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Dulles Sets Record For Low Temperature: National Weather Service
Virginia set a temperature record Wednesday, the National Weather Service reported.
VIRGINIA — There were record temperatures across the region Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. The agency documented two records, including one in Virginia.
At Dulles International Airport, officials said a record low temperature of 19 degrees Fahrenheit was set. The old record was 21 degrees, which officials said was from Nov. 13, 1963.
Baltimore tied a record low that was more than 100 years old. There was a reading of 22 degrees Fahrenheit at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, which was also the record low for Baltimore on Nov. 13, 1911, the National Weather Service reported.
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"A very cold morning across the forecast area," the National Weather Service reported around 10:45 a.m. Temperatures plummeted Tuesday afternoon with a burst of arctic air, ushering in some traces of snow in the mid-Atlantic.
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The city of Fairfax as well as Annandale and Herndon in Fairfax County reported trace amounts of snow Tuesday, while Hightown in Highland County got 2 inches of snow by Tuesday night, according to preliminary data submitted to the National Weather Service.
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