National Capital Region Network Resource Brief: Weather, National Capital Parks - East

Wofford J. 2021. National Capital Region Network Resource Brief: Weather, National Capital Parks - East. National Capital Region Network, Inventory & Monitoring

This brief summarizes 2020 weather data (precipitation and temperature) for National Capital Parks - East, specifically for Washington, D.C., and compares it to historical data (1895–2019). In all, 2020 was extremely warm and wet. It was almost a record-setting year for both temperature and precipitation — the year ended as the 3rd warmest and 3rd wettest on record (since 1895).

Type
Resource Brief
Authors
Wofford, Jeb
Date of Issue
2021-02
Publisher
National Capital Region Network, Inventory & Monitoring
Units
ANAC , BAWA , FODU , FOWA , GREE , NACE , NCR , NCRN , OXHI , PISC
Keywords
Anacostia Park, Baltimore-Washington Parkway, climate change, Fort Dupont, Fort Washington, Greenbelt Park, I&M, Inventory & Monitoring, meteorology, NACE, National Capital Parks - East, National Capital Region, National Capital Region Network, NCR, NCRN, NCRN Air Brief, NCRN Weather, NCRN Weather Brief, Oxon Cove, Piscataway Park, Precipitation, Temperature, weather

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