Record Report
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
153 SXUS71 KLWX 270531 CCA RERIAD RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1231 AM EST SAT JAN 27 2024 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES SET AT WASHINGTON DULLES DC... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 79 WAS SET AT DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEAR WASHINGTON DC FRIDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 75 SET IN 1975. THIS ALSO SETS AN ALL-TIME RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY. LASTLY, THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 56 WAS THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE; THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 40 SET IN 2017, 2012, AND 1967. WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE DULLES VA AREA HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT WHAT IS NOW WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SINCE 1960. THE OFFICIAL RECORD CONSISTS SOLELY OF DATA RECORDED AT THE AIRPORT. TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION RECORDS BEGAN IN 1960. ALL CLIMATE DATA IS CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL REVIEWED BY THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI). $$ DHOF