Wild Weather Wallops the Region
By • March 16, 2026 0 291
D.C. had some crazy weather last week and is up for more today. Last week though was truly remarkable—the temperature ping-ponged from a high of 86 degrees on Wednesday to 33 degrees by Thursday afternoon. The 53-degree temperature drop was the biggest since weather observations began at Reagan National Airport in 1945.
The temperature plunge ended up resulting in a dusting to 2 inches of snow. As wild as it sounds, the same day it snowed, it was 78 degrees before dawn.
Today, the area is expected to experience more severe weather, this time the threat of thunderstorms and possible isolated tornadoes.
March is supposed to go out like a lamb. Let’s hope that adage is true!
See below for a photo gallery of the March snow last week by Bill Starrels.
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- Walking through the cemetery on a snowy evening. Photo by Bill Starrels.
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- Snow coating the region after a 53-degree temperature swing. Photo by Bill Starrels.
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- Snowy spring florals. Photo by Bill Starrels.
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- A rare mid-March snow. Photo by Bill Starrels.
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- A Georgetown home with a dusting of snow. Photo by Bill Starrels.
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- Georgetown in the March snow. Photo by Bill Starrels.
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- March snow after some wild weather last week. Photo by Bill Starrels.
