061  
CDUS41 KLWX 182123  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
423 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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 38 2:00 PM 69 1990 44 -6 46  
MINIMUM 34 3:59 PM -6 1893 30 4 34  
AVERAGE 36 37 -1 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.05 1.30 1980 0.09 -0.04 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 1.17 1.68 -0.51 0.95  
SINCE DEC 1 2.94 5.09 -2.15 3.83  
SINCE JAN 1 1.17 1.68 -0.51 0.95  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 3.6 1984 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 2.4 -2.3 8.0  
SINCE DEC 1 1.6 4.1 -2.5 8.1  
SINCE JUL 1 1.6 4.2 -2.6 8.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 29 28 1 25  
MONTH TO DATE 457 494 -37 553  
SINCE DEC 1 1309 1218 91 1261  
SINCE JUL 1 1904 1864 40 1684  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
SLEET  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 66 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 71 1951  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -4 1994  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:14 PM EST  
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 7:23 AM EST SUNSET 5:15 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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