On this day in 1971, the District reached a record high of 72 degrees. Five of the six days to end that month reached at least 60 degrees. It ranks as the seventh warmest December on record.
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 46
- Average low: 32
- Record high: 72 (1971)
- Record low: 2 (1914)
- Record precipitation: 1.16 inches (1894)
- Maximum snow: 3.3 inches (1939)
