162  
CDUS41 KLWX 170521  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
121 AM EDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 79 3:06 PM 93 1911 76 3 82  
MINIMUM 58 5:06 AM 38 1920 58 0 64  
AVERAGE 69 67 2 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.25 2014 0.12 -0.12 0.27  
MONTH TO DATE 0.26 2.01 -1.75 4.15  
SINCE MAR 1 5.41 8.72 -3.31 10.74  
SINCE JAN 1 9.14 14.20 -5.06 16.75  
 
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 T 2.0 -2.0 0.9  
SINCE JUL 1 0.4 13.7 -13.3 13.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 55 43 12 53  
SINCE MAR 1 688 823 -135 759  
SINCE JUL 1 3180 3746 -566 3404  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 4 0 8  
MONTH TO DATE 30 47 -17 28  
SINCE MAR 1 97 82 15 58  
SINCE JAN 1 97 82 15 58    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 92 1877  
1896  
1974  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 40 1875  
1895  
1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 5:53 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 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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