Thursday’s snow was record breaking at all three Washington, D.C. area airports.
At total of 9.5 inches of snow fell at Washington Dulles International Airport, breaking the daily snowfall total at that airport set in 2001.
At Regan National Airport, 4.8 inches of snow was recorded breaking the old daily record of 4.4 inches set in 1888.
In Baltimore, 6.2 inches of snow fell breaking a the old record set in 1902, according to the National Weather Service.
The Washington area has recorded above average snowfall this winter. While winter was slow to bring snow to the area, 15.4 inches of snow have been measured at Reagan National and 22 inches of snow has fallen at Washington Dulles, according to the weather service.
Here’s a look at some local snow total as reported by the National Weather Service:
…CITY OF MANASSAS…
1 SW MANASSAS PARK 6.0 1022 PM 3/05 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NE MANASSAS 5.4 445 PM 3/05 TRAINED SPOTTER…FAIRFAX COUNTY…
HERNDON 9.0 525 PM 3/05 PUBLIC
1 NNE HERNDON 9.0 435 PM 3/05 NWS EMPLOYEE
1 NW FALLS CHURCH 8.7 630 PM 3/05 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 NNE RESTON 8.6 830 PM 3/05 TRAINED SPOTTER
2 N RESTON 8.0 509 PM 3/05 NWS EMPLOYEE…KING GEORGE COUNTY…
JERSEY 6.0 900 PM 3/05 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 SSE SHILOH 6.0 710 PM 3/05 TRAINED SPOTTER…PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY…
3 NNW WOOLSEY 7.3 557 PM 3/05 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 ENE DUMFRIES 6.1 538 PM 3/05 TRAINED SPOTTER
GAINESVILLE 6.0 559 PM 3/05 PUBLIC
1 W DALE CITY 5.8 725 PM 3/05 TRAINED SPOTTER
3 WNW DALE CITY 5.3 804 PM 3/05 TRAINED SPOTTER
2 ESE INDEPENDENT HI 4.8 850 PM 3/05 TRAINED SPOTTER…STAFFORD COUNTY…
2 WNW ARKENDALE 5.5 738 PM 3/05 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 WSW SEALSTON 5.3 707 PM 3/05 OTHER FEDERAL
HARTWOOD 5.0 538 PM 3/05 NWS EMPLOYEE
STAFFORD 4.5 539 PM 3/05 TRAINED SPOTTER
Bundle up today as high temperatures are expected to only climb into the high 20s, but we’ll have some sun. Tonight, temperatures will fall back down into the mid teens with clear skies.
Saturday will bring partly cloudy skies with a high of 46 degrees and light winds increasing throughout the morning hours. On Saturday night, expect partly cloudy skies with low near 31 degrees.
