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CDUS41 KLWX 180627
CLIDCA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
227 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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 2:04 PM 88 1945 57 -14 59
MINIMUM 30 11:59 PM 13 1900 39 -9 41
AVERAGE 37 48 -11 50
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 28 17 11 15
MONTH TO DATE 231 336 -105 247
SINCE MAR 1 231 336 -105 247
SINCE JUL 1 3450 3259 191 2987
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 81 1989
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 13 1877
1900
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:15 AM EDT SUNSET 7:18 PM EDT
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:13 AM EDT SUNSET 7:19 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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