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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
1230 AM EST WED MAR 2 2005

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1962 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         39    417 PM  77    1972  50    -11       70       
  MINIMUM         27   1050 AM  11    1980  27      0       28       
  AVERAGE         33                        39     -6       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.60 1997   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.55                      5.93  -1.38     3.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.2  1969   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     16.1                      17.6   -1.5     17.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        26      6       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        26      6       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     32                        26      6       16       
  SINCE JUL 1   3368                      3786   -418     3743       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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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 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM EST   SUNSET   604 PM EST   
MARCH  3 2005.........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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