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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 
0524 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT WASHINGTON DULLES DC...

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 96 DEGREES WAS SET AT WASHINGTON DULLES 
DC TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 92 DEGREES SET IN 1996.

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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