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CDUS41 KLWX 202122  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
522 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012  
 
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2012  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 81 121 PM 96 1996 76 5 72  
MINIMUM 59 502 AM 42 2002 58 1 55  
AVERAGE 70 67 3 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.63 2005 0.13 -0.13 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.36 2.53 -0.17 1.59  
SINCE MAR 1 5.30 9.07 -3.77 9.19  
SINCE JAN 1 9.82 14.50 -4.68 13.56  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 2.0 14.5 -12.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 1  
MONTH TO DATE 4 64 -60 48  
SINCE MAR 1 496 902 -406 867  
SINCE JUL 1 3045 4010 -965 3985  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 4 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 78 50 28 26  
SINCE MAR 1 128 76 52 70  
SINCE JAN 1 128 76 52 70    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 400 AM  
LOWEST 31 800 AM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 95 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 41 1907  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2012...........SUNRISE 551 AM EDT SUNSET 819 PM EDT  
MAY 21 2012...........SUNRISE 551 AM EDT SUNSET 819 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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