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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
1232 AM EST SAT MAR 6 2004

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         76    439 PM  79    1976  51     25       61       
  MINIMUM         37   1047 AM   7    1978  29      8       33       
  AVERAGE         57                        40     17       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.41 1965   0.11  -0.11     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.55  -0.27     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.28                      0.55  -0.27     0.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.62                      6.37  -2.75     9.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1984   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.9   -0.9       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     17.4                      18.3   -0.9     48.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        25    -17       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                       128    -76      145       
  SINCE MAR 1     52                       128    -76      145       
  SINCE JUL 1   3777                      3861    -84     4189       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46          M500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        65      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        15      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2004.........SUNRISE   634 AM EST   SUNSET   608 PM EST   
MARCH  7 2004.........SUNRISE   633 AM EST   SUNSET   609 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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