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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
1232 AM EST WED APR 2 2003

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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    412 PM  85    1978  61      4       58       
  MINIMUM         27    217 AM  17    1969  36     -9       35       
  AVERAGE         46                        49     -3       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.64 1973   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.71                      3.66   0.05     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.53                      9.48   2.05     5.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.6  1964   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.9                       3.5   -1.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     50.1                      20.9   29.2      2.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        16      3       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        16      3       18       
  SINCE MAR 1    660                       686    -26      621       
  SINCE JUL 1   4704                      4419    285     3670       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         4     -4        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        86      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        21      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2003.........SUNRISE   553 AM EST   SUNSET   634 PM EST   
APRIL  3 2003.........SUNRISE   552 AM EST   SUNSET   635 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.