On this day in 1987, 10.8 inches of snow fell. It was the first in a pair of big snowstorms that hit within five days. On Jan. 25 and 26 that same year, an additional 9.2 inches came down. Schools were shut for up to seven days in a row because of the snowy one-two punch.
“The second major snowstorm in four days blanketed the Washington area yesterday, burying roads anew, snarling traffic and spoiling Super Sunday parties,” The Washington Post reported as the second storm was underway.
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 45
- Average low: 30
- Record high: 76 (1927)
- Record low: 1 (1893)
- Record precipitation: 1.49 inches of melted snow (1987)
- Record snowfall: 10.8 inches (1987)
