On this date in 1924, it snowed 5.5 inches — a calendar-day and monthly record. It has been referred to as the April Fools’ Day storm. In Baltimore, an incredible 9.8 inches fell — also a monthly record.
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 62
- Average low: 43
- Record high: 88 (1978)
- Record low: 15 (1923)
- Record precipitation: 1.67 inches (1948)
- Record snowfall: 5.5 inches (1924)
