On this day in 2003, a storm originating in the Gulf of Mexico moved into the Mid-Atlantic region and dropped 2 to 4 inches of snow in the D.C. area. As milder air moved in during the storm, the snow mixed with and changed to sleet and freezing rain. “The cold, slushy deluge that befell Washington yesterday was neither picturesque nor the best for making snowballs,” The Washington Post reported.
It followed another winter storm that produced significant snow in parts of the area on Dec. 5 and Dec. 6 that year.
Here are other notables for this day:
- Average high: 49
- Average low: 35
- Record high: 70 (1931)
- Record low: 6 (1904)
- Record precipitation: 1.89 inches (1879)
- Maximum snow: 3.6 inches (2003)
