Heat Wave Round II

Capital Climate has been following this second heat wave we’re in:

The Washington National high of 102° missed the record by 1°, and the 100° at Dulles missed the record there by 2°.

Here are some more preliminary record reports (old record and date in parentheses):

Salisbury MD 102° (100°, 1999)
Elizabeth City NC 98° (tied 1999)
Wallops Island VA 99° (97°, 1999)…

Here at Old Dominion Wildlife HQ in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, I recorded a high temp today of 94.3F. The Capital Weather Gang is just showing one more day (Wednesday) with high heat, before a moderating trend.

Dry

I don’t much care for high heat, but the one redeeming thing is the lawn doesn’t need mowing. The US Drought Monitor shows much of Virginia is abnormally dry.

Eric commented on an earlier heat wave post that black bear have been spotted more frequently in areas down from the mountains, probably looking for water. Here’s a photo Eric sent the link to:

Thirsty Black Bear?

At the end of June into July, we’re having fabulous weather here in Virginia. Old Dominion Wildlife recorded low temperatures of 53F (11C) the past two mornings.

Despite the cooldown at the end of the month, Capital Climate reports record hot average temperatures for Washington, DC during June 2010. The new record set this past month of 80.6F (27C) exceeds the previous June record of 79.4F (26.3C) set back in 1994. Note that official Washington, DC temperatures have been measured at National Airport in Arlington, Virginia for many years.