Record Report
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
627 SXUS71 KLWX 050641 RERMRB RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 0241 AM EDT SUN APR 05 2026 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MARTINSBURG WV... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 86 DEGREES WAS SET AT MARTINSBURG WV YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 85 DEGREES SET IN 2011. WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE MARTINSBURG WV AREA HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT WHAT IS NOW EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL AIRPORT SINCE 1938. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER RECORD CONSISTS OF THAT DATA BACK TO 1944, AND OBSERVATIONS TAKEN IN DOWNTOWN MARTINSBURG FROM 1891 THROUGH 1943. TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION RECORDS FOR THE MARTINSBURG WV AREA EXTEND BACK TO 1891. ALL CLIMATE DATA ARE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL REVIEWED BY THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI). $$ KJP