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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
1230 AM EST SUN MAR 30 2003

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         76    257 PM  86    1998  60     16       70       
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  20    1982  35     14       41       
  AVERAGE         63                        48     15       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          1.34 2001   0.11   0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.02                      3.33  -0.31     3.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.02                      3.33  -0.31     3.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.84                      9.15   1.69     4.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0             4.2  1984   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       3.3   -3.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       3.3   -3.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     48.3                      20.7   27.6      2.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                        17    -15        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  588                       636    -48      590       
  SINCE MAR 1    588                       636    -48      590       
  SINCE JUL 1   4632                      4369    263     3639       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
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    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        89      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        22      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2003.........SUNRISE   558 AM EST   SUNSET   631 PM EST   
MARCH 31 2003.........SUNRISE   557 AM EST   SUNSET   632 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.