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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
526 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2024

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...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         70   1:34 PM  93    1881  76     -6       85
                                      1914
  MINIMUM         50   5:34 AM  37    1913  57     -7       60
  AVERAGE         60                        66     -6       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.40          2.11 1932   0.13   0.27     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.36                      1.50   0.86     0.13
  SINCE MAR 1      9.31                      8.21   1.10     5.28
  SINCE JAN 1     16.60                     13.69   2.91     9.01

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 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
  TODAY            5                         2      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        35     -3       55
  SINCE MAR 1    606                       815   -209      688
  SINCE JUL 1   3158                      3738   -580     3186

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        8
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        31     24       16
  SINCE MAR 1    103                        66     37       83
  SINCE JAN 1    104                        66     38       83
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     45           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        95      1881
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        39      1878


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2024...........SUNRISE   5:58 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:12 PM EDT
MAY 13 2024...........SUNRISE   5:57 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:12 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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