On this date in 1993, bitter cold poured into the D.C. area after a powerful storm the previous day. The high of 28 degrees was a record low for the calendar day. The next morning, the temperature dipped to 15 degrees, a record low for March 15.
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 56
- Average low: 38
- Record high: 86 (1990)
- Record low: 13 (1888)
- Record precipitation: 1.66 inches (1940)
- Record snowfall: 4.0 inches (1937)
