986  
CDUS41 KLWX 120621  
CLIDCA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
221 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
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..THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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 86R 3:54 PM 79 2021 55 31 73  
MINIMUM 58 6:40 AM 15 1960 37 21 41  
AVERAGE 72 46 26 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.65 1888 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.43 1.17 -0.74 0.70  
SINCE MAR 1 0.43 1.17 -0.74 0.70  
SINCE JAN 1 6.16 6.65 -0.49 5.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 1888 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.8 1.1 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 1.1 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 10.4 12.8 -2.4 14.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 19 -19 8  
MONTH TO DATE 139 227 -88 180  
SINCE MAR 1 139 227 -88 180  
SINCE JUL 1 3358 3150 208 2920  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 0 7 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 S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 89 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 11 1900  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 12 2026.........SUNRISE 7:24 AM EDT SUNSET 7:12 PM EDT  
MARCH 13 2026.........SUNRISE 7:22 AM EDT SUNSET 7:13 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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