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CDUS41 KLWX 182123
CLIDCA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
523 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 41 3:59 PM 81 1989 57 -16 69
MINIMUM 27 4:54 AM 13 1877 39 -12 39
1900
AVERAGE 34 48 -14 54
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.00 1983 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.49 2.00 -0.51 0.98
SINCE MAR 1 1.49 2.00 -0.51 0.98
SINCE JAN 1 7.22 7.48 -0.26 5.77
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 2.5 1892 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 1.0 1.6 -0.6 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 1.0 1.6 -0.6 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 10.6 13.3 -2.7 14.9
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 31 17 14 11
MONTH TO DATE 262 353 -91 258
SINCE MAR 1 262 353 -91 258
SINCE JUL 1 3481 3276 205 2998
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 8 0 8 0
SINCE MAR 1 8 0 8 0
SINCE JAN 1 8 0 8 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 48 3:00 AM
LOWEST 29 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 39
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 87 1945
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 12 1876
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:15 AM EDT SUNSET 7:18 PM EDT
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:13 AM EDT SUNSET 7:19 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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