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DCA is warmer than it used to be

#1 Postby drezee » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:53 am

I am not a big global warming guy, but geez it has been warmer than it used to be in winter. DCA for example hasn't had a avg monthly temp below 30F in January since 1948. Before 1948, they had 8!

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40F+ avg January temps: 1871 - 1948 (77 years): 10

After 1948 (58 years): 11 (including this year)

Also some hope for 2006, 70% of the time when the avg in Jan was 40F+...the following Feb was cooler than January.

25% of the time it was at least 5F cooler

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/climate/dca/dcatemps.txt
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#2 Postby drezee » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:09 am

More interesting info!

DCA is currently at a trace of snow (with little to none in the forecast)!

DCA had 0.1 or less inches of snow in Jaunary 13 times.

The average snowfall of the following Feb (134 years of data): 6.1 inches about 120%
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#3 Postby WindRunner » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:26 pm

Sure hope that climo pans out . . . I'd love to see some.
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#4 Postby quandary » Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:58 am

DCA = Washington DC right? That might be attributed to the Urban Heat Island effect more than Global Warming.
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#5 Postby Brent » Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:04 am

quandary wrote:DCA = Washington DC right? That might be attributed to the Urban Heat Island effect more than Global Warming.


Yeah... Reagan National, right in the heart of the city.
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#6 Postby drezee » Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:02 pm

quandary wrote:DCA = Washington DC right? That might be attributed to the Urban Heat Island effect more than Global Warming.


Maybe, but temp more than snow
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#7 Postby WindRunner » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:10 pm

Brent wrote:
quandary wrote:DCA = Washington DC right? That might be attributed to the Urban Heat Island effect more than Global Warming.


Yeah... Reagan National, right in the heart of the city.


It's actually not in DC, but rather across the river (right on the opposite shore) in Arlington. Used to be in DC before Arlington and Alexandria were given back to VA a long time ago.
Definately cooler than other readings from in the city because of the proximity to the river.
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#8 Postby tornadochaser1986 » Sun Jan 29, 2006 7:28 am

ya it can also be attributed to the potomac river also im from that area :)
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