665  
CDUS41 KLWX 182126  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
526 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 65 2:20 PM 96 1877 77 -12 71  
MINIMUM 62 7:40 AM 40 1973 59 3 50  
AVERAGE 64 68 -4 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.50 1.38 1936 0.13 0.37 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.22 2.27 0.95 0.26  
SINCE MAR 1 10.17 8.98 1.19 5.41  
SINCE JAN 1 17.46 14.46 3.00 9.14  
 
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 2 -1 4  
MONTH TO DATE 33 47 -14 59  
SINCE MAR 1 607 827 -220 692  
SINCE JUL 1 3159 3750 -591 3190  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 64 55 9 32  
SINCE MAR 1 112 90 22 99  
SINCE JAN 1 113 90 23 99    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 3:00 PM  
LOWEST 78 1:00 AM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 96 1911  
1997  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 43 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 5:53 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 5:52 AM EDT SUNSET 8:18 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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