Our little streak of 90-degree weather has stopped at four days, at least out at the airport. The high at BWI this afternoon stalled at 89 degrees. Downtown was another story. The thermometer at the Maryland Science Center reached 92 degrees, and the high reading here at The Sun was 90 degrees around 4 p.m.

BWI also missed the rain that swept through Washington, D.C. this afternoon. The thunderstorm dropped four-tenths of an inch of rain at Reagan National Airport, and sank the temperature, briefly, from a high of 85 to to 78 degrees. I saw a little, very brief shower outside the newsroom window, but nothing registered on the rain gauge.

The radar loop and the satellite imagery show the cold front we're expecting this evening is still to our north and west. We can expect more showers or storms when that finally rolls through.

So here's the rundown on the 90s so far this year at BWI:

May: 3 days

June: 7 days

July: (through 7/11): 4 days.

Total for 2007 (through 7/11): 14

Total for 2006 (through 7/11): 12

The high readings so far this summer: 97 degrees, on July 9 and June 27.

The high readings by this time 2006: 95 degrees, on May 30 and June 18.