645 CDUS41 KLWX 210519 CLIDCA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 118 AM EDT WED MAR 21 2012 ................................... ...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 72 409 PM 83 1945 57 15 54 MINIMUM 62 1159 PM 12 1885 39 23 38 AVERAGE 67 48 19 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.11 1.95 2003 0.13 -0.02 T MONTH TO DATE 0.71 2.14 -1.43 3.52 SINCE MAR 1 0.71 2.14 -1.43 3.52 SINCE JAN 1 5.23 7.57 -2.34 7.89 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.2 1914 0.1 -0.1 MONTH TO DATE T 1.2 -1.2 SINCE JUL 1 2.0 14.4 -12.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 17 -17 19 MONTH TO DATE 190 401 -211 366 SINCE MAR 1 190 401 -211 366 SINCE JUL 1 2739 3509 -770 3484 COOLING YESTERDAY 2 0 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 13 0 13 0 SINCE MAR 1 13 0 13 0 SINCE JAN 1 13 0 13 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 400 AM LOWEST 66 500 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 89 1921 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 10 1885 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2012.........SUNRISE 709 AM EDT SUNSET 722 PM EDT MARCH 22 2012.........SUNRISE 708 AM EDT SUNSET 723 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$