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DC weather history for October 18

A remarkable 1938 warm spell brought three straight record highs, including an 85-degree day amid an unusually hot October stretch.

On this day in 1938, the temperature soared to a calendar-day record 85 degrees. It was the second of three straight record-warm days. It hit 86 the day before and 88 the day after.

Here are other notables from this date:

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