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CLIDCA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
524 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 43 2:04 PM 88 1945 57 -14 59
MINIMUM 32 7:00 AM 13 1900 39 -7 41
AVERAGE 38 48 -10 50
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.34 1990 0.12 -0.12 0.07
MONTH TO DATE 1.49 1.88 -0.39 0.98
SINCE MAR 1 1.49 1.88 -0.39 0.98
SINCE JAN 1 7.22 7.36 -0.14 5.77
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 3.9 2014 0.0 0.0 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 27 17 10 15
MONTH TO DATE 230 336 -106 247
SINCE MAR 1 230 336 -106 247
SINCE JUL 1 3449 3259 190 2987
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 64 12:00 AM
LOWEST 33 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 49
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 81 1989
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 13 1877
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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