Record Report
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
783 SXUS71 KLWX 290108 RERDCA RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 0907 PM EDT WED AUG 28 2024 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 101 DEGREES WAS SET AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT (KDCA) YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 99 DEGREES SET IN 1948. 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