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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1253 PM EDT MON SEP 30 2024

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT CHARLOTTESVILLE VA FOR
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 2024...

A RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 2.45 INCHES WAS SET AT CHARLOTTESVILLE VA
ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2024. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 2.07 INCHES SET
IN 1902.

WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE CHARLOTTESVILLE VA AREA HAVE BEEN RECORDED
AT WHAT IS NOW THE CHARLOTTESVILLE AIRPORT SINCE APRIL 20 OF 1961.
THE OFFICIAL WEATHER RECORD CONSISTS OF DATA BACK TO APRIL 20 OF
1961, AND OBSERVATIONS TAKEN 2 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN
CHARLOTTESVILLE FROM 1893 THROUGH APRIL 19 OF 1961. TEMPERATURE AN
PRECIPITATION RECORDS FOR THE CHARLOTTESVILLE VA AREA EXTEND BACK TO
1893.

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


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