256  
CDUS41 KLWX 310521  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
121 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2012  
 
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 2012  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 83 352 PM 98 1991 79 4 96  
MINIMUM 69 732 AM 44 1884 61 8 71  
AVERAGE 76 70 6 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.68 1948 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.28 3.86 -0.58 1.70  
SINCE MAR 1 6.22 10.40 -4.18 9.30  
SINCE JAN 1 10.74 15.83 -5.09 13.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 78 -74 48  
SINCE MAR 1 496 916 -420 867  
SINCE JUL 1 3045 4024 -979 3985  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 11 6 5 19  
MONTH TO DATE 197 101 96 135  
SINCE MAR 1 247 127 120 179  
SINCE JAN 1 247 127 120 179    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 100 AM  
LOWEST 42 100 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 99 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 44 1938  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 31 2012...........SUNRISE 545 AM EDT SUNSET 827 PM EDT  
JUNE 1 2012..........SUNRISE 545 AM EDT SUNSET 828 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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