Record Report
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
893 SXUS71 KLWX 020530 RERBWI RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 0130 AM EDT FRI AUG 02 2024 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT BALTIMORE MD... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 101 DEGREES WAS SET AT BALTIMORE MD YESTERDAY, AUGUST 1ST, 2024. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 100 DEGREES SET IN 2006. WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE BALTIMORE MD AREA HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT WHAT IS NOW BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL THURGOOD MARSHALL AIRPORT SINCE 1950. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER RECORD CONSISTS OF THAT DATA BACK TO 1950, AND OBSERVATIONS TAKEN IN DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE FROM 1871 THROUGH 1949. TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR THE BALTIMORE MD AREA EXTEND BACK TO JULY OF 1872. PRECIPITATION RECORDS EXTEND BACK TO JANUARY OF 1871. SNOWFALL RECORDS BEGAN IN MARCH OF 1892. ALL CLIMATE DATA ARE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL REVIEWED BY THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI). $$