. The climate and weather of Baltimore . areas extendfarther southward and eastward from their centers and hence bring toBaltimore a longer period of unsettled weather and a heavier rainfall. The Storm of Fcbruarij 3-5, 1903. This storm entered the United States from the Pacific Ocean onFebruary 1. At 8 a. m. of the 2d its center was over Arizona, and onthe 3d over Texas. During the succeeding 24 hours the storm turnedsharply to the northeast, increasing in energy and area, reaching LakeMichigan by 8 a. m. of the 4th. By this time the rain area had already MARYLAND WEATHER SERVICE 351 reached
. The climate and weather of Baltimore . areas extendfarther southward and eastward from their centers and hence bring toBaltimore a longer period of unsettled weather and a heavier rainfall. The Storm of Fcbruarij 3-5, 1903. This storm entered the United States from the Pacific Ocean onFebruary 1. At 8 a. m. of the 2d its center was over Arizona, and onthe 3d over Texas. During the succeeding 24 hours the storm turnedsharply to the northeast, increasing in energy and area, reaching LakeMichigan by 8 a. m. of the 4th. By this time the rain area had already MARYLAND WEATHER SERVICE 351 reached the Atlantic coast from Florida to Maine, while it extendedwestward to jSTebraska. In its southeast quadrant the temperature rose 20° or more in 24hours, while a marked cold wave closeh followed the center of the depres-sion to the southwest, with a fall of 20° to 40° in 24 hours. In advanceof the storm the precipitation occurred as rain, excepting in the north-east where the temperature fell below 33°. Here, and to the west of the. Fig. 102.—The Southwest Storm of February 3, 1903. storm center, snow fell over a large area, in many places to a greatdepth. The barometric gradients in this storm were very steep, thedifference between the pressure at the center and the outer edge of thestorm being an inch or more. (See Figs. 102-105.) The following description of the conditions at Baltimore during thepassage of this storm is taken from the records of the local office ofthe United States Weather Bureau: 352 THE CLIMATE OF BALTIMORE
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