


Record Report
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
755 SXUS71 KLWX 260644 RERDCA RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 0244 AM EDT THU JUN 26 2025 ...RECORD DAILY WARM LOW SET AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC... A RECORD DAILY WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES WAS SET AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 76 DEGREES SET IN 2010, 1950, 1949, AND 1882. 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). $$ BRO