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U.S. to be coldest region in world relative to normal over next week. Please note rest of world will be much warmer than normal lest anyone try to claim pocket of cold in U.S. debunks global warming, which they will invariably and irresponsibly do.
The coldest weather (relative to average) will be positioned right over North America through at least the next 7-days...
[Maps: ]
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The smoke -- making the Eastern U.S. look like California at the peak of fire season -- is not normal.
The air is compromised from Minneapolis to DC to Boston, and the worst from western NY to arround Ottawa. A thread... 1/
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Re-write: Brutal and brief cold blast in Northeast will shatter some records. Most of the rest of the world is warmer than normal. This year will be among the warmest years on record for the planet, again. Global warming is indisputable.
Brutal and Extended Cold Blast could shatter ALL RECORDS - Whatever happened to Global Warming?
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BREAKING: NOAA has sided with President Trump, rather than its own scientists:
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Note: Today's sunset in DC is at 6p and won't be before 6p again until next November.
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The four warmest years in recorded history for the planet have occurred in the last four years, including 2018 - which ranked fourth warmest. You might have heard this direct from NOAA and NASA if the government was open and you listened to their excellent scientists.
Be careful and try staying in your house. Large parts of the Country are suffering from tremendous amounts of snow and near record setting cold. Amazing how big this system is. Wouldn’t be bad to have a little of that good old fashioned Global Warming right now!
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BREAKING: The planet may have seen its highest temp since at least 1931 today. Death Valley hit 130, a preliminary August record for the globe. If confirmed, this is one of top 3 highest temps ever measured on Earth and arguably highest reliably measured.
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Amazing. Totally.
❄️🐼 Slides, somersaults and pure panda joy. Happy snow day from giant pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian! 🌨🐾
. . .
#SnowDay
#PandaStory
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NEW: NWS director strongly breaks with NOAA leadership, backs agency weather forecasters over President Trump's Alabama tweets/statements on Hurricane Dorian
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Meteorologists are in awe. The National Hurricane Center predicted where
#Laura
would make landfall within 0.6 miles 87 hours in advance, and at the exact time it came ashore.
How they did it:
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Stunning photo of a vibrant rainbow bisected by a vivid lightning bolt Thursday night over South River in Maryland.
📷David Sites
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What a scene!
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Another really, really special rainbow photograph from Sunday evening in Washington, D.C.
📷Mukul Ranjan
More photos/explainer:
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A comparison of actual cone of uncertainty (from Aug 29) presented to President Trump by NOAA acting head Neil Jacobs, and version Trump showed today, altered to extend cone into Alabama - after he wrongly said Sunday Alabama was at risk.
Details:
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BREAKING: NOAA’s chief scientist will investigate why agency backed Trump over its experts on Dorian, email shows
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Unreal lightning capture from the Lincoln Memorial tonight.
📷Thomas Cluderay ()
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Record of cherry blossom bloom dates in Kyoto, Japan date to 812 AD...more than 1,200 years ago. This year's peak bloom on March 26 was the earliest ever recorded. This is climate change. Article:
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Eye-opening, bizarre, scary.
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We stayed in the fight. We finished the fight. We won the fight!!!
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BREAKING: Punxsutawney Phil does NOT see shadow, predicts early spring!
#GroundhogDay2020
#GroundhogDay
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11:30a: NWS has issued a Flood Watch for the greater DC area (green shading on map) until 8pm today, due to the potential for slow-moving storms that could produce torrential rain exceeding 2 inches in a short period of time.
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It's way too cold today. We all should have just stayed in bed.
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JUST IN: DC area in Level 4 out of 5 risk for severe storms late this afternoon into the evening. This is very rare. We will have more details shortly but it is very important to pay attention to weather details today and have a way to receive storm warnings.
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Short-range model (certainly subject to and likely to change) shows storms approaching DC at 6p.
@realDonaldTrump
speech at 630p. We’ll see what happens...
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The sun could not be shining any brighter on this warm, beautiful day in our nation’s capital. 71 degrees at 1p.
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Absolutely horrifying and devastating tornado damage... in Mayfield, Kentucky
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🍂Are you ready? We declare summer OVER in DC. That means we don't see much potential for sustained 90-degree weather. But we do see LOTS of nice days ahead.🍂
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The 5 things you should know about climate change:
1. It’s real.
2. It’s us.
3. Experts agree.
4. It’s bad.
5. There’s hope.
#AMS2017
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Raise your hand if you think May in DC was one of the nicest months you can remember.
* 87% of days with highs 65-85.
* Little rain
* Least humidity in May since 2005
* Not a single severe storm
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BREAKING: One of the crazier extreme weather events we've reported on. Temperatures in eastern Antarctica are 50 to 90 degrees above normal.
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Good morning. Air quality this morning in DC area is WORSE than yesterday, with widespread CODE RED and CODE PURPLE (unhealthy for all) and even CODE MAROON (hazardous) toward Baltimore. Limit/reduce time outside, avoid strenuous exercise and/or wear masks.
