Climate and environment

Photos: Baltimoreans get a taste of spring with unseasonably warm weather

Baltimore Banner Staff

Published 2/23/2023 6:05 p.m. EST, Updated 2/23/2023 7:45 p.m. EST

Sofia Almera-Lewis, 4, throws her hands up as she plays at Pierce’s Park on an abnormally warm day on Feb. 23, 2023. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)

While spring may be only 25 days away, Baltimoreans were out and about Thursday, enjoying unseasonably warm, record-breaking temperatures across the region.

The high was 79 degrees, breaking the record for this day set in 1874.

Before temperatures return to normal Thursday night and ahead of the weekend, Baltimoreans got a little taste of the upcoming spring season.

Here are some photos capturing the beautiful day:

Taylor Zawkins receives an ice cream cone to accompany the nice weather. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)

Faith Chua, 4, peeks over a wagon at Sofia Almera-Lewis, 4, while playing at Pierce’s Park. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)

Debbie Marvel, Sara Sherry and April Pugh clean oyster cages. They are volunteers from Morgan Stanley, which partners with Healthy Harbor and the Waterfront Partnership. If it was colder outside, they would not have been able to clean the cages today. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)

Sofia Almera-Lewis, 4, and her dad, travel around the Inner Harbor by skateboard and wagon. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)

The weather was warm and sunny on Feb. 23, 2023, which had a high temperature of 79 degrees. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)

People enjoy the abnormally warm day on Feb. 23, 2023. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)

The weather was warm and sunny on Feb. 23, 2023, which had a high temperature of 79 degrees. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)

The weather was warm and sunny on Feb. 23, 2023, which had a high temperature of 79 degrees. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)

Alexander Robinson, who is 5 months old, smiles with his aunt, Stephanie Tisdale, during a warm weather walk on Feb. 23, 2023. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)

Jordan Freeman, 4, licks an ice cream cone while out on a walk with his family to enjoy the nice weather.

Jordan Freeman, 4, licks an ice cream cone while out on a walk with his family to enjoy the nice weather. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)