We recall these milestones on the thermometer: The temperature when water boils, and the temperature at which it freezes. Fortunately, we don’t attain the primary one round right here, however on Friday we did dip beneath freezing.
Washington
Friday was Washington’s first officially freezing morning of fall
Not solely was it this fall’s first foray into the realm of ice. It was this fall’s coldest studying, by far.
Till Friday it had been no colder than 37. Friday was seven beneath that, and eleven beneath common for the 18th of November.
Dulles Worldwide Airport lies near the outskirts of the metropolitan space and is commonly colder than Washington right now of yr, even when now tied extra carefully to it by Metrorail.
At Dulles, as if to emphasise the distinction in circumstances, the mercury sank into the 20s, reaching a morning low of 27. That was the coldest studying there this fall.
Climate fluctuates; temperatures rise and fall. However Friday morning’s 30 nonetheless appeared a bit untimely, if we affiliate our expectations with the averages.
As winter approaches, our averages decline, however not till January does the common low in Washington skid to 30.
Except for gaining notice by providing us a certifiably freezing morning, Friday appeared to supply a vivid illustration of the appear and feel of November.
At instances, clouds appeared scattered in profusion throughout the blue sky. However a lot of the time, a mid-November solar discovered alternative to indicate itself. Its rays supplied heat and luxury.
Sunshine and the day’s 49-degree excessive didn’t but demand that fingers be shoved in pockets.
However because the solar sinks towards winter, shadows lengthen. Even in a metropolis with out actually tall buildings, it’s not all the time simple in mid-November to search out and carry on the sunny facet of the road.