DCA 73 vs the record of 64. I think Ian on twitter noted the other day that 64 was tied for the lowest individual daily high temp on record at DCA. Now Dec 17th stands alone.
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 0122 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016
...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC... A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.16 INCHES WAS SET AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.15 SET IN 1941.
I think the totals in DC itself lean towards 2010. The reservoir was higher as was the spotter in Anacostia. No reports from near AU, but they were 25" and 27" in 2010, and I really doubt they were that high this time.
Nice. Wonder where we are on standard deviation. Dec is a monthly with a higher variation, but it is possible that this is still the most anomalous + month in DC history.
Probably about the same way we handle the fact that some of the old observations were taken multiple stories up in a building in a completely different part of town. Ignore it.
I don't know about NE, but Jan. 82 was about the peak of what winter can do in Minneapolis, with two 17"+ snowstorms in three days and a max snow depth of 38".