Record Report
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
828 SXUS71 KLWX 090528 RERMRB RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 0125 AM EDT FRI AUG 09 2024 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT MARTINSBURG WV... A RECORD RAINFALL OF 3.41 INCHES WAS SET AT MARTINSBURG WV YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.74 INCHES SET IN 1959. WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE MARTINSBURG WV AREA HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT WHAT IS NOW EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL AIRPORT SINCE 1938. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER RECORD CONSISTS OF THAT DATA BACK TO 1944, AND OBSERVATIONS TAKEN IN DOWNTOWN MARTINSBURG FROM 1891 THROUGH 1943. TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION RECORDS FOR THE MARTINSBURG WV AREA EXTEND BACK TO 1891. $$ CAS