On this date in 1985, temperatures in the District soared to a calendar-day record of 93 degrees. The hot day came amid a six-day stretch with highs of at least 80 degrees and two days above 90.
Here are other notables from this day:
- Average high: 71
- Average low: 51
- Record high: 93 (1985)
- Record low: 30 (1875)
- Record precipitation: 1.47 inches (1883)
- Record snowfall: Trace (1984)
