208  
CDUS41 KLWX 050723  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
223 AM EST MON JAN 05 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 43 3:08 PM 73 1997 45 -2 34  
MINIMUM 30 11:59 PM -3 1877 31 -1 26  
AVERAGE 37 38 -1 30  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.28 1886 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.37 -0.37 0.04  
SINCE DEC 1 1.77 3.78 -2.01 2.92  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.37 -0.37 0.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.1 1980 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.4 -0.4 T  
SINCE DEC 1 1.5 2.1 -0.6 0.1  
SINCE JUL 1 1.5 2.2 -0.7 0.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 27 1 35  
MONTH TO DATE 124 107 17 104  
SINCE DEC 1 976 831 145 812  
SINCE JUL 1 1571 1477 94 1235  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 58 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 30 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 71 1997  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 -3 1877  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:27 AM EST SUNSET 5:01 PM EST  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:27 AM EST SUNSET 5:01 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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