Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
295 CXUS51 KLWX 030927 CLMDCA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 427 AM EST SUN DEC 03 2023 ................................... ...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 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 .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 86 11/01/1974 LOW 11 11/30/1929 HIGHEST 76 11/07 75 1 81 LOWEST 24 11/29 27 -3 26 AVG. MAXIMUM 59.0 58.2 0.8 61.3 AVG. MINIMUM 40.3 41.6 -1.3 43.8 MEAN 49.6 49.9 -0.3 52.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 3 3.8 -0.8 5 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.57 2018 MINIMUM 0.29 1981 TOTALS 2.51 2.91 -0.40 2.65 DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.10 -0.02 0.09 DAYS >= .01 6 8.4 -2.4 7 DAYS >= .10 3 5.0 -2.0 5 DAYS >= .50 1 2.1 -1.1 2 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.8 0.2 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.16 11/21 TO 11/22 1.22 STORM TOTAL 2.14 1.22 (MM/DD(HH)) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 11.5 1987 TOTALS 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 MM DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 456 455 1 388 SINCE 7/1 589 645 -56 MM COOLING TOTAL 1 2 -1 23 SINCE 1/1 1710 1737 -27 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/330 29/320 29/280 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/320 44/290 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.47 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && MOST OF NOVEMBER 2023 WAS VERY DRY, EXCEPT FOR ONE DAY ON THE 21ST WHEN A VERY WET STORM SYSTEM BROUGHT MORE THAN 2 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE REGION. DROUGHT CONDITIONS WORSENED ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH. THE TWO INCHES OF RAIN ON THE 21ST HELPED ALLEVIATE THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS SOMEWHAT BRINGING THE DROUGHT ONE CATEGORY DOWN. THE MONTH ALSO HAD SOME EXTREMES WITH A HIGH OF 76 ON THE 7TH AND 24 DEGREES ON THE 29TH. $$