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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
1229 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2003

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         44    454 AM  65    1995  51     -7       63       
  MINIMUM         28   1159 PM  15    1978  29     -1       30       
  AVERAGE         36                        40     -4       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          1.12 1967   0.11   0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.66  -0.26     0.83    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.40                      0.66  -0.26     0.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.22                      6.48   1.74     2.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1989   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.0   -1.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.0   -1.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     48.2                      18.4   29.8      2.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        25      4       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       153     21      168       
  SINCE MAR 1    174                       153     21      168       
  SINCE JUL 1   4218                      3886    332     3217       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        76      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        14      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2003.........SUNRISE   634 AM EST   SUNSET   608 PM EST   
MARCH  8 2003.........SUNRISE   632 AM EST   SUNSET   609 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.