000 CDUS41 KLWX 150532 CLIIAD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON 1229 AM EST FRI MAR 15 2002 ................................... ...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 2002... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1962 TO 2002 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 69 407 PM 88 1990 54 15 59 MINIMUM 43 853 AM 15 1993 31 12 35 AVERAGE 56 43 13 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.90 1986 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.43 1.59 -0.16 0.87 SINCE MAR 1 1.43 1.59 -0.16 0.87 SINCE JAN 1 3.12 7.41 -4.29 5.08 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 1.2 1991 MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 1.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM 1.0 SINCE JUL 1 2.6 MM MM 12.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 9 22 -13 18 MONTH TO DATE 298 346 -48 339 SINCE MAR 1 298 346 -48 339 SINCE JUL 1 3347 4160 -813 4272 COOLING YESTERDAY 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 42 300 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 82 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 -1 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2002.........SUNRISE 621 AM EST SUNSET 617 PM EST MARCH 16 2002.........SUNRISE 620 AM EST SUNSET 618 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.