594  
CDUS41 KLWX 182123  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
523 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 71 3:19 PM 96 1877 77 -6 75  
MINIMUM 50 6:10 AM 40 1973 59 -9 58  
AVERAGE 61 68 -7 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.38 1936 0.13 -0.13 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.26 2.27 -2.01 4.16  
SINCE MAR 1 5.41 8.98 -3.57 10.75  
SINCE JAN 1 9.14 14.46 -5.32 16.76  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 4 2 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 59 47 12 53  
SINCE MAR 1 692 827 -135 759  
SINCE JUL 1 3184 3750 -566 3404  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 2  
MONTH TO DATE 32 55 -23 36  
SINCE MAR 1 99 90 9 66  
SINCE JAN 1 99 90 9 66    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 46 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 42  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 96 1911  
1997  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 43 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 5:53 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 5:53 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 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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