Explanatory articles about D.C. weather and climate
⛈️ Severe thunderstorms, high winds and hurricanes
- D.C. can be a stormy place. Here's when.
- How common are tornadoes in the D.C. area? A look at the region’s twister history
- What to know about derechos: violent thunderstorm complexes that sometimes strike D.C.
- Why the Washington Monument is a lightning target
- When and why D.C. is windiest, by season
- How often tropical storms and hurricanes hit the D.C. region
🌡️Extreme temperatures and humidity
- 90-degree days in Washington, D.C.
- 100-degree days in Washington, D.C.
- D.C.’s hottest and coldest days: A look at the city’s temperature records
- How humid does it get in Washington? A look at dew points through the years
- Here's how high heat indexes get in D.C. summer
- Here's how low wind chills get in D.C. winter
❄️Winter weather
- The 10 biggest snowstorms on record in Washington, D.C.
- The D.C. snow hole, explained
- The many faces of winter precipitation in the D.C. area
- Why forecasting snow is so hard in D.C., and the storms that bring it
- Yes, thundersnow is real. Here’s how it happens.
- Here's what causes really big snowflakes
- How likely is a white Christmas in D.C.?
- How to measure snow properly
- D.C. snow, explained: averages, extremes and trends
- Why snowfall varies so much across the D.C. area
- The Capital Weather winter storm impact scale
- How El Niño and La Niña affect snow in D.C.
🌧️Extreme precipitation
🔄The seasons and their changes
- What is the spring equinox — and why it matters
- How the cherry blossoms bloom in D.C.
- What is the summer solstice — and why it matters
- What is the fall equinox — and why it matters
- What is the winter solstice — and why it matters
- When does daylight saving time end? What to know about 'falling back'
- When does daylight saving time start? What to know about 'springing forward'
- D.C. has two 'nice day' seasons. Here’s when they happen.
🌍Climate change and air quality
- Capital Weather's view on climate change
- How climate change is reshaping D.C.'s weather
- 80-degree lows were once rare in D.C., but not anymore
- D.C.’s winter cold is shrinking. The numbers show how
- Air quality in D.C.: What you need to know about pollution, risks and trends