978  
CDUS41 KLWX 082124  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
524 PM EDT WED MAY 08 2024  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 88 3:16 PM 92 1936 75 13 84  
MINIMUM 68 4:52 AM 39 1925 56 12 60  
1974  
AVERAGE 78 65 13 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.14 1886 0.13 -0.13 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.43 1.00 0.43 0.03  
SINCE MAR 1 8.38 7.71 0.67 5.18  
SINCE JAN 1 15.67 13.19 2.48 8.91  
 
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 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 11 26 -15 50  
SINCE MAR 1 585 806 -221 683  
SINCE JUL 1 3137 3729 -592 3181  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 13 3 10 7  
MONTH TO DATE 52 19 33 7  
SINCE MAR 1 100 54 46 74  
SINCE JAN 1 101 54 47 74    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 96 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 34 1947  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM EDT SUNSET 8:08 PM EDT  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 6:01 AM EDT SUNSET 8:09 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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