068  
CDUS41 KLWX 162123  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
523 PM EDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 87 2:44 PM 93 1911 76 11 82  
MINIMUM 66 4:58 AM 38 1920 58 8 59  
AVERAGE 77 67 10 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.25 2014 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.45 2.01 2.44 2.72  
SINCE MAR 1 9.97 8.72 1.25 9.67  
SINCE JAN 1 14.76 14.20 0.56 16.96  
 
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 0.0 2.0 -2.0 T  
SINCE JUL 1 14.9 13.7 1.2 8.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 43 -34 32  
SINCE MAR 1 521 823 -302 606  
SINCE JUL 1 3261 3746 -485 3158  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 4 8 6  
MONTH TO DATE 80 47 33 62  
SINCE MAR 1 172 82 90 110  
SINCE JAN 1 172 82 90 111    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 59 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 92 1877  
1896  
1974  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 40 1875  
1895  
1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 PM EDT  
MAY 17 2025...........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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