887  
CDUS41 KLWX 020621  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
221 AM EDT SAT MAY 02 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 67 5:03 PM 96 1942 73 -6 83  
MINIMUM 44 5:03 AM 34 1876 54 -10 61  
AVERAGE 56 63 -7 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.42 1976 0.12 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.12 -0.11 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 3.46 6.83 -3.37 5.52  
SINCE JAN 1 9.19 12.31 -3.12 10.31  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 91 2018  
2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1945  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:02 PM EDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM EDT SUNSET 8:03 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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