On this day in 2021, 2 to 4 inches of snow fell across the D.C. area, its biggest snow event in nearly two years. “Snow lovers delighted in the chance to — finally — have some fun in the flakes, especially after months of social distancing to limit the spread of the coronavirus,” The Washington Post reported.
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 46
- Average low: 30
- Record high: 71 (1916)
- Record low: minus-2 (1905)
- Record precipitation: 1.18 inches (1878)
- Record snowfall: 5.7 inches (1949)
