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DC weather history for April 25

A late-season cold snap in 1883 brought record lows and multiple mornings in the 30s during an unusually chilly April.

On this date in 1883, the temperature fell to 32 degrees, a calendar-day record. The next day would also set a record low of 34 degrees. Temperatures dipped into the 30s on four straight mornings starting April 23. The average temperature that April was 6.6 degrees below normal, or the 15th coldest on record.

Here are other notables from this day:

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