RodneyS Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Easter 2017 (April 16th) did not establish an all-time high DC Easter maximum (95, set on April 18, 1976) nor an all-time high DC Easter minimum (66, set on April 6, 1947), but did tie the all-time high DC average Easter temperature with a maximum/minimum of 89/65 (average of 77.0), equal to the April 18, 1976 average (95/59). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 10 hours ago, RodneyS said: Easter 2017 (April 16th) did not establish an all-time high DC Easter maximum (95, set on April 18, 1976) nor an all-time high DC Easter minimum (66, set on April 6, 1947), but did tie the all-time high DC average Easter temperature with a maximum/minimum of 89/65 (average of 77.0), equal to the April 18, 1976 average (95/59). Nice digging. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Something interesting I noticed: starting with 2009, every April at BWI has broken or tied at least one record high or high minimum. This might be a top ten hottest April too. Record high watch for this Saturday. I wonder where the year will rank so far after this month is over (I promise I won't screw it up this time! lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 4 hours ago, PrinceFrederickWx said: Something interesting I noticed: starting with 2009, every April at BWI has broken or tied at least one record high or high minimum. This might be a top ten hottest April too. Record high watch for this Saturday. I wonder where the year will rank so far after this month is over (I promise I won't screw it up this time! lol) Using National Weather Service temperature forecasts for the remainder of April results in DCA finishing with an average April 2017 temperature of 63.7 degrees. That would break the April 1994 DC high average record by 1.7 degrees. Also, weighting the first four months of the year equally, January-April 2017 would average 50.2 degrees, breaking the January-April 2012 DC high average record by 0.2 degrees. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 On 4/16/2017 at 9:54 PM, RodneyS said: Easter 2017 (April 16th) did not establish an all-time high DC Easter maximum (95, set on April 18, 1976) nor an all-time high DC Easter minimum (66, set on April 6, 1947), but did tie the all-time high DC average Easter temperature with a maximum/minimum of 89/65 (average of 77.0), equal to the April 18, 1976 average (95/59). April 29, 2017 one-upped Easter 2017 by breaking the all-time DC April minimum high temperature record of 69 set way back on April 19, 1896, with today's minimum of 70 at DCA. Today's maximum of 91 there tied the April 29th DC record set in 1974, but fell well short of the all-time DC April maximum record of 95 set on April 27, 1915 and duplicated on April 23, 1960, April 18, 1976, and April 17, 2002. However, today's average temperature of 80.5 also equaled the all-time DC April high average daily temperature record that was established on April 19,1896, which featured a maximum of 92 to go with the 69 minimum. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 20 hours ago, RodneyS said: April 29, 2017 one-upped Easter 2017 by breaking the all-time DC April minimum high temperature record of 69 set way back on April 19, 1896, with today's minimum of 70 at DCA. Today's maximum of 91 there tied the April 29th DC record set in 1974, but fell well short of the all-time DC April maximum record of 95 set on April 27, 1915 and duplicated on April 23, 1960, April 18, 1975, and April 17, 2002. However, today's average temperature of 80.5 also equaled the all-time DC April high average daily temperature record that was established on April 19,1896, which featured a maximum of 92 to go with the 69 minimum. The new April DC high minimum of 70 set yesterday looks like it will be broken today, as the April 30, 2017 overnight low of 71 appears very likely to hold through midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 On 4/25/2017 at 9:25 PM, RodneyS said: Using National Weather Service temperature forecasts for the remainder of April results in DCA finishing with an average April 2017 temperature of 63.7 degrees. That would break the April 1994 DC high average record by 1.7 degrees. Also, weighting the first four months of the year equally, January-April 2017 would average 50.2 degrees, breaking the January-April 2012 DC high average record by 0.2 degrees. The NWS forecasts were pretty accurate, but the April 2017 DCA average wound up at 63.9 degrees, to break the DC record by 1.9 degrees. The January-April 2017 average was the same as forecast, at 50.2 degrees, to break the DC record by 0.2 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 14 hours ago, RodneyS said: The new April DC high minimum of 70 set yesterday looks like it will be broken today, as the April 30, 2017 overnight low of 71 appears very likely to hold through midnight. Didn't happen, as the Weather Channel hourly forecast for DCA was way off-base, with the temperature there falling to 66 by midnight. So, April 29, 2017 remains the only April day in DC weather history to record a minimum of 70 or higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 