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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
1233 AM EST SAT MAR 1 2003

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         37    441 PM  70    1976  49    -12       41       
  MINIMUM         26    201 AM  10    1993  27     -1       24       
  AVERAGE         32                        38     -6       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.13 1966   0.11  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.13                      2.77   2.36     0.47    
  SINCE DEC 1     11.43                      8.89   2.54     3.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.82                      5.82   2.00     1.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.4           2.9  1980   0.2    0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   34.9                       6.2   28.7       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     48.2                      16.5   31.7      2.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     48.2                      17.4   30.8      2.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        27      6       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  963                       847    116      724       
  SINCE DEC 1   3062                      2756    306     2246       
  SINCE JUL 1   4044                      3733    311     3049       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
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          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        77      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        11      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2003.........SUNRISE   643 AM EST   SUNSET   602 PM EST   
MARCH  2 2003.........SUNRISE   641 AM EST   SUNSET   603 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.