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Oct 22, 2024 | 
wusa9.com | Christopher P Laudicina
Early indications are for a warmer than average winter, but that doesn't mean the right ingredients can't come together once to produce a significant winter storm.
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WASHINGTON — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently issued its winter weather outlook for the 2024-2025 season. It calls for above average temperatures and near average precipitation in the nation’s capital.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
wusa9.com | Christopher P Laudicina
The amount of daylight will continue to decrease in the Northern Hemisphere every day until the winter solstice on December 21.
WASHINGTON — Sunset in the nation’s capital happened at 6:25 p.m. Thursday. That means if you left work after 6:30 p.m. you didn't make it home before nightfall. Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. on Nov. 3, when time “falls back” and clocks are turned back an hour. So, sunset on Nov.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
wusa9.com | Christopher P Laudicina
2024 featured D.C.'s third warmest summer, and the first triple-digit heat since 2016.
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Silhouette of a man drinking water during heat wave
WASHINGTON — Meteorological summer came to an end on Aug. 31. It was the third warmest on record in the nation's capital. Although August was slightly cooler than average, the summer as a whole was quite warm since June and July were both much warmer than average.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
wusa9.com | Makayla Lucero |Christopher P Laudicina
WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Has D.C. seen the last bit of snow for this season? Though the chances of snow decrease significantly as we move toward the end of February, winter weather in March and even April is not off the table, MarchThe last time we saw accumulating snowfall in March was in 2018. D.C. picked up 4.1 inches on March 21.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
wusa9.com | Christopher P Laudicina
WASHINGTON — Some Washingtonians may know February is the snowiest month of the year. Six out of the 10 largest winter storms in D.C. have occurred in February, with “Snowmageddon” in 2010 being the most recent storm. What residents may not know is that of those six winter storms in D.C., five occurred within a week of Presidents' Day.
Here are some of the most significant:2003: By law, Presidents Day is celebrated on the third Monday of February.
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Jan 26, 2024 | 
wusa9.com | Topper Shutt |Christopher P Laudicina
WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital experienced record-shattering warmth on Friday. New record highs of 80 degrees at Reagan National Airport and 79 degrees at Dulles Airport were set. These were not only records for January 26, but were also record highs for the entire month. January and December are the only two months of the year that have never seen 80 degree weather in Washington, D.C. NOAA’s weather records for the nation’s capital date back to the 1870s.
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
wusa9.com | Christopher P Laudicina
WASHINGTON — As winter weather enthusiasts know, appreciable snowfall has been hard to come by in the nearly eight years since the record-setting "Blizzard of 2016." There have been only four snowier-than-average months in the nation’s capital since then, with the most recent in January 2022. Before Monday's snow, only 0.1 inches of snow has fallen in D.C. so far this winter.
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
wusa9.com | Christopher P Laudicina
WASHINGTON — A major shift in the weather pattern has allowed colder-than-average temperatures to envelop the DMV for the upcoming week with highs in the 30s and lows in the teens and 20s. This will be D.C.'s coldest weather so far this winter. It also coincides with the coldest time of the year in the nation's capital based on climatology.
Highs this week will only be in the low to mid-30s.
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
shorturl.at | Christopher P Laudicina
Weather The coldest weather of the winter is expected this week in the nation's capital. Author: Christopher P Laudicina Published: 2:33 PM EST January 15, 2024 Updated: 2:33 PM EST January 15, 2024 WASHINGTON — A major shift in the weather pattern has allowed colder-than-average temperatures to envelop the DMV for the upcoming week with highs in the 30s and lows in the teens and 20s. This will be D.C.'s coldest weather so far this winter.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
wusa9.com | Miri Marshall |Kaitlyn McGrath |Christopher P Laudicina |Makayla Lucero |Topper Shutt
WASHINGTON — Our next brush with winter weather is here. A higher chance for snow is in the forecast Monday evening through early Tuesday morning. Another chance for snow is also in the forecast for Friday.
MONDAY Monday morning starts off mainly dry and cloudy. A few flurries are possible Monday during the day, but the better snow chance is Monday night into Tuesday morning.
