On this day in 1895, the high of 10 degrees and low of 1 degree were both calendar-day records for cold. It marked the second day of a five-day stretch with highs between 10 and 17 degrees and lows between 0 and 7. On Feb. 7 and 8, 7.4 inches of snow fell amid the frigid temperatures, and snow cover in the District reached a foot. Snow had been on the ground since Jan. 28 and remained on the ground until Feb. 23, tied for the second-longest such period on record.
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 46
- Average low: 30
- Record high: 74 (2008)
- Record low: 1 (1895)
- Record precipitation: 2.29 inches (1896)
- Record snowfall: 9.1 inches (2010)
