Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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CXUS51 KLWX 011444
CLMDCA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1044 AM EDT MON APR 01 2024
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...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 93 03/23/1907
LOW 4 03/04/1873
HIGHEST 77 03/14 78 -1 84
LOWEST 32 03/21 23 9 29
AVG. MAXIMUM 61.2 56.5 4.7 58.3
AVG. MINIMUM 42.6 38.6 4.0 39.9
MEAN 51.9 47.6 4.3 49.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.3 -0.3 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 1 7.5 -6.5 2
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 8.84 1891
MINIMUM 0.05 2006
TOTALS 4.89 3.50 1.39 1.60
DAILY AVG. 0.16 0.11 0.05 0.05
DAYS >= .01 14 11.0 3.0 9
DAYS >= .10 6 6.5 -0.5 4
DAYS >= .50 5 2.2 2.8 1
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.9 0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.63 03/22 TO 03/23 0.73
STORM TOTAL 1.61 0.72
(MM/DD(HH))
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 19.3 1914
TOTALS T 2.0 -2.0 T
SINCE 7/1 8.0 13.7 -5.7 MM
DAYS >= TRACE 1 1.1 -0.1 2
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.6 -0.6 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 399 544 -145 487
SINCE 7/1 2951 3468 -517 MM
COOLING TOTAL 2 3 -1 2
SINCE 1/1 3 3 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/280
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/290
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.64
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 16 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0
FOG 10 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.
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