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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 
0235 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT BALTIMORE INNER HARBOR...

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 99 DEGREES WAS SET AT BALTIMORE INNER 
HARBOR YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 98 DEGREES SET IN 
1962.

WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE BALTIMORE DOWNTOWN AREA HAVE BEEN RECORDED 
AT WHAT IS NOW THE MARYLAND SCIENCE CENTER SINCE 1999. THE OFFICIAL 
WEATHER RECORD CONSISTS OF DATA BACK 1999, AND OBSERVATIONS THAT 
WERE TAKEN AT BALTIMORE CITY FROM JULY OF 1950 THROUGH 1998. DATA IS 
MISSING FROM JUNE 3 OF 2020 THROUGH AUGUST 14 OF 2022 WHEN THE 
OBSERVING SYSTEM HAD TO BE REMOVED DUE TO A LARGE CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECT AT THE MARYLAND SCIENCE CENTER. TEMPERATURE AND 
PRECIPITATION RECORDS FOR THE BALTIMORE DOWNTOWN AREA EXTEND BACK TO 
JULY OF 1950. 

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


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