515 CDUS41 KLWX 212124 CLIDCA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 523 PM EDT WED MAR 21 2012 ................................... ...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 2012... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME. 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) TODAY MAXIMUM 69 355 PM 89 1921 58 11 70 MINIMUM 59 745 AM 10 1885 39 20 43 AVERAGE 64 48 16 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY T 2.15 1918 0.12 -0.12 0.19 MONTH TO DATE 0.71 2.26 -1.55 3.71 SINCE MAR 1 0.71 2.26 -1.55 3.71 SINCE JAN 1 5.23 7.69 -2.46 8.08 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 5.3 1924 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 1.2 -1.2 SINCE JUL 1 2.0 14.4 -12.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 1 17 -16 8 MONTH TO DATE 191 418 -227 374 SINCE MAR 1 191 418 -227 374 SINCE JUL 1 2740 3526 -786 3492 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 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 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 500 AM LOWEST 73 400 PM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 90 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 17 1892 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. $$