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Weather

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Temperature Averages Spring – High: 67 °F
Spring – Low: 48 °F
Summer – High: 88 °F
Summer – Low: 71 °F
Fall – High: 70 °F
Fall – Low: 53 °F
Winter – High: 47 °F
Winter – Low: 31 °F
Precipitation Averages Spring: 3.79 in.
Summer: 3.76 in.
Fall: 3.57 in.
Winter: 3.41 in.

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The weather in Maryland is more unpredictable than the status of meat in Stimson Dining Hall. In November, it can be sunny and 60 degrees one day and snowing the next. The No. 1 rule in Maryland is never trust the weatherman. Fall runs from September to November with temperatures between 50 and 80 degrees, and winter runs from December through February with temperatures from below zero to 60 degrees. Wear layers of clothing because the temperature often warms up in the afternoon. It snows frequently in the winter, but it usually results in a slushy mess more often than it accumulates on the ground. However, when it sticks, it can stack up. Snow days are the best days—the snow-covered campus is beautiful, and it becomes even more beautiful when you find out classes are cancelled.

Spring starts mid-March and runs through May. While the temperature ranges from 40 to 80 degrees, the wind chill in March knocks down the temperature by 10 degrees, so don’t put away your winter clothes just yet. April is notorious for torrential downpours. May is the best month on campus, and students fill the residential quad on these warm, sunny days. Temperatures from June through August can reach up to 100 degrees, and with the humidity, it’s almost enough to knock you out. While the weather and seasons are unpredictable, overall, it is certainly bearable, as well as beautiful.

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Weather at Goucher College

cchayes

'15

Pre-Medicine Studies

4.6
A

General Campus Weather

Lots of warm weather around campus. Usually holds out pretty well in the fall semester. Ocassional snowfall and cancellation of classes. Professors freak-out with inch of snow and can get off from class pretty easily even if it's only a few inches. Some bizarre weather lately though. Can be really warm one day and cold the next. Bring all sets of clothing. Can never tell these days...Damn global warming.

Jan 30, 2012

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Weather at Goucher College

asjones93

'15

English

3.1
B-

If You Don't Like It Now, Just Stick Around.

The weather is incredibly mercurial. It was sleeting one day, and two days later you could go outside comfortably without a jacket. The temperature tends to change fairly drastically very quickly. And many of the residence halls don't have a air conditioning, so when the east coast heat and humidity hits, it can be miserable; that heat makes the walk to classes pretty unpleasant, too. Also, when it decides to pour, the campus tends to transform into a river or a lake (but that's only when the storms hit, usually). When it rains, you certainly want to have an umbrella and some water-proof gear unless you want to drown your laptop, school-work, and clothes. There are plenty of mild days, though, both clear and lightly rainy. The winter can get pretty cold, so a winter coat is vital if you want to survive the trips to class, the Athenaeum, and the dining halls. But when the weather is nice, everyone is outside working, eating, sunbathing, walking through the woods, or just chilling with friends.

Jan 09, 2012

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Weather at Goucher College

liboc001

'09

Psychology

4.2
A-

Seasonal

Winter: Being from New Jersey, I have no problem dealing with the cold and a few inches of snow. However, Goucher is sensitive when it comes to snow. Classes are cancelled when there is barely any snow on the ground. Also, when it's really windy during the winter, the buildlings act as a tunnel and push the cold air down your lungs while you're walking to class.

Spring: Goucher's campus is absolutely beautiful in the spring. Cherry Blossoms line the main walkway to campus, and it's a really beautiful sight when the petals fall from the flowers and the sun shines through the taller trees.

Fall: Stunning.

Summer: I wasn't there to see it.

Nov 16, 2011

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