July Discobs 2024

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[Stormchaserchuck1]

  On 7/15/2024 at 1:15 AM, MN Transplant said:

There have only been 12 days in the combined 152 year DCA record that have ever hit 104+.  So, I’d take the under.

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I might take the over. +EPO patterns (500mb low over Alaska) usually bust a few degrees warmer from this range. Only way we stay under 103-104 in DC I think is if precip tomorrow interferes. 100 today and the pattern is only getting warmer.. 

[pazzo83]

87/73 at midnight at DCA.  Warm.

[Weather Will]

Almost a month past the summer solstice, it is dark again on the early pre 6am commute into DC- baby steps back to winter....

[Eskimo Joe]

Only got down to 78°.

[wxdude64]

Hit 93.0 for the high, hottest so far this year and makes it the third warmest on this date since I've kept records. First goes to 1995 with a 95, second is 1980's 94. Currently 65.7/60.5 with just a few clouds in the sky. 

[GramaxRefugee]

low of 75 with clear skies.

[MN Transplant]

Pazzo isn’t awake yet, so I’ll point out that DCA got down to 81.  Racking up those 80+ lows.

[Terpeast]

Down to 74, now 85. But it feels less humid. Dews at 68. 

Maybe I’ve acclimated somewhat. 

[pazzo83]

  On 7/15/2024 at 11:57 AM, MN Transplant said:

Pazzo isn’t awake yet, so I’ll point out that DCA got down to 81.  Racking up those 80+ lows.

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lol already near 90F now.  Ridiculous.

[Paleocene]

Wasn't so bad at about 80 degrees with a light breeze at 730AM for a shady morning run in a local park. Several trees in the park that were planted in 2021 have totally browned out though :-(

[astarck]

87 at the 8am ob is rarefied air.

[WeatherShak]

Certainly warm out, but it’s a comfortable dry heat.


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[dailylurker]

It's another 100 degree day. I can't remember such a long stretch of no weather. I'd be astatic to see a garden verity thunderstorm. Watching to see if it's 90 by 10 am and 100 by 3 pm doesn't do much for me lol

[frd]

Annapolis, MD (44063) Buoy Report

38.96ºN / -76.45ºW.      81 degrees F.  

Has really gone up recently 

[aldie 22]

Glad i planted mostly native/heat/drought resistant plants and shrubs....you can really tell the ones that are and aren't ok with hot and dry.

[MN Transplant]

  On 7/15/2024 at 12:40 PM, astarck said:

87 at the 8am ob is rarefied air.

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That random day in October with 87 at 9am is something.

91.2 at home.  

 

[pazzo83]

  On 7/15/2024 at 1:56 PM, MN Transplant said:

That random day in October with 87 at 9am is something.

91.2 at home.  

 

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wonder if it was that day we hit 98 in October.

[pazzo83]

93F at 10am at DCA.  Yikes.

[BlizzardNole]

  On 7/15/2024 at 1:56 PM, aldie 22 said:

Glad i planted mostly native/heat/drought resistant plants and shrubs....you can really tell the ones that are and aren't ok with hot and dry.

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Here too!  I love the big, colorful sunpatiens and had a bunch last year but they are water needy.  This year lots of lantana and annual vinca which are tough as nails with high heat and dry

Already 86/70.  Not looking forward to commuting to DC on MARC train tomorrow with the problems they have with big heat

[pazzo83]

  On 7/15/2024 at 2:30 PM, BlizzardNole said:

Here too!  I love the big, colorful sunpatiens and had a bunch last year but they are water needy.  This year lots of lantana and annual vinca which are tough as nails with high heat and dry

Already 86/70.  Not looking forward to commuting to DC on MARC train tomorrow with the problems they have with big heat

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might wanna drive to shady grove and take the metro.

[RickinBaltimore]

  On 7/15/2024 at 2:30 PM, BlizzardNole said:

Here too!  I love the big, colorful sunpatiens and had a bunch last year but they are water needy.  This year lots of lantana and annual vinca which are tough as nails with high heat and dry

Already 86/70.  Not looking forward to commuting to DC on MARC train tomorrow with the problems they have with big heat

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What temps do they start having issues? I'm traveling to Herndon on Thursday and will be taking MARC from Baltimore. Curious if I'll run into issues.

[pazzo83]

  On 7/15/2024 at 2:42 PM, RickinBaltimore said:

What temps do they start having issues? I'm traveling to Herndon on Thursday and will be taking MARC from Baltimore. Curious if I'll run into issues.

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not sure if that line is electrified (I do know between DC and B'more is because those are Amtrak tracks) but the overhead wires can have issues when it gets 100F+.  Also the rails can get warped.

Metro will prob be running reduced speeds above ground today.

[pazzo83]

95 at 11am.

[yoda]

  On 7/15/2024 at 2:59 PM, pazzo83 said:

95 at 11am.

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100+ guaranteed 

[pazzo83]

  On 7/15/2024 at 3:01 PM, yoda said:

100+ guaranteed 

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def if that W to NW wind continues.  That's a furnace wind for DCA (right off the heavily urbanized areas of S Arlington).

[RickinBaltimore]

  On 7/15/2024 at 2:58 PM, pazzo83 said:

not sure if that line is electrified (I do know between DC and B'more is because those are Amtrak tracks) but the overhead wires can have issues when it gets 100F+.  Also the rails can get warped.

Metro will prob be running reduced speeds above ground today.

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Thanks, more wondering my return trip, Silver to Metro Center, then Red to Union Station. Timing wise determining my return trip back

 

[pazzo83]

  On 7/15/2024 at 3:02 PM, RickinBaltimore said:

Thanks, more wondering my return trip, Silver to Metro Center, then Red to Union Station. Timing wise determining my return trip back

 

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Yeah i would just monitor Amtrak/MARC alerts.  I was once on an Amtrak train from Boston back to NY on one of those early 2010s summer days when we were all like 100-105 (all the way up to New England), and a Metro North train in front of us ripped down the electric wires (because they were sagging).  We were stuck in New Haven for like 3 or 4 hours until Amtrak found some diesel engine to take us back to NY.

[RickinBaltimore]

  On 7/15/2024 at 3:04 PM, pazzo83 said:

Yeah i would just monitor Amtrak/MARC alerts.  I was once on an Amtrak train from Boston back to NY on one of those early 2010s summer days when we were all like 100-105 (all the way up to New England), and a Metro North train in front of us ripped down the electric wires (because they were sagging).  We were stuck in New Haven for like 3 or 4 hours until Amtrak found some diesel engine to take us back to NY.

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If I get back to Union Station early enough I can Flixbus to Baltimore, and that bus stop is like 2 miles from my front door, which would be perfect. 

[astarck]

  On 7/15/2024 at 12:40 PM, astarck said:

87 at the 8am ob is rarefied air.

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I’ll spare everyone another plot but we’re still tracking with that upper echelon for 95 by 11am.