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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
523 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026

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...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         84   3:18 PM 100    1874  87     -3       74
  MINIMUM         65   5:43 AM  53    1908  71     -6       66
  AVERAGE         75                        79     -4       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.46 2018   0.10  -0.10     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    3.72                      2.18   1.54     0.20
  SINCE JUN 1      8.98                     10.71  -1.73     9.22
  SINCE JAN 1     21.01                     26.84  -5.83    27.26

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 JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         4     -4        8
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0

 COOLING
  TODAY           10                        14     -4        5
  MONTH TO DATE  344                       316     28      256
  SINCE JUN 1   1256                      1155    101     1178
  SINCE JAN 1   1480                      1322    158     1379
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     43           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        99      1983
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        51      1923


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE   6:27 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:54 PM EDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE   6:28 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:53 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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