CXUS51 KLWX 011221 CLMDCA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 821 AM EDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 93 03/23/1907 LOW 4 03/04/1873 HIGHEST 86 03/11 78 8 86 LOWEST 27 03/18 23 4 23 AVG. MAXIMUM 63.6 56.5 7.1 64.8 AVG. MINIMUM 41.7 38.6 3.1 43.7 MEAN 52.7 47.6 5.1 54.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.3 -0.3 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 5 7.5 -2.5 3 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.84 1891 MINIMUM 0.05 2006 TOTALS 1.90 3.50 -1.60 2.49 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.11 -0.05 0.08 DAYS >= .01 12 11.0 1.0 6 DAYS >= .10 5 6.5 -1.5 5 DAYS >= .50 1 2.2 -1.2 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.9 -0.9 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.59 03/15 TO 03/16 1.00 STORM TOTAL 0.58 1.00 (MM/DD(HH)) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 19.3 1914 TOTALS 1.0 2.0 -1.0 0.0 SINCE 7/1 10.6 13.7 -3.1 MM DAYS >= TRACE 2 1.1 0.9 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.6 -0.6 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 389 544 -155 351 SINCE 7/1 3608 3468 140 MM COOLING TOTAL 15 3 12 25 SINCE 1/1 15 3 12 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/300 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 68/300 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.67 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 62 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 1 FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$