287  
CDUS41 KLWX 212125  
CLIIAD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
525 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON DULLES DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 70 3:51 AM 92 1996 76 -6 59  
2022  
MINIMUM 57 3:14 PM 33 1992 55 2 54  
AVERAGE 64 65 -1 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.06 2003 0.17 -0.17 0.50  
MONTH TO DATE 1.73 3.16 -1.43 3.86  
SINCE MAR 1 6.25 10.13 -3.88 7.29  
SINCE JAN 1 12.05 15.68 -3.63 11.71  
 
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 4.0 -3.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 13.6 21.0 -7.4 15.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 1 3 -2 8  
MONTH TO DATE 94 93 1 31  
SINCE MAR 1 744 1060 -316 722  
SINCE JUL 1 4373 4570 -197 4044  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 62 44 18 68  
SINCE MAR 1 148 66 82 115  
SINCE JAN 1 148 66 82 115    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 75 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 91 2022  
2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 31 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 5:52 AM EDT SUNSET 8:21 PM EDT  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 5:52 AM EDT SUNSET 8:22 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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