CAPITAL WEATHER GANG
Washington hits 100 degrees for the first time in almost eight years
The fifth longest streak on record without a 100-degree day is over.

By Ian Livingston
June 22, 2024 at 5:33 p.m. EDT

For the first time since Aug. 15, 2016, Washington reached the century mark today. This ends the fifth longest streak on record without a day so hot.

The high so far of 100 incredibly is not the record for the date, which is 101 in 1988 (the second hottest daily record this early in the summer). It is the earliest in the year the city has reached 100 since 2011 when it reached 102 on the 9th of June. The earliest it has hit 100 in the city is June 5.

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High temperatures at other local sites are also scorching. So far, it reached 100 degrees at Dulles International Airport, breaking its previous record of 99 in 1988. Baltimore’s BWI Marshall reached at least 101 degrees, breaking its 1988 record of 100.

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D.C.'s highest temperature for any date is 106, reached in July 1930 and August 1918.

By Ian Livingston
Ian Livingston is a forecaster/photographer and information lead for the Capital Weather Gang. By day, Ian is a defense and national security researcher at a D.C. think tank. Twitter https://x.com/islivingston