505  
CDUS41 KLWX 160622  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
222 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 89 1:29 PM 103 1988 88 1 93  
MINIMUM 74 5:55 AM 51 1963 71 3 75  
AVERAGE 82 80 2 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.16 2016 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.16 1.58 1.58 0.03  
SINCE JUN 1 8.42 10.11 -1.69 9.05  
SINCE JAN 1 20.45 26.24 -5.79 27.09  
 
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 JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 4 -4 8  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 17 15 2 19  
MONTH TO DATE 256 231 25 186  
SINCE JUN 1 1168 1070 98 1108  
SINCE JAN 1 1392 1237 155 1309    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 102 1997  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 54 1921  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 6:23 AM EDT SUNSET 8:01 PM EDT  
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 8:00 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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