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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
130 AM EDT FRI APR 25 2003

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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    323 PM  85    1994  69     -4       64       
  MINIMUM         37    435 AM  30    1989  43     -6       31       
  AVERAGE         51                        56     -5       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.25 1983   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      2.53  -0.24     1.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.00                      6.08  -0.08     5.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.82                     11.90   1.92     6.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.9                       3.8   -1.9      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     50.1                      21.2   28.9      2.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        10      4       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  311                       310      1      234       
  SINCE MAR 1    952                       980    -28      837       
  SINCE JUL 1   4996                      4713    283     3886       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         5      3       55       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         9     -1       55       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         9     -1       55       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
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    66          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     24           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        29      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2003.........SUNRISE   620 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 PM EDT   
APRIL 26 2003.........SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.