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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 
0555 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT CHARLOTTESVILLE VA...

THE DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES WAS TIED AT 
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA TODAY. THE RECORD OF 95 DEGREES WAS PREVIOUSLY 
SET IN 1962 AND 1911.

WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE CHARLOTTESVILLE VA AREA HAVE BEEN RECORDED 
AT WHAT IS NOW THE CHARLOTTESVILLE AIRPORT SINCE APRIL 20 OF 1961. 
THE OFFICIAL WEATHER RECORD CONSISTS OF DATA BACK TO APRIL 20 OF 
1961, AND OBSERVATIONS TAKEN 2 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN 
CHARLOTTESVILLE FROM 1893 THROUGH APRIL 19 OF 1961. TEMPERATURE AND 
PRECIPITATION RECORDS FOR THE CHARLOTTESVILLE VA AREA EXTEND BACK TO 
1893. 

ALL CLIMATE DATA ARE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL REVIEWED BY THE 
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI).

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