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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
538 PM EDT WED NOV 01 2023

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...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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             98   10/02/2019
 LOW              26   10/31/1917
                       10/31/1893
                       10/30/1873
HIGHEST           86   10/03         84       2       81
                       10/28
LOWEST            41   10/31         37       4       38
AVG. MAXIMUM    72.6               69.4     3.2     67.1
AVG. MINIMUM    53.6               52.2     1.4     49.2
MEAN            63.1               60.8     2.3     58.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        9.41   2005
 MINIMUM           T   1963
TOTALS          0.65               3.66   -3.01     2.78
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.12   -0.10     0.09
DAYS >= .01        6                8.3    -2.3       12
DAYS >= .10        1                4.9    -3.9        8
DAYS >= .50        0                2.5    -2.5        2
DAYS >= 1.00       0                1.1    -1.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.48   10/14 TO 10/15               0.72
 STORM TOTAL    0.45                                0.57
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           2.2   1925
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    124                175     -51      208
 SINCE 7/1       133                191     -58       MM
COOLING TOTAL     74                 45      29        4
 SINCE 1/1      1709               1735     -26       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/300
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/300

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.52

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

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

&&
OCT 2023 ENDED AS THE FOURTHEEN WARMEST AND ALSO FOURTHEEN
DRIEST ON RECORD AT DCA. THE MONTH HAD TWO STRETCHES OF WELL
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THAT WERE ABOVE 80 DEGREES. A PERSISTENT
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE RESULTED IN VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE
MONTH.

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