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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
134 AM EDT THU MAY 09 2024

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...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2024...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         88   3:16 PM  92    1936  75     13       84
  MINIMUM         68   4:52 AM  39    1925  56     12       60
                                      1974
  AVERAGE         78                        65     13       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.14 1886   0.13  -0.13      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      1.00   0.43     0.03
  SINCE MAR 1      8.38                      7.71   0.67     5.18
  SINCE JAN 1     15.67                     13.19   2.48     8.91

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        26    -15       50
  SINCE MAR 1    585                       806   -221      683
  SINCE JUL 1   3137                      3729   -592     3181

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       13                         3     10        7
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        19     33        7
  SINCE MAR 1    100                        54     46       74
  SINCE JAN 1    101                        54     47       74
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     37           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        96      1963
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        34      1947


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   6:01 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:09 PM EDT
MAY 10 2024...........SUNRISE   6:00 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:10 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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