On this day in 1995, a calendar-day record 4.5 inches of snow fell. Areas north and west of the District received up to twice that much. Still, The Washington Post reported that residents weathered the storm well. “S’ NO Big Deal” read its headline the day after the storm.
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 46
- Average low: 30
- Record high: 70 (1991)
- Record low: 2 (1898)
- Record precipitation: 2.02 inches (1998)
- Record snowfall: 4.5 inches (1995)
