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CXUS51 KLWX 041906
CLMDCA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
306 PM EDT MON SEP 04 2023
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...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 106 08/06/1918
LOW 49 08/29/1986
08/31/1934
08/24/1890
HIGHEST 94 08/25 96 -2 97
LOWEST 63 08/23 59 4 64
AVG. MAXIMUM 86.4 87.8 -1.4 89.2
AVG. MINIMUM 71.0 71.0 -0.0 71.7
MEAN 78.7 79.4 -0.7 80.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 7 10.8 -3.8 15
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 14.41 1928
MINIMUM 0.55 1962
TOTALS 3.71 3.25 0.46 2.42
DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.10 0.02 0.08
DAYS >= .01 9 8.7 0.3 8
DAYS >= .10 6 5.6 0.4 6
DAYS >= .50 3 2.1 0.9 3
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.07 08/14 TO 08/15 0.93
STORM TOTAL 0.91 0.93
(MM/DD(HH))
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM MM
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 7/1 0 0 0 MM
COOLING TOTAL 430 446 -16 485
SINCE 1/1 1366 1452 -86 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/220
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 58/220
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.64
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 16 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
AUGUST AVERAGED SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN NORMAL. THE DRY WEATHER OF RECENT MONTHS CONTINUED,
WITH WELL BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION OBSERVED. AFTER ANOTHER DRY MONTH, YEAR-TO-DATE
RAINFALL NOW STANDS AT 5.80 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
DHOF
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