On this date in 1900, the temperature dipped to a calendar-day record low of 13 degrees. It was the second day in a row with a record low of 13. The frigid air followed a major snowstorm on March 15 and 16 that delivered 10 inches. March that year was generally cold and snowy, with an average temperature that was nearly 9 degrees below normal and a monthly snowfall of 15.5 inches, fourth-most on record.
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 57
- Average low: 39
- Record high: 81 (1989)
- Record low: 13 (1900)
- Record precipitation: 1 inch (1983)
- Record snowfall: 2.5 inches (1892)
