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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
1229 AM EST TUE MAR 4 2003

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         39    104 AM  74    1967  50    -11       60       
  MINIMUM         14   1159 PM  12    1980  28    -14       33       
  AVERAGE         27                        39    -12       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.43 1997   0.11  -0.11     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.33  -0.16     0.83    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.17                      0.33  -0.16     0.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.99                      6.15   1.84     2.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.9  1978   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     48.2                      18.0   30.2      2.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        26     12       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                        78     13       75       
  SINCE MAR 1     91                        78     13       75       
  SINCE JUL 1   4135                      3811    324     3124       
                                                                     
 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       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     32           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        79      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         6      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2003.........SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   605 PM EST   
MARCH  5 2003.........SUNRISE   637 AM EST   SUNSET   606 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.