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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
1232 AM EST THU MAR 9 2006

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...THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         51    237 PM  84    2000  52     -1       60       
  MINIMUM         23    514 AM  11    1986  30     -7       22       
  AVERAGE         37                        41     -4       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.16 1995   0.11  -0.11     0.54    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.88  -0.87     0.54    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.88  -0.87     0.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.79                      6.70  -1.91     5.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.7  1984   0.1   -0.1      1.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2      1.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.2   -1.2      1.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.1                      18.6   -4.5     17.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        24      4       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  205                       202      3      221       
  SINCE MAR 1    205                       202      3      221       
  SINCE JUL 1   3433                      3962   -529     3557       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE WASHINGTON DULLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        79      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        14      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2006.........SUNRISE   630 AM EST   SUNSET   611 PM EST   
MARCH 10 2006.........SUNRISE   629 AM EST   SUNSET   612 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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