On this day in 1979, a coastal storm produced a calendar-day record 2.18 inches of rain. There were spotty reports of flooding in Maryland and Virginia. Over a half of foot of rain fell that month, which ranked among the top 25 wettest on record. Earlier in the month, the remnants of Hurricane David dropped 3.65 inches on Sept. 5.
Here are other notables from this date:
- Average high: 79
- Average low: 62
- Record high: 96 (1895)
- Record low: 41 (1956)
- Record rainfall: 2.18 inches (1979)
