Maryland, 2000

Heat in Maryland, March 8, 2000

March 8, 2000 · NWS LWX · 12 events in 12 counties and zones

High pressure over the Eastern Seaboard and warm southerly winds on the 8th resulted in sunny skies and temperatures nearly 30 degrees above normal. Baltimore/Washington International Airport reached a high temperature of 83 degrees, shattering the previous daily record by 8 degrees.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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.

High pressure over the Eastern Seaboard and warm southerly winds on the 8th resulted in sunny skies and temperatures nearly 30 degrees above normal. Baltimore/Washington International Airport reached a high temperature of 83 degrees, shattering the previous daily record by 8 degrees. Other high temperatures across Maryland included Hagerstown at 86 degrees, Mechanicsville at 85 degrees, Cumberland and Aberdeen at 84 degrees, Bethesda at 83 degrees, Owings Mills at 81 degrees, Smithsburg and Baltimore at 79 degrees, and Frostburg at 73 degrees.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

12 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Charles

When
March 8, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Charles forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.474, -77.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Calvert

When
March 8, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Calvert forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.535, -76.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, St. Mary'S

When
March 8, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
St. Mary'S forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.216, -76.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Prince Georges

When
March 8, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Prince Georges forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.830, -76.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Anne Arundel

When
March 8, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Anne Arundel forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.994, -76.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Montgomery

When
March 8, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat, Howard

When
March 8, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Howard forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat, Allegany

When
March 8, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Allegany forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat, Washington

When
March 8, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.604, -77.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Frederick

When
March 8, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Frederick forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.472, -77.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Southern Baltimore / Baltimore (C)

When
March 8, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Baltimore / Baltimore (C) forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.367, -76.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Northern Baltimore

When
March 8, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Baltimore forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.443, -76.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

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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: 5136781, 5136782, 5136783, 5136784, 5136785, 5136786, 5136787, 5136788, 5136789, 5136790, 5136791, 5136792.