816  
CDUS41 KLWX 302128  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
528 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 70 3:59 PM 92 1910 73 -3 83  
1942  
MINIMUM 52 3:41 AM 34 1874 53 -1 66  
AVERAGE 61 63 -2 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.70 2014 0.12 -0.12 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.55 3.21 -1.66 3.03  
SINCE MAR 1 3.45 6.71 -3.26 5.52  
SINCE JAN 1 9.18 12.19 -3.01 10.31  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 2015 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 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 4 4 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 170 236 -66 161  
SINCE MAR 1 559 780 -221 512  
SINCE JUL 1 3778 3703 75 3252  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 10  
MONTH TO DATE 87 32 55 67  
SINCE MAR 1 102 35 67 92  
SINCE JAN 1 102 35 67 92    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 27 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 96 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 34 1876  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:00 PM EDT  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:01 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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