On this date in 1921, the temperature soared to a calendar-day record of 87 degrees. The next day would also set a record, with a high of 86. Five days that month reached at least 80 degrees, contributing to what would be the third-warmest March on record. The cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin bloomed on March 20 that year (which is the farthest back cherry blossom bloom data is available), tied for the third-earliest on record.
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 60
- Average low: 42
- Record high: 87 (1921)
- Record low: 23 (1955)
- Record precipitation: 2.16 inches (1978)
- Record snowfall: 3.0 inches (1900)
