Many Washingtonians may dream of a white Christmas but, historically, waking up to one is a long shot.
Meteorologists usually define it as at least 1 inch of snow on
The Washington Monument is the tallest structure in DC, rising 555 feet above the National Mall. In thunderstorms, height matters.
Lightning tends to strike the tallest object in an area
The magnificent cherry blossoms at DC's Tidal Basin draw more than 1.6 million visitors every spring, but timing a trip to see them at their primate be
Climate change is no longer an abstract future problem for the DC region. It is already reshaping the area’s weather in observable, measurable ways — altering how hot it gets,
Winter weather in the DC region is notoriously fickle. A small change in temperature, sometimes just a degree or two, can mean the difference between snow, sleet, a glaze of
Every so often during a snowstorm, flakes start falling that look more like feathers than crystals – thick, clumpy, almost unreal. like small pancakes.
So what causes really big snowflakes?
It
DC’s relationship with snow is complicated. The region sits near the climatological rain–snow line, meaning truly major snowstorms are rare. But when they happen, they have enormous impacts.
Not all winter storms are created equal. In the DC region, a storm’s impact depends on far more than just how much snow or ice falls. Temperatures, precipitation intensity
