On this date in 1966, a calendar-day record 4.07 inches of rain fell. The rainfall “flash-flooded the Washington area … snarling traffic with numerous washouts, filling basements, knocking out power lines — and washing away the water shortage threat,” the front page of The Washington Post read. Before the deluge, the region was experiencing drought. Heavy rain fell over a large area extending from North Carolina to Pennsylvania, The Post reported.
Here are other notables from this date:
- Average high: 81
- Average low: 65
- Record high: 95 (2016)
- Record low: 46 (1911)
- Record rainfall: 4.07 inches (1966)
