112 CDUS41 KLWX 280521 CLIDCA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 121 AM EDT WED MAR 28 2012 ................................... ...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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 56 409 PM 86 1921 60 -4 46 MINIMUM 34 616 AM 20 1894 41 -7 31 AVERAGE 45 50 -5 39 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.81 1919 0.13 -0.13 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 1.01 2.99 -1.98 4.21 SINCE MAR 1 1.01 2.99 -1.98 4.21 SINCE JAN 1 5.53 8.42 -2.89 8.58 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 1891 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 1.3 -1.3 SINCE JUL 1 2.0 14.5 -12.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 20 15 5 26 MONTH TO DATE 236 511 -275 499 SINCE MAR 1 236 511 -275 499 SINCE JUL 1 2785 3619 -834 3617 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 23 0 23 0 SINCE MAR 1 23 0 23 0 SINCE JAN 1 23 0 23 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 39 1100 PM LOWEST 16 400 PM AVERAGE 28 .......................................................... THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 85 1945 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 21 1894 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 28 2012.........SUNRISE 658 AM EDT SUNSET 728 PM EDT MARCH 29 2012.........SUNRISE 657 AM EDT SUNSET 729 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$