243  
CDUS41 KLWX 182140  
CLIIAD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
540 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON DULLES DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 95R 2:49 PM 91 1987 75 20 77  
MINIMUM 62 5:37 AM 33 1973 54 8 62  
AVERAGE 79 64 15 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.13 1988 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 2.68 -1.81 3.34  
SINCE MAR 1 5.39 9.65 -4.26 6.77  
SINCE JAN 1 11.19 15.20 -4.01 11.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 MM 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  
TODAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 93 84 9 20  
SINCE MAR 1 743 1051 -308 711  
SINCE JUL 1 4372 4561 -189 4033  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 14 3 11 5  
MONTH TO DATE 30 35 -5 68  
SINCE MAR 1 116 57 59 115  
SINCE JAN 1 116 57 59 115    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 92 1996  
1997  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 36 2002  
 
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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