469 CDUS41 KLWX 020526 CLIDCA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1226 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ................................... ...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2012 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 70 221 PM 80 1976 51 19 47 MINIMUM 46 1159 PM 13 1884 34 12 33 AVERAGE 58 42 16 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.05 0.92 1954 0.09 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.09 -0.04 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.05 0.09 -0.04 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 4.57 5.52 -0.95 4.37 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.8 1905 0.1 -0.1 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 SINCE JUL 1 2.0 13.3 -11.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 7 23 -16 25 MONTH TO DATE 7 23 -16 25 SINCE MAR 1 7 23 -16 25 SINCE JUL 1 2556 3131 -575 3143 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 500 AM LOWEST 31 200 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 77 1972 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 13 1925 1886 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 2 2012.........SUNRISE 638 AM EST SUNSET 602 PM EST MARCH 3 2012.........SUNRISE 637 AM EST SUNSET 604 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$