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Wonderful shot!
Tonight's Super Sturgeon Moon rising over the Washington Monument in Washington, DC
#fullmoon
#supermoon
#SuperSturgeonMoon
#SturgeonMoon
#WashingtonMonument
#washingtondc
#supermoon2022
#FindYourPark
@capitalweather
@spann
#thePhotoHour
#StormHour
#IGDC
#NikonNoFilter
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NEW: It was 84 degrees near the Arctic Ocean this weekend as carbon dioxide hit its highest level in human history:
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Trump is not evacuating and will stay at Mar-a-Lago through storm although the club has closed, per
@jdawsey1
.
Read more:
Mar-a-Lago, where Donald Trump is staying, is in mandatory evacuation zone due to
#nicole
. Unclear if the former president will leave.
@NHC_Atlantic
: “Residents in the warning area should listen to advice given by local officials.”
Latest on the storm:
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❄️❄️❄️JUST OUT today: Our winter forecast for the DC area! ❄️❄️❄️
Great news for snow lovers, we predict most snow in 5 years + above normal amounts.
We've got 2,000 words for you to dive into to understand the details, qualifiers and all that ⬇️
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Wow neat!! Funnel cloud with storm that formed over DC and now near District Heights.
No major rotation so probably harmless but still wow.
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INCREDIBLE: Rare footage of ocean drone swaying and lunging amid Category 4
#Fiona
's 50 FOOT WAVES just released by
@saildrone
and
@NOAA
.
Full story/background:
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Gorgeous post-storm scene in Glover Archibald Park.
📷Courtney Ward
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Snow potential index - 9/10 (↑): If you’re a snow lover, the way-too-long wait is nearly over. Winter wonderland is basically guaranteed on Sunday! Question marks with the storm thereafter.
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BREAKING:
@MWCOG
has issued a CODE PURPLE for DC area. "The D.C. region has not previously recorded a Code Purple day for fine particle pollution." Code purple means air is unhealthy for all people. Limit time outside and/or wear mask.
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Great video from earlier today.
6:45 am at the U.S. Capitol on Friday 19 January 2024.
@theHillisHome
@capitalweather
@popville
@DCist
#WashingtonDC
#snow
#snow
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Blackjack! It is the 21st minute of the 21st hour of the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century.
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President Trump falsely said that because global warming wasn't working out, the name was changed to climate change. The American Meteorological Society sent Trump this letter Wednesday, offering to educate him on the matter. (See related CWG post: )
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Crazy clouds that resembled an angry ocean were seen over northeast New Hampshire Sunday. They are known as "asperitas" and form when there's atmospheric turbulence.
Thanks to Crystal Lee for sharing this amazing photo.
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NEW, exclusive: NOAA staff warned in Sept. 1 directive against contradicting Trump:
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One of the most spectacular days of the summer, right DC?
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New York City's air quality index -- highest among world cities -- is an unfathomable 342. That's in the top tier CODE MAROON range -- which is hazardous, signifying "emergency conditions." Current levels to "likely crush" records, says
@ryans_wx
.
A live look... (1/2)
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JUST IN: Senate unanimously votes for daylight saving time to be YEAR Round!!! Still must pass House and signed by
@POTUS
to become law. In DC, this would mean winter sunsets are closer to 6p but sunrise is after 8a. What do we think about this?
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Here's a great shot of the fireball (large meteor) that streaked across the Mid-Atlantic skies around 9:25p, captured by Leigh Fitzgerald -- who shared it with us on Facebook! It was taken in Woodbridge, Va.
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We've never seen a satellite loop like this and hope to never see anything like it again.
It's hard to even conceive of something this horrific.
#Dorian
Has wreaked havoc on Abacos and Grand Bahama Islands over the past 24+ hours. Here is a satellite recap as it approached, made a 2nd landfall and then stalled out over Grand Bahama Island. Now the storm is finally starting to pull away. In its wake utter devastation...
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This was DC five years ago, midway through the Blizzard of 2016, "Snowzilla," which dumped 15 to 30 inches of snow.
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Time for a special announcement:
🌸🌸🌸
We declare winter OVER and the ARRIVAL OF SPRING
🌸🌸🌸
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8 years ago, this was Capital Weather Gang's forecast for the two days that would follow:
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Thursday's digit - 10/10: The weather is a 3 (at best), but plus 7 for the
#Nats
winning Game 7.
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While Tropical Storm Don weakens in the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Hilary is about to form in the Pacific:
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Note: The Washington Post's paywall has been lifted for Hurricane
#Florence
related coverage.
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Rude.
Today, some parts of Massachusetts picked up more snow in one hour (4 inches) than Washington, D.C., has all winter long. (3.7 inches).
@NWSBoston
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This is absolutely gorgeous.
