868  
CDUS41 KLWX 290538  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
137 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008  
 
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 2008  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 75 514 PM 99 1948 84 -9 84  
MINIMUM 69 841 AM 50 1874 67 2 70  
AVERAGE 72 76 -4 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 100 AM  
LOWEST 60 500 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
 
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 98 1973  
1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 49 1986  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 29 2008........SUNRISE 635 AM EDT SUNSET 742 PM EDT  
AUGUST 30 2008........SUNRISE 636 AM EDT SUNSET 741 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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