176  
CDUS41 KLWX 160537  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
1237 AM EST SAT DEC 16 2023  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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 61 3:47 PM 71 1971 49 12 48  
MINIMUM 33 7:26 AM 6 1904 35 -2 34  
AVERAGE 47 42 5 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.55 2018 0.11 -0.11 1.88  
MONTH TO DATE 2.66 1.74 0.92 2.41  
SINCE DEC 1 2.66 1.74 0.92 2.41  
SINCE JAN 1 31.91 40.15 -8.24 42.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1905 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 0.7 -0.6 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.1 0.7 -0.6 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.1 0.8 -0.7 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 18 23 -5 24  
MONTH TO DATE 298 324 -26 326  
SINCE DEC 1 298 324 -26 326  
SINCE JUL 1 887 970 -83 939  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1710 1737 -27 1793    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 28 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 74 1971  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 10 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 16 2023......SUNRISE 7:20 AM EST SUNSET 4:47 PM EST  
DECEMBER 17 2023......SUNRISE 7:21 AM EST SUNSET 4:48 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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