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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
1233 AM EST THU FEB 27 2003

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1962 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         26    428 PM  69    2002  49    -23       69       
                                      1977                          
  MINIMUM         21    845 AM   7    1970  27     -6       32       
  AVERAGE         24                        38    -14       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          0.51 1992   0.10   0.01     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.96                      2.55   2.41     0.47    
  SINCE DEC 1     11.26                      8.67   2.59     3.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.65                      5.60   2.05     1.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.9           2.7  1993   0.2    1.7      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   30.4                       5.8   24.6       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     43.7                      16.1   27.6      2.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.7                      17.0   26.7      2.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        27     14       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  890                       793     97      661       
  SINCE DEC 1   2989                      2702    287     2183       
  SINCE JUL 1   3971                      3679    292     2986       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        74      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         8      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 27 2003......SUNRISE   646 AM EST   SUNSET   600 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 28 2003......SUNRISE   644 AM EST   SUNSET   601 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.