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CDUS41 KLWX 282129  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
528 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2008  
 
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 75 356 PM 99 1948 84 -9 84  
MINIMUM 69 841 AM 50 1874 67 2 70  
AVERAGE 72 76 -4 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.48 3.09 1914 0.11 0.37 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.04 3.08 -2.04 3.47  
SINCE JUN 1 9.44 9.87 -0.43 7.25  
SINCE JAN 1 33.36 25.90 7.46 21.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 12 -12 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 7 -7 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 11 -4 12  
MONTH TO DATE 367 375 -8 421  
SINCE JUN 1 1256 1135 121 1213  
SINCE JAN 1 1350 1267 83 1387    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 100 AM  
LOWEST 64 400 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
 
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 98 1973  
1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 49 1986  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 28 2008........SUNRISE 634 AM EDT SUNSET 744 PM EDT  
AUGUST 29 2008........SUNRISE 635 AM EDT SUNSET 742 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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