On this date in 2014, a calendar-day record 1.7 inches of snow fell in D.C. Washington Dulles International Airport received 3.8 inches, pushing its monthly total to a record 19.8 inches. It marked the third snowstorm of the month. The snowfall exceeded forecasts for around an inch that day. East of the Chesapeake Bay, 4 to 7 inches was reported.
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 60
- Average low: 41
- Record high: 84 (1939)
- Record low: 19 (1940)
- Record precipitation: 1.6 inches (1876)
- Record snowfall: 1.7 inches (2014)
