On this date in 1920, the temperature fell to a calendar-day record low of 55. It was the second of four straight days with lows in the 50s, all records. Highs during the four-day stretch ranged from 73 to 84. That July was the ninth-coolest on record.
And on this date in 1940, the high set a calendar-day record of 100 degrees. Five people died because of the heat, according to the front page of The Washington Post.
Here are other notables from this day:
- Average high: 90
- Average low: 73
- Record high: 100 (1940)
- Record low: 55 (1920)
- Record rainfall: 2.32 inches (1873)
