Excessive Heat — Cecil, Maryland

2010-06-23 to 2010-06-24 · Cecil, Maryland

Wider weather episode

Unseasonably hot and humid weather enveloped the Maryland Eastern Shore on the 23rd and 24th. It culminated on the 24th with maximum temperatures of 95 to 100 degrees and afternoon heat indices of around 105F. For many places this was already hotter than the hottest day in all of 2009. The excessive heat claimed the life of an elderly person in Cecil County. The person collapsed outdoors. Maximum temperatures included 100 degrees at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport, 98 degrees in Salisbury (Wicomico County), 96 degrees in Stevensville (Queen Anne's County) and 95 degrees in Easton (Talbot County). The hot and humid weather ended abruptly with the passage of strong to severe thunderstorms during the late afternoon on the 24th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 241916. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.