On this day in 1877, the low temperature plunged to a record of minus-3 degrees. It was the third morning in a row with temperatures this cold.
And on this day in 1980, a calendar-day record 4.8 inches of snow fell, after 2.1 inches the previous day. “Snow fell continuously in most of the Washington area for a second day yesterday, piling 5 to 10 inches high and leaving many roads dangerously slushy or icy,” The Washington Post reported on Jan. 6.
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 45
- Average low: 31
- Record high: 71 (1997)
- Record low: minus-3 (1877)
- Record precipitation: 1.44 inches (1949)
- Record snowfall: 4.8 inches (1980)
