Cold/Wind Chill, Dorchester
- When
- February 5, 3:00 AM EST to February 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Dorchester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.423, -76.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Maryland, February 5 to 7, 1996
AN ARCTIC AIRMASS SETTLED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES RESULTING IN RECORD BREAKING COLD ACROSS THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.
AN ARCTIC AIRMASS SETTLED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES RESULTING IN RECORD BREAKING COLD ACROSS THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 1 BELOW ZERO AT THE SALISBURY AIRPORT ON THE MORNING OF THE 5TH, AND 2 BELOW ZERO O
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Wicomico
- When
- February 5, 3:00 AM EST to February 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wicomico forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.369, -75.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Somerset
- When
- February 5, 3:00 AM EST to February 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -75.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Inland Worcester
- When
- February 5, 3:00 AM EST to February 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Inland Worcester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.217, -75.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Maryland Beaches
- When
- February 5, 3:00 AM EST to February 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Maryland Beaches forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.217, -75.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Florida, February 5, 1996
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, February 5, 1996
- Debris Flows in Oregon, February 5 to 9, 1996
- Cold in Alabama, February 5, 1996
- Cold in Alabama, February 5, 1996
- Cold in North Carolina, February 5 to 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Oregon, February 5 to 6, 1996
- High Wind in Oregon, February 5 to 6, 1996
- Flooding in Illinois, February 5 to 9, 1996
- Flooding in Missouri, February 5 to 9, 1996
- Cold in Virginia, February 5 to 7, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 5 to 7, 1996
More
Every storm in Maryland in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, February 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5584417, 5584418, 5584419, 5584420, 5584421.