Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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CXUS51 KLWX 011406
CLMDCA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1006 AM EDT SAT APR 01 2023
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...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 93 03/23/1907
LOW 4 03/04/1873
HIGHEST 84 03/23 78 6 80
LOWEST 29 03/19 23 6 21
AVG. MAXIMUM 58.3 56.5 1.8 60.5
AVG. MINIMUM 39.9 38.6 1.3 40.4
MEAN 49.1 47.6 1.5 50.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.3 -0.3 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 2 7.5 -5.5 8
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 8.84 1891
MINIMUM 0.05 2006
TOTALS 1.60 3.50 -1.90 2.77
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.11 -0.06 0.09
DAYS >= .01 9 11.0 -2.0 7
DAYS >= .10 4 6.5 -2.5 4
DAYS >= .50 1 2.2 -1.2 3
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.9 -0.9 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.73 03/24 TO 03/25 0.86
STORM TOTAL 0.72 0.86
(MM/DD(HH))
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 19.3 1914
TOTALS T 2.0 -2.0 0.9
SINCE 7/1 0.4 13.7 -13.3 MM
DAYS >= TRACE 2 1.1 0.9 2
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.6 -0.6 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 487 544 -57 447
SINCE 7/1 2979 3468 -489 MM
COOLING TOTAL 2 3 -1 4
SINCE 1/1 2 3 -1 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/220
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/310
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.58
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 56
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 1
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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MARCH 2023 AT DCA WAS ABOVE NORMAL WITH RESPECT TO TEMPERATURES AND
PRECIPITATION WAS MORE THAN HALF BELOW NORMAL.
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