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The city is located on the [[fall line]] between the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] Plateau and the [[Atlantic coastal plain]], which divides Baltimore into "lower city" and "upper city". The city's elevation ranges from sea level at the harbor to {{convert|480|ft|m}} in the northwest corner near [[Pimlico, Baltimore|Pimlico]].<ref name="elevation" /> According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of {{convert|92.1|sqmi|sp=us}}, of which {{convert|80.9|sqmi|abbr=on}} is land and {{convert|11.1|sqmi|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="gazetteer">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_24.txt|title=(no title provided)|website=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|publisher=United States Census Bureau|at=Counties > Maryland<!--present in archive.org-->|access-date=January 21, 2016}}</ref> The total area is 12.1 percent water. Baltimore is almost surrounded by Baltimore County, but is [[Independent city (United States)|politically independent]] of it. It is bordered by [[Anne Arundel County]] to the south. ===Cityscape=== {{wide image|Baltimore-sunset-pano.jpg|1100px|3=<div align=center>A panoramic view of Baltimore in September 2016, including the [[Inner Harbor|Inner]] and Outer Harbors at dusk, seen from [[HarborView Condominium]]</div>}} ====Architecture==== [[File:West baltimore formstone facing rowhouse.jpg|thumb|An [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]] rowhouse clad in [[formstone]] in West Baltimore]] Baltimore exhibits examples from each period of architecture over more than two centuries, and work from architects such as [[Benjamin Henry Latrobe|Benjamin Latrobe]], [[George A. Frederick]], [[John Russell Pope]], [[Mies van der Rohe]], and [[I. M. Pei]]. Baltimore is rich in architecturally significant buildings in a variety of styles. The [[Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary|Baltimore Basilica]] (1806–1821) is a neoclassical design by Benjamin Latrobe, and one of the oldest [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] cathedrals in the United States. In 1813, Robert Cary Long Sr. built for [[Rembrandt Peale]] the first substantial structure in the United States designed expressly as a museum. Restored, it is now the Municipal Museum of Baltimore, or popularly the [[Peale Museum]]. The [[McKim's School|McKim Free School]] was founded and endowed by John McKim. The building was erected by his son [[Isaac McKim|Isaac]] in 1822 after a design by William Howard and William Small. It reflects the popular interest in [[ancient Greece|Greece]] when the nation was securing its independence and a scholarly interest in recently published drawings of Athenian antiquities. The [[Phoenix Shot Tower]] (1828), at {{convert|234.25|ft|m}} tall, was the tallest building in the United States until the time of the Civil War, and is one of few remaining structures of its kind.<ref>Dorsey & Dilts (1997), pp. 182–183. "Once there were three such towers in Baltimore; now there are only a few left in the world."</ref> It was constructed without the use of exterior scaffolding. The Sun Iron Building, designed by R.C. Hatfield in 1851, was the city's first iron-front building and was a model for a whole generation of downtown buildings. [[Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church]], built in 1870 in memory of financier [[George Brown (financier)|George Brown]], has [[stained glass]] windows by [[Louis Comfort Tiffany]] and has been called "one of the most significant buildings in this city, a treasure of art and architecture" by ''[[Baltimore (magazine)|Baltimore]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.browndowntown.org/files/april_balt_magazine.pdf|title=Window to the Future|last=Evitts|first=Elizabeth|date=April 2003|magazine=[[Baltimore (magazine)|Baltimore]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911075155/http://www.browndowntown.org/files/april_balt_magazine.pdf|archive-date=September 11, 2011|access-date=May 6, 2009|via=[[Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church]]}}</ref><ref name=Sun2003>{{Cite news| last=Bishop| first=Tricia| title=Illuminated by a jewel| work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]| date=April 7, 2003| url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/321974201.html?dids=321974201:321974201&FMT=ABS&FMTS| access-date=May 6, 2009| archive-date=May 24, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524173047/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/321974201.html?dids=321974201:321974201&FMT=ABS&FMTS| url-status=dead}}</ref> The 1845 [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival]]-style [[Lloyd Street Synagogue]] is one of the [[oldest synagogues in the United States]]. The [[Johns Hopkins Hospital]], designed by [[John Shaw Billings|Lt. Col. John S. Billings]] in 1876, was a considerable achievement for its day in functional arrangement and fireproofing. I.M. Pei's [[Baltimore World Trade Center|World Trade Center]] (1977) is the tallest equilateral pentagonal building in the world at {{convert|405|ft|m}} tall. The [[Inner Harbor East|Harbor East]] area has seen the addition of two new towers which have completed construction: a 24-floor tower that is the new world headquarters of [[Legg Mason]], and a 21-floor [[Four Seasons Hotel]] complex. The streets of Baltimore are organized in a grid and spoke pattern, lined with tens of thousands of [[Terraced house|rowhouses]]. The mix of materials on the face of these rowhouses also give Baltimore its distinct look. The rowhouses are a mix of brick and formstone facings, the latter a technology patented in 1937 by Albert Knight. [[John Waters (director born 1946)|John Waters]] characterized formstone as "the polyester of brick" in a 30-minute documentary film, ''Little Castles: A Formstone Phenomenon''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Paul K. Williams |date=September 23, 2009 |title=The Story of Formstone |url=http://welcometobaltimorehon.com/the-story-behind-formstone |access-date=March 21, 2011 |work=Welcome to Baltimore, Hon! |archive-date=November 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130174743/http://welcometobaltimorehon.com/the-story-behind-formstone |url-status=dead }}</ref> In ''The Baltimore Rowhouse'', Mary Ellen Hayward and [[Charles Belfoure]] considered the rowhouse as the architectural form defining Baltimore as "perhaps no other American city".<ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6pGARnkq3eUC&q=baltimore+rowhouse| title=The Baltimore Rowhouse| author=Mary Ellen Hayward and Charles Belfoure| publisher=Princeton Architectural Press| year=1999| isbn=978-1-56898-283-0| page=back cover| access-date=March 21, 2011}}</ref> In the mid-1790s, developers began building entire neighborhoods of the British-style rowhouses, which became the dominant house type of the city early in the 19th century.