POTOMAC, MARYLAND

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Elevation: 27 feet Latitude: 39 02N Longitude: 077 15W

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20 April, 2024

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MONTHLY - ALL WEATHER AVERAGES [ Show Summary ]

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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		---		34.7		---		44.1		52.4		61.6		---		77.4		---		---		---		---		44.6

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		---		42		---		55.6		62.1		74		---		87.4		---		---		---		---		52.1

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		---		27.5		---		32.7		42.8		49.2		---		67.5		---		---		---		---		37.2

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		96		76		---		78		77		86		---		96		---		---		84		---		66

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		4		4		---		20		30		30		---		56		---		---		44		---		16

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
in.		39.9		2.7		2.5		3.2		3.2		3.8		3.9		3.5		3.5		4.1		3.1		3.3		3

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
in.		8		2.1		2		2.2		2.8		2.9		8		3.6		3.8		6.8		3.7		3		2.6

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
in.		68.9		7.1		6.6		7.1		7.7		9		12.8		10.7		10.3		11.1		8.9		7.4		6.3

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		28.6		0.4		0.2		0.1		0.3		0.7		1		0.3		0.1		0.3		---		0.2		0.4

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		7.9		3.3		2.6		0.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		1

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		30		20		17		6.2		2		---		---		---		---		---		---		9.5		12.5

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7314		937.8		1582		646.4		376.5		105.4		165		---		170.5		510		914.5		1275		630.9

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		386		---		---		---		---		---		---		386		---		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1863.6		---		---		---		73.5		359.6		285		851		294.5		---		---		---		---

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
kWh/m2		3.9		2		2.8		3.7		4.7		5.3		5.6		5.6		5		4.3		3.4		2.2		1.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.8		1.1		1.5		2		2.3		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.7		1.2		0.9		0.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		3.1		3.7		4.3		4.7		4.9		4.9		5		4.8		4.7		4.5		3.4		2.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		3.1		3.7		4.1		4.4		4.7		4.8		4.9		4.6		4.6		4.6		3.5		2.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.9		2		2.8		3.7		4.7		5.3		5.6		5.6		5		4.3		3.4		2.2		1.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		0.8		1.2		1.6		2.1		2.4		2.5		2.5		2.2		1.7		1.3		0.9		0.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5		3.7		4.6		5.3		5.4		5.8		5.7		5.4		5.4		5.5		5.7		4.3		3.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.4		3.9		5.2		5.5		5.6		6.4		6.6		5.8		5.6		6		6.4		4.8		3.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.2		1.7		2.2		3		4		3.5		4.7		5		4.4		3.7		2.7		1.6		1.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.8		1		1.4		1.9		2.2		2.3		2.3		2		1.5		1		0.8		0.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		2.5		2.8		3.4		4		3.3		4.2		4.5		4.2		3.9		3.4		2.2		2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.8		2.3		2.4		2.7		3.3		2		3.4		3.9		3.6		3.4		3		1.9		1.8

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