More Mid-Atlantic Marks Made Temperature Records Tied, Set in Virginia Through New York

Images (click to enlarge): U.S. temperatures at 3 pm EST, from Unisys; Month-to-date mean temperature and departure from average, Climate Prediction Center/NWS/NOAA

AM Update, Feb. 12: The NOAA NCDC reports that 54 new daily maximum temperature records were set nationwide on Feb. 11, for a total month-to-date of 677. The number of minimum temperature records is 81, for a ratio of over 8 to 1 in favor of warm records.

PM Update (4:45): Other records have been broken from West Virginia through New York:

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES WAS SET AT WASHINGTON DULLES DC TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 67 SET IN 1999.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 64 DEGREES WAS SET AT ALLENTOWN, PA
TODAY. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 61 SET IN 1981.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 69 DEGREES WAS SET AT ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
TODAY. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 63 SET IN 1960.

AT 152 PM...THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 58 DEGREES IN WILLIAMSPORT. THIS
SURPASSES THE OLD RECORD OF 55 SET IN 1960. THE TEMPERATURE WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE RISE THIS AFTERNOON.

AT 140 PM...THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 60 DEGREES IN HARRISBURG. THIS
BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 59 LAST SET IN 1999. THE TEMPERATURE WILL
LIKELY RISE A FEW MORE DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 58 DEGREES WAS SET AT ISLIP NY TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 52 SET IN 2002.  

Martinsburg, WV broke a record at 68°.
Other regional highs (not records):
Washington National 72
Baltimore (BWI) 70
Hagerstown 68
Charlottesville 70
Richmond 72
Salisbury 68
Norfolk 74

Original post:
The 2 pm temperature at Washington Dulles of 69° was 2° above the previous record for Feb. 11.

Danville, VA tied its record at noon:

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY AT DANVILLE VIRGINIA WAS 70
DEGREES. THIS TIES THE RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR FEBRUARY 11TH
LAST SET IN 1999. WITH WARMER READINGS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...A
NEW RECORD MAXIMUM IS LIKELY. 

Other records were tied or broken yesterday:

IN WEST VIRGINIA...

THE HIGH OF 67 AT THE AIRPORT IN BLUEFIELD IS A NEW RECORD HIGH FOR
THE 10TH OF FEBRUARY...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 66 SET IN 1965.

IN ADDITION...THE MORNING LOW IN BLUEFIELD WAS 53...WHICH MAY BE A
NEW RECORD HIGH MINIMUM FOR THE DATE. THE CURRENT RECORD IS 49...
SET IN 1960.

IN VIRGINIA...

IN DANVILLE...THE HIGH OF 72 TIES THE RECORD SET IN 1954.

IN ROANOKE...THE HIGH OF 71 TIES THE RECORD SET IN 1959.

IN BLACKSBURG...THE HIGH OF 66 TIES THE RECORD SET IN 2001.