Record Report
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
144 SXUS71 KLWX 231927 RERDCA RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 327 PM EDT SUN JUN 23 2024 ...RECORD DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE SET IN THE WASHINGTON AREA... SO FAR THIS AFTERNOON, THE TEMPERATURE HAS REACHED 99 DEGREES AT RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT (KDCA). THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD OF 98 DEGREES SET IN 1988 AND 1874. RECORDS FOR THE WASHINGTON DC AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT AT WHAT IS NOW RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT (KDCA) SINCE 1945. ADDITIONAL RECORDS TAKEN DOWNTOWN EXTEND THE PERIOD OF RECORD BACK TO 1872. ALL CLIMATE DATA ARE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL REVIEWED BY THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI). $$ DHOF