667  
CDUS41 KLWX 180723  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
223 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 4:21 PM 74 1943 44 -1 46  
MINIMUM 35 11:29 AM -5 1982 30 5 30  
AVERAGE 39 37 2 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAIL  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
SLEET  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 30 1:00 AM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 69 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -6 1893  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:14 PM EST  
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 7:23 AM EST SUNSET 5:15 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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