331  
CDUS41 KLWX 222134  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
534 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 60 1:23 PM 96 1941 78 -18 69  
MINIMUM 55 3:59 PM 39 1907 60 -5 56  
AVERAGE 58 69 -11 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.27 2.20 1975 0.13 0.14 0.11  
MONTH TO DATE 1.72 2.79 -1.07 5.47  
SINCE MAR 1 5.17 9.50 -4.33 10.99  
SINCE JAN 1 10.90 14.98 -4.08 15.78  
 
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 7 1 6 2  
MONTH TO DATE 72 53 19 19  
SINCE MAR 1 632 833 -201 531  
SINCE JUL 1 3851 3756 95 3271  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 89 75 14 104  
SINCE MAR 1 191 110 81 196  
SINCE JAN 1 191 110 81 196    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 83 8:00 AM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 97 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 45 1924  
1929  
1961  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 5:50 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 PM EDT  
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 5:50 AM EDT SUNSET 8:21 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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