On this day in 1972, the temperature plunged to a calendar-day record of 31 degrees. It came the day after a low of 34, a record-cold high of 45 and a trace of snow; up to 3 inches fell in northern and western Maryland. And the next day, the low dipped to 32 degrees. That October averaged nearly 5 degrees colder than normal.
Here are other notables from this date:
- Average high: 68
- Average low: 51
- Record high: 86 (1969)
- Record low: 31 (1972)
- Record rainfall: 2.97 inches (1910)
- Snowfall: 1.4 inches (1940)
