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Temperature
Mean Temperature 79 °F 77 °F  
Max Temperature 87 °F 85 °F 99 °F (1948)
Min Temperature 71 °F 68 °F 50 °F (1874)
Degree Days
Heating Degree Days 0 0  
Month to date heating degree days 0 0  
Since 1 June heating degree days 0 6  
Since 1 July heating degree days 0 0  
Cooling Degree Days 14 12  
Month to date cooling degree days 442 372  
Year to date cooling degree days 1676 1277  
Since 1 June cooling degree days 1476 1143  
Growing Degree Days 29 (Base 50)    
Moisture
Dew Point 63 °F    
Average Humidity 60    
Maximum Humidity 84    
Minimum Humidity 36    
Precipitation
Precipitation 0.50 in 0.08 in 3.09 in (1914)
Month to date precipitation 8.92 2.66  
Year to date precipitation 27.30 26.13  
Snow
Snow 0.00 in 0.00 in - ()
Month to date snowfall 0.0 0.0  
Since 1 July snowfall 0.0 0.0  
Snow Depth 0.00 in    
Sea Level Pressure
Sea Level Pressure 29.44 in    
Wind
Wind Speed 16 mph (NW)    
Max Wind Speed 47 mph    
Max Gust Speed 60 mph    
Visibility 9 miles    
Events Rain    
T = Trace of Precipitation, MM = Missing Value Source: NWS Daily Summary
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Local Photos
Snapped
Like a twig
Irene
Irene broke our flag pole in half and relocated the flag in the tree!
Uprooted
Across the street
Branch2
From where?
Snapped2
Like a twig2
Dulles Skies Before Irene
Skies rolling with dark and white clouds.
Branch
It's not from the tree in the picture
Deer
In My Backyard
Oh to be a butterfly!
I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free. Charles Dickens
Hurricane Irene aftermath - Washington, DC
August 28, 2011
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Astronomy
May. 20, 2013 Rise Set
Actual Time 6:33 AM EDT 7:44 PM EDT
Civil Twilight 6:05 AM EDT 8:12 PM EDT
Nautical Twilight 5:32 AM EDT 8:45 PM EDT
Astronomical Twilight 4:58 AM EDT 9:19 PM EDT
Moon 5:57 AM EDT (8/28) 7:12 PM EDT (8/28)
Length Of Visible Light 14h 06m
Length of Day
13h 11m
Waning Crescent, 0% of the Moon is Illuminated
Aug 28
Waning Crescent
Aug 28
New
Sep 4
First Quarter
Sep 12
Full
Sep 20
Last Quarter
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Hourly Observations
Time (EDT) Temp. Heat Index Dew Point Humidity Pressure Visibility Wind Dir Wind Speed Gust Speed Precip Events Conditions
12:54 AM 73.0 °F - 68.0 °F 84% 29.15 in 3.0 mi North 41.4 mph 57.5 mph 0.34 in Rain Rain
1:52 AM 72.0 °F - 66.9 °F 84% 29.12 in 7.0 mi NNW 34.5 mph 54.1 mph N/A Rain Light Rain
2:13 AM 73.4 °F - 66.2 °F 78% 29.10 in 5.0 mi NNW 33.4 mph 46.0 mph 0.00 in Rain Light Rain
2:35 AM 73.4 °F - 68.0 °F 83% 29.10 in 7.0 mi NNW 31.1 mph 43.7 mph N/A Rain Light Rain
2:52 AM 73.0 °F - 68.0 °F 84% 29.09 in 7.0 mi NNW 34.5 mph 46.0 mph 0.01 in Rain Light Rain
3:52 AM 71.6 °F - 66.2 °F 83% 29.11 in 4.0 mi NNW 31.1 mph 46.0 mph N/A Rain Light Rain
4:52 AM 71.1 °F - 66.9 °F 87% 29.14 in 5.0 mi NNW 28.8 mph 47.2 mph 0.17 in Rain Rain
5:52 AM 72.0 °F - 66.9 °F 84% 29.19 in 10.0 mi NW 20.7 mph 39.1 mph 0.02 in Rain Light Rain
6:52 AM 73.0 °F - 66.0 °F 79% 29.24 in 10.0 mi NW 19.6 mph 32.2 mph 0.00 in Rain Light Rain
7:52 AM 71.1 °F - 66.9 °F 87% 29.31 in 10.0 mi West 15.0 mph 24.2 mph 0.04 in Rain Light Rain
8:52 AM 71.6 °F - 66.2 °F 83% 29.36 in 9.0 mi West 17.3 mph 27.6 mph N/A Rain Light Rain
9:52 AM 75.0 °F - 66.0 °F 73% 29.41 in 10.0 mi West 17.3 mph 26.5 mph 0.00 in   Mostly Cloudy
10:52 AM 78.1 °F - 64.0 °F 62% 29.47 in 10.0 mi West 25.3 mph 35.7 mph N/A   Mostly Cloudy
11:52 AM 79.0 °F - 63.0 °F 58% 29.52 in 10.0 mi West 16.1 mph 25.3 mph N/A   Mostly Cloudy
12:52 PM 82.9 °F 84.0 °F 63.0 °F 51% 29.53 in 10.0 mi WNW 16.1 mph 32.2 mph N/A   Mostly Cloudy
1:52 PM 84.9 °F 85.0 °F 61.0 °F 44% 29.57 in 10.0 mi West 15.0 mph 29.9 mph N/A   Scattered Clouds
2:52 PM 86.0 °F 85.7 °F 60.1 °F 41% 29.59 in 10.0 mi West 17.3 mph 29.9 mph N/A   Scattered Clouds
3:52 PM 86.0 °F 85.7 °F 60.1 °F 41% 29.61 in 10.0 mi WNW 15.0 mph 26.5 mph N/A   Scattered Clouds
4:52 PM 87.1 °F 86.1 °F 57.9 °F 37% 29.63 in 10.0 mi WNW 16.1 mph 23.0 mph N/A   Scattered Clouds
5:52 PM 84.9 °F 83.9 °F 57.0 °F 38% 29.65 in 10.0 mi NW 12.7 mph 18.4 mph N/A   Partly Cloudy
6:52 PM 82.9 °F 82.6 °F 57.9 °F 42% 29.67 in 10.0 mi NW 9.2 mph - N/A   Partly Cloudy
7:52 PM 80.1 °F 80.7 °F 59.0 °F 48% 29.70 in 10.0 mi North 4.6 mph - N/A   Partly Cloudy
8:52 PM 80.1 °F 80.6 °F 57.9 °F 47% 29.74 in 10.0 mi NW 4.6 mph - N/A   Partly Cloudy
9:52 PM 75.0 °F - 61.0 °F 62% 29.76 in 10.0 mi North 5.8 mph - N/A   Partly Cloudy
10:52 PM 73.9 °F - 63.0 °F 68% 29.78 in 10.0 mi North 4.6 mph - N/A   Scattered Clouds
11:52 PM 72.0 °F - 63.0 °F 73% 29.79 in 10.0 mi NNW 4.6 mph - N/A   Scattered Clouds
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