Good morning Virginia! ❄️❄️
It’s a spectacular morning with a fresh coating of snow in the Blue Ridge Mountains
#vawx
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There has been an earthquake swarm in Iceland: 295 tremors (mag 3 or higher) in the last 72 hours. This may well be a precursor to a volcanic eruption near the capital city of Reykjavik.
Read more⬇️
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Today's tree pollen count in DC (before the rain) is 1,016 grains per cubic meter of air. The average is 75 at this time of year.
Not normal. At all.
Ahchoo!
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Air quality around DC area is registering CODE RED according to this morning — limit time outdoors, especially if you have respiratory concerns and/or wear mask.
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LOL.
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What do we want? FALL!
When do we want it? NOW!
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A note of thanks: We received hundreds of your photos and reports today. They were extremely helpful in understanding how the storm was evolving across the region. We couldn't share and like them all but really appreciate everyone engaging with us during this storm. - Jason, CWG
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A Capital Weather Gang tradition unlike any other🤣. We declare winter OVER in DC:
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So what do we think: Is today a perfect 10, DC?
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The smoke has overshadowed this story but the heat and humidity in Puerto Rico -- which is a hot place to begin with -- is off the charts. Heat index values as high as 125. Many records broken and heat to continue for days.
Reporting by
@stillmand
: 1/2
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Hey everyone! Guess what this rain just did? Washed a lot of pollen out of the air. Before the rain, the DC tree pollen count was VERY HIGH at 2570.93 grains/cubic meter, highest of the year and very possibly the peak. In other words, it's likely downhill from here...
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Washington Post photographer Ricky Carioti captured this "once in a lifetime photo" in Myersville, Md. (northwest of Frederick) late Thursday after a thunderstorm passed through. Double rainbow and lightning! Amazing.
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All the rain Friday and Saturday sent debris surging down the Potomac River. This heron decided to go along for the ride at East Potomac Park Sunday afternoon.
🎥 Jennifer Kron
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Another view of the Capitol rainbow tonight. Simply magnificent. From Jonathan Ernst/Reuters:
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Reports of personal items that were tossed more than 100 miles by last night's tornadoes... 1/2
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Looks amazing...
Shenandoah National Park right now. Overlooking Old Rag Mountain
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This is not normal by any means. It’s 80 degrees at 920p in DC on April 5. This would be a warm July night.
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JUST IN: National Weather Service upgrades DC and surrounding counties to WINTER STORM WARNING Monday; now forecasts 4-8" of snow.
Details:
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5 THINGS ABOUT NEXT WEEKEND'S DC SNOW POTENTIAL...
1) Significant storm likely
2) Too early for snow amount forecasts; storm track uncertain, cold air limited
3) Best chance for significant snow in mountains
4) Models have DC close to rain-snow line
5) Detailed briefing tomorrrow
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JUST IN: Based on newly-released emails and additional reporting, it's now clear that top Commerce Dept. aides knew Ala. forecasters weren't responding to Trump's tweet on Hurricane Dorian, but insisted on rebuking them anyway
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Exceptional, incredible photograph of lightning striking the Washington Monument and other locations in DC at 8:32 p.m. Thursday night. 30 second exposure, taken from Arlington.
Our story on this storm:
📷Anupam Anand
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It's 71 degrees in DC at 2p! Spring is in the air :)
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OPM says Feds closed. What that means in a shutdown... we're not exactly sure. But we know a lot of people are there working without pay so at least they get a day off. Enjoy!
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It is so nice outside, finally. At least we have that in Washington.
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Does climate change have something to with this? Yes. Record heat in Canada has helped fuel the fires. And the fire situation in Canada is unprecedented. 6/
Some perspective on the Canadian wildfires...this shows total million hectares burned in Canada.
At over 3.5 million hectares burned so far, not only is this year beyond all but one of the past 6 year totals but will do it before the true wildfire season begins in July
#nywx
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Snow flurries now in NW DC and these may increase over next couple hours and even put down a coating in some areas. Flakes on Christmas in DC is a big win :) Merry Christmas!!!
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Yes- we have decided the unofficial name of this storm is indeed
#snurlough
... credit to
@philliefan_99
@capitalweather
This storm should be called snurlough. In fact, it WILL be called snurlough. I am not willing to negotiate on this. I have made up my mind and I am sitting here, all alone, waiting for you to agree with me on this.
#snurlough
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Please try our job for a week and get back to us. Thanks :)
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and weather forecasts"
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You want permanent daylight saving time? Here's an animation of what sunrise times would be year round by
@joemfox
.
Related article:
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JUST IN: National Weather Service expects to issue a tornado watch for DC area (95% chance) soon. "Relatively higher" tornado threat in our region -- "strong tornado cannot be ruled out."
The latest:
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When we're quiet and not tweeting for a while, it usually means we're obsessing over the forecast and probably changing it. Stay tuned :)
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