600  
CDUS41 KLWX 182131  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
531 PM EDT FRI AUG 18 2023  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 85 MM 98 2002 88 -3 87  
MINIMUM MM MM 54 1902 71 MM 64  
AVERAGE MM 79 MM 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.67 1875 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.24 1.88 1.36 2.09  
SINCE JUN 1 11.80 10.41 1.39 12.66  
SINCE JAN 1 22.02 26.54 -4.52 31.62  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY MM 0 MM 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 4 -4 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY MM 14 MM 11  
MONTH TO DATE 243 274 -31 277  
SINCE JUN 1 1044 1113 -69 1119  
SINCE JAN 1 1179 1280 -101 1300    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 98 2002  
2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 53 1924  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2023........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 7:59 PM EDT  
AUGUST 19 2023........SUNRISE 6:25 AM EDT SUNSET 7:58 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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