Vegetation Period & Dry Spells
in Maryland: January 1 - December 31, 2024


NOTE: Data From preliminary NCEI's nClimDiv-Daily Data set v1.0.0
Data labeled as scaled on January 10, 2025.

RegionDuration of the
Vegetation Period (days)		Start of the
Vegetation Period		End of the
Vegetation Period		Number of Dry Spells
in the
Vegetation Period		Mean Duration of
Dry Spells
in the
Vegetation Period		Longest Dry Spells
in the
Vegetation Period		Starting Date of
Longest Dry Spell
in the Vegetation Period
Statewide 272 3 Mar29 Nov 26 6 34 8 Oct
Clim. Div. 1 30925 Jan29 Nov 33 6 4329 Sep
Clim. Div. 2 30925 Jan29 Nov 32 6 39 3 Oct
Clim. Div. 3 326 8 Jan29 Nov 39 5 39 3 Oct
Clim. Div. 4 326 8 Jan29 Nov 39 5 39 3 Oct
Clim. Div. 5 272 3 Mar29 Nov 27 7 39 3 Oct
Clim. Div. 6 272 3 Mar29 Nov 27 6 39 3 Oct
Clim. Div. 7 271 3 Mar28 Nov 34 5 34 8 Oct
Clim. Div. 8 269 3 Mar26 Nov 37 4 1418 Oct
Allegany 271 3 Mar28 Nov 35 5 2517 Oct
Anne Arundel 326 8 Jan29 Nov 40 5 39 3 Oct
Baltimore 272 3 Mar29 Nov 28 6 39 3 Oct
Calvert 30925 Jan29 Nov 34 6 39 3 Oct
Caroline 272 3 Mar29 Nov 26 7 40 2 Oct
Carroll 271 3 Mar28 Nov 28 6 39 3 Oct
Cecil 272 3 Mar29 Nov 31 6 39 3 Oct
Charles 327 8 Jan30 Nov 36 6 39 3 Oct
Dorchester 30925 Jan29 Nov 32 6 40 2 Oct
Frederick 271 3 Mar28 Nov 28 6 39 3 Oct
Garrett 269 3 Mar26 Nov 37 4 1418 Oct
Harford 272 3 Mar29 Nov 28 6 39 3 Oct
Howard 272 3 Mar29 Nov 27 6 39 3 Oct
Kent 272 3 Mar29 Nov 28 6 39 3 Oct
Montgomery 30925 Jan29 Nov 31 6 39 3 Oct
Prince George's30925 Jan29 Nov 34 6 39 3 Oct
Queen Anne's 272 3 Mar29 Nov 30 6 39 3 Oct
Saint Mary's 30925 Jan29 Nov 33 6 39 3 Oct
Somerset 32410 Jan29 Nov 35 6 40 2 Oct
Talbot 326 8 Jan29 Nov 37 6 39 3 Oct
Washington 271 3 Mar28 Nov 32 5 34 8 Oct
Wicomico 30925 Jan29 Nov 33 6 4329 Sep
Worcester 30925 Jan29 Nov 33 6 4329 Sep
Baltimore City 326 8 Jan29 Nov 38 6 39 3 Oct