It was a cold, cold day on New Year’s Eve in Washington and lots of other places, too. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (Andrew Kelly/Reuters)Sunday, the last day of 2017, appeared also to be the year’s coldest, as well as the coldest Dec. 31 here in 55 years. The unofficial high temperature of 23 degrees appeared to make Sunday one of Washington’s chilliest New Year’s Eves on record. According to National Weather Service meteorologists, Washington’s coldest Dec. 31 high temperature was 12 degrees, measured 100 years ago. If Sunday’s high reading of 23 becomes official, it would tie the 23 degrees recorded in 1899 for fourth on the all-time list.

Source: Washington Post January 01, 2018 03:13 UTC