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CDUS41 KLWX 162128
CLIDCA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
528 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 69 1:03 PM 87 1945 56 13 74
MINIMUM 58 1:13 AM 14 1911 39 19 55
AVERAGE 64 47 17 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.27 1.79 2007 0.12 0.15 0.21
MONTH TO DATE 1.18 1.76 -0.58 0.91
SINCE MAR 1 1.18 1.76 -0.58 0.91
SINCE JAN 1 6.91 7.24 -0.33 5.70
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 5.2 1892 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 1.0 1.5 -0.5 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 1.0 1.5 -0.5 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 10.6 13.2 -2.6 14.9
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 1 18 -17 0
MONTH TO DATE 193 319 -126 232
SINCE MAR 1 193 319 -126 232
SINCE JUL 1 3412 3242 170 2972
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 8 0 8 0
SINCE MAR 1 8 0 8 0
SINCE JAN 1 8 0 8 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM
LOWEST 76 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 85
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 88 1945
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 13 1900
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 7:18 AM EDT SUNSET 7:16 PM EDT
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:16 AM EDT SUNSET 7:17 PM EDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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