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Friday in D.C. occupied a special spot between May Day and Derby Day, and seemed to rise to the atmospheric occasion. It provided the benevolent warmth of near-summer, while showing off a sky full of spectacular and scenic clouds. In the District, the mercury rose to 84 degrees. That fell short of the true torridness of summer, but it made for an unusually warm day so early in May. It was 11 degrees above the average for Washington on the second day of May. No day last month was warmer....