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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
1234 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2004

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1962 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         70    410 PM  77    1972  50     20       38       
  MINIMUM         28    447 AM  11    1980  27      1       32       
  AVERAGE         49                        39     10       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1997   0.11  -0.11     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.34                      5.93  -2.59     8.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.2  1969   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.4                      17.6   -0.2     48.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        26    -10       30       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        26    -10       30       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        26    -10       30       
  SINCE JUL 1   3741                      3759    -18     4074       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        77      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        12      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2004.........SUNRISE   640 AM EST   SUNSET   604 PM EST   
MARCH  3 2004.........SUNRISE   639 AM EST   SUNSET   605 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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