789  
CDUS41 KLWX 052131  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
531 PM EDT SUN MAY 05 2024  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 72 3:59 PM 94 1928 74 -2 72  
MINIMUM 55 4:03 AM 39 1907 55 0 47  
1926  
AVERAGE 64 64 0 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.58 3.24 1953 0.12 0.46 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.40 0.62 0.78 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 8.35 7.33 1.02 5.16  
SINCE JAN 1 15.64 12.81 2.83 8.89  
 
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 T  
SINCE JUL 1 8.0 13.7 -5.7 0.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 1 3 -2 5  
MONTH TO DATE 11 17 -6 46  
SINCE MAR 1 585 797 -212 679  
SINCE JUL 1 3137 3720 -583 3177  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 23 10 13 0  
SINCE MAR 1 71 45 26 67  
SINCE JAN 1 72 45 27 67    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 11:00 AM  
LOWEST 81 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 93 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 37 1911  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2024...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 PM EDT  
MAY 6 2024...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM EDT SUNSET 8:06 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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