Archive: Temperature Extremes

Freedman: Hot Summers in our Future

A new study shows that in future summers, many parts of the world may experience unusually hot weather that more closely resembles conditions found today in places like Death Valley, California and the Sahara Desert in Africa. The study, published...

By Andrew Freedman | August 18, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (28)

Scattered T-storms Provide Brief Heat Relief

98 ties record at Reagan National *Heat Advisory in effect 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday* *Excessive Heat Watch Sunday evening through Monday afternoon* Scattered thunderstorms have prompted a few Severe Thunderstorm Warnings across the area and provided a brief...

By Dan Stillman | June 7, 2008; 07:30 PM ET | Comments (0)

Fast Forward to Spring

No daffodils will be in bloom, but temperatures near 70 today and tomorrow may make you think it's late April rather than early February. These temperatures are some 25 degrees above normal....

By Josh Larson | February 5, 2008; 05:00 AM ET | Comments (1)

 

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