D.C.'s summer heat is near its peak. Up next? The descent into winter.

The heat so far this summer has been rather ordinary, if not tame compared to recent years.

Wednesday marks our fourth straight day hitting at least 90 degrees as we slog through our third heat wave of the season in Washington. But there’s good news for those who loathe the heat: we’re just about at the pinnacle of the hottest part of our summer, meaning average temperatures are about to begin their long decline into winter,

In fact, our average high temperature begins to fall Sunday and, in 10 days, low temperatures begin to drop off as well.

This summer so far hasn’t been that bad. We’ve notched 19 days at or above 90 degrees through Wednesday. Yes, that’s a little above the average of 16 days, but the summer’s highest temperature so far of 95 degrees is on the cool side of what we typically expect.

But before celebrating our good fortune, it’s important to understand how much summer we still have left to endure and some lessons from the past.

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