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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
1229 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2003

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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    401 PM  76    1974  52    -13       69       
  MINIMUM         20    706 AM  14    1985  29     -9       37       
  AVERAGE         30                        40    -10       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.53 1967   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.77  -0.37     0.83    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.40                      0.77  -0.37     0.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.22                      6.59   1.63     2.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.3  1969   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.1   -1.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.1   -1.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     48.2                      18.5   29.7      2.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        25     10       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  209                       178     31      180       
  SINCE MAR 1    209                       178     31      180       
  SINCE JUL 1   4253                      3911    342     3229       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
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    92          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     59           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        84      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        11      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2003.........SUNRISE   632 AM EST   SUNSET   609 PM EST   
MARCH  9 2003.........SUNRISE   631 AM EST   SUNSET   610 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.