July was a record-breaking month for heat in the D.C. area, but the distinction more resembles a lifetime achievement Grammy than a smash bestselling single.
Even with temperatures expected to top out at 鈥渙nly鈥� the low to mid-80s, the month will end with 28 days over 90 degrees, Storm Team 4 meteorologist Matt Ritter said Friday. That smashes the old record of 90-degree days in a single month in Washington 鈥� 25, set in July 2011.
Yet it鈥檚 only the second-warmest July on record for Washington, Ritter said, because there haven鈥檛 been any really spectacular high temperatures 鈥� it鈥檚 been more like a month of consistent, persistent misery.
Indeed, as , Washington hit at least 96 degrees five days in a row to start last week. But while most single-day records for the month are in the low 100s, Ritter explained, 鈥渢he only record we set was Dulles Airport, tying the record of 98 on July 19.鈥�
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Reagan National Airport hit 99 degrees on July 19 and July 20, Ritter said, 鈥渂ut those were both below the records.鈥�
The Post also says D.C. has had 35 days over 90 already this year 鈥� one short of the annual average, with August and September still to go.
草莓传媒’s Brandon Millman contributed to this report.
