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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1013 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2018

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...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              93   03/23/1907
 LOW                4   03/04/1873
HIGHEST            78   03/29        78       0
LOWEST             31   03/15        23       8
                        03/11
                        03/10
AVG. MAXIMUM     51.9              55.9    -4.0     56.5
AVG. MINIMUM     35.3              37.6    -2.3     37.9
MEAN             43.6              46.8    -3.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.4    -0.4
DAYS MIN <= 32      8               7.1     0.9
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.84   1891
 MINIMUM         0.05   2006
TOTALS           1.92              3.48   -1.56     3.19
DAILY AVG.       0.06              0.11   -0.05
DAYS >= .01         9              10.5    -1.5
DAYS >= .10         4               6.5    -2.5
DAYS >= .50         1               2.4    -1.4
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.9    -0.9
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.87   03/20 TO 03/20

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           19.3   1914
TOTALS            4.5               1.3     3.2
SINCE 7/1         7.8              15.4    -7.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       8               0.9     7.1
DAYS >= 1.0         1               0.4     0.6
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         2   03/22
 24 HR TOTAL      4.1

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     657               568      89      548
 SINCE 7/1       3447              3676    -229     2924
COOLING TOTAL       0                 2      -2        5
 SINCE 1/1          4                 2       2        6
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/320    DATE  03/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    62/300    DATE  03/02

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         12

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     55

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW                7     SLEET                      1
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      1

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

&&

WASHINGTON DC...RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN MARCH WAS BELOW NORMAL. IT WAS THE
COLDEST MARCH SINCE 2014.

MONTHLY PRECIPITATION WAS ONLY 55 PERCENT OF NORMAL. IT WAS THE
DRIEST MARCH SINCE 2016, WHEN ONLY 1.16 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL.

MONTHLY SNOWFALL WAS 346 PERCENT OF NORMAL. IT WAS THE SNOWIEST
MARCH SINCE 2015, WHEN 4.9 INCHES OF SNOW FELL.

NO DAILY RECORDS WERE SET DURING MARCH.

CLIMATE RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT AT RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL
AIRPORT SINCE JUNE OF 1941. ADDITIONAL TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR THE
WASHINGTON DC AREA OBSERVED DOWNTOWN EXTEND BACK TO JANUARY OF 1872,
WITH PRECIPITATION RECORDS EXTENDING BACK TO JANUARY OF 1871 AND
SNOWFALL RECORDS EXTENDING BACK TO JANUARY OF 1884.

ALL CLIMATE DATA ARE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL REVIEWED BY THE
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI).

$$

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