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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		53.6		31.8		33.7		42		52.8		61.8		70.6		75		73.8		66.6		54.6		45.1		35.1

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		65.4		41.8		44.6		53.9		65.7		74.2		82.7		87		85.9		79.1		67.7		57		45.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		41.7		21.7		22.7		30.2		39.9		49.4		58.5		63.1		61.7		54.1		41.5		33.1		24.7

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		104		75		80		90		95		95		99		103		104		99		92		83		81

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-19		-19		-17		-2		17		28		36		39		36		30		19		8		-5

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		29.2		---		---		0.1		0.5		0.8		5.2		11		8.8		2.7		0.1		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		98		---		---		0.5		2.9		7.8		19.3		27		25.2		12.5		2.5		0.2		0.1

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		162.9		0.1		0.4		2.8		9.5		20		28.1		30.9		30.4		25.5		11.6		3		0.6

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		220.4		2.1		2.5		8.8		19.4		28.6		29.9		31		31		29.7		23.7		10.9		2.6

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		272.2		6.4		7.7		17.5		27.3		30.9		30		31		31		30		30.3		21.2		8.9

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		323.4		15.5		17.9		27.2		29.9		31		30		31		31		30		31		28.7		20.2

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		348.8		31		28		31		30		30.9		27.4		24		25.6		28.9		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		280.4		30.9		28		30.9		29.5		25.6		12.5		5.4		8		19.6		29.2		29.8		31

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		220.5		30.7		27.9		30.1		24.5		13.3		2.8		0.2		0.7		8.6		23		28.1		30.6

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		161.8		29.6		26.4		24.8		14.1		4		0.1		---		0.1		1.6		12.2		20.9		28.1

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		124.6		26.8		23.7		19.3		7.1		0.8		---		---		---		0.1		6.7		15.4		24.7

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		32		11.4		8.5		2.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.5		7.8

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6.5		3.6		1.3		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.4

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.5		0.8		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		43.1		3.1		2.7		3.6		3.5		4.7		4		3.7		3.6		3.9		3.7		3.6		3

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		120		11		9		11		11		12		10		11		9		9		8		9		10

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		6.6		2		2.7		2.6		2.8		4.1		4.7		3.9		5.8		6.6		4.7		4.6		2.1

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		74.7		6.5		5.6		6.5		7.1		7.5		6.4		6.6		5.5		5.6		5.2		5.8		6.4

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

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		75		7		5		7		7		8		6		7		6		5		5		6		6

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

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		29		2		2		3		2		3		2		2		2		2		3		3		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		28.7		1.9		1.9		2.5		2.4		3.4		2.4		2.3		2.2		2.5		2.5		2.6		2.1

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

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		11		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1

PRECIPITATION - RAIN

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		67.7		7.5		6.8		7		7.6		9.6		10.9		8.2		11.4		9.5		10.7		6.1		6.6

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		30.2		0.4		0.3		---		0.6		0.2		0.8		0.8		0.3		0.2		0.1		0.3		0.6

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		21.8		7.2		8.4		2.9		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.4		2.5

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9.7		3.6		2.6		1.3		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		1.7

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		57.3		30.6		48.9		14.4		2.5		---		---		---		---		---		2		4.3		12.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.5		1.9		1.7		0.8		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.9

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.2		0.7		0.8		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1		0.3		0.5		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.3		0.1		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		18.2		6.1		6.6		1.9		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		3.2

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9		2.6		3.8		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.8

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4.7		1.2		2.1		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.9

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2		0.6		1.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5001		1021		851		695		369		148		21		1		4		69		319		591		913

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1068		---		---		2		13		64		215		337		296		123		16		1		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3579		7		6		44		160		386		645		801		758		505		202		54		11

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

Dulles, Virginia (2 mi / 3 km)
Herndon, Virginia (2 mi / 3 km)
Reston, Virginia (2 mi / 3 km)
Vienna - Colvin Run Elementary School, Virginia (11 mi / 17 km)
Potomac, Maryland (12 mi / 19 km)

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Sterling, Virginia