Record Report
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
806 SXUS71 KLWX 240600 RERDCA RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 0159 AM EDT MON JUN 24 2024 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 99 DEGREES WAS SET AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT (KDCA) YESTERDAY, JUNE 23RD 2024. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD OF 98 DEGREES SET IN 1988 AND 1874. ADDITIONALLY, A RECORD WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 81 WAS SET AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT (KDCA) YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 78 SET IN 1988. 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). $$ CAS