Heat Wave
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Dangerous Heat: Heat Advisories & Excessive Heat Warnings
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You might be aware by now that we’re expecting some potentially dangerous heat in the D.C. region by the middle of this week. But what exactly is dangerous heat, or more specifically, how hot does it need to get in order to be considered “dangerous”?
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Summer arrives with an impressive heat wave
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June is off to a rather cool start so far but the thermostat will be cranking by midweek! While we’ve already had one heat wave (defined as three days at or above 90 degrees) this next one will be a notch higher.
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2011 June Heat To 2012's June "Cool" Start
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After a stretch of unseasonably cool temperatures, it may be hard to believe how different the weather was just one year ago.
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That's hot: 2011 had the second warmest summer in U.S. history
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The average temperature in August was 3 degrees above the historic norm; one lucky Texas town had about three months of 100-degree-plus days.
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Disasters in U.S.: An extreme and exhausting year
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Triple-digit heat and devastating drought. Deadly tornadoes leveling towns. Massive rivers overflowing. A billion-dollar blizzard. What's going on?
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D.C. heat wave implodes as weather turns cooler, drier Thursday
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Remember the 80s? Well, they're back, and the weather around D.C. today should be mighty pleasant indeed.
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More than 9,000 heat records broken or tied in July, 2011 (MAP)
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Look at where the heat shot up to record levels last month in this eye-scorching map of the United States.
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10 things you may not know about the current heat event
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Think you know everything about the heat during the past two weeks? Think again.
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Heat wave in D.C.: When will this horrible weather end?
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Our summer suckalathon continues this week in D.C., Virginia and Maryland, with temperatures possibly in the 90s every day. But really, you've come to expect this by now.
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D.C. heat wave: Hottest day in 10 years
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Temperatures are due to ease slightly Saturday, but that doesn't erase the memory of Friday being the hottest day in Washington in over a decade.
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Is climate change creating more 100° degree days in D.C.? (MAP)
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It's a stifling 102 degrees at Reagan National, a new record. In the future, should D.C. get used to a higher number of 100-degree days?
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D.C. heatwave: Metro, cooling centers, power outages
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A heat advisory will be in effect later today when temperatures head back to the triple digit mark, and cities around the region are gearing up for another day of sweltering heat.
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Foul, nasty hot weather resurges with a vengeance in D.C.
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If you were upset during last week’s heat wave, then you certainly will find the rest of this week's 90-degree-plus weather extremely disagreeable.
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Power to be turned off for Blandesburg condo owners
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Hundreds of residents of a Bladensburg condo building fear losing their power in the middle of summer because bills to Pepco haven't been paid.
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Showers seen in D.C. region
D.C. got some much-needed rain today, cooling off the city after a punishing heat wave.
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Last chance to get roasted alive at the 2011 Capital Fringe Fest
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As sure as painfully low-budget production values and dead babies and cannibalism, unbearable heat is one Fringe Fest feature that won't seem to go away.
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Heat emergency at Arlington cemetery
CommentEmergency workers were called to Arlington Cemetery Sunday because people were experiencing heat-related issues.
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D.C. heat wave to get hotter today
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Dangerous triple-digit weather gripped the D.C. region Friday, sending a handful of people to the hospital but mostly causing residents to sweat in the near-suffocating weather.
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