On this date in 1885, the high temperature in D.C. only managed 20 degrees — which is tied for the lowest March high on record (with March 4, 1873). The low temperature of 12 degrees set a calendar-day record, as did its low of 10 degrees the next day. That month ended up as the coldest March on record, with an average temperature of 34.9 degrees.
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 58
- Average low: 40
- Record high: 83 (2020)
- Record low: 12 (1885)
- Record precipitation: 1.95 inches (2003)
- Record snowfall: 5.2 inches (1914)
