042  
CDUS41 KLWX 180647  
CLIIAD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
247 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON DULLES DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1960 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 88 5:15 PM 93 1960 75 13 86  
MINIMUM 57 5:15 AM 30 1984 53 4 65  
AVERAGE 73 64 9 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.22 1970 0.16 -0.15 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 2.53 -1.66 3.34  
SINCE MAR 1 5.39 9.50 -4.11 6.77  
SINCE JAN 1 11.19 15.05 -3.86 11.19  
 
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 4.0 -3.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 13.6 21.0 -7.4 15.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 93 81 12 20  
SINCE MAR 1 743 1048 -305 711  
SINCE JUL 1 4372 4558 -186 4033  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 3 5 11  
MONTH TO DATE 16 32 -16 63  
SINCE MAR 1 102 54 48 110  
SINCE JAN 1 102 54 48 110    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 91 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 33 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:18 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM EDT SUNSET 8:19 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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