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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
526 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         65   2:20 PM  96    1877  77    -12       71
  MINIMUM         62   7:40 AM  40    1973  59      3       50
  AVERAGE         64                        68     -4       61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.50          1.38 1936   0.13   0.37     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.22                      2.27   0.95     0.26
  SINCE MAR 1     10.17                      8.98   1.19     5.41
  SINCE JAN 1     17.46                     14.46   3.00     9.14

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.0   -2.0       T
  SINCE JUL 1      8.0                      13.7   -5.7      0.4
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            1                         2     -1        4
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        47    -14       59
  SINCE MAR 1    607                       827   -220      692
  SINCE JUL 1   3159                      3750   -591     3190

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        55      9       32
  SINCE MAR 1    112                        90     22       99
  SINCE JAN 1    113                        90     23       99
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           3:00 PM
 LOWEST     78           1:00 AM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        96      1911
                                             1997
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        43      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   5:53 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:17 PM EDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   5:52 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:18 PM EDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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