SXUS71 KLWX 062131 RERBWI RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 0430 PM EST WED NOV 06 2024 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT BALTIMORE MD... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES WAS SET AT BALTIMORE- WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL THURGOOD MARSHALL AIRPORT (KBWI) TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 80 DEGREES SET IN 2015. 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). $$