On this date in 1907, the high soared to a calendar-day record of 90 degrees. It was the first of three consecutive calendar-day record highs. The next day, on March 23, it hit 93 — D.C.'s highest observed March temperature. Six days later, it also hit 92 degrees — the second highest March temperature on record.
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 58
- Average low: 40
- Record high: 90 (1907)
- Record low: 17 (1892)
- Record precipitation: 1.83 inches (1891)
- Record snowfall: 3.8 inches (1914)
