Is this the hottest July ever here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Capital Weather Gang had an article about this. This summer is similar to 2010-2012 summers. The last couple summers were really pretty mild for DC. I think of this hot summer as sadly being more typical for the area. I hate it.

Typical is good.

[Anonymous]

Climate change is real guys. Îve measure change in seasonal weather for the DC region for work, and yes the trend absolutely is one of warming. This chart is old (all I could readily find online); more recent patterns definitely hold or possibly even accelerate the trend
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/08/26/data-show-marked-and-consequential-increase-in-d-c-summer-temperatures-over-last-50-years/

My personal observation is the last month has been awful. DH and I have started to make plans for when we’re empty nesters that involve fleeing this swamp, at least in summers.

[Anonymous]

Three days in a row of temps over 100 - tied a record from 1930 (were readings even accurate back then??). Looks like today won't quite get to 100 but will still be hot. What a summer. As someone who works outside, this has been rough.

[Anonymous]

It definitely felt like a longer stretch of very hot days, and no rain.