14 hours ago, RodneyS said: The NWS forecasts were pretty accurate, but the April 2017 DCA average wound up at 63.9 degrees, to break the DC record by 1.9 degrees. The January-April 2017 average was the same as forecast, at 50.2 degrees, to break the DC record by 0.2 degrees. With the minimum touching 66 last night at DCA, the April 2017 average temperature there is corrected to 63.8, breaking the record by 1.8 degrees. January-April 2017 average held at 50.2 degrees, to break the first four-months high temperature record by 0.2 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 On 4/29/2017 at 9:36 PM, RodneyS said: However, today's average temperature of 80.5 also equaled the all-time DC April high average daily temperature record that was established on April 19,1896, which featured a maximum of 92 to go with the 69 minimum. In a May 1, 2017 Capital Weather Gang article (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/05/01/washington-matched-records-for-the-warmest-most-humid-april-weather-this-weekend/?utm_term=.2d92d9f0a430), Jason Samenow notes that an average daily April temperature of 80.5 was also recorded in DC on April 20, 1941, with a maximum of 94 and a minimum of 67. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 April finished 60.3 at BWI, which was 2nd hottest. The hottest was 1941 at 60.4, so we just missed it by a tenth of a degree! 4th hottest January-April, here's the top four: 1) 1921: 47.3 2) 2012: 47.2 3) 1949: 47.0 4) 2017: 46.9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 On 5/1/2017 at 9:08 AM, RodneyS said: With the minimum touching 66 last night at DCA, the April 2017 average temperature there is corrected to 63.8, breaking the record by 1.8 degrees. January-April 2017 average held at 50.2 degrees, to break the first four-months high temperature record by 0.2 degrees. May 2017 had the distinction of being the first month in exactly one year to be: (a) below the 1981-2010 DCA temperature normal, finishing with an average of 65.5 vs. the May normal of 66.0; and (b) above the 1981-2010 DCA precipitation normal, finishing with 5.55 inches (assuming no more this evening) vs. the May normal of 3.99 inches. January-May 2017 monthly average temperature is 53.3, placing it second all-time in DC behind January-May 2012, which averaged 54.3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 On 10/31/2012 at 9:56 PM, Ian said: BWI record Oct daily rainfall from Sandy. I believe that DCA's precipitation total yesterday (3.31 inches) was the 6th highest daily July amount in DC history (record is 4.69 inches on July 9, 1970), and is also the most daily precipitation at DCA since Sandy (3.85 inches on October 29, 2012, which by the way fell 0.13 inches short of the October DC record set on October 4, 1877). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 July 2017 at DCA finished with an average temperature of 81.7 degrees -- 12th warmest July of all-time in DC, but cooler than four of the previous seven. DCA also recorded 9.15 inches of precipitation in July -- 7th most ever in DC for that month, and the most July precipitation since the 9.44 inches in 1969. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Nice stats Rodney! The precip in July is probably the only reason we didn't end up in the top 10 for heat. August is looking unimpressive so far in the heat dept. Would be nice to have a BN month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Bob Chill said: Nice stats Rodney! The precip in July is probably the only reason we didn't end up in the top 10 for heat. August is looking unimpressive so far in the heat dept. Would be nice to have a BN month. compared to last year i feel like this summer has been very tame. definitely worse out west it seems. i could be wrong, but i don't think we've hit 100 yet and not too many upper 90s days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 12 hours ago, Bob Chill said: Nice stats Rodney! The precip in July is probably the only reason we didn't end up in the top 10 for heat. August is looking unimpressive so far in the heat dept. Would be nice to have a BN month. I'd imagine that precip is the limiting factor for heat in most summer months: More rain/less heat v. less rain/more heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 Per LWX, this was the rainiest July on record at IAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 13 hours ago, 87storms said: compared to last year i feel like this summer has been very tame. definitely worse out west it seems. i could be wrong, but i don't think we've hit 100 yet and not too many upper 90s days. Last summer was near-normal until late July, which kicked off the blowtorch that basically lasted until May this year (with a brief interruption in March). But I agree- this summer, while above-average temp-wise, hasn't been impressive in the Big Heat dept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 1 hour ago, mattie g said: I'd imagine that precip is the limiting factor for heat in most summer months: More rain/less heat v. less rain/more heat. Absolutely. What makes this July stand out it was it was really wet and still came in about +1-2 around the airports. If it was dry then it could have been much worse. Easy top 5 imho. The 6-7 days of the month averaged well below normal. Mostly because of the summer coastal. EJ is disappointed because of wasted potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 On 9/23/2016 at 8:58 PM, RodneyS said: Astronomical summer (June 21-September 23, on average) was record-setter at IAD (78.0 vs previous record of 76.8 in 2010) and second at DC/DCA (81.1 vs 81.7 in 1980). Also, composite summer (June 1-September 23) was record-setter at both (IAD: 77.1 vs previous record of 76.5 in 2010 and DC/DCA: 80.17 vs previous record of 80.14 in 2010). The 2017 astronomical summer here was considerably cooler, despite the warm finish. IAD averaged 73.5 degrees, down 4.5; and DCA averaged 77.6 degrees, down 3.5. The IAD composite summer averaged 73.4 degrees, down 3.7; and DCA averaged 77.43 degrees, down 2.74. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 The DCA minimum yesterday (October 8th) was 75 -- by far the latest in the year that DC has had a minimum temperature that warm. The previous record-holder for a 75-degree or higher DC minimum late in the year was September 24th, when 75 was the minimum in 1970. So, this year's was two weeks later than that. Similarly, at IAD, yesterday's 73-degree minimum eclipsed the record for a 73-degree or higher minimum there this late in the year. The previous record-holder for a 73-degree or higher minimum there was September 9th, when 74 was the minimum last year. So, this year's was 29 days later, although last year's still holds the record for a late 74-degree or higher minimum there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 On 10/9/2017 at 9:10 AM, RodneyS said: The DCA minimum yesterday (October 8th) was 75 -- by far the latest in the year that DC has had a minimum temperature that warm. The previous record-holder for a 75-degree or higher DC minimum late in the year was September 24th, when 75 was the minimum in 1970. So, this year's was two weeks later than that. Similarly, at IAD, yesterday's 73-degree minimum eclipsed the record for a 73-degree or higher minimum there this late in the year. The previous record-holder for a 73-degree or higher minimum there was September 9th, when 74 was the minimum last year. So, this year's was 29 days later, although last year's still holds the record for a late 74-degree or higher minimum there. October 9, 2017 didn't quite equal the previous day in this area, but nonetheless established new record high minimums in both DC and at IAD for this late in the year. At DCA, the minimum was 74 and at IAD was 69. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCT_ATC Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Need to rename the title of this thread to the NEW NORMAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 On 10/10/2017 at 9:27 AM, RodneyS said: October 9, 2017 didn't quite equal the previous day in this area, but nonetheless established new record high minimums in both DC and at IAD for this late in the year. At DCA, the minimum was 74 and at IAD was 69. For October 2017 as a whole, DCA averaged 64.9 degrees, good enough for the third warmest October all-time in DC, with October 2007 the warmest at 67.0 degrees and October 1984 the second warmest at 65.2 degrees. At IAD, the average was 63.1 degrees, good enough for the second warmest October there, surpassed only by 2007 at 63.6 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 I love how we can put up a nearly all-time warmest month and barely notice it at this point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 1 hour ago, MN Transplant said: I love how we can put up a nearly all-time warmest month and barely notice it at this point. Barely notice?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 23 hours ago, BTRWx said: Barely notice?... I knew it was warm, but I had no idea we were top-3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 On 11/2/2017 at 9:20 AM, MN Transplant said: I knew it was warm, but I had no idea we were top-3. Same with me. It just felt like it was somewhat warm. I guess I'm just used to it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 On 12/31/2016 at 10:28 PM, RodneyS said: 2016 will be the new # 2 in DC, at 60.3 degrees (actually 60.4 if you compute the true 366-day average, rather than averaging the 12 monthly averages). And IAD will also be #2 all-time, at 57.1 (vs. 57.9 in 2012). Looks to be pretty much a done deal that 2017 will displace 2016 as second warmest in DC, despite the forecast of below normal December temperatures. As long as the DCA December temperature lands in a range of 34.2-47.3 degrees, 2017 will average in a range of 60.4-61.4 degrees. 2012 will remain warmest at 61.5 degrees. IAD also may finish 2017 as the second warmest, but that's more uncertain, as it would have to average between 34.3-43.5 degrees in December. The December average temperature there might fall below 34.3 degrees, and thus 2017 would fail to displace 2016 as the second warmest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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