466  
CDUS41 KLWX 012124  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
524 PM EDT FRI MAY 01 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 67 3:59 PM 96 1942 73 -6 83  
MINIMUM 44 5:03 AM 34 1876 54 -10 61  
AVERAGE 56 63 -7 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.42 1976 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 3.45 6.83 -3.38 5.52  
SINCE JAN 1 9.18 12.31 -3.13 10.31  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1963 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  
TODAY 9 4 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 4 5 0  
SINCE MAR 1 569 784 -215 512  
SINCE JUL 1 3788 3707 81 3252  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 7  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 7  
SINCE MAR 1 102 37 65 99  
SINCE JAN 1 102 37 65 99    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 33 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 91 2018  
2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1945  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:01 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:02 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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