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CLIDCA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
526 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 81 12:24 PM 95 1976 69 12 81
MINIMUM 60 4:58 AM 25 1875 49 11 49
AVERAGE 71 59 12 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.40 1924 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.90 1.86 -0.96 2.43
SINCE MAR 1 2.80 5.36 -2.56 4.92
SINCE JAN 1 8.53 10.84 -2.31 9.71
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1926 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 1.0 2.0 -1.0 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 10.6 13.7 -3.1 14.9
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 7 -7 0
MONTH TO DATE 82 174 -92 154
SINCE MAR 1 471 718 -247 505
SINCE JUL 1 3690 3641 49 3245
COOLING
TODAY 6 1 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 75 12 63 15
SINCE MAR 1 90 15 75 40
SINCE JAN 1 90 15 75 40
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 3:00 AM
LOWEST 50 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 67
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 93 1976
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 22 1875
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 7:48 PM EDT
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 7:49 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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