NWS Baltimore, MD/Washington, DC/Sterling, VA Weather Forecast Office
NWS Record Report
County Warning Area [CWA]: IAD Regional NWS Weather Office: Baltimore, MD/Washington, DC/Sterling, VA
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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
0430 PM EST WED DEC 11 2024
...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT WASHINGTON DULLES DC...
A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.51 INCHES WAS SET AT WASHINGTON DULLES DC
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.34 INCHES SET IN 2008.
WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE DULLES VA AREA HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT WHAT IS
NOW WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SINCE 1960. THE OFFICIAL
RECORD CONSISTS SOLELY OF DATA RECORDED AT THE AIRPORT. TEMPERATURE
AND PRECIPITATION RECORDS BEGAN IN 1960. SNOWFALL RECORDS BEGAN IN
1962.
ALL CLIMATE DATA ARE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL REVIEWED BY THE
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI).
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