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I can’t think of a better word to describe yesterday’s weather than “miserable,” but I’m sure that more expletive-laced descriptions would do just as well. For many parts of the region, there was just enough rain to make it annoying to be outside, but not enough to really dim the humidity in the air — but if you live in Northern Virginia, we certainly hope you’re not dumping buckets of water out of your home. Dulles airport received over two inches of rain yesterday. Did we mention that it was also one of the hottest days on record? The worst news of all? Today will be much the same: sticky and wet with the potential for flash floods.

In other news this morning:

>> Northern Virginia mosques are turning to ballrooms, offices, and even synagogues to accommodate their burgeoning congregations, especially with Ramadan beginning this weekend.

>> Nearly 5,000 E-Z Pass accounts in Maryland have been closed due to the institution of a $1.50 fee. Hopefully those people can hang on to those six quarters in order to pay the tolls.

>> We would have assumed that a judge, of all people, would know not to take the law into his own hands, but, hey, what do we know.