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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
1231 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         69    354 PM  76    1974  52     17       60       
  MINIMUM         39    315 AM  14    1985  29     10       35       
  AVERAGE         54                        40     14       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.53 1967   0.11  -0.11     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.77  -0.77     1.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.77  -0.77     1.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.55                      6.59  -2.04     4.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.3  1969   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.1   -1.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.1   -1.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     16.1                      18.5   -2.4     17.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        25    -14       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  197                       178     19       72       
  SINCE MAR 1    197                       178     19       72       
  SINCE JUL 1   3533                      3938   -405     3799       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        84      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        11      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM EST   SUNSET   610 PM EST   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM EST   SUNSET   611 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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