748  
CDUS41 KLWX 170740  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
240 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 39 11:00 PM 73 1953 44 -5 37  
MINIMUM 23 12:00 AM 2 1893 30 -7 20  
AVERAGE 31 37 -6 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.00 1909 0.10 -0.10 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.09 1.50 -0.41 0.93  
SINCE DEC 1 2.86 4.91 -2.05 3.81  
SINCE JAN 1 1.09 1.50 -0.41 0.93  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.6 2022 0.2 -0.2 0.1  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.0 -2.0 8.0  
SINCE DEC 1 1.5 3.7 -2.2 8.1  
SINCE JUL 1 1.5 3.8 -2.3 8.1  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 34 28 6 36  
MONTH TO DATE 402 438 -36 501  
SINCE DEC 1 1254 1162 92 1209  
SINCE JUL 1 1849 1808 41 1632  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 52 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 29 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 41  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 74 1943  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -5 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:13 PM EST  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:14 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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