum temperature on any June 22nd (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. The high temperature of 74 degrees F in Baltimore this June 22nd breaks the record for previous lowest maximum temperature in Baltimore on any June 22nd of 77 degrees F that was recorded on June 22, 1933.

The Orioles lose to the Houston Astros in Baltimore again, this time by a score of 3 to 1. The Orioles are 23-50 this season.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then rain in the midday hours, then cloudy, High temp.: 74 F, Low temp.: 55 F, Precipitation: 0.36 inch.

The Orioles lose their third game in a row of a 3-game home series to the Houston Astros, this time by a score of 13-0.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, High temp.: 78 F, Low temp.: 51 F, Precipitation: None.

A condominium building partially collapses in Surfside, Florida, just north of Miami Beach. One person is confirmed killed and as many as 99 more people are missing.

Microsoft introduces the Windows 11 operating system.

In Buffalo, New York, the Orioles lose to the Toronto Blue Jays, 9 to 0. The Blue Jays score 6 runs in the first inning and all 9 of their runs by the end of the third inning. The Orioles have been outscored 22-0 in their last 2 games. It's the Orioles' 20th consecutive road loss, which adds to their team record and ties the second-longest road-loss streak in major league history.  The Orioles are 23-52 this season.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then clear, High temp.: 78 F, Low temp.: 54 F, Precipitation: None.

At 3:40 in the afternoon, a 2.6-magnitude earthquake strikes the western Baltimore region. The epicenter is near the Dead Run (stream) side of Lorraine Park Cemetery on Windsor Mill Road just southeast of downtown Gwynn Oak/Woodlawn, less than a half-mile from Woodlawn High School, and it is 1.5 miles deep in the Earth. Nearby residents feel and hear the earthquake and think that something hit their homes. One describes the sound as one like a truck crash. No damage or injuries are reported.

In Surfside, Florida, search-and-rescue efforts continue after the partial collapse of a condominium building early on June 24th. Four people have been confirmed killed, but another 159 people are missing.

The Orioles play the Toronto Blue Jays and win, 6-5 in 10 innings. This win snaps the Orioles' 20-game road losing streak.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then becoming cloudy, High temp.: 81 F, Low temp.: 54 F, Precipitation: None.

A hot-air balloon accident in Albuquerque, New Mexico, kills all 5 people on board. The balloon hits power lines and becomes separated from the gondola, then the gondola falls about 100 feet to the ground, bursting into flames. The balloon deflates and lands on top of a house about a mile away.

Rescue workers continue to work through the rubble of the partially collapsed condominium bulding in Surfside, Florida. There are still 159 people unaccounted for. No new dead bodies are identified, but rescuers find more human remains in the late afternoon that have yet to be identified.

A heat wave in the Pacific Northwest and more generally in the far western continental U.S. results in temperatures rising to record or near-record highs, with Seattle, Washiington, and Portland, Oregon, at or near 100 degrees F.

Floods caused by heavy rains in and around Detroit, Michigan, inundate interstate highways and trap some motorists.

Bruce Springsteen opens his show on Broadway in New York, NY, the first Broadway show to open to the general public in more than a year since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down Broadway shows.

The first cruise ship leaves a U.S. port in more than a year, with cruises having been halted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It leaves Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at only 40 percent capacity with passengers socially distanced. About 99 percent of the passengers and crew have been fully vacicnated against COVID-19.

A bicycle accicdent at the Tour de France race causes a massive pileup of dozens of bikes and bicyclists. Several are injured and one has to drop out of the race. The accident is caused by a spectator who gets too close to the racing route.

The Orioles lose to the Toronto Blue Jays, 12-4. The Blue Jays score 4 runs in each of the innings 3, 5, and 6, and are leading 12-0 before the Orioles finally get 4 runs in the 7th inning. The Orioles are 24-53 this season.

The Baltimore region has a cloudy start to the day, with light rain showers in some spots. Then it becomes mostly cloudy to partly cloudy. It's warmer and the humidlty is more notceable than a day ago. Nottingham gets 0.01 of an inch of rain, as does BWI Marshall Airport. Baltimore's high temperature is 89 degrees F and its low temperature is 73 degrees F.

Baltimore weather: A light rain shower in the early morning, then mostly cloudy, High temp.: 89 F, Low temp.: 73 F, Precipitation: 0.01 inch.

Just before 2:00 in the morning, an earthquake measuring 1.7 on the Richter scale hits western parts of Baltimore. It was centered near Edmondson Village Shopping Center. About 300 people in the immediate area report feeling or hearing it. It is considered an aftershock to a 2.6 earthquake that happened west of Baltimore in Gwynn Oak/Woodlawn two days prior, although this one is centered a couple of miles southeast of the first quake.

