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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
528 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2008


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...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         75    356 PM  99    1948  84     -9       84
  MINIMUM         69    841 AM  50    1874  67      2       70
  AVERAGE         72                        76     -4       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.48          3.09 1914   0.11   0.37     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      3.08  -2.04     3.47
  SINCE JUN 1      9.44                      9.87  -0.43     7.25
  SINCE JAN 1     33.36                     25.90   7.46    21.04

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0                       0.0    0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        0
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        12    -12        0
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         7     -7        0

 COOLING
  TODAY            7                        11     -4       12
  MONTH TO DATE  367                       375     -8      421
  SINCE JUN 1   1256                      1135    121     1213
  SINCE JAN 1   1350                      1267     83     1387
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 WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           100 AM
 LOWEST     64           400 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        98      1973
                                             1953
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        49      1986


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 28 2008........SUNRISE   634 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 PM EDT
AUGUST 29 2008........SUNRISE   635 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 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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