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DC weather history for December 23

A sharp cold snap in 1989 set record lows for both the high and low, part of one of the coldest Decembers on record.

On this day in 1989, the high of 22 degrees and low of 7 both set calendar-day cold weather records. It was even colder than day before, when the high was 17 and the low 5. The month would end up ranking as tied for second coldest December on record.

Here are other notables for this day:

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