Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever in Washington DC on December 19

On December 19, Washington D.C. experienced varying temperature extremes. The hottest temperature ever recorded on this date was 64.0°F in 1967, while the coldest temperature occurred in 1963, dropping to 15.1°F. Typically, the average temperature for this date reaches 37.41°F, with an average high of 43.62°F and an average low of 31.20°F. Looking back to those years, an interesting news item from 1967 was the inauguration of the first African American mayor of a major U.S. city, Carl B. Stokes, who took office in Cleveland, Ohio.