On this date in 2007, a calendar-day record 2.41 inches of rain fell. “Rain, wind and unseasonably cold conditions will offer little motivation to be outside,” wrote CapitalWeather.com, the predecessor to the Capital Weather Gang. In the wake of the storm, a high wind warning was issued as gusts reached 50 to 60 mph the next day, cutting power and canceling flights.
Here are other notables from this day:
- Average high: 68
- Average low: 48
- Record high: 90 (2026)
- Record low: 28 (1904)
- Record precipitation: 2.41 inches (2007)
- Record snowfall: 0.2 inches (1923)
