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CLIDCA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
234 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 69 1:03 PM 87 1945 56 13 74
MINIMUM 38 11:41 PM 14 1911 39 -1 55
AVERAGE 54 47 7 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.58 1.79 2007 0.12 0.46 0.21
MONTH TO DATE 1.49 1.76 -0.27 0.91
SINCE MAR 1 1.49 1.76 -0.27 0.91
SINCE JAN 1 7.22 7.24 -0.02 5.70
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 11 18 -7 0
MONTH TO DATE 203 319 -116 232
SINCE MAR 1 203 319 -116 232
SINCE JUL 1 3422 3242 180 2972
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 46 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 68 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM
LOWEST 76 11:00 PM
AVERAGE 85
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 88 1945
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 13 1900
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:16 AM EDT SUNSET 7:17 PM EDT
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:15 AM EDT SUNSET 7:18 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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