On this date in 2013, severe thunderstorms produced torrential rain in the D.C. area. Reagan National Airport received 0.87 inches of rain in just 12 minutes and 2.86 inches from the event overall, nearly a calendar-day record. The storms also generated damaging winds and hail.
Here are other notables from this day:
- Average high: 89
- Average low: 71
- Record high: 100 (1969)
- Record low: 54 (1927)
- Record rainfall: 2.95 inches (1914)
