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SXUS71 KLWX 140652  
RERBWI  
 
RECORD EVENT REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
0252 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2025  
   
..RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT BALTIMORE MD  
 
A RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 2.28 INCHES WAS SET AT BALTIMORE MD  
YESTERDAY...MAY 13. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.73 INCHES SET IN  
1897.  
 
WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE BALTIMORE MD AREA HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT WHAT  
IS NOW BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL THURGOOD MARSHALL AIRPORT  
SINCE 1950. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER RECORD CONSISTS OF THAT DATA BACK  
TO 1950, AND OBSERVATIONS TAKEN IN DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE FROM 1871  
THROUGH 1949. TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR THE BALTIMORE MD AREA EXTEND  
BACK TO JULY OF 1872. PRECIPITATION RECORDS EXTEND BACK TO JANUARY  
OF 1871. SNOWFALL RECORDS BEGAN IN MARCH OF 1892.  
 
ALL CLIMATE DATA ARE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL REVIEWED BY THE  
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI).  
 
 
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