<ref>Hayward and Belfoure, pp 17–18, 22.</ref> [[Oriole Park at Camden Yards]] is a [[Major League Baseball]] park, which opened in 1992 and was built as a [[retro style]] baseball park. Along with the National Aquarium, Camden Yards have helped revive the Inner Harbor area from what once was an exclusively [[industrial district]] full of dilapidated warehouses into a bustling commercial district full of bars, restaurants, and retail establishments. After an international competition, the [[University of Baltimore School of Law]] awarded the [[Germany|German]] firm [[Behnisch Architekten]] 1st prize for its design, which was selected for the school's new home. After the building's opening in 2013, the design won additional honors including an ENR National "Best of the Best" Award.<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Baltimore Law School Wins ENR National "Best of the Best" Award for Design and Construction|url=http://www.muellerassoc.com/university-baltimore-law-school-wins-enr-national-%E2%80%9Cbest-best%E2%80%9D-award-design-and-construction|publisher=Mueller Associates|date=January 2, 2014|access-date=May 13, 2017|archive-date=April 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415120852/http://muellerassoc.com/university-baltimore-law-school-wins-enr-national-%E2%80%9Cbest-best%E2%80%9D-award-design-and-construction|url-status=dead}}</ref> Baltimore's newly rehabilitated [[Everyman Theatre, Baltimore|Everyman Theatre]] was honored by the Baltimore Heritage at the 2013 Preservation Awards Celebration in 2013. Everyman Theatre will receive an Adaptive Reuse and Compatible Design Award as part of Baltimore Heritage's 2013 historic preservation awards ceremony. Baltimore Heritage is Baltimore's nonprofit historic and architectural preservation organization, which works to preserve and promote Baltimore's historic buildings and neighborhoods.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://baltimore.broadwayworld.com/article/Everyman-Theatre-Honored-with-Baltimore-Heritage-Historic-Preservation-Award-20130618 |title=Everyman Theatre Honored with 'Baltimore Heritage Historic Preservation Award' |access-date=July 8, 2013}}</ref> ====Tallest buildings==== {{Main|List of tallest buildings in Baltimore}} {| cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 1em 0; font-size: 90%;" |- style="background:#ccc;" !Rank||Building||Height||Floors||Built|| |- |1 || [[Transamerica Tower (Baltimore)|Transamerica Tower]] (formerly the Legg Mason Building, originally built as the U.S. Fidelity and Guarantee Co. Building)<ref>{{cite news|last=Hopkins|first=Jamie Smith|title=Transamerica workers begin move to downtown skyscraper|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-10-31/business/bs-bz-transamerica-move-20111031_1_lexington-realty-trust-legg-mason-tower-ober-kaler|access-date=November 16, 2011|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=October 31, 2011}}</ref> || {{convert|529|ft|m|0}} || 40 || 1973 ||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=leggmasonbuilding-baltimore-md-usa | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205174820/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=leggmasonbuilding-baltimore-md-usa | archive-date=February 5, 2007 | title=Legg Mason Building | publisher=Emporis Corporation | access-date=November 1, 2007}}</ref> |- style="background:#efefef;" |2 ||[[Bank of America Building (Baltimore)|Bank of America Building]] (originally built as Baltimore Trust Building, later Sullivan, Mathieson, Md. Nat. Bank, NationsBank Bldgs.) || {{convert|509|ft|m|0}} || 37 || 1929 ||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=bankofamericabuilding-baltimore-md-usa | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214111632/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=bankofamericabuilding-baltimore-md-usa | archive-date=February 14, 2007 | title=Bank of America Building | publisher=Emporis Corporation | access-date=November 1, 2007}}</ref> |- |3 ||[[414 Light Street (Baltimore)|414 Light Street]] || {{convert|500|ft|m|0}} || 44 || 2018 ||<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/real-estate/bs-bz-questar-topping-off-20171110-story.html|title=Questar tops off 414 Light St. tower on Baltimore Inner Harbor|last=Gantz|first=Sarah|work=baltimoresun.com|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> |- style="background:#efefef;" |4 || [[William Donald Schaefer Tower]] (originally built as the Merritt S. & L. Tower) || {{convert|493|ft|m|0}} || 37 || 1992 ||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=williamdonaldschaefertower-baltimore-md-usa| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217032306/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=williamdonaldschaefertower-baltimore-md-usa| archive-date=February 17, 2007| title=William Donald Schaefer Tower| publisher=Emporis Corporation | access-date=November 1, 2007}}</ref> |- |5 ||[[Commerce Place (Baltimore)|Commerce Place]] (Alex. Brown & Sons/Deutsche Bank Tower)|| {{convert|454|ft|m|0}} || 31 || 1992 ||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=commerceplace-baltimore-md-usa | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213235836/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=commerceplace-baltimore-md-usa | archive-date=February 13, 2007 | title=Commerce Place | publisher=Emporis Corporation | access-date=November 1, 2007}}</ref> |- style="background:#efefef;" |6 ||[[Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel]]|| {{convert|430|ft|m|0}} || 32 || 2001 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/baltimore-marriott-waterfront-hotel/10605 |title=Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel |access-date=April 26, 2020 |publisher=Skyscraper Center }}</ref> |- |7 || [[100 East Pratt Street]] (originally built as the I.B.M. Building)|| {{convert|418|ft|m|0}} || 28 || 1975/1992 ||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=100eastprattstreet-baltimore-md-usa | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206194436/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=100eastprattstreet-baltimore-md-usa | archive-date=February 6, 2007 | title=100 East Pratt Street | publisher=Emporis Corporation | access-date=November 1, 2007}}</ref> |- style="background:#efefef;" |8 || [[Baltimore World Trade Center]] || {{convert|405|ft|m|0}} || 28 || 1977 ||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=worldtradecenter-baltimore-md-usa | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221161452/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=worldtradecenter-baltimore-md-usa | archive-date=February 21, 2007 | title=Trade Center | publisher=Emporis Corporation | access-date=November 1, 2007}}</ref> |- |9 || [[Tremont Plaza Hotel]] || {{convert|395|ft|m|0}} || 37 || 1967 ||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=tremontplazahotel-baltimore-md-usa | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217030454/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=tremontplazahotel-baltimore-md-usa | archive-date=February 17, 2007 | title=Tremont Plaza Hotel | publisher=Emporis Corporation | access-date=November 1, 2007}}</ref> |- style="background:#efefef;" |10 || [[Charles Center|Charles Towers South]] || {{convert|385|ft|m|0}} || 30 || 1969 ||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=charlestowerssouthapartments-baltimore-md-usa | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219181921/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=charlestowerssouthapartments-baltimore-md-usa | archive-date=February 19, 2007 | title=Charles Towers South Apartments | publisher=Emporis Corporation | access-date=November 1, 2007}}</ref> |- style="background:#efefef;" |} ====Neighborhoods==== {{See also|List of Baltimore neighborhoods}} [[File:Baltimore neighborhoods map.png|thumb|A map of [[List of Baltimore neighborhoods|Baltimore's designated neighborhoods]]]] Baltimore is officially divided into nine geographical regions: North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, Northwest, and Central, with each district patrolled by a respective [[Baltimore Police Department]]. [[Interstate 83]] and [[Charles Street (Baltimore)|Charles Street]] down to [[Maryland Route 2|Hanover Street]] and [[Ritchie Highway]] serve as the east–west dividing line and [[Maryland Route 150|Eastern Avenue]] to [[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|Route 40]] as the north–south dividing line; however, [[Baltimore Street]] is north–south dividing line for the [[U.S. Postal Service]].<ref name="Tilghman">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/insidersguidetob0000tilg/page/2|title=Insiders' Guide to Baltimore|first=Mary K.|publisher=Globe Pequot Press<!--from Google Books-->|others=Elizabeth A. Evitts<!--from Google Books-->|year=2008|isbn=978-0-7627-4553-1|edition=5th|series=Insiders' Guide Series|location=Guilford, Connecticut|page=[https://archive.org/details/insidersguidetob0000tilg/page/2 2]|oclc=144227820|last=Tilghman|url-access=registration}}</ref> =====Central Baltimore===== Central Baltimore, originally called the Middle District,<ref name=bpdhistory>{{citation|title=Central District|url=http://baltimorecitypolicedept.org/citypolice/baltimore-police-districts/central-district.html|website=Baltimore City Police History|access-date=April 12, 2016}}</ref> stretches north of the Inner Harbor up to the edge of [[Druid Hill Park]]. Downtown Baltimore has mainly served as a commercial district with limited residential opportunities; however, between 2000 and 2010, the downtown population grew 130 percent as old commercial properties have been replaced by residential property.<ref name="Bernstein">{{cite news| url=http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/05/17/families-increasing-in-downtown-baltimore/ |title= Families increasing in downtown Baltimore|first=Rachel|last=Bernstein|work=The Daily Record |date=May 17, 2011 |access-date=January 8, 2012}}</ref> Still the city's main commercial area and business district, it includes Baltimore's sports complexes: [[Oriole Park at Camden Yards]], [[M&T Bank Stadium]], and the [[Royal Farms Arena]]; and the shops and attractions in the Inner Harbor: [[Harborplace]], the [[Baltimore Convention Center]], the [[National Aquarium in Baltimore|National Aquarium]], [[Maryland Science Center]], [[Pier Six Pavilion]], and [[Power Plant Live]].<ref name=Tilghman /> The [[University of Maryland, Baltimore]], the [[University of Maryland Medical Center]], and [[Lexington Market]] are also in the central district, as well as the [[Hippodrome]] and many nightclubs, bars, restaurants, shopping centers and various other attractions.<ref name=Tilghman /><ref name=bpdhistory /> The northern portion of Central Baltimore, between downtown and the Druid Hill Park, is home to many of the city's cultural opportunities. [[Maryland Institute College of Art]], the [[Peabody Institute]] (music conservatory), [[George Peabody Library]], [[Enoch Pratt Free Library]] – Central Library, the [[Lyric Opera House]], the [[Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall]], the [[Walters Art Museum]], the [[Maryland Center for History and Culture]] and its [[Enoch Pratt]] Mansion, and several galleries are located in this region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baltimore.org/|title=Baltimore|website=Visit Baltimore|access-date=May 1, 2016}}</ref> =====North Baltimore===== [[File:1sherwoodgardens08.JPG|thumb|alt=Park and flowers at Sherwood Gardens, Guilford, Baltimore.|Baltimore's [[Sherwood Gardens]] neighborhood]] Several historic and notable neighborhoods are in this district: [[Govans, Baltimore|Govans]] (1755), [[Roland Park, Baltimore|Roland Park]] (1891), [[Guilford, Baltimore|Guilford]] (1913), [[Homeland, Baltimore|Homeland]] (1924), [[Hampden, Baltimore|Hampden]], [[Woodberry, Baltimore|Woodberry]], [[Old Goucher College Buildings|Old Goucher]] (the original campus of [[Goucher College]]), and [[Jones Falls]]. Along the [[Maryland Route 45|York Road]] corridor going north are the large neighborhoods of [[Charles Village]], [[Waverly, Baltimore|Waverly]], and [[Mount Washington, Baltimore|Mount Washington]]. The [[Station North Arts and Entertainment District]] is also located in North Baltimore.<ref>{{citation|title=Northern District Area Guide|url=https://www.baltimorepolice.org/northern-district|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423003235/https://www.baltimorepolice.org/northern-district|at=Neighborhood Resources|publisher=Baltimore Police Department|access-date=April 12, 2016|archive-date=April 23, 2016}}</ref> =====South Baltimore===== [[File:Federal Hill rowhouses.jpg|alt=Brick rowhouses with flags|thumb|Rowhouses in Baltimore's [[Federal Hill, Baltimore|Federal Hill]] neighborhood]] South Baltimore, a mixed industrial and residential area, consists of the "Old South Baltimore" peninsula below the Inner Harbor and east of the old [[B&O Railroad]]'s Camden line tracks and [[Russell Street (Baltimore)|Russell Street]] downtown. It is a culturally, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse waterfront area with neighborhoods such as [[Locust Point, Baltimore|Locust Point]] and Riverside around a large park of the same name.