On this day in 2015, the high soared to 71 degrees while the low was only 60. Both the high and low were warm weather records for Christmas Eve. In fact, the low of 60 was the highest on record for all of December. 2015 would go on to rank as the warmest December on record.
“Air flowing up the East Coast straight from the deep tropics is obliterating warm weather records at scores of weather stations,” I wrote. “In Washington, D.C., the moisture content of the air, due to its tropical origins, set a new record for all months between December and April Wednesday evening.”
Here are other notables for this day:
- Average high: 47
- Average low: 33
- Record high: 71 (2015)
- Record low: 5 (1983)
- Record precipitation: 2.36 inches (1986)
- Maximum snow: 6.5 inches (1966)
