Maryland - The Old Line State

Location: On the Eastern seaboard of the US, south of Pennsylvania and north of Virginia.

Geography: Maryland consists of 12,193 miles, ranks 42nd in the nation and includes the Chesapeake Bay, America’s largest estuary (source: Maryland Geological Survey) the Chesapeake Bay.

Weather: Maryland's location on the mid-Atlantic corridor makes the state weather fairly moderate. In the higher elevations of western mountainside of Maryland, winter temperatures tend to be a bit colder producing wonderful snowy landscapes great for skiing and other outdoor activities. While the Atlantic's coastal breeze tends to bring cooler temperatures to the Eastern Shore in the summer.

Normal January temperatures range from 23.5 to 40.3 degrees while normal July temperatures range from 66.8 to 87.2 degrees with an average annual precipitation of 45 inches.

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