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CLIDCA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
223 AM EDT FRI MAY 01 2026
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 70 4:00 PM 92 1910 73 -3 83
1942
MINIMUM 49 11:59 PM 34 1874 53 -4 66
AVERAGE 60 63 -3 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.70 2014 0.12 -0.12 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 1.55 3.21 -1.66 3.03
SINCE MAR 1 3.45 6.71 -3.26 5.52
SINCE JAN 1 9.18 12.19 -3.01 10.31
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2015 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 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
YESTERDAY 5 4 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 171 236 -65 161
SINCE MAR 1 560 780 -220 512
SINCE JUL 1 3779 3703 76 3252
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 10
MONTH TO DATE 87 32 55 67
SINCE MAR 1 102 35 67 92
SINCE JAN 1 102 35 67 92
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 4:00 AM
LOWEST 27 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 96 1942
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 34 1876
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:01 PM EDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:02 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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