On this day in 1984, the high in D.C. was only 52 degrees — the lowest ever observed during the month.
And on this day in 2004, the remnants of Hurricane Jeanne — which made landfall in Florida — produced a calendar-day record 2.46 inches of rain. The storm “punched through the region,” The Washington Post wrote, “wringing out a soaking rain that caused widespread flooding and road closures.” The highest rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches fell west and southwest of the Beltway. Loudoun County was particularly hard hit.
Here are other notables from this date:
- Average high: 76
- Average low: 60
- Record high: 91 (1886)
- Record low: 42 (1947)
- Record rainfall: 2.46 inches (2004)
