506  
CDUS41 KLWX 150633  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
233 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 63 11:59 AM 93 1956 76 -13 75  
MINIMUM 52 11:51 PM 41 1928 57 -5 63  
AVERAGE 58 67 -9 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.49 2018 0.13 -0.13 0.66  
MONTH TO DATE 0.93 1.76 -0.83 4.45  
SINCE MAR 1 4.38 8.47 -4.09 9.97  
SINCE JAN 1 10.11 13.95 -3.84 14.76  
 
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 7 2 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 63 39 24 9  
SINCE MAR 1 623 819 -196 521  
SINCE JUL 1 3842 3742 100 3261  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 4  
MONTH TO DATE 18 39 -21 60  
SINCE MAR 1 120 74 46 152  
SINCE JAN 1 120 74 46 152    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 94 1900  
1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 40 1939  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 PM EDT  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 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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