Civil Rights Act Signed

Thursday, July 2, 1964Washington, D.C., United States

hot, no shade92°F

Warm through the small hours, the air near 80°F and thick under cloud that thinned toward dawn. The sun came up into a clearing sky. Heat built steadily and by mid-afternoon it was near 94°, the pavement giving it back and the air gone dry. A few clouds drifted over and gave nothing. Evening was slow to let go, the air still near 87° well after sunset and the night ahead warm.

Humidity
48%
Wind
7 mph
Daylight
14.8 hrs
Day's character
mostly clear
High / Low
93° / 72°F
Felt like
94° / 74°F
Rain
0.00"
Snowfall
0.0"
Pressure
29.94 inHg
Gusting to
22 mph
Wind from
southwest
Sunrise / Sunset
5:47 am / 8:37 pm

Pre-satellite record — solid, not exact. Checked against the Washington station, 1 mi away: it agrees.

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