(John Sonderman/Flickr)The record high temperature for Feb. 8 has been broken. The high temperature came in the 12 o’clock hour — 74 degrees (!!!) When the wind comes from the west, the D.C. metro tends to be warmer because air is flowing down off the mountains. Feb. 8 recordsWashington, D.C.: 68 degrees (1900) → 74 degrees (2017)BWI: 70 degrees (1965) → 72 degrees (2017)Dulles Airport: 70 degrees (1965) → 71 degrees (2017)So far this winter, warm days have far outnumbered the cool ones. At 10 a.m. tomorrow, the temperature will have dropped 30 degrees in the D.C. metro.

Source: Washington Post February 08, 2017 15:40 UTC