792  
CDUS41 KLWX 190623  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
223 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 3:31 PM 98 2002 88 1 77  
MINIMUM 75 5:25 AM 54 1902 71 4 68  
AVERAGE 82 79 3 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.67 1875 0.10 -0.10 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 3.48 1.88 1.60 0.05  
SINCE JUN 1 8.74 10.41 -1.67 9.07  
SINCE JAN 1 20.77 26.54 -5.77 27.11  
 
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 14 3 8  
MONTH TO DATE 304 274 30 235  
SINCE JUN 1 1216 1113 103 1157  
SINCE JAN 1 1440 1280 160 1358    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 98 2002  
2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 53 1924  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 7:57 PM EDT  
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 7:56 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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