054  
CDUS41 KLWX 160524  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
124 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2024  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2024  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 68 4:49 PM 94 1900 76 -8 75  
1962  
MINIMUM 61 11:52 PM 40 1939 58 3 56  
AVERAGE 65 67 -2 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.09 1.28 1949 0.13 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.72 1.89 0.83 0.26  
SINCE MAR 1 9.67 8.60 1.07 5.41  
SINCE JAN 1 16.96 14.08 2.88 9.14  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 32 41 -9 55  
SINCE MAR 1 606 821 -215 688  
SINCE JUL 1 3158 3744 -586 3186  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 1  
MONTH TO DATE 56 43 13 26  
SINCE MAR 1 104 78 26 93  
SINCE JAN 1 105 78 27 93    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 76 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 93 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 38 1920  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 PM EDT  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 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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