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CDUS41 KLWX 120629  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
229 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 64 12:26 AM 94 1896 75 -11 80  
1911  
MINIMUM 49 11:59 PM 33 1906 57 -8 56  
AVERAGE 57 66 -9 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.18 2.63 2008 0.12 0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.48 1.37 -0.89 2.21  
SINCE MAR 1 3.93 8.08 -4.15 7.73  
SINCE JAN 1 9.66 13.56 -3.90 12.52  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 1.0 2.0 -1.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 10.6 13.7 -3.1 14.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 8 2 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 50 33 17 9  
SINCE MAR 1 610 813 -203 521  
SINCE JUL 1 3829 3736 93 3261  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 3  
MONTH TO DATE 16 28 -12 51  
SINCE MAR 1 118 63 55 143  
SINCE JAN 1 118 63 55 143    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 4:00 AM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 93 1881  
1914  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 37 1913  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 5:58 AM EDT SUNSET 8:11 PM EDT  
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 5:58 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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