165 CDUS41 KLWX 020521 CLIDCA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 120 AM EDT WED MAY 2 2012 ................................... ...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 84 339 PM 96 1942 71 13 61 MINIMUM 60 226 AM 34 1876 52 8 51 AVERAGE 72 62 10 56 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.15 1.42 1976 0.11 0.04 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 0.15 0.11 0.04 0.01 SINCE MAR 1 3.09 6.65 -3.56 7.61 SINCE JAN 1 7.61 12.08 -4.47 11.98 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1963 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 2.0 14.5 -12.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 9 MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 9 SINCE MAR 1 492 843 -351 828 SINCE JUL 1 3041 3951 -910 3946 COOLING YESTERDAY 7 1 6 0 MONTH TO DATE 7 1 6 0 SINCE MAR 1 57 27 30 44 SINCE JAN 1 57 27 30 44 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 600 AM LOWEST 46 200 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 89 1930 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 35 1945 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 2 2012...........SUNRISE 609 AM EDT SUNSET 802 PM EDT MAY 3 2012...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 803 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$