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Built to honor George Washington, the United States' first president, the 555-foot marble obelisk towers over Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., experiences all four seasons, with humidity making temperatures feel hotter in summer and colder in winter. Spring, from March through May, has an average high of 65.5 degrees and a low of 46.5 degrees. Summer, from June through August, has an average high of 86 degrees and a low of 68.5 degrees. Fall, from September through November, has an average high of 68 degrees and a low of 51.5 degrees. Winter, from December through February, has an average high of 45 degrees and a low of 30 degrees.
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