Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Heliport

03MD · Maryland, United States

Climate Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Heliport 2023-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Harford County Airport (K0W3) between 2023 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023
January 62.2 62
February 82.4 82
March 73.6 74
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December 76.6 77
Average 74.7 72.8 76.6

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 mi or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023
January 76.6 77
February 91.9 92
March 79.1 79
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December 82.2 82
Average 82.3 82.5 82.2

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 3⅛ mi or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023
January 5.1 5
February 8.3 8
March 13.2 13
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December 8.9 9
Average 8.9 8.9 8.9

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023
January -2.9 -1
February -1.8 0
March 4.2 4
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December 2.6 3
Average 1.8 1.0 2.6

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023
January 14.2 14
February 5.2 5
March 11.6 12
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December 5.5 6
Average 7.9 10.3 5.5

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month Average 2024 2023
January 7.0 7
February 6.6 7
March 8.0 8
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December 6.1 6
Average 6.7 7.2 6.1

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023
January 304°
February 276°
March 310°
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December 300°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.