Washington, DC
United States
Mayor Muriel Bowser, Elected 2014
670 thousand people
158 km2
1007 mm/year
14.7 °C
$122 Billion
* Bar graph maximums are derived from the C40 Member with the greatest value in each category. An indicator ( ) also displays the average of all C40 Member cities for additional context.
Type | Hazard | Severity | Action Taken |
Extreme Temperature - Hot | Heat Wave | Extremely Serious | |
Extreme Temperature - Hot | Extreme Hot Days | Serious | |
Storm | Cyclone | Extremely Serious | |
Flood | Coastal Flood | Serious | |
Flood | River Flood | Serious | |
Flood | Permanent inundation | Less Serious | |
Flood | Flash or surface flood | Less Serious |