739  
CDUS41 KLWX 200623  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
223 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 90 4:54 PM 98 2002 88 2 73  
2019  
MINIMUM 70 6:10 AM 53 1924 71 -1 66  
AVERAGE 80 79 1 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.74 1950 0.10 -0.10 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 3.48 1.98 1.50 0.11  
SINCE JUN 1 8.74 10.51 -1.77 9.13  
SINCE JAN 1 20.77 26.64 -5.87 27.17  
 
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 15 14 1 5  
MONTH TO DATE 319 288 31 240  
SINCE JUN 1 1231 1127 104 1162  
SINCE JAN 1 1455 1294 161 1363    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 101 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 50 1896  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 7:56 PM EDT  
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 7:54 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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