120  
CDUS41 KLWX 010628  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
228 AM EDT TUE SEP 01 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 3:34 PM 100 1932 86 1 81  
1953  
MINIMUM 73 6:10 AM 49 1934 69 4 58  
AVERAGE 80 77 3 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.98 1940 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.27 3.25 1.02 0.20  
SINCE JUN 1 9.53 11.78 -2.25 9.22  
SINCE JAN 1 21.56 27.91 -6.35 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 15 12 3 5  
MONTH TO DATE 473 446 27 342  
SINCE JUN 1 1385 1285 100 1264  
SINCE JAN 1 1609 1452 157 1465    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 57 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 99 1953  
1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 50 1890  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 6:37 AM EDT SUNSET 7:38 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 2 2026.....SUNRISE 6:38 AM EDT SUNSET 7:37 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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