... Air quality alert is in effect for Sunday may 27 2012...
The metropolitan Washington Council of governments in association
with Maryland department of the environment, Virginia department
of environmental quality, and district department of environment
has issued a code Orange air quality alert Sunday for
the DC Metro area.
A code Orange air quality alert means that air pollution
concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive
groups. Sensitive groups include children... people suffering from
asthma... heart disease or other lung diseases... and the elderly.
The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous
activity or exercise outdoors.
For more information on ground-level ozone and fine
particles... visit www.Cleanairpartners.Net.
District of Columbia
- Forecasts for: District of Columbia
- Return to US Severe Weather
Statement as of 4:25 PM EDT on May 26, 2012
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Statement as of 1:55 am EDT on May 26, 2012 ... Record daily high minimum temperature was set at Washington National DC... A record daily high minimum temperature of 71 degrees was set at Washington National DC yesterday. This breaks the old record of 70 degrees set back in 1991. |
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