<ref name="Locust Point">{{cite web |url=http://www.mylocustpoint.com/LocustPointHistory/tabid/54/Default.aspx |title=Locust Point – Celebrating 300 Years of a Historic Community |author=Scott Sheads |publisher=Locust Point Civic Association |access-date=April 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092654/http://www.mylocustpoint.com/LocustPointHistory/tabid/54/Default.aspx |archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> Just south of the Inner Harbor, the historic [[Federal Hill, Baltimore|Federal Hill]] neighborhood, is home to many working professionals, pubs and restaurants. At the end of the peninsula is historic [[Fort McHenry]], a National Park since the end of World War I, when the old U.S. Army Hospital surrounding the 1798 star-shaped battlements was torn down.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historicfederalhill.org/www/docs/3 |title=Discover Federal Hill |work=Historic Federal Hill |access-date=April 1, 2011 |archive-date=March 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307043122/http://www.historicfederalhill.org/www/docs/3 }}</ref> Across the Hanover Street Bridge are residential areas such as [[Cherry Hill, Baltimore|Cherry Hill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cherryhillnet.org/documents/071008CherryHillMasterPlan.pdf|title=Cherry Hill Master Plan (II. History of Cherry Hill)|date=July 10, 2008|publisher=Baltimore City Department of Planning|page=10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912074251/http://www.cherryhillnet.org/documents/071008CherryHillMasterPlan.pdf|archive-date=September 12, 2011|access-date=April 1, 2011|work=Cherry Hill Community Web Site}}</ref> =====Northeast Baltimore===== Northeast is primarily a residential neighborhood, home to [[Morgan State University]], bounded by the city line of 1919 on its northern and eastern boundaries, [[Sinclair Lane]], [[Maryland Route 151|Erdman Avenue]], and [[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|Pulaski Highway]] to the south and [[The Alameda (Baltimore)|The Alameda]] on to the west. Also in this wedge of the city on [[33rd Street (Baltimore)|33rd Street]] is [[Baltimore City College]] high school, third oldest active public secondary school in the United States, founded downtown in 1839.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/community/guide/bal-rg-learnoverview,0,5643451.story?coll=bal-relocation-features |title=Contrasting studies |access-date=July 29, 2007 |last=Anft |first=Michael |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050909092919/http://www.baltimoresun.com/community/guide/bal-rg-learnoverview%2C0%2C5643451.story?coll=bal-relocation-features |archive-date=September 9, 2005 }}</ref> Across [[Loch Raven Boulevard]] is the former site of the old [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]] home of the [[History of the Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]], [[Baltimore Orioles]], and [[Baltimore Ravens]], now replaced by a [[YMCA]] athletic and housing complex.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bniajfi.org/uploaded_files/0000/0169/hillen_demographic_profile.pdf|title=Profile of General Demographic Characteristics (2000): Hillen|website=Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance|publisher=Baltimore City Department of Planning|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812182510/http://bniajfi.org/uploaded_files/0000/0169/hillen_demographic_profile.pdf|archive-date=August 12, 2011|access-date=March 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bniajfi.org/uploaded_files/0000/0262/stonewood-pentwood-winston_demographic_profile.pdf|title=Profile of General Demographic Characteristics (2000): Stonewood-Pentwood-Winston|website=Baltimore Neighborhoods Indicators Alliance|publisher=Baltimore City Department of Planning|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812182517/http://bniajfi.org/uploaded_files/0000/0262/stonewood-pentwood-winston_demographic_profile.pdf|archive-date=August 12, 2011|access-date=March 29, 2011}}</ref> [[Lake Montebello]] is in Northeast Baltimore.<ref name=bpdhistory /> =====East Baltimore===== Located below [[Sinclair Lane]] and [[Maryland Route 151|Erdman Avenue]], above [[Orleans Street (Baltimore)|Orleans Street]], East Baltimore is mainly made up of residential neighborhoods. This section of East Baltimore is home to [[Johns Hopkins Hospital]], [[Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine]], and [[Johns Hopkins Children's Center]] on [[Broadway (Baltimore)|Broadway]]. Notable neighborhoods include: [[Armistead Gardens]], [[Broadway East]], [[Barclay, Baltimore|Barclay]], [[Ellwood Park]], [[Greenmount, Baltimore|Greenmount]], and [[McElderry Park]].<ref name=bpdhistory /> This area was the on-site film location for ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'', ''[[The Corner]]'' and ''[[The Wire]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www2.citypaper.com/special/story.asp?id=11846 |title=A Guided Tour of "The Wire's" East Baltimore |work=Baltimore City Paper |author=Gadi Dechter |date=May 24, 2006 |access-date=April 1, 2011}}</ref> =====Southeast Baltimore===== Southeast Baltimore, located below [[Fayette Street]], bordering the Inner Harbor and the Northwest Branch of the [[Patapsco River]] to the west, the city line of 1919 on its eastern boundaries and the Patapsco River to the south, is a mixed industrial and residential area. [[Patterson Park]], the "Best Backyard in Baltimore",<ref name=collins2008>{{citation|last=Collins|first=Dan|title=Patterson Park: Best backyard in Baltimore|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/patterson-park-best-backyard-in-baltimore/article/43971|newspaper=Washington Examiner|date=December 18, 2008|access-date=March 30, 2016}}</ref> as well as the [[Highlandtown Arts District, Baltimore, MD|Highlandtown Arts District]], and [[Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center]] are located in Southeast Baltimore. The Shops at Canton Crossing opened in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/10/08/the-shops-at-canton-crossing-is-officially-open-for-business/|newspaper=CBS Baltimore|title=The Shops at Canton Crossing is Officially Open for Business|date=October 8, 2013|access-date=April 12, 2016}}</ref> The [[Canton, Baltimore|Canton]] neighborhood, is located along Baltimore's prime waterfront. Other historic neighborhoods include: [[Fell's Point, Baltimore|Fells Point]], [[Patterson Park (neighborhood), Baltimore|Patterson Park]], [[Butchers Hill, Baltimore|Butchers Hill]], [[Highlandtown, Baltimore|Highlandtown]], [[Greektown, Baltimore|Greektown]], [[Inner Harbor East, Baltimore|Harbor East]], [[Little Italy, Baltimore|Little Italy]], and [[Upper Fell's Point]].