Heat, Southern Baltimore / Baltimore (C)
- When
- June 25, 11:00 AM EST to June 26, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Baltimore / Baltimore (C) forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.367, -76.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Maryland, June 25 to 26, 1997
The first bona-fide summer heat wave in nearly two years arrived in the city after a three month period of below normal temperatures. The maximum temperature on the 25th at Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) reached 99 degrees, shattering the previous record by 1 degree.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 1
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 LWX wrote it up.
The first bona-fide summer heat wave in nearly two years arrived in the city after a three month period of below normal temperatures. The maximum temperature on the 25th at Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) reached 99 degrees, shattering the previous record by 1 degree. At Baltimore's Custom House, the reading soared to 104. Readings rose to 96 at BWI on the 26th before a line of strong thunderstorms cooled the atmosphere. Heat indices in town surpassed 105 for a brief period on the 25th; however, the values likely remained at or above 90 degrees for much of the overnight hours in the more densely populated sections of the city, including the downtown sector.The heat wave was potentially more dangerous than most since it occurred early in the season and was preceded by a three month period of below normal temperatures and several cloudy periods.No serious injuries or fatalities occurred due to the heat. However, several persons were admitted to area hospitals for brief stays due to minor heat exhaustion.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Nebraska, June 25 to 27, 1997
- Heat in Missouri, June 25, 1997
- Heat in Illinois, June 25, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 25, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Virginia, June 25, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 25, 1997
- Flood in Nebraska, June 25, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 25, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 25, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 25, 1997
- Heat in New Jersey, June 25 to 26, 1997
- Damaging Winds in New York, June 25, 1997
More
Every storm in Maryland in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, June 1997
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5604889.