On this day in 1929, 1.54 inches of rain drenched D.C., tied with 1937 for highest amount on record for the date. Heavier rain fell in Northern Virginia, flooding roads, according to the front page of The Washington Post. More than four inches fell in Culpeper. “Reports received here indicate that water crossed the highways on all Virginia routes to Washington,” The Post wrote.
Here are other notables from this date:
- Average high: 67
- Average low: 50
- Record high: 84 (1979)
- Record low: 29 (1895)
- Record rainfall: 1.54 inches (1929 and 1937)
