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CDUS41 KLWX 172136
CLIDCA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
436 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 43 3:59 PM 74 1943 44 -1 46
MINIMUM 35 11:29 AM -5 1982 30 5 30
AVERAGE 39 37 2 38
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.03 1.09 1994 0.09 -0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.12 1.59 -0.47 0.93
SINCE DEC 1 2.89 5.00 -2.11 3.81
SINCE JAN 1 1.12 1.59 -0.47 0.93
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.1 5.5 1935 0.2 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 2.2 -2.1 8.0
SINCE DEC 1 1.6 3.9 -2.3 8.1
SINCE JUL 1 1.6 4.0 -2.4 8.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 26 28 -2 27
MONTH TO DATE 428 466 -38 528
SINCE DEC 1 1280 1190 90 1236
SINCE JUL 1 1875 1836 39 1659
COOLING
TODAY 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
HAIL
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
SLEET
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 72 11:00 AM
LOWEST 30 1:00 AM
AVERAGE 51
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 69 1990
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -6 1893
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:13 PM EST
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:14 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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