On this date in 1941, the temperature soared to 97 degrees, a calendar-day record and the hottest day ever observed so early in the year. It was the second of three days with highs in the mid-90s. Richmond hit 100, its earliest triple-digit temperature on record.
Also, on this date in 2013, heavy storms swept through the D.C. region. Reagan National Airport reported 1.33 inches of rain in an hour and there were pockets of flooding. “The storm knocked out power at least briefly to about 12,000 homes and businesses in Northern Virginia, St. Mary’s and Prince George’s counties, and the District,” The Washington Post reported.
Here are other notables from this day:
- Average high: 80
- Average low: 62
- Record high: 97 (1941)
- Record low: 42 (1961)
- Record rainfall: 1.52 inches (1982)
