Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever in Washington DC on December 17

On December 17th in Washington D.C., the weather varied from a scorching high of 64.9°F in 2021 to a frigid low of 12.9°F in 1951. The average temperature for this date stands at 38.90°F, with the average high settling at 45.49°F and the average low at 32.31°F. In line with this, an intriguing news item from those years is that in 2021, Washington D.C. experienced an unusually warm winter, which set a new record for the hottest temperature recorded in December. This weather anomaly sparked discussions on climate change and its potential impacts on seasonal norms.