796  
CDUS41 KLWX 262123  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
523 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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 86 3:18 PM 97 1948 87 -1 82  
MINIMUM 67 6:08 AM 51 1942 70 -3 61  
AVERAGE 77 78 -1 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.03 1999 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.04 2.72 1.32 0.20  
SINCE JUN 1 9.30 11.25 -1.95 9.22  
SINCE JAN 1 21.33 27.38 -6.05 27.26  
 
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 12 13 -1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 397 384 13 310  
SINCE JUN 1 1309 1223 86 1232  
SINCE JAN 1 1533 1390 143 1433    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 100 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 51 1885  
 
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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