Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
982 NOUS41 KLWX 271325 PNSLWX DCZ001-MDZ001-003>006-008-011-013-014-016>018-501>508-VAZ025>031- 036>040-050-051-053>057-501>508-526-527-WVZ050>053-055-501>506- 280130- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 925 AM EDT Tue Aug 27 2024 ...Daily Record Event Reports for new Climate Sites coming soon... Starting in three weeks on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, the National Weather Service (NWS) Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office in Sterling, Virginia will begin issuing Record Event Reports (RERs) for Charlottesville (CHO) VA, Hagerstown (HGR) MD, Annapolis (NAK) MD, and the Baltimore Inner Harbor (DMH) in Baltimore City whenever a new daily record has been set or established for temperature or precipitation. The period of record (POR) for each of those sites is as follows: Charlottesville (CHO) VA: The period of record (PoR) for Charlottesville VA will include temperature and precipitation data back to Jan 1, 1893 when the CHO climate site was established and located 2 miles west of downtown Charlottesville. Record daily snowfall data will not be available for this location. The climate site was moved to the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport on April 20, 1961. Hagerstown (HGR) MD: The period of record for Hagerstown MD will include both temperature and precipitation data back to Jan 1, 1899 when the HGR climate site was established and located 1 mile east of Hagerstown. Record daily snowfall data will not be available for this location. The climate site was moved to the Hagerstown Airport on October 1, 1998. Annapolis (NAK) MD: The period of record for the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis MD (NAK) will include precipitation data back to July 1, 1894 and temperature data back to July 14, 1984. Record daily snowfall data will not be available for this location. Baltimore Inner Harbor, Baltimore City, MD The period of record for the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore City will include both temperature and precipitation data back to Jul 23, 1950. Record daily snowfall data will not be available for this location. The climate site was moved from the Baltimore City Custom House to the Maryland Science Center on January 1, 1999. Data is missing for more than a year and a half between June 03, 2020 and August 14, 2022 when the observing system had to be removed due to a large construction project at the Maryland Science Center. $$