005  
CDUS41 KLWX 172128  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
528 PM EDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 75 3:18 PM 92 1877 77 -2 84  
1896  
1974  
MINIMUM 63 6:31 AM 40 1875 58 5 57  
1895  
1956  
AVERAGE 69 67 2 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.24 1947 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.26 2.14 -1.88 4.15  
SINCE MAR 1 5.41 8.85 -3.44 10.74  
SINCE JAN 1 9.14 14.33 -5.19 16.75  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 55 45 10 53  
SINCE MAR 1 688 825 -137 759  
SINCE JUL 1 3180 3748 -568 3404  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 4 0 6  
MONTH TO DATE 34 51 -17 34  
SINCE MAR 1 101 86 15 64  
SINCE JAN 1 101 86 15 64    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 96 1877  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 40 1973  
 
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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