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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON                        
133 AM EDT MON AUG 5 2002

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...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         96    401 PM 102    1930  88      8       86       
  MINIMUM         75    544 AM  54    1912  70      5       73       
  AVERAGE         86                        79      7       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1974   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.44  -0.44     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.01                      7.23  -1.22     9.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.81                     23.26  -6.45    22.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         8     -8        4       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        15      6       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                        60     29       47       
  SINCE JUN 1    929                       793    136      686       
  SINCE JAN 1   1126                       919    207      805       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       102      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        54      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  5 2002........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 PM EDT   
AUGUST  6 2002........SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.