pazzo83

DCA just hit 80F. Good lord.

lol loving that 92/90 ob - Dubai anyone?

Back-to-back obs of 26C (78.8F) at DCA, I think we at least touched 79F.

if we can get another 30 min or so of WSW/SW winds, DCA will hit 80. But that river wind will be tough to fight.

lmfao 79 at DCA right now. Record tied (possibly)

lol they might hit 80

76F officially at DCA. When the wind gets a westerly component, the temp shoots up.

Like it's been a pretty typical January - seasonable. Everyone is pretty much at their expected snowfall for this point in the season. We've had some nice wintry periods. Oh, and how about blowing the doors off of some monthly heat records? Temps near 80 anyone?

isn't it a bit unsettling to anyone that we've just creaked the door open a bit for warmth and we are blowing away monthly records?

yep

It's hard to look at.

We had 2-3ft forecast - same deal. Traumatizing.

Imagine Boxing Day but 10x worse.

71F at DCA.

there are lines you just don't cross.

you need to be perma-banned for this. Seriously.

59/59 right now on Tenleytown - serious snow-eater stuff. High of 65, same as DCA.

Well I mean you shouldn't use it for that. Would we use Central Park to describe the climate of someone living in Orange County NY or something? No - it's the climate site for the city. But since these sites tend to have the longest/most uninterrupted/verified climate record, they are the ones mot often cited.

The main issue with DCA is being right on the river - but that can keep it a degree or two cooler than the rest of the city just as much as it might keep it warmer. The optimal site is probably like the White House or some place in Dupont/Columbia Heights.

i live in the highest part of DC and we are usually within one or two degrees, even at night.

hey man it's not so bad - you don't need a car here, we have great restaurants, and the civic institutions are unparalleled. Yeah, it's weak on the snow front.

it's representative of the million people who live in DC/Arlington/Alexandria, with some minor variation. It's not supposed to represent some way out suburb. We had these same arguments in the NYC forum where folks in like way out NW NJ were pissed at Central Park's climate record/obs/whatever. Well ok, it's the climate site for NYC not your random suburb. Sorry.

yeah I was thinking 94. Maybe some day in 96?

exactly - we are still plenty north where you can have the right combo of cold air plus a juicy storm coming in - and we get blitzed. I'm sure it will be that way for many years to come, it just won't happen as often. It's just that snow is going to be less routine here - and it already wasn't that routine to begin with.

I mean we were already on the edge of the "reliable snow zone" - mean temps tick up a degree or two, and boom, suddenly we are south of it. I get it - it sucks. My kids won't get to experience the same storms that I did as a kid if we live here. But if you are living in the Mid Atlantic and expecting a snowy climate - it's just not. DCA's annual mean temp is 60F, BWI is close. We are quite lucky to have places like Canaan etc that aren't too far away where their annual snowfall will probably keep ticking up - these are some of the snowiest places east of the Rockies.