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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
327 PM EDT SUN JUN 23 2024

...RECORD DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE SET IN THE WASHINGTON AREA...

SO FAR THIS AFTERNOON, THE TEMPERATURE HAS REACHED 99 DEGREES AT
RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT (KDCA). THIS BREAKS THE
PREVIOUS DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD OF 98 DEGREES SET IN 1988 AND
1874.

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).

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