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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
0228 AM EDT WED SEP 02 2026

...RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE SET AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL
DC...

A RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM OF 77 DEGREES WAS SET AT WASHINGTON
NATIONAL DC YESTERDAY. THIS TIED THE OLD RECORD OF 77 DEGREES SET IN
1980.

WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE WASHINGTON DC AREA HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT
WHAT IS NOW RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT SINCE 1941.
THE OFFICIAL WEATHER RECORD CONSISTS OF THAT DATA BACK TO 1945, AND
OBSERVATIONS TAKEN IN DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON FROM 1871 THROUGH 1944.
TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR THE WASHINGTON DC AREA EXTEND BACK TO
JANUARY OF 1872, WITH PRECIPITATION RECORDS EXTENDING BACK TO
JANUARY OF 1871 AND SNOWFALL RECORDS EXTENDING BACK TO JANUARY OF
1884.

ALL CLIMATE DATA ARE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL REVIEWED BY THE
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI).

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