On this day in 1996, a calendar-record 5.3 inches of snow fell in the District. An additional 3.1 inches came down on Feb. 3 to push the storm total to 8.4 inches.
The snowstorm came on the heels of an exceptionally snowy January, in which 23.8 inches accumulated, including 17.8 inches during an early-month blizzard.
February of that year would end up with 15.2 inches after a surprise storm of 6.8 inches on Feb. 16.
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 46
- Average low: 30
- Record high: 72 (1990)
- Record low: 2 (1904)
- Record precipitation: 2.11 inches (1897)
- Record snowfall: 5.3 inches (1996)