<ref name=bpdhistory /> =====Northwest Baltimore===== Northwestern is bounded by the county line to the north and west, [[Gwynns Falls Parkway]] on the south and [[Pimlico Road]] on the east, is home to [[Pimlico Race Course]], [[Sinai Hospital (Maryland)|Sinai Hospital]], and the headquarters of the [[NAACP]]. Its neighborhoods are mostly residential and are dissected by [[Northern Parkway (Baltimore)|Northern Parkway]]. The area has been the center of [[History of the Jews in Baltimore|Baltimore's Jewish community]] since after World War II. Notable neighborhoods include: [[Pimlico, Baltimore|Pimlico]], [[Mount Washington, Baltimore|Mount Washington]], and [[Cheswolde, Baltimore|Cheswolde]], and [[Park Heights]].<ref name="Park Heights">{{cite web |url=http://www.livebaltimore.com/neighborhoods/list/parkheights/ |title=Park Heights |work=Live in Baltimore |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref> =====West Baltimore===== West Baltimore is west of downtown and the [[Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Baltimore)|Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard]] and is bounded by Gwynns Falls Parkway, [[Fremont Avenue]], and [[Baltimore Street|West Baltimore Street]]. The [[Old West Baltimore Historic District]] includes the neighborhoods of [[Harlem Park]], [[Sandtown-Winchester]], [[Druid Heights]], [[Madison Park, Baltimore|Madison Park]], and [[Upton, Baltimore|Upton]].<ref name=nps /><ref>{{citation|publisher=National Register of Historic Places|title=Registration form: Old West Baltimore Historic District|date=November 9, 2004|website=mht.maryland.gov|url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/NR_PDFs/NR-1390.pdf|access-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref> Originally a predominantly German neighborhood, by the last half of the 19th century, Old West Baltimore was home to a substantial section of the city's Black population.<ref name=nps/> It became the largest neighborhood for the city's Black community and its cultural, political, and economic center.<ref name=nps>{{citation|title=Baltimore City Heritage Area: Management Action Plan |author=HRG Consultants |author2=AB Associates |date=Sep 2001|website=National Park Service |url=https://www.nps.gov/balt/learn/management/upload/Section-I-Background.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428114908/https://www.nps.gov/balt/learn/management/upload/Section-I-Background.pdf |archive-date=April 28, 2016 |access-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref> [[Coppin State University]], [[Mondawmin Mall]], and [[Edmondson, Baltimore|Edmondson Village]] are located in this district. The area's crime problems have provided subject material for television series, such as ''[[The Wire]]''.<ref>{{citation|title=Part 3 Unhealthy Baltimore: Distrust in the hospital room|author=Capital News Service|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=May 3, 2016|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/freddie-gray/bs-md-ci-unrest-anniversary-20160427-story.html|access-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref> Local organizations, such as the Sandtown Habitat for Humanity and the Upton Planning Committee, have been steadily transforming parts of formerly blighted areas of West Baltimore into clean, safe communities.<ref>{{citation|last=Wheeler|first=Timothy B|title=Habitat group rehabs 300th home in Sandtown|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=December 11, 2011|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-12-11/news/bs-md-habitat-20111211_1_sandtown-habitat-habitat-group-new-song-community-church|access-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://livebaltimore.com/neighborhoods/upton/|title=Upton|publisher=Live in Baltimore|website=LiveBaltimore.com|date=n.d.|access-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref> =====Southwest Baltimore===== Southwest Baltimore is bound by the Baltimore County line to the west, West [[Baltimore Street]] to the north, and [[Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Baltimore)|Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard]] and [[Baltimore–Washington Parkway|Russell Street/Baltimore-Washington Parkway]] (Maryland Route 295) to the east. Notable neighborhoods in Southwest Baltimore include: [[Pigtown, Baltimore|Pigtown]], [[Carrollton Ridge, Baltimore|Carrollton Ridge]], [[Ridgely's Delight, Baltimore|Ridgely's Delight]], [[Gwynns Falls Leakin Park|Leakin Park]], [[Violetville, Baltimore|Violetville]], [[Lakeland, Baltimore|Lakeland]], and [[Morrell Park, Baltimore|Morrell Park]].<ref name=bpdhistory /> [[St. Agnes Hospital (Baltimore)|St. Agnes Hospital]] on [[Maryland Route 372|Wilkens]] and [[Caton Avenue|Caton]]<ref name=bpdhistory /> avenues is located in this district with the neighboring [[Cardinal Gibbons School (Baltimore, Maryland)|Cardinal Gibbons High School]], which is the former site of [[Babe Ruth]]'s alma mater, St. Mary's Industrial School.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} Through this segment of Baltimore ran the beginnings of the historic [[National Road]], which was constructed beginning in 1806 along [[Old Frederick Road]] and continuing into the county on [[Maryland Route 144|Frederick Road]] into [[Ellicott City, Maryland]].{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} Other sides in this district are: [[Mount Clare (Maryland)|Carroll Park]], one of the city's largest parks, the colonial Mount Clare Mansion, and [[U.S. Route 1 in Maryland|Washington Boulevard]], which dates to pre-Revolutionary War days as the prime route out of the city to [[Alexandria, Virginia]], and [[Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)|Georgetown]] on the [[Potomac River]].{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} <gallery mode="nolines" widths="170"> File:Parkside1.jpg|[[Belair-Edison, Baltimore|Belair-Edison]] File:Woodberry07.JPG|[[Woodberry, Baltimore|Woodberry]] File:Res Hill HD Baltimore.JPG|[[Reservoir Hill, Baltimore|Reservoir Hill]] File:Station North Arts District Baltimore Chas St.jpg|[[Station North Arts and Entertainment District|Station North]] File:Fells Point A.JPG|[[Fells Point, Baltimore|Fells Point]] File:GoodwoodGardens.jpg|[[Roland Park, Baltimore|Roland Park]] </gallery> ===Adjacent communities=== Baltimore is bordered by the following communities, all unincorporated [[census-designated place]]s. {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * [[Arbutus, Maryland|Arbutus]] * [[Baltimore Highlands, Maryland|Baltimore Highlands]] * [[Brooklyn Park, Maryland|Brooklyn Park]] * [[Catonsville, Maryland|Catonsville]] * [[Dundalk, Maryland|Dundalk]] * [[Glen Burnie, Maryland|Glen Burnie]] * [[Lansdowne, Maryland|Lansdowne]] * [[Lochearn, Maryland|Lochearn]] * [[Overlea, Maryland|Overlea]] * [[Parkville, Maryland|Parkville]] * [[Pasadena, Maryland|Pasadena]] * [[Pikesville, Maryland|Pikesville]] * [[Rosedale, Maryland|Rosedale]] * [[Towson, Maryland|Towson]] * [[Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland|Woodlawn]] }} ===Climate=== [[File:Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) - Baltimore Area, MD(ThreadEx).svg|thumb|A climate chart for Baltimore]] Baltimore has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'') in the [[Köppen climate classification]], with hot summers, cool winters, and a summer peak to annual precipitation.