Archive: Extreme Heat
Making Hotter Augusts Not Quite as Hot in D.C.
Wx and the City * Cool Down Is Here: Full Forecast | Hurricane Tracking Center * The abundance of paved surfaces in urban areas often leads to temperatures several degrees warmer than in nearby rural locations. The so-called Urban Heat...
By Ann Posegate | August 31, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (23)
Hazy, Hot, Humid: Think Snow!
* Possible Record Heat Today: Full Forecast * * Heat Advisory Noon to 8 PM (except far N&W: map) * * Weather Gang Live Chat About the Heat: 2 p.m. * Temperatures: Current area temperatures. Powered by Weather Bonk....
By Steve Tracton | August 10, 2009; 12:30 PM ET | Comments (9)
Summer Swelter Hits Washington
* Possible Record Heat Today: Full Forecast * * Heat Advisory Noon to 8 PM (except far N&W: map) * * Weather Gang Live Chat About the Heat: 2 p.m. *...
By Capital Weather Gang | August 10, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (1)
Summer 2009: Northwest Sizzles, Texas Withers
* Severe T-Storm Watch: Full Forecast | A Good Time to Watch Clouds * * Outside Now? Radar, Temps, Clouds & More: Weather Wall * The idiosyncratic summer of 2009 continues, with the Pacific Northwest experiencing an extremely unusual heat...
By Andrew Freedman | July 31, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (9)
It's Not the Heat...
Debunking misconceptions about humidity * Finally, Some Rain? Full Forecast | NatCast | D.C.'s Lightning Rod * * Outside Now? Radar, Temps & More: Weather Wall | Lightning Map * Photo courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Unless you've...
By Don Lipman | July 23, 2009; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (13)
Heat Wave By the Numbers
* Heat for 1 More Day: Full Forecast * 3: The number of record highs tied or broken in as many days at Dulles Airport since Saturday 92: The record high temperature at Dulles airport each of those 3 days,...
By Jason Samenow | April 28, 2009; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (2)
Heat Wave Leads to "Weather Whiplash"
* Heat Wave Continues: Full Forecast * In light of last week's topsy turvy temperatures in the D.C. area and other parts of the country, I would like to propose that a new term be added to the meteorological lexicon:...
By Andrew Freedman | April 27, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (6)
How Do You Like Your Humidity?
Discomfort Discussion Capital Weather Gang reader Dave sent us an email asking: Why isn't humidity included as part of regular forecasts? The "detailed" forecasts from [the National Weather Service, NWS] make no mention of humidity, and this seems like an...
By Jason Samenow | July 29, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (8)
Can You Take the Heat?
Wx and the City By Ann Posegate Squishy, gushy, ooey-gooey, slimy-whimy, and disgusting. This is how a group of fourth-graders described the process of dissecting clams on a field trip I helped to teach on the Anacostia River last year....
By Capital Weather Gang | July 24, 2008; 12:30 PM ET | Comments (10)
East Coast Heat Wave Death Toll Over 30
As we cautioned before our most recent heat wave started -- heat kills, particularly early in the summer season. The Associated Press is reporting the heat wave that spanned last Saturday through Tuesday killed more than 30 people on the...
By Jason Samenow | June 13, 2008; 10:45 AM ET | Comments (1)
"Hot" Songs
Whenever it's hot, three songs pop into my head: 1) The Heat is On, from the movie "Beverly Hills Cop", performed by Glenn Frey (1984). Best lyric: The pressure's high/Just to stay alive/'Cause the heat is on 2) Hot in...
By Jason Samenow | June 10, 2008; 10:45 AM ET | Comments (0)
Recap: Hot But Not Historic
No doubt it was hot today, but temperatures fell shy of records for the date. The highs at the local observing stations were as follows: Reagan National Airport: 96 (record 102 from 1874) Dulles International Airport: 94 (record 96 from...
By Jason Samenow | June 9, 2008; 07:54 PM ET | Comments (0)
Really, Really, Really Hot: Live Chat at 2:30 p.m.
The Capital Weather Gang's Steve Tracton will host an online chat about the current heat wave at 2:30 p.m. Join him on the online chat page and bring all your questions about this broiling heat. How long will the heat...
By Capital Weather Gang | June 9, 2008; 12:35 PM ET | Comments (0)
Today's Steamy High Temperatures
It was hot today, but no new records were set locally. Here are the high temperatures from the three official reporting stations: Reagan National Airport: 96 Dulles International Airport: 94 Baltimore/Washington International Airport: 93 To the south, Richmond, Va. set...
By Jason Samenow | June 8, 2008; 07:06 PM ET | Comments (0)
Heat and Power Outages: A Deadly Combination
*Excessive Heat Watch Saturday morning through Monday afternoon* Extreme heat kills hundreds of people in an average year -- more than from hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, floods, and earthquakes combined according to NOAA. The best (and most obvious) way to prevent...
By Capital Weather Gang | June 6, 2008; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (7)
