Maryland State Climatologist Office

Maryland Climate Monitoring Suite

Welcome to the Maryland Regional Climate Monitoring portal.

The Maryland State Climatologist Office provides comprehensive, near real-time daily and monthly analyses to track the state's climate health. This portal serves as a central hub for analyzing both near real-time daily weather fluctuations and long-term historical extremes via area-averaged temperatures, heat stress accumulations, and precipitation. These tools provide the historical context necessary to understand current atmospheric and environmental conditions across the diverse regions of Maryland.

Daily Variability &
Historical Extremes

View the last 30 days of temperature and precipitation compared against the current 1991-2020 daily normals and standard deviations.

  • Daily Historical Record Highs & Lows
  • ±1 and ±2 Standard Deviation Bands
  • Highs & Lows in the most recent 30-day period
  • Historical background cloud matrix from 1951 to present
View Daily Tracker

Daily Accumulations &
Degree Day Indicators

Track cumulative thermal heat models for agricultural phenology milestones, crop heat stress limits, and residential utility infrastructure load demand.

  • Growing Degree Days (GDD Base 40°F to 60°F)
  • Modified GDD (MGDD 50/86°F) Corn Milestones
  • Stress Degree Days (SDD Base 86°F Liability)
  • Heating & Cooling Energy Demand Profiles (HDD/CDD)
View Degree Days

Monthly Extremes &
Climatic Thresholds

Track the structural frequency of monthly extreme weather events, monthly threshold exceedances, and long-term growth windows across Maryland.

  • Heatwaves & Cold Spells Occurrences
  • Heavy Rain & Dry Spell Frequency Cycles
  • Monthly Accumulated Departure Trackers
  • Growing Season & Vegetation Period Parameters
View Monthly Extremes