On this date in 1934, the high of 27 and low of minus-1 were both calendar-day records for cold. It marked the last day of a cold snap that began on Feb. 24, during which temperatures were 25 degrees below normal and more than 7 inches of snow fell.
The frigid day ended D.C.’s coldest February on record, with an average temperature of 24.6 degrees, more than 15 degrees below normal.
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 52
- Average low: 34
- Record high: 82 (1948)
- Record low: Minus-1 (1934)
- Record precipitation: 1.13 inches (1902)
- Record snowfall: 3.1 inches (1964)
