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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
1237 AM EST SUN MAR 14 2004

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...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         48    428 PM  87    1990  55     -7       69       
  MINIMUM         31    637 AM  14    1896  36     -5       41       
  AVERAGE         40                        46     -6       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.29 1993   0.12  -0.12     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.26                      1.52  -0.26     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.26                      1.52  -0.26     0.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.89                      7.36  -2.47    10.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.5  1993   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.3   -1.3      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.3   -1.3      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.4                      14.9   -2.5     40.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        19      6       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  191                       273    -82      313       
  SINCE MAR 1    191                       273    -82      313       
  SINCE JUL 1   3426                      3415     11     3871       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    52          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     28          M500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        86      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        13      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2004.........SUNRISE   620 AM EST   SUNSET   615 PM EST   
MARCH 15 2004.........SUNRISE   619 AM EST   SUNSET   616 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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