While we've got a nice break in the heat to start the workweek, it has been a notable year for 90-degree days to date. With 13 such days so far, DC is tied for third most at this point in the season.
Most spots nearby are seeing well above average numbers to date. Dulles Airport has picked up nine, Hagerstown has seen six, and Annapolis four.
A five-day heat wave that ended Sunday helped boost our count. It included a seventh-earliest-on-record 100-degree high on Friday in DC.
The District averages about seven days of 90-plus in June and has witnessed eight already during the first half of the month.
Our break before more heat, while blissful, will be relatively short.
It could crack 90 again as soon as Wednesday, and more certainly Thursday. Right now, it also appears that next week could also be filled with days 90 or above, although some forecasts are cooler than the one shown here from the European weather model.
