On this day in 1970, a calendar-day record 4.9 inches of snow fell. An additional 4.4 inches fell on New Year’s Day in 1971 producing a storm total of 9.3 inches. It was the biggest snowstorm in nearly four years, The Washington Post reported. At Dulles Airport, 15 inches fell.
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 46
- Average low: 32
- Record high: 70 (1965)
- Record low: minus-13 (1880)
- Record precipitation: 1.68 inches (1975)
- Maximum snow: 4.9 inches (1970)
