167  
CDUS41 KLWX 022126  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
526 PM EDT SAT MAY 02 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 63 3:28 PM 91 2018 73 -10 84  
2024  
MINIMUM 49 7:34 AM 35 1945 54 -5 69  
AVERAGE 56 64 -8 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.36 1949 0.12 -0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.24 -0.23 T  
SINCE MAR 1 3.46 6.95 -3.49 5.52  
SINCE JAN 1 9.19 12.43 -3.24 10.31  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 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 18 8 10 0  
SINCE MAR 1 578 788 -210 512  
SINCE JUL 1 3797 3711 86 3252  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 12  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 19  
SINCE MAR 1 102 39 63 111  
SINCE JAN 1 102 39 63 111    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 91 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 36 1909  
 
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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