SXUS71 KLWX 270628 RERDMH RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 228 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026 ...RECORD DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT BALTIMORE INNER HARBOR... A RECORD DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES WAS SET AT BALTIMORE INNER HARBOR YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 77 DEGREES SET IN 1986. 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 TO 1999, AND OBSERVATIONS THAT WERE TAKEN IN THE CITY OF BALTIMORE 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). $$ DHOF