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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
1230 AM EST THU MAR 6 2003

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         61    325 PM  79    1976  51     10       46       
  MINIMUM         33   1243 AM   7    1978  29      4       11       
  AVERAGE         47                        40      7       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.41 1965   0.11  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.55  -0.35     0.83    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.20                      0.55  -0.35     0.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.02                      6.37   1.65     2.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1984   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.9   -0.9      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.9   -0.9      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     48.2                      18.3   29.9      2.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        25     -7       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  145                       128     17      150       
  SINCE MAR 1    145                       128     17      150       
  SINCE JUL 1   4189                      3861    328     3199       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        65      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        15      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2003.........SUNRISE   635 AM EST   SUNSET   607 PM EST   
MARCH  7 2003.........SUNRISE   634 AM EST   SUNSET   608 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.