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CLIDCA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
526 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 81 3:25 PM 95 2002 69 12 67
MINIMUM 68 5:56 AM 26 1875 49 19 44
AVERAGE 75 59 16 56
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.74 1910 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.90 1.75 -0.85 2.43
SINCE MAR 1 2.80 5.25 -2.45 4.92
SINCE JAN 1 8.53 10.73 -2.20 9.71
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1905 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 7 -7 9
MONTH TO DATE 82 167 -85 154
SINCE MAR 1 471 711 -240 505
SINCE JUL 1 3690 3634 56 3245
COOLING
TODAY 10 1 9 0
MONTH TO DATE 69 11 58 15
SINCE MAR 1 84 14 70 40
SINCE JAN 1 84 14 70 40
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 68 7:00 AM
LOWEST 37 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 53
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1976
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 25 1875
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:29 AM EDT SUNSET 7:47 PM EDT
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 7:48 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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