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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
229 AM EST MON JAN 26 2026
...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION SET AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL
DC...
A RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 1.99 INCHES WAS SET AT WASHINGTON
NATIONAL DC YESTERDAY, JANUARY 25, 2026. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD
OF 1.66 INCHES SET IN 1978.
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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