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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
1230 AM EST FRI MAR 28 2003

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         65    406 PM  85    1998  59      6       49       
  MINIMUM         33    653 AM  17    2001  35     -2       37       
  AVERAGE         49                        47      2       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.19 1994   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.82                      3.11  -0.29     3.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.82                      3.11  -0.29     3.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.64                      8.93   1.71     4.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1983   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       3.1   -3.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       3.1   -3.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     48.3                      20.5   27.8      2.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        18     -2       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  568                       601    -33      557       
  SINCE MAR 1    568                       601    -33      557       
  SINCE JUL 1   4612                      4334    278     3606       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        86      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        18      2001                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2003.........SUNRISE   601 AM EST   SUNSET   629 PM EST   
MARCH 29 2003.........SUNRISE   600 AM EST   SUNSET   630 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.