922 CDUS41 KLWX 040521 CLIDCA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1220 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ................................... ...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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 63 331 PM 79 1923 51 12 41 MINIMUM 48 343 AM 11 1925 34 14 27 1873 AVERAGE 56 43 13 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.16 1.75 1909 0.09 0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.55 0.28 0.27 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.55 0.28 0.27 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 5.07 5.71 -0.64 4.37 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.1 1960 0.1 -0.1 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 SINCE JUL 1 2.0 13.5 -11.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 9 22 -13 31 MONTH TO DATE 33 68 -35 72 SINCE MAR 1 33 68 -35 72 SINCE JUL 1 2582 3176 -594 3190 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 300 AM LOWEST 19 800 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 82 1983 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 4 1873 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2012.........SUNRISE 635 AM EST SUNSET 605 PM EST MARCH 5 2012.........SUNRISE 634 AM EST SUNSET 606 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$