549  
CDUS41 KLWX 240621  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
221 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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 87 2:42 PM 98 1936 87 0 85  
MINIMUM 67 6:01 AM 52 1923 70 -3 64  
1925  
AVERAGE 77 79 -2 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 6.39 1933 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.04 2.39 1.65 0.20  
SINCE JUN 1 9.30 10.92 -1.62 9.22  
SINCE JAN 1 21.33 27.05 -5.72 27.26  
 
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 12 14 -2 10  
MONTH TO DATE 365 344 21 277  
SINCE JUN 1 1277 1183 94 1199  
SINCE JAN 1 1501 1350 151 1400    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 33 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 98 1968  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 49 1890  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 7:50 PM EDT  
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 6:31 AM EDT SUNSET 7:49 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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