055  
CDUS41 KLWX 180622  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
222 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 81 3:25 PM 95 2002 69 12 67  
MINIMUM 68 11:59 PM 26 1875 49 19 44  
AVERAGE 75 59 16 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 8.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 25 1875  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 7:48 PM EDT  
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 7:49 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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