517  
CDUS41 KLWX 162121  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
421 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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 40 3:57 PM 74 1971 49 -9 48  
MINIMUM 22 7:11 AM 10 1917 34 -12 41  
AVERAGE 31 42 -11 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.19 1902 0.11 -0.11 0.42  
MONTH TO DATE 1.20 1.85 -0.65 1.68  
SINCE DEC 1 1.20 1.85 -0.65 1.68  
SINCE JAN 1 34.99 40.26 -5.27 36.37  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.0 1973 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.5 0.7 0.8 T  
SINCE DEC 1 1.5 0.7 0.8 T  
SINCE JUL 1 1.5 0.8 0.7 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 34 24 10 20  
MONTH TO DATE 462 348 114 383  
SINCE DEC 1 462 348 114 383  
SINCE JUL 1 1037 994 43 806  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1716 1737 -21 2029    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 33 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 65 2021  
2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 10 1876  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 16 2025......SUNRISE 7:20 AM EST SUNSET 4:48 PM EST  
DECEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 7:21 AM EST SUNSET 4:48 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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