513  
CDUS41 KLWX 260621  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
221 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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 85 3:14 PM 97 1968 87 -2 88  
1998  
MINIMUM 64 5:10 AM 54 1927 70 -6 68  
1935  
1942  
AVERAGE 75 78 -3 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.92 1905 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.04 2.61 1.43 0.20  
SINCE JUN 1 9.30 11.14 -1.84 9.22  
SINCE JAN 1 21.33 27.27 -5.94 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 10 13 -3 13  
MONTH TO DATE 385 371 14 303  
SINCE JUN 1 1297 1210 87 1225  
SINCE JAN 1 1521 1377 144 1426    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 97 1948  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 51 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 6:32 AM EDT SUNSET 7:47 PM EDT  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 6:33 AM EDT SUNSET 7:46 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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