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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
1229 AM EST THU MAR 2 2006

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1962 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         53    401 PM  77    1972  50      3       39       
  MINIMUM         27   1203 AM  11    1980  27      0       27       
  AVERAGE         40                        39      1       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.06 1997   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.11  -0.11      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.11  -0.11      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      4.78                      5.93  -1.15     4.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.2  1969   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.1                      17.6   -3.5     16.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        26     -1       32       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        26     -1       32       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        26     -1       32       
  SINCE JUL 1   3253                      3786   -533     3368       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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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                    
                                             1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2006.........SUNRISE   641 AM EST   SUNSET   603 PM EST   
MARCH  3 2006.........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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