On this day in 2018, a calendar-day record 1.4 inches of snow fell. It was the last time measurable snow fell in November and the most in the month in 29 years.
“The biggest November snowfall in nearly three decades caught the Washington region off-guard Thursday, closing schools and bringing a slew of crashes that delayed commuters and left one person dead,” The Washington Post reported. “A mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain pummeled the area at the height of the morning rush, dropping 1.4 inches of snow in Washington and higher amounts north and west of the city.”
See more:
- Some of our favorite images from the first snowfall of the season in the D.C. area
- Cold, windswept rain takes hold after the biggest November snow in nearly 30 years
Here are other notables from this date:
- Average high: 58
- Average low: 42
- Record high: 83 (1993)
- Record low: 20 (1905)
- Record rainfall: 1.90 inches (1871)
- Record snowfall: 1.4 inches (2018)
