465 CDUS41 KLWX 050521 CLIDCA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1220 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012 ................................... ...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 51 1201 AM 82 1983 52 -1 50 MINIMUM 37 1159 PM 4 1873 34 3 30 AVERAGE 44 43 1 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.24 1993 0.09 -0.09 0.00 1917 MONTH TO DATE 0.55 0.37 0.18 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.55 0.37 0.18 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 5.07 5.80 -0.73 4.37 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 9.8 1909 0.1 -0.1 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 SINCE JUL 1 2.0 13.6 -11.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 21 22 -1 25 MONTH TO DATE 54 90 -36 97 SINCE MAR 1 54 90 -36 97 SINCE JUL 1 2603 3198 -595 3215 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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 53 600 AM LOWEST 29 300 PM AVERAGE 41 .......................................................... THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 83 1976 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 6 1872 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 5 2012.........SUNRISE 634 AM EST SUNSET 606 PM EST MARCH 6 2012.........SUNRISE 632 AM EST SUNSET 607 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$