822  
CDUS41 KLWX 162125  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
525 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 89 3:47 PM 92 2002 68 21 63  
MINIMUM 66 5:56 AM 29 1928 49 17 49  
AVERAGE 78 58 20 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.09 1929 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.90 1.65 -0.75 2.43  
SINCE MAR 1 2.80 5.15 -2.35 4.92  
SINCE JAN 1 8.53 10.63 -2.10 9.71  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1935 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1937  
1988  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 1.0 2.0 -1.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 10.6 13.7 -3.1 14.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 8 -8 9  
MONTH TO DATE 82 160 -78 145  
SINCE MAR 1 471 704 -233 496  
SINCE JUL 1 3690 3627 63 3236  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 13 1 12 0  
MONTH TO DATE 59 10 49 15  
SINCE MAR 1 74 13 61 40  
SINCE JAN 1 74 13 61 40    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 26 1875  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 7:46 PM EDT  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:29 AM EDT SUNSET 7:47 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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