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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON                        
131 AM EDT TUE AUG 6 2002

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...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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         97    209 PM 102    1930  88      9       90       
  MINIMUM         75   1124 PM  54    1912  70      5       74       
  AVERAGE         86                        79      7       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          2.15 1878   0.11  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.55  -0.47     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.09                      7.34  -1.25     9.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.89                     23.37  -6.48    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       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  110                        75     35       64       
  SINCE JUN 1    950                       808    142      703       
  SINCE JAN 1   1147                       934    213      822       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       106      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        53      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  6 2002........SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT   
AUGUST  7 2002........SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.