POTOMAC, MARYLAND

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Elevation: 8 meters Latitude: 39 02N Longitude: 077 15W

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26 April, 2024

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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-17.8		1.5		-17.8		6.7		11.3		16.4		-17.8		25.2		-17.8		-17.8		-17.8		-17.8		7

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-17.8		5.6		-17.8		13.1		16.7		23.3		-17.8		30.8		-17.8		-17.8		-17.8		-17.8		11.2

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-17.8		-2.5		-17.8		0.4		6		9.6		-17.8		19.7		-17.8		-17.8		-17.8		-17.8		2.9

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		35.6		24.4		-17.8		25.6		25		30		-17.8		35.6		-17.8		-17.8		28.9		-17.8		18.9

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-15.6		-15.6		-17.8		-6.7		-1.1		-1.1		-17.8		13.3		-17.8		-17.8		6.7		-17.8		-8.9

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17		---		---		---		---		---		---		17		---		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		53		22		---		15.5		3		1.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		11

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1014		68		64		82		82		96		100		90		89		105		79		83		76

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		102		8		7		9		9		10		9		9		8		8		8		9		8

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm.		202.2		52.3		50.8		57.1		71.1		73.7		202.2		91.4		96.5		173.2		94		76.2		65

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		75.2		5.8		5.7		6.7		6.7		7.9		6.6		6.5		5.7		6.1		5.7		5.9		5.9

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		72		6		5		6		6		7		7		6		5		6		5		6		6

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		27		2		2		2		2		3		3		3		2		3		2		2		2

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		28.2		2		1.8		2.2		2.4		3.1		2.5		2.3		2.1		2.8		2.2		2.5		2.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10		---		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1

PRECIPITATION - RAIN

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1750		180		168		181		195		228		325		273		262		282		226		189		160

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		728		9		5		4		8		18		26		9		4		9		---		6		9

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm.		20.1		8.4		6.6		1.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		2.5

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm.		76.2		50.8		43.2		15.8		5.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		24.1		31.8

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4343.8		521		878.9		359.1		209.2		58.6		91.7		---		94.7		283.3		508.1		708.3		350.5

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		214.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		214.4		---		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1035.3		---		---		---		40.8		199.8		158.3		472.8		163.6		---		---		---		---

SKY CONDITIONS

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10.3		11.2		12.4		13.7		14.8		15.4		15.1		14.1		12.9		11.6		10.5		10

SOLAR RADIATION

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.9		7.1		9.9		13.4		16.8		19.2		20.3		20.1		17.9		15.3		12.1		8		6.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.8		3		4		5.5		7.2		8.3		8.9		8.6		7.6		5.9		4.3		3.2		2.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.3		11.2		13.4		15.6		17		17.6		17.8		17.9		17.3		17		16.3		12.3		10.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15		11.3		13.4		14.7		15.8		16.9		17.4		17.6		16.4		16.6		16.6		12.6		10.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.9		7.1		9.9		13.4		16.8		19.2		20.3		20.1		17.9		15.3		12.1		8		6.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.9		3		4.1		5.7		7.4		8.6		9.1		8.8		7.8		6.3		4.6		3.3		2.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.1		13.4		16.7		18.9		19.4		20.7		20.7		19.5		19.3		19.9		20.6		15.6		12.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.6		14		18.5		19.8		20		23.1		23.6		20.8		20		21.5		23.1		17.4		13

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.4		6		7.9		10.8		14.5		12.7		17.1		17.9		15.8		13.1		9.8		5.9		4.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.4		2.8		3.6		5.1		6.8		7.7		8.3		8.3		7.3		5.4		3.5		2.8		2.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.1		9		9.9		12.1		14.5		11.7		15.1		16.1		15.3		14.1		12.3		8.1		7.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.1		8.3		8.6		9.7		11.8		7.2		12.1		13.9		12.9		12.2		10.8		7		6.4

NEARBY - MAP

NEARBY - LIST

Vienna - Colvin Run Elementary School, Virginia (6 mi / 9 km)
Tyson's Corner, Virginia (8 mi / 13 km)
Brookdale, Maryland (9 mi / 15 km)
Rockville, Maryland (9 mi / 14 km)
Washington - Georgetown, District of Columbia (9 mi / 16 km)

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Potomac, Maryland