810  
CDUS41 KLWX 082122  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
522 PM EDT FRI MAY 08 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 74 3:59 PM 92 1936 75 -1 79  
MINIMUM 48 5:34 AM 39 1925 56 -8 60  
1974  
AVERAGE 61 65 -4 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.14 1886 0.13 -0.13 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.27 1.00 -0.73 1.22  
SINCE MAR 1 3.72 7.71 -3.99 6.74  
SINCE JAN 1 9.45 13.19 -3.74 11.53  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 4 3 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 42 26 16 0  
SINCE MAR 1 602 806 -204 512  
SINCE JUL 1 3821 3729 92 3252  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 5  
MONTH TO DATE 9 19 -10 48  
SINCE MAR 1 111 54 57 140  
SINCE JAN 1 111 54 57 140    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 26 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 96 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 34 1947  
 
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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