On this day in 1919, the temperature soared to 87 degrees, the highest on record so late in the year. Abnormally warm weather affected much of the eastern United States, with record highs in Savannah, Georgia (86); Atlanta (84); Richmond (87); New York (83) and Boston (81).
Here are other notables from this date:
- Average high: 65
- Average low: 48
- Record high: 87 (1919)
- Record low: 27 (1936)
- Record rainfall: 2.03 inches (1972)
