On this day in 2022, a calendar day record 6.9 inches of snow fell in the District but amounts increased south of town. Fredericksburg, Va. received around a foot. Heavy snow, falling at rates of up to 3 inches per hour, brought traffic to a standstill on Interstate 95 in Northern Virginia for around 20 hours.
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 45
- Average low: 31
- Record high: 69 (2023)
- Record low: minus-3 (1877)
- Record precipitation: 1.87 inches (1914)
- Maximum snow: 6.9 inches (2022)
