565  
CDUS41 KLWX 080629  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
229 AM EDT FRI MAY 08 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 63 3:08 PM 95 1930 74 -11 74  
MINIMUM 51 11:56 PM 38 1970 55 -4 59  
AVERAGE 57 65 -8 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 2.35 1886 0.12 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.27 0.87 -0.60 1.19  
SINCE MAR 1 3.72 7.58 -3.86 6.71  
SINCE JAN 1 9.45 13.06 -3.61 11.50  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 8 3 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 38 23 15 0  
SINCE MAR 1 598 803 -205 512  
SINCE JUL 1 3817 3726 91 3252  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 2  
MONTH TO DATE 9 16 -7 43  
SINCE MAR 1 111 51 60 135  
SINCE JAN 1 111 51 60 135    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 39 1925  
1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM EDT SUNSET 8:07 PM EDT  
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:01 AM EDT SUNSET 8:08 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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