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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
132 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2003

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         68    411 PM  90    1964  77     -9       85       
  MINIMUM         55   1213 AM  36    1963  52      3       44       
  AVERAGE         62                        65     -3       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.62          0.83 1994   0.14   0.48      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    7.35                      3.24   4.11     1.92    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.77                     10.01   3.76     8.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.73                     15.83   6.90    10.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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        3                         3      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       123     26      163       
  SINCE MAR 1   1137                      1155    -18     1060       
  SINCE JUL 1   5181                      4888    293     4109       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        36    -16       26       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        51    -23       81       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        51    -23       81       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        92      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 25 2003...........SUNRISE   550 AM EDT   SUNSET   824 PM EDT   
MAY 26 2003...........SUNRISE   549 AM EDT   SUNSET   825 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.