Dan Zak unearths a 1984 WaPo column by Henry Mitchell. The beginning:
People are confused about the weather of Washington. I shall explain basics:
Winter is cold.
Summer is hot.
Every year these truths hit the populace with the force of a thunderbolt.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2010/07/keeping-cool/184939/
