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The last time that much snow fell in a single day in Washington was on Jan. 3, 2022, when 6.9 inches fell, and on Jan. 13, 2019, when 8.3 inches piled up. Fresh snow at Freedom Plaza in Washington ...
All cities from Washington, D.C. to Boston were covered in 15–30 inches (38–76 cm) of snow [2] and those cities were brought to a standstill due to problems caused by temperatures and the snow. In Baltimore and Boston, this was the biggest snowstorm on record, with 28.2 and 27.5 inches (71.6 and 69.9 cm) respectively.
This snowstorm is the biggest in the history of Washington since official record keeping began in 1885 (although it is dwarfed by the 36 inches (91 cm) of snow in the Washington–Jefferson Storm of January 1772). [3] Among other disruptions, Congress adjourned as a result of the storm. [4]
[1] [2] Winter weather expert Paul Kocin described the blizzard as "kind of a top-10 snowstorm". [3] On January 20–22, the governors of eleven states and the mayor of Washington, D.C., declared a state of emergency in anticipation of significant snowfall and blizzard conditions.
See It: Snow Blankets Washington Dc In Capital's Biggest Snowstorm In Years The Jersey Shore also got in on the winter storm action. The lagoon in Waretown froze and received a fresh coating of ...
This still stands as the second-biggest snowstorm to hit Washington, D.C., behind only the Knickerbocker storm of 1922. Cape May, New Jersey, recorded nearly a yard of snow, with 34 inches piling ...
The December 2009 North American blizzard was a powerful nor'easter that formed over the Gulf of Mexico in December 2009, and became a major snowstorm that affected the East Coast of the United States and Canadian Atlantic provinces. The snowstorm brought record-breaking December snowfall totals to Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Philadelphia.
For a major metropolitan area on the East Coast of the United States, it's expected that Washington, D.C., will face the same dogged cold, wintry days from year to year. The nation's capital ...