668  
CDUS41 KLWX 052131  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
431 PM EST THU MAR 05 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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 58 3:59 PM 83 1976 53 5 63  
MINIMUM 45 6:38 AM 6 1872 36 9 53  
AVERAGE 52 44 8 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.52 1965 0.10 -0.10 0.70  
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.50 -0.16 0.70  
SINCE MAR 1 0.34 0.50 -0.16 0.70  
SINCE JAN 1 6.07 5.98 0.09 5.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.8 2015 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 10.4 12.3 -1.9 14.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 13 21 -8 7  
MONTH TO DATE 104 107 -3 94  
SINCE MAR 1 104 107 -3 94  
SINCE JUL 1 3323 3030 293 2834  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 8 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 72 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 81 1961  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 10 1888  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 5 2026.........SUNRISE 6:35 AM EST SUNSET 6:05 PM EST  
MARCH 6 2026.........SUNRISE 6:33 AM EST SUNSET 6:06 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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