On this date in 1891, a calendar-day record 6 inches of snow fell. Six inches of snow would fall the next day, too, producing a storm total of a foot — which is tied as the 16th most on record in D.C. (for any month).
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 60
- Average low: 42
- Record high: 86 (1921)
- Record low: 20 (1894)
- Record precipitation: 1.81 inches (1919)
- Record snowfall: 6.0 inches (1891)