<ref>{{Citation|last=Peterson|first=Adam|title=English: Trewartha climate types for the contiguous United States|date=September 22, 2016|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_trewartha.svg|access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref><ref name=vox>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/12/20/18136006/climate-change-warmer-winters|title=Winters are warming faster than summers. These US cities could lose the most freezing days by 2050.|last=Irfan|first=Umair|date=December 20, 2018|website=Vox|access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref> Baltimore is part of USDA plant [[hardiness zone]]s 7b and 8a.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arborday.org/treeinfo/ZoneInfo.cfm?ZipCode=21222&submit=Look+it+up%21|title=USDA Zone Map Lookup: Baltimore, MD|publisher=The Arbor Day Foundation|access-date=July 8, 2013|archive-date=November 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105091502/http://www.arborday.org/treeinfo/ZoneInfo.cfm?ZipCode=21222&submit=Look+it+up%21|url-status=dead}}</ref> Summers are normally warm, with occasional late day thunderstorms. July, the warmest month, has a mean temperature of {{convert|80.3|°F|1}}. Winters range from chilly to mild but vary, with sporadic snowfall: January has a daily<!--AVG OF HIGH+LOW, NOT HIGH ALONE--> average of {{convert|35.8|°F|1}},<ref name="NOAA downtown" /> though temperatures reach {{convert|50|°F}} quite often, and can occasionally drop below {{convert|20|°F}} when Arctic air masses affect the area.<ref name="NOAA downtown" /> According to ''[[Vox (website)|Vox]]'', winters are warming faster than summers.<ref name=vox/> Spring and autumn are mild, with spring being the wettest season in terms of the number of precipitation days. Summers are hot and humid with a daily<!--AVG OF HIGH+LOW, NOT HIGH ALONE--> average in July of {{convert|80.7|°F|1}}.<ref name="NOAA downtown" /> The combination of heat and humidity leads to occasional thunderstorms. A southeasterly bay breeze off the Chesapeake often occurs on summer afternoons when hot air rises over inland areas. Prevailing winds from the southwest interacting with this breeze as well as the city proper's UHI can seriously exacerbate air quality.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Sanderson|first=Katharine|title=Why it's hot in the city: Heat wave in Baltimore made worse by hot air from Washington DC.|url=http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091224/full/news.2009.1164.html|journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]|access-date=May 31, 2014|doi=10.1038/news.2009.1164|year=2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Roylance|first=Frank D.|title=D.C. heat stagnates Baltimore's air|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-01-08/news/bal-md.heat08jan08_1_air-pollution-hot-air-russell-r-dickerson|work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 8, 2010 |access-date=May 31, 2014}}</ref> In late summer and early autumn the track of hurricanes or their remnants may cause flooding in downtown Baltimore, despite the city being far removed from the typical coastal [[storm surge]] areas.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Mogil|first=H. Michael|author2=Seaman, Kristen L. |title=The Climate and Weather of Delaware, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.|journal=Weatherwise|date=2009 |volume=62 |issue=July–August 2009|page=16 |doi=10.3200/WEWI.62.4.16-23 |bibcode=2009Weawi..62d..16M |s2cid=191452700 |url=http://www.weatherwise.org/Archives/Back%20Issues/2009/July-August%202009/full-mogil.html|access-date=May 31, 2014}}</ref> The average seasonal snowfall is {{convert|19|in|cm}}.<ref name="NOAA NowData"/> It varies greatly by year, with some seasons seeing only trace accumulations of snow, while others see several major [[Nor'easter]]s.{{efn|Officially, seasonal snowfall accumulation has ranged from {{convert|0.7|in|cm|abbr=on}} in 1949–50 to {{convert|77.0|in|cm|abbr=on}} in 2009–10. See [[North American blizzard of 2009#Snowfall]] (December 19–20, 2009), [[February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard#Snowfall]], and [[February 9–10, 2010 North American blizzard#Impact]]. The February storms contributed to a monthly accumulation of {{convert|50.0|in|cm|abbr=on}}, the most for any month.<ref name="NOAA NowData"/> If no snow fell outside of February that winter, 2009–10 would still rank as 5th snowiest.<ref>{{cite web|title=Baltimore Snowfall |url=http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/climate/bwi/bwisnow.txt|publisher=NWS Baltimore/Washington|access-date=June 15, 2014}}</ref>}} Owing to lessened [[urban heat island]] (UHI) as compared to the [[city limits|city proper]] and distance from the moderating Chesapeake Bay, the outlying and inland parts of the Baltimore metro area are usually cooler, especially at night, than the city proper and the coastal towns. Thus, in the northern and western suburbs, winter snowfall is more significant, and some areas average more than {{convert|30|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} of snow per winter.<ref>{{cite web | title=Maryland Average Annual Snowfall Map | url=http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/lwx/Historic_Events/md-snow-avg.gif | publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date=April 16, 2006 | archive-date=May 22, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522020512/http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/lwx/Historic_Events/md-snow-avg.gif }}</ref> It is by not uncommon for the rain-snow line to set up in the metro area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/winter/storm-pr.htm |title=NWS Sterling, VA – Snowfall and Cold |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=June 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418230628/http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/winter/storm-pr.htm |archive-date=April 18, 2012 }}</ref> [[Freezing rain]] and sleet occur a few times some winters in the area, as warm air overrides cold air at the low to mid-levels of the atmosphere. When the wind blows from the east, the cold air gets [[cold air damming|dammed against the mountains]] to the west and the result is freezing rain or sleet. Like [[Climate change in Maryland|all of Maryland]], Baltimore is at risk for increased impacts of [[Global warming|climate change]]. Historically, flooding has ruined houses and almost killed people, especially in lower income majority Black neighborhoods, and caused sewage backups, given the existing disrepair of Baltimore's water system.