Friday, October 16, 2009

Record Cool Mid Atlantic Maximums

For other record temperature posts, see:
Record Heat
Record Cold


Midnight Update: National appears to have held at 45° and Dulles at 44° through midnight.

October 16 Update:
Nationwide, the total number of new or tied daily temperature records reported so far in October by the National Climatic Data Center:
Highest maximum: 573
Lowest minimum: 1,507

The preliminary high today at Washington National of 45° is 23° below average. If it holds through this evening, it will break the old record low maximum record of 51° set in 1940. This is one of the last 3 dates in the remaining portion of the year with record cool highs above 50°. The monthly record low maximum is 40° on the 23rd.

The high of 44° at Washington Dulles will also most likely break the record of
53° set in 1974.

Another record report for today:
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT SALISBURY WAS 53 DEGREES TODAY. THIS   
ESTABLISHES A NEW RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR OCTOBER 16...
BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 56 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1937
Additional reports for October 15:
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN ROANOKE VIRGINIA ON OCT 15TH WAS ONLY 48   
DEGREES. THIS SET A NEW RECORD FOR LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR
THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 53 DEGREES SET IN 2002.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN LYNCHBURG VIRGINIA ON OCT 15TH WAS ONLY 47
DEGREES. THIS SET A NEW RECORD FOR LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR
THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 52 DEGREES SET IN 2002.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN DANVILLE VIRGINIA ON OCT 15TH WAS ONLY 51
DEGREES. THIS SET A NEW RECORD FOR LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR
THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 52 DEGREES SET IN 2002.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN BLACKSBURG VIRGINIA ON OCT 15TH WAS ONLY 46
DEGREES. THIS SET A NEW RECORD FOR LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR
THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 52 DEGREES SET IN 1977.

A RECORD LO-MAX TEMPERATURE OF 55 DEGREES WAS SET AT RALEIGH-DURHAM
INTL AIRPORT NC TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 57 SET IN 1945.

A RECORD LO-MAX TEMPERATURE OF 53 DEGREES WAS OBSERVED AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL
AIRPORT NC TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 53 SET IN 2002.

Original post:
A cold rain contributed to record low maximum temperatures in the Mid Atlantic region on Thursday (October 15):
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 54   
DEGREES TODAY. THIS ESTABLISHES A NEW RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
FOR OCTOBER 15...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 56 DEGREES SET
BACK IN 1939.
A statement has not yet been issued by the National Weather Service, but the high of 49° at Washington Dulles was also a record, easily beating the 55° in 1978.

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