CDUS41 KLWX 052124 CLIDCA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 524 PM EDT TUE MAY 05 2026 ................................... ...THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2026... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 86 3:13 PM 94 1928 74 12 75 MINIMUM 61 1:50 AM 39 1907 55 6 63 1926 AVERAGE 74 64 10 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 3.24 1953 0.12 -0.12 0.64 MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.62 -0.61 1.17 SINCE MAR 1 3.46 7.33 -3.87 6.69 SINCE JAN 1 9.19 12.81 -3.62 11.48 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 2.0 -1.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 10.6 13.7 -3.1 14.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 3 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 30 17 13 0 SINCE MAR 1 590 797 -207 512 SINCE JUL 1 3809 3720 89 3252 COOLING TODAY 9 2 7 4 MONTH TO DATE 9 10 -1 38 SINCE MAR 1 111 45 66 130 SINCE JAN 1 111 45 66 130 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 67 1:00 AM LOWEST 22 4:00 PM AVERAGE 45 .......................................................... THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 93 1950 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 37 1911 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 PM EDT MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$