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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
133 AM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012


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...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         84    343 PM  93    1928  72     12       62
  MINIMUM         65    543 AM  39    1986  53     12       46
  AVERAGE         75                        62     13       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.12          1.77 1922   0.12   0.00     0.56
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      0.47  -0.18     0.59
  SINCE MAR 1      3.23                      7.01  -3.78     8.19
  SINCE JAN 1      7.75                     12.44  -4.69    12.56

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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                         4     -4       11
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        18    -18       20
  SINCE MAR 1    492                       856   -364      839
  SINCE JUL 1   3041                      3964   -923     3957

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10                         2      8        0
  MONTH TO DATE   22                         6     16        8
  SINCE MAR 1     72                        32     40       52
  SINCE JAN 1     72                        32     40       52
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM
 LOWEST     48           300 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        94      1928
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        39      1926
                                             1907


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  5 2012...........SUNRISE   605 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 PM EDT
MAY  6 2012...........SUNRISE   604 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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