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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
236 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026

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...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         94   3:33 PM 105    1997  88      6       96
  MINIMUM         74   5:27 AM  51    1902  71      3       75
  AVERAGE         84                        80      4       86

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.39 1879   0.10  -0.10     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    3.48                      1.78   1.70     0.04
  SINCE JUN 1      8.74                     10.31  -1.57     9.06
  SINCE JAN 1     20.77                     26.44  -5.67    27.10

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         4     -4        8
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       19                        14      5       21
  MONTH TO DATE  287                       260     27      227
  SINCE JUN 1   1199                      1099    100     1149
  SINCE JAN 1   1423                      1266    157     1350
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     51           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        98      2002
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        54      1902


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE   6:25 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:59 PM EDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE   6:26 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:57 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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