Rescuers are still working at the site of the partial condo building collapse in Surfside. Florida. The number of confirmed deaths is now 9, with about 150 people still misisng.

The heat wave in the Pacific Northwest and the Far Western area of the 48 contiguous U.S. states continues. Portland, Oregon, hits at least 112 degrees F, and Seattle, Washington, gets to over 100 degrees F.

In PGA golf, an 8-hole playoff is required before Harris English emerges as the winner of the Travelers Championship in Connecticut. He defeats Kramer Hickok by one stroke.

The Orioles lose to the Toronto Blue Jays in Buffalo, New York, 5-2. The Orioles are 24-54 this season.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then partly cloudy, High temp.: 93 F, Low temp.: 73 F,  Precipitation: None.

Search-and-rescue workers continue searching the debris of the partial condominium vcollapse in Surfside, Florida. There are now 10 people confirmed to have died in the colapse, but still about 150 people missing.

The heat wave continues in the Pacific Northwest, with Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, both reaching well over 100 degrees F.

Tropical Storm Danny forms, reaching maximum sustained wind speed of 45 mph, then comes ashore north of Hilton Head Island in South Carolina as a minimal tropical storm (40 mph winds). Heavy rains from Danny cause some minor flooding in the Carolinas and Georgia. There were some fallen trees caused by strong winds or lightning strikes. A total of ten rescues were carried out on two North Carolina beaches because of rip currents.

The Orioles defeat the Houston Astros in Houston, 8-4.

The Baltimore region is mostly sunny but hazy, hot and humid.

Baltimore weather: Clear with haze, then a few clouds, then clear with haze, High temp.: 94 F, Low temp.: 75 F, Precipitation: None.

Donald Rumsfeld dies at age 88 in Taos, New Mexico. He was an American politician who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under U.S. President Gerald Ford, and again from January 2001 to December 2006 under U.S. President George W. Bush. He is both the youngest and the second-oldest person to have served as Secretary of Defense. He was born Donald Henry Runsfeld on July 9, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois.

Search-and-rescure teams continue to search in the rubble of the partially collapsed condominium building in Surfside, Florida. A dozen people are confirmed to have been killed in the collapse but there are still 150 people unaccounted for.

The heat wave cotinues in the Pacific Northwest, with Portland, Oregon, reaching a record-high 116 degrees F. The heat wave is moving into eastern Washington State and eastern Oregon, as well. Also, a heat wave has started in the northeastern U.S., with cities such as Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington DC, all in the 90s this afternoon.

The Orioles defeat the Houston Astros, 13-3.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then clear, High temp.: 97 F, Low temp.: 75 F, Precipitation: None.

Search-and-rescue tweams recover four more bodies from the partially collapsed condo building in Surfside, Florida. The confirmed deaths now number 16, with nearly 150 still missing.

Comedian and actor Bill Cosby is released from prison after a Pennsylvania court judge overturns his conviction, ruling that he was given an unfair trial for alleged sexual offenses.  (He was sentenced on September 25, 2018 to 3 to 10 years in a Pennsylvania state prison for drugging and molesting a woman at home.)

The U.S. House of Representatives votes 222–190 to establish a committee to investigate the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol with Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger being the only two Republicans to vote for the committee.

A grand jury in Manhattan, New York, NY,  indicts the Trump Organization, as well as its CFO Allen Weisselberg.

The heat wave in the Pacific Northwest continues and record-high temperatures are reported in parts of British Columbia, Canada, for example the village of Lytton which records Canada's all-time record hightest temperature of 121 degrees Fehrenheit.  About 100 to 200 people have died in British Columbia because of the heat.

Temperatures are in the 90s (F) along much of the U.S. East Coast.

The Orioles defeat the Houston Astros in Houston, 5-2, scoring 4 runs in the top of the first inning. The Orioles have played exactly half the games in their 2021 schedule, and they are 27-54, meaning that they have won one game for every 2 games they have lost, so far (for a .333 winning percentage).

After a sunny to partly cloudy daytime, the Baltimore region gets evening showers and thundershowers, with brief heavy rain and brief strong wind in some areas. Baltimore's high temperature is 99 degrees F and its low temperature is 73 degrees F.  BWI Marshall Airport and Nottingham each receive 0.10 of an inch of rain, while Annapolis gets 0.02 of an inch.

Baltimore weather: Sunny, then becoming cloudy, then an evening thunderstorm with light rain (wind gust to 40 mph), High temp.: 99 F, Low temp.: 73 F, Precipitation: 0.10 inch.

The total precipitation for June 2021 at BWI Marshall Airport (Baltimore's official weather station) is 2.75 inches.