703  
CDUS41 KLWX 182129  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
529 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2024  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 53 3:21 PM 81 1989 57 -4 54  
MINIMUM 44 7:59 AM 13 1877 39 5 41  
1900  
AVERAGE 49 48 1 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.00 1983 0.12 -0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.41 2.00 0.41 0.65  
SINCE MAR 1 2.41 2.00 0.41 0.65  
SINCE JAN 1 9.70 7.48 2.22 4.38  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.5 1892 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.6 -1.6 T  
SINCE MAR 1 T 1.6 -1.6 T  
SINCE JUL 1 8.0 13.3 -5.3 0.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 16 17 -1 17  
MONTH TO DATE 186 353 -167 319  
SINCE MAR 1 186 353 -167 319  
SINCE JUL 1 2738 3276 -538 2817  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 2 0 2 0  
SINCE JAN 1 3 0 3 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 49 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 26 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 38  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 87 1945  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 12 1876  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:14 AM EDT SUNSET 7:19 PM EDT  
MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE 7:12 AM EDT SUNSET 7:20 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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