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CLIDCA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
224 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 3:45 PM 99 1953 86 3 78
MINIMUM 72 3:53 AM 50 1896 69 3 59
1986
AVERAGE 81 77 4 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.18 2.01 1978 0.11 0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.27 3.15 1.12 0.20
SINCE JUN 1 9.53 11.68 -2.15 9.22
SINCE JAN 1 21.56 27.81 -6.25 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 16 12 4 4
MONTH TO DATE 458 435 23 337
SINCE JUN 1 1370 1274 96 1259
SINCE JAN 1 1594 1441 153 1460
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
MIXED PRECIP
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 91 7:00 AM
LOWEST 55 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 100 1932
1953
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 49 1934
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 6:36 AM EDT SUNSET 7:40 PM EDT
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 6:37 AM EDT SUNSET 7:38 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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