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DC Heat: 116 Year Record Smashed


Another day of record-breaking temperatures is on the books.
Temperatures reached 100 degrees at Reagan National Airport at 3:07 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

“It’s the first time temperatures have reached 100 degrees in June since June of 1997,” ABC 7 Meteorologist Alex Liggitt says.

Heat index values were between 98 and 104 degrees Thursday afternoon as temperatures rose into the upper 90s.

It’s the region’s 13th day of 90-degree weather in June and its sixth in a row. Last June, the area saw just two days of 90-degree temperatures, van de Graaff says.

Air quality is a Code Orange. Because the air quality will be unhealthy, the Metropolitan Council of Governments suggests seniors, adults with respiratory problems and young children limit their time outside.

(Source: WTOP)



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