LOCAL CLIMATE

COLA is located in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. In late January, metropolitan Washington has average daily maximum and minimum temperatures of 5C and -4C, respectively. Extreme temperatures of 24C and -18C have been recorded. The region receives an average of 6.9 cm of rain and 15.8 cm of snow during a typical January with an average daily chance of precipitation of about 32%, average daily sunshine of 50% and average wind speed of 14 km/hour. Substantially larger snowfall amounts are possible in late January.