On this date in 2018, the District received 2.55 inches of rain, a calendar day record. The deluge pushed 2018′s rainfall total past the previous annual record of 61.33 inches set in 1889. It was one of 2018′s 24 days with at least an inch of rain.
Here are other notables for this day:
- Average high: 49
- Average low: 35
- Record high: 71 (1971)
- Record low: 6 (1904)
- Record precipitation: 2.55 inches (2018)
- Maximum snow: 4.5 inches (1905)
