<![CDATA[ Capital Weather ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io https://capital-weather.ghost.io/favicon.png Capital Weather https://capital-weather.ghost.io Tue, 26 May 2026 15:28:24 -0400 60 <![CDATA[ June weather in Washington, DC ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/june-weather-in-washington-dc/ 697e7f57a1907e0001966714 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 09:58:00 -0400 <![CDATA[ The DC snow hole, explained ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/the-d-c-snow-hole-explained/ 699fb3190dee63000135aa75 Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400 <![CDATA[ How to measure snow properly ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/how-to-measure-snow-properly/ 699fb69a0dee63000135aa8c Thu, 14 May 2026 08:30:00 -0400 <![CDATA[ DC can be a stormy place. Here's when. ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/dc-can-be-a-stormy-place-heres-when/ 69a4b0b6f7b35a00017f487d Sun, 10 May 2026 09:59:00 -0400 <![CDATA[ Why the Washington Monument is a lightning target ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/why-the-washington-monument-is-a-lightning-target/ 699519cd7ab6990001466baa Sat, 09 May 2026 13:23:36 -0400 <![CDATA[ How the cherry blossoms bloom in DC ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/how-the-cherry-blossoms-bloom-in-d-c/ 697c3787bf9eae0001bcc2f4 Sat, 09 May 2026 13:23:27 -0400 <![CDATA[ The many faces of winter precipitation in the DC area ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/the-many-faces-of-winter-precipitation-in-the-d-c-area/ 697ae28829e11a000170cd05 Sat, 09 May 2026 13:23:07 -0400 <![CDATA[ The Capital Weather winter storm impact scale ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/the-capital-weather-winter-storm-impact-scale/ 69c5ba02bd96d60001bda7b1 Sat, 09 May 2026 13:15:08 -0400 <![CDATA[ When does DC typically see its first freeze? ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/when-does-d-c-typically-see-its-first-freeze/ 699fc295793c3b0001190b3c Sat, 09 May 2026 13:13:37 -0400 <![CDATA[ When does DC typically see its last freeze? ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/when-does-d-c-typically-see-its-last-freeze/ 699fc6cf793c3b0001190b55 Sat, 09 May 2026 13:13:26 -0400 <![CDATA[ Yes, thundersnow is real. 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The numbers show how ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/winter-cold-benchmarks-washington-dc/ 69c8714cf439a70001612f61 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:43:43 -0400 <![CDATA[ Here's how low wind chills get in DC winter ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/heres-how-low-wind-chills-get-in-d-c-winter/ 69c7ceb3184a6000017ee804 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:20:15 -0400 <![CDATA[ Why snowfall varies so much across the DC area ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/snowfall-typically-varies-widely-across-the-d-c-area/ 69c52bb54b80cc00019a2afb Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:19:41 -0400 <![CDATA[ DC snow, explained: averages, extremes and trends ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/key-winter-snow-information-for-washington-d-c/ 69c3230ddeb2c900015f837c Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:56:51 -0400 <![CDATA[ DC has two 'nice day' seasons. Here’s when they happen. ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/dc-has-two-nice-day-seasons-heres-when/ 69b365e0bc277e00017cfd2e Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:51:36 -0400 <![CDATA[ The range between DC’s coldest and hottest temperatures and how it's changed ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/annual-temperature-extremes-in-washington-dc/ 69accb4025eb710001caaf0f Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:23:02 -0500 <![CDATA[ 100-degree days in Washington, DC ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/100-degree-days-in-washington-d-c/ 69ac1ff1aad2030001a0fa37 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 08:44:08 -0500 <![CDATA[ How humid does it get in DC? A look at dew points through the year ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/when-its-really-humid-in-washington-and-when-its-really-dry/ 69a5a79617e31d0001b27eb4 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:21:00 -0500 <![CDATA[ 80-degree lows were once rare in D.C., but not anymore ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/80-degree-lows-were-once-rare-in-d-c-but-not-anymore/ 69a44d7dafcfca0001919beb Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:32:28 -0500 <![CDATA[ Here's how high heat indexes get in DC summer ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/heres-how-high-heat-indexes-get-in-d-c-summer/ 69a36643b3a4ef0001313d83 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:43:50 -0500 <![CDATA[ When and why D.C. is windiest, by season ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/which-way-and-how-hard-the-wind-blows-by-season-in-d-c/ 69a34802b3a4ef0001313d4c Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:25:34 -0500 <![CDATA[ D.C.’s hottest and coldest days: A look at the city’s temperature records ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/record-highs-and-lows-by-date-in-washington-d-c/ 6990dcd9f326830001b973d7 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:54:46 -0500 <![CDATA[ December weather in Washington, DC ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/december-weather-in-washington-d-c/ 69b9eebe51b6d30001d8c6f0 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:51:00 -0500 <![CDATA[ November weather in Washington, DC ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/november-weather-in-washington-d-c/ 69b74f8a42d92800019949cf Sat, 01 Nov 2025 21:14:00 -0400 <![CDATA[ October weather in Washington, DC ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/october-weather-in-washington-d-c/ 69b722b742d9280001994964 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:52:00 -0400 <![CDATA[ September weather in Washington, DC ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/september-weather-in-washington-d-c/ 69b6e200ba621800016f6771 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 13:11:00 -0400 <![CDATA[ August weather in Washington, DC ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/august-weather-in-washington-d-c/ 69b4ad5d6b1ac800010b008b Fri, 01 Aug 2025 21:35:00 -0400 <![CDATA[ July weather in Washington, DC ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/july-weather-in-washington-d-c/ 69af5f406291400001e96101 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 21:01:00 -0400 <![CDATA[ May weather in Washington, DC ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/may-weather-in-washington-d-c/ 69b18040ebc7a8000119cdd3 Thu, 01 May 2025 11:06:00 -0400 <![CDATA[ April weather in Washington, DC ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/april-weather-in-washington-d-c/ 69bee7c2eed78d0001416350 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:10:00 -0400 <![CDATA[ March weather in Washington, DC ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/march-weather-in-washington-d-c/ 69be80754525fe0001e5bfa9 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 07:43:00 -0500 <![CDATA[ February weather in Washington, DC ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/february-weather-in-washington-d-c/ 69bde6d6a3dd7f0001d996ca Sat, 01 Feb 2025 21:21:00 -0500 <![CDATA[ January weather in Washington, DC ]]> https://capital-weather.ghost.io/january-weather-in-washington-d-c/ 69bb35329a556b0001f83c54 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:27:00 -0500