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CDUS41 KLWX 162136
CLIDCA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
536 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 79 3:59 PM 102 1997 88 -9 92
MINIMUM 72 12:13 PM 54 1921 71 1 77
AVERAGE 76 80 -4 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.24 1.97 1872 0.10 0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.40 1.68 1.72 0.03
SINCE JUN 1 8.66 10.21 -1.55 9.05
SINCE JAN 1 20.69 26.34 -5.65 27.09
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 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
TODAY 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
TODAY 11 15 -4 20
MONTH TO DATE 267 246 21 206
SINCE JUN 1 1179 1085 94 1128
SINCE JAN 1 1403 1252 151 1329
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 12:00 PM
LOWEST 69 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 78
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 105 1997
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 51 1902
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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