396  
CDUS41 KLWX 182124  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
524 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2025  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 78 4:36 PM 96 1877 77 1 65  
MINIMUM 68 5:01 AM 40 1973 59 9 62  
AVERAGE 73 68 5 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.38 1936 0.13 -0.13 0.55  
MONTH TO DATE 4.75 2.27 2.48 3.27  
SINCE MAR 1 10.27 8.98 1.29 10.22  
SINCE JAN 1 15.06 14.46 0.60 17.51  
 
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 1  
MONTH TO DATE 9 47 -38 33  
SINCE MAR 1 521 827 -306 607  
SINCE JUL 1 3261 3750 -489 3159  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 4 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 100 55 45 64  
SINCE MAR 1 192 90 102 112  
SINCE JAN 1 192 90 102 113    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 45 9:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 42  
   
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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 2025...........SUNRISE 5:53 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2025...........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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