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/climate-change-wreaking-havoc-baltimore-infrastructure-public-health|title=Hell and High Water |last=Cassie |first=Ron |date=April 22, 2019|website=Baltimore |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> Extreme temperatures range from {{convert|−7|°F|0}} on February 9, 1934, and [[Great Blizzard of 1899|February 10, 1899]],{{efn|Since 1950, when the National Weather Service switched to using the suburban and generally cooler BWI Airport as the official Baltimore climatology station, this extreme has repeated three times: January 29, 1963, [[Cold Sunday|January 17, 1982]], and January 22, 1984.}} up to {{convert|108|°F|0}} on July 22, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marylandwx.com/tag/heat-index/|title=heat index " Maryland Weather|work=marylandwx.com|access-date=August 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://weather-warehouse.com/WeatherHistory/PastWeatherData_BaltimoreDowntown_Baltimore_MD_July.html|title=Past Monthly Weather Data for Baltimore July 1999–2014|work=Weather Warehouse|access-date=August 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407065259/http://weather-warehouse.com/WeatherHistory/PastWeatherData_BaltimoreDowntown_Baltimore_MD_July.html|archive-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref> On average, temperatures of {{convert|100|°F}} or more occur on three days annually, {{convert|90|°F}} or more on 43 days, and there are nine days where the high fails to reach the freezing mark.<ref name="NOAA downtown" /> {{Weather box |location = Baltimore ([[Baltimore/Washington International Airport]]) 1991−2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1872–present{{efn|For more information, see [http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/ ThreadEx]}}) |single line = Y |collapsed = Y |Jan record high F = 79 |Feb record high F = 83 |Mar record high F = 90 |Apr record high F = 94 |May record high F = 98 |Jun record high F = 105 |Jul record high F = 107 |Aug record high F = 105 |Sep record high F = 101 |Oct record high F = 98 |Nov record high F = 86 |Dec record high F = 77 |year record high F = 107 |Jan avg record high F = 64.6 |Feb avg record high F = 66.4 |Mar avg record high F = 75.9 |Apr avg record high F = 85.8 |May avg record high F = 91.0 |Jun avg record high F = 95.9 |Jul avg record high F = 98.0 |Aug avg record high F = 95.9 |Sep avg record high F = 91.1 |Oct avg record high F = 83.8 |Nov avg record high F = 74.3 |Dec avg record high F = 66.0 |year avg record high F = 98.9 |Jan high F = 43.2 |Feb high F = 46.4 |Mar high F = 54.8 |Apr high F = 66.5 |May high F = 75.5 |Jun high F = 84.4 |Jul high F = 88.8 |Aug high F = 86.5 |Sep high F = 79.7 |Oct high F = 68.3 |Nov high F = 57.3 |Dec high F = 47.5 |year high F = 66.6 |Jan mean F = 34.3 |Feb mean F = 36.6 |Mar mean F = 44.3 |Apr mean F = 55.0 |May mean F = 64.4 |Jun mean F = 73.5 |Jul mean F = 78.3 |Aug mean F = 76.2 |Sep mean F = 69.2 |Oct mean F = 57.4 |Nov mean F = 46.9 |Dec mean F = 38.6 |year mean F = 56.2 |Jan low F = 25.4 |Feb low F = 26.9 |Mar low F = 33.9 |Apr low F = 43.6 |May low F = 53.3 |Jun low F = 62.6 |Jul low F = 67.7 |Aug low F = 65.8 |Sep low F = 58.8 |Oct low F = 46.5 |Nov low F = 36.5 |Dec low F = 29.6 |year low F = 45.9 |Jan avg record low F = 9.1 |Feb avg record low F = 12.2 |Mar avg record low F = 18.9 |Apr avg record low F = 29.7 |May avg record low F = 38.8 |Jun avg record low F = 49.3 |Jul avg record low F = 57.9 |Aug avg record low F = 55.8 |Sep avg record low F = 45.1 |Oct avg record low F = 32.8 |Nov avg record low F = 22.9 |Dec avg record low F = 15.6 |year avg record low F = 6.9 |Jan record low F = −7 |Feb record low F = −7 |Mar record low F = 4 |Apr record low F = 15 |May record low F = 32 |Jun record low F = 40 |Jul record low F = 50 |Aug record low F = 45 |Sep record low F = 35 |Oct record low F = 25 |Nov record low F = 12 |Dec record low F = -3 |year record low F = -7 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 3.08 |Feb precipitation inch = 2.90 |Mar precipitation inch = 4.01 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.39 |May precipitation inch = 3.85 |Jun precipitation inch = 3.98 |Jul precipitation inch = 4.48 |Aug precipitation inch = 4.09 |Sep precipitation inch = 4.44 |Oct precipitation inch = 3.94 |Nov precipitation inch = 3.13 |Dec precipitation inch = 3.71 |year precipitation inch = 45.00 |Jan snow inch = 6.4 |Feb snow inch = 7.5 |Mar snow inch = 2.8 |Apr snow inch = 0.0 |May snow inch = 0.0 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.0 |Nov snow inch = 0.1 |Dec snow inch = 2.5 |year snow inch = 19.3 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 10.1 |Feb precipitation days = 9.3 |Mar precipitation days = 11.0 |Apr precipitation days = 11.2 |May precipitation days = 11.9 |Jun precipitation days = 11.3 |Jul precipitation days = 10.4 |Aug precipitation days = 9.6 |Sep precipitation days = 9.1 |Oct precipitation days = 8.6 |Nov precipitation days = 8.5 |Dec precipitation days = 10.3 |year precipitation days = 121.3 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 2.8 |Feb snow days = 2.9 |Mar snow days = 1.5 |Apr snow days = 0.1 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.0 |Nov snow days = 0.2 |Dec snow days = 1.5 |year snow days = 9.0 |Jan humidity = 63.2 |Feb humidity = 61.3 |Mar humidity = 59.2 |Apr humidity = 58.9 |May humidity = 66.1 |Jun humidity = 68.4 |Jul humidity = 69.1 |Aug humidity = 71.1 |Sep humidity = 71.3 |Oct humidity = 69.5 |Nov humidity = 66.5 |Dec humidity = 65.5 |year humidity = 65.8 |Jan sun = 155.4 |Feb sun = 164.0 |Mar sun = 215.0 |Apr sun = 230.7 |May sun = 254.5 |Jun sun = 277.3 |Jul sun = 290.1 |Aug sun = 264.4 |Sep sun = 221.8 |Oct sun = 205.5 |Nov sun = 158.5 |Dec sun = 144.5 |year sun = 2581.7 |Jan percentsun = 51 |Feb percentsun = 54 |Mar percentsun = 58 |Apr percentsun = 58 |May percentsun = 57 |Jun percentsun = 62 |Jul percentsun = 64 |Aug percentsun = 62 |Sep percentsun = 59 |Oct percentsun = 59 |Nov percentsun = 52 |Dec percentsun = 49 |year percentsun = 58 |Jan dew point C = -6.7 |Feb dew point C = -5.8 |Mar dew point C = -1.7 |Apr dew point C = 3.1 |May dew point C = 10.2 |Jun dew point C = 15.6 |Jul dew point C = 18.1 |Aug dew point C = 17.8 |Sep dew point C = 14.2 |Oct dew point C = 7.5 |Nov dew point C = 1.8 |Dec dew point C = -3.7 |source 1 = [[NOAA]] (relative humidity , dew points and sun 1961–1990)<ref name="NOAA NowData"/><ref name="NOAA BWI"> {{cite web | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00093721&format=pdf | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | title = Station: Baltimore Wash INTL AP, MD | work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020) | access-date = May 24, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230512050303/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00093721&format=pdf | archive-date = May 12, 2023}}</ref><ref name=noaasun> {{cite web | url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72406.TXT | title = WMO Climate Normals for BALTIMORE/BALTO-WASH, MD 1961–1990 | access-date = May 24, 2021 | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230512050546/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72406.TXT | archive-date = May 12, 2023}}</ref> }} {{Weather box |location = Baltimore ([[Maryland Science Center]]) 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1950–present |single line = Y |collapsed = Y |Jan record high F = 77 |Feb record high F = 84 |Mar record high F = 97 |Apr record high F = 98 |May record high F = 100 |Jun record high F = 106 |Jul record high F = 108 |Aug record high F = 106 |Sep record high F = 102 |Oct record high F = 95 |Nov record high F = 87 |Dec record high F = 85 |year record high F = 108 |Jan avg record high F = 65.0 |Feb avg record high F = 66.5 |Mar avg record high F = 77.0 |Apr avg record high F = 87.7 |May avg record high F = 92.5 |Jun avg record high F = 97.3 |Jul avg record high F = 99.7 |Aug avg record high F = 97.8 |Sep avg record high F = 92.9 |Oct avg record high F = 85.4 |Nov avg record high F = 75.4 |Dec avg record high F = 67.1 |year avg record high F = 100.9 |Jan high F = 43.7 |Feb high F = 46.8 |Mar high F = 55.2 |Apr high F = 66.8 |May high F = 75.9 |Jun high F = 85.4 |Jul high F = 90.1 |Aug high F = 87.3 |Sep high F = 80.4 |Oct high F = 68.8 |Nov high F = 57.6 |Dec high F = 48.0 |year high F = 67.2 |Jan mean F = 36.9 |Feb mean F = 39.4 |Mar mean F = 46.9 |Apr mean F = 57.5 |May mean F = 67.0 |Jun mean F = 76.6 |Jul mean F = 81.5 |Aug mean F = 79.1 |Sep mean F = 72.5 |Oct mean F = 60.7 |Nov mean F = 50.1 |Dec mean F = 41.3 |year mean F = 59.1 |Jan low F = 30.0 |Feb low F = 31.9 |Mar low F = 38.7 |Apr low F = 48.2 |May low F = 58.0 |Jun low F = 67.7 |Jul low F = 72.9 |Aug low F = 71.0 |Sep low F = 64.5 |Oct low F = 52.6 |Nov low F = 42.6 |Dec low F = 34.6 |year low F = 51.1 |Jan avg record low F = 14.7 |Feb avg record low F = 17.3 |Mar avg record low F = 23.9 |Apr avg record low F = 36.2 |May avg record low F = 46.9 |Jun avg record low F = 57.5 |Jul avg record low F = 65.6 |Aug avg record low F = 63.2 |Sep avg record low F = 53.4 |Oct avg record low F = 40.3 |Nov avg record low F = 29.9 |Dec avg record low F = 22.2 |year avg record low F = 12.5 |Jan record low F = −4 |Feb record low F = −3 |Mar record low F = 12 |Apr record low F = 21 |May record low F = 36 |Jun record low F = 48 |Jul record low F = 58 |Aug record low F = 52 |Sep record low F = 40 |Oct record low F = 30 |Nov record low F = 16 |Dec record low F = 6 |year record low F = -4 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 3.07 |Feb precipitation inch = 2.75 |Mar precipitation inch = 3.93 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.55 |May precipitation inch = 3.39 |Jun precipitation inch = 3.36 |Jul precipitation inch = 4.71 |Aug precipitation inch = 4.35 |Sep precipitation inch = 4.49 |Oct precipitation inch = 3.49 |Nov precipitation inch = 2.98 |Dec precipitation inch = 3.66 |year precipitation inch = 43.73 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 9.9 |Feb precipitation days = 9.7 |Mar precipitation days = 10.7 |Apr precipitation days = 11.0 |May precipitation days = 11.3 |Jun precipitation days = 10.7 |Jul precipitation days = 10.6 |Aug precipitation days = 9.5 |Sep precipitation days = 8.5 |Oct precipitation days = 8.5 |Nov precipitation days = 8.1 |Dec precipitation days = 10.2 |year precipitation days = 118.7 |source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name="NOAA downtown"> {{cite web | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00093784&format=pdf | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | title = Station: MD SCI CTR Baltimore, MD | work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020) | access-date = May 24, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230512045725/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00093784&format=pdf | archive-date = May 12, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NOAA NowData"> {{cite web | url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=lwx | title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = May 24, 2021}}</ref> }} {|style="width:100%;text-align:center;line-height:1.2em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |- !Colspan=14|Climate data for Baltimore |- !Month !Jan !Feb !Mar !Apr !May !Jun !Jul !Aug !Sep !Oct !Nov !Dec !style="border-left-width:medium"|Year |- !Average sea temperature °F (°C) |style="background:#7575FF;color:#000000;"|46.0<br />(7.8) |style="background:#6767FF;color:#FFFFFF;"|44.4<br />(6.9) |style="background:#6D6DFF;color:#000000;"|45.1<br />(7.3) |style="background:#9999FF;color:#000000;"|50.4<br />(10.2) |style="background:#C7C7FF;color:#000000;"|55.9<br />(13.3) |style="background:#FFC200;color:#000000;"|68.2<br />(20.1) |style="background:#FF7100;color:#000000;"|75.6<br />(24.2) |style="background:#FF5E00;color:#000000;"|77.4<br />(25.2) |style="background:#FF8900;color:#000000;"|73.4<br />(23.0) |style="background:#FFD95D;color:#000000;"|66.0<br />(18.9) |style="background:#D2D2FF;color:#000000;"|57.2<br />(14.0) |style="background:#9C9CFF;color:#000000;"|50.7<br />(10.4) |style="background:#E2E2FF;color:#000000;border-left-width:medium"|59.2<br />(15.1) |- !Mean daily daylight hours |style="background:#F0F011;color:#000000;"|10.0 |style="background:#F7F722;color:#000000;"|11.0 |style="background:#FFFF33;color:#000000;"|12.0 |style="background:#FFFF44;color:#000000;"|13.0 |style="background:#FFFF55;color:#000000;"|14.0 |style="background:#FFFF66;color:#000000;"|15.0 |style="background:#FFFF66;color:#000000;"|15.0 |style="background:#FFFF55;color:#000000;"|14.0 |style="background:#FFFF33;color:#000000;"|12.0 |style="background:#F7F722;color:#000000;"|11.0 |style="background:#F0F011;color:#000000;"|10.0 |style="background:#E9E900;color:#000000;"|9.0 |style="background:#FFFF35;color:#000000;border-left-width:medium"|12.2 |- !Colspan=14 style="background:#f8f9fa;font-weight:normal;font-size:95%;"|Source: Weather Atlas<ref name="Weather Atlas">{{cite web |url=https://www.weather-us.com/en/maryland-usa/baltimore-climate |title=Baltimore, Maryland, USA – Monthly weather forecast and Climate data |publisher=Weather Atlas |access-date=January 24, 2019 }}</ref> |} {{Graph:Weather monthly history | table=Ncei.noaa.gov/weather/Baltimore.tab | title=Baltimore monthly weather statistics }} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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