Record Report
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
261 SXUS71 KLWX 100539 RERDCA RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1239 AM EST WED JAN 10 2024 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC... A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.24 WAS SET AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.87 SET IN 1879. 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). $$ BRO