VIDEO: Heat wave grips the District By Lisa Ruhl May 31, 2013 4:00 am FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Residents and tourists in the Washington area sweated through the region’s first heat wave of the summer Thursday, as the thermostat reached a high of 93 degrees and the sunny weather brought people out to the city in droves. TagsLisa RuhlLocal NewsWashington D.C. Related Content In Focus In a world of doomscrolling, accurate headlines are more crucial than ever Beltway Confidential Generation Z has a gambling problem — in politics Congressional Who is Chris Burnett, GOP candidate for Maryland’s most competitive district? Campaigns MAHA emerges as GOP 2026 election bright spot — with one major caveat News Second round of January Social Security payments goes out in four days