What is it about the mid-Atlantic that seems to concentrate high
temperatures in the Washington, D.C. area? It's not all that unusual, when
there are unusual highs, for the "highest high" to be in the D.C. area,
rather than areas farther south. Any ideas?
Snyder
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From: "Jesse Ferrell (CASI)" <j{at}weatherwatchers.org>
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Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2000 12:24
Subject: [CASI-SR] Report on 2/24-2/26 Heat Wave
> Extremely warm temperatures occurred in the Eastern US on February 24,
> 25, and 26, 2000. The highest temperature, 82 degrees, in Fort Belvoir
> VA was 33 degrees above the nearest Climate station (Wash. DC)'s normal.
>
> Something interesting also happened on February 26, 2000. The warm
> temperatures continued, but low cloud cover in parts of the Central
> Atlantic states kept the temperature at a minimum. Temperatures in SW PA
> ranged from 43 to 75!
>
> Full report with imagery at:
>
> http://www.weatherwatchers.org/2000/0224/
>
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