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CDUS41 KLWX 170624
CLIDCA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
224 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 85 3:31 PM 93 1911 76 9 87
MINIMUM 54 4:56 AM 38 1920 58 -4 66
AVERAGE 70 67 3 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.25 2014 0.12 -0.12 0.30
MONTH TO DATE 0.93 2.01 -1.08 4.75
SINCE MAR 1 4.38 8.72 -4.34 10.27
SINCE JAN 1 10.11 14.20 -4.09 15.06
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 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 65 43 22 9
SINCE MAR 1 625 823 -198 521
SINCE JUL 1 3844 3746 98 3261
COOLING
YESTERDAY 5 4 1 12
MONTH TO DATE 23 47 -24 80
SINCE MAR 1 125 82 43 172
SINCE JAN 1 125 82 43 172
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 83 5:00 AM
LOWEST 29 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 56
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 92 1877
1896
1974
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 40 1875
1895
1956
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 PM EDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:53 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 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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