A well-forecast 1989 snowstorm dropped around 4 inches, shutting down the region and helping maintain a rare weeks-long snow cover that led to a white Christmas.
A remarkable December 1998 warm spell pushed temperatures to a record 78 degrees, part of a rare multi-day stretch in the 70s that peaked at the warmest reading ever recorded for the month.
An unusual early-2000s streak made Dec. 5 a “snowy” date in D.C., with flakes falling five times in eight years despite December snow being relatively rare.
A remarkable 1979 warm spell featuring nine straight days in the 70s finally broke, with temperatures dropping back to more typical late-November levels.
