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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
435 PM EST WED MAR 3 2004

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...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         67    253 PM  79    1923  51     16       42       
  MINIMUM         49    657 AM  11    1925  34     15       20       
  AVERAGE         58                        42     16       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.75 1909   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.33  -0.17     0.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.16                      0.33  -0.17     0.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.79                      6.17  -2.38     9.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           7.1  1960   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.4                      13.9   -1.5     40.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            7                        22    -15       34       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        68    -46       83       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        68    -46       83       
  SINCE JUL 1   3257                      3210     47     3641       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    61          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        82      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         4      1873                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2004.........SUNRISE   637 AM EST   SUNSET   603 PM EST   
MARCH  4 2004.........SUNRISE   636 AM EST   SUNSET   604 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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