826  
CDUS41 KLWX 212124  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
524 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 71 3:59 PM 89 1921 58 13 61  
MINIMUM 49 6:30 AM 10 1885 40 9 41  
AVERAGE 60 49 11 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.18 2.15 1918 0.11 0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.75 2.35 -0.60 1.35  
SINCE MAR 1 1.75 2.35 -0.60 1.35  
SINCE JAN 1 7.48 7.83 -0.35 6.14  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.3 1924 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.0 1.7 -0.7 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 1.0 1.7 -0.7 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 10.6 13.4 -2.8 14.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 16 -11 14  
MONTH TO DATE 294 402 -108 277  
SINCE MAR 1 294 402 -108 277  
SINCE JUL 1 3513 3325 188 3017  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 90 1907  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 17 1885  
1892  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 7:10 AM EDT SUNSET 7:21 PM EDT  
MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 7:08 AM EDT SUNSET 7:22 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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