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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
130 AM EDT MON MAY 5 2003

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         64    452 PM  90    2001  71     -7       63       
  MINIMUM         43   1159 PM  31    1967  46     -3       33       
  AVERAGE         54                        59     -5       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.98 1978   0.13  -0.12     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.50  -0.49     0.93    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.43                      7.27  -0.84     7.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.39                     13.09   2.30     9.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      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       11                         7      4       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        29    -13       35       
  SINCE MAR 1   1004                      1061    -57      932       
  SINCE JUL 1   5048                      4794    254     3981       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         4      5        6       
  SINCE MAR 1     17                        19     -2       61       
  SINCE JAN 1     17                        19     -2       61       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        88      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2003...........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT   
MAY  6 2003...........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.