On this day in 1998, the temperature soared to a record high of 78 degrees, part of a four-day streak with highs in the 70s. It also reached 76 degrees on Dec. 4 (a record) and 73 degrees on Dec. 5. The warmest day of the stretch came on Dec. 7 when it was 79 — the highest temperature ever observed during the month.
Here are other notables for this day:
- Average high: 51
- Average low: 36
- Record high: 78 (1998)
- Record low: 11 (1893)
- Record precipitation: 1.47 inches (1884)
- Maximum snow: 4.4 inches (1910)
