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It’s well known that one swallow doesn’t make a summer, nor can a single day like Saturday provide Washington with a fully-furnished winter.It’s well known that one swallow doesn’t make a summer, nor can a single day like Saturday provide Washington with a fully-furnished winter.
But it is also true that it was cold and that since December, no colder day has come our way.But it is also true that it was cold and that since December, no colder day has come our way.
And though connoisseurs of frostiness might scoff at the mere idea of providing Saturday a place among the famous freezes we have known, it nevertheless stands out as about the chilliest this season has to offer.And though connoisseurs of frostiness might scoff at the mere idea of providing Saturday a place among the famous freezes we have known, it nevertheless stands out as about the chilliest this season has to offer.
At a time when so much of the talk has centered on winter’s uncommon warmth, Saturday had a low temperature of 22 degrees. That is ten degrees below freezing, and at Reagan National Airport, the mercury has sunk no lower all year.At a time when so much of the talk has centered on winter’s uncommon warmth, Saturday had a low temperature of 22 degrees. That is ten degrees below freezing, and at Reagan National Airport, the mercury has sunk no lower all year.
Since Dec. 1, the start of the meteorologists’ winter, that 22 degree low reading has been matched only once, on Dec. 19.Since Dec. 1, the start of the meteorologists’ winter, that 22 degree low reading has been matched only once, on Dec. 19.
The mercury on Saturday managed to make its way above the freezing point, to 36 degrees. That high temperature, combined with the 22 degree low temperature, yielded an average for the day of 29 degrees. That was the same average as is listed in the records for Dec. 19.The mercury on Saturday managed to make its way above the freezing point, to 36 degrees. That high temperature, combined with the 22 degree low temperature, yielded an average for the day of 29 degrees. That was the same average as is listed in the records for Dec. 19.
Of course, no report on wintry conditions would be complete without some mention of the snow. As on almost all of the other days in Washington this winter, there was no snow.Of course, no report on wintry conditions would be complete without some mention of the snow. As on almost all of the other days in Washington this winter, there was no snow.
Weather has a reputation for fickleness and changeability. Conditions fluctuate. Even colder days could be in store. But one steady trend is for increasing amounts of daylight. Sunlight is a good sign of warmer weather.Weather has a reputation for fickleness and changeability. Conditions fluctuate. Even colder days could be in store. But one steady trend is for increasing amounts of daylight. Sunlight is a good sign of warmer weather.
In addition to being the coldest day of the year, Saturday, according to data from the U.S. Naval Observatory, was the last day of the winter with a sunrise later than 7 a.m. The observatory said the sun came up on Saturday at 7:01. But on Sunday, the observatory said it would rise at 6:59 a.m. In addition to being the coldest day of the year, Saturday, according to data from the U.S. Naval Observatory, was the last day at least until daylight saving time resumes with a sunrise later than 7 a.m. The observatory said the sun came up on Saturday at 7:01. But on Sunday, the observatory said it would rise at 6:59 a.m.
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