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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
1232 AM EST MON MAR 31 2003

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         49   1201 AM  89    1998  60    -11       71       
  MINIMUM         32   1141 AM  22    1970  36     -4       56       
  AVERAGE         41                        48     -7       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.69          1.24 1974   0.11   0.58     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.71                      3.44   0.27     3.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.71                      3.44   0.27     3.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.53                      9.26   2.27     4.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.8           5.3  1964   0.1    1.7      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.9                       3.4   -1.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.9                       3.4   -1.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     50.1                      20.8   29.3      2.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        17      7        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  612                       653    -41      591       
  SINCE MAR 1    612                       653    -41      591       
  SINCE JUL 1   4656                      4386    270     3640       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         3     -3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        85      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        17      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2003.........SUNRISE   557 AM EST   SUNSET   632 PM EST   
APRIL  1 2003.........SUNRISE   555 AM EST   SUNSET   633 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.