RodneyS

Good points. By the way, the DCA February 24th temperature data are still officially missing. During that day, I noted a temperature range there of 27 to 40 and so used that to calculate my averages, but that range could change marginally. I'm unsure whether the weather station at DCA is having equipment problems or what's going on there, but missing data has been reported there several times in recent weeks.

DCA _ NYC _ BOS _ ORD _ ATL _ IAH _ DEN _ PHX _ SEA 4.8 3.4 2.4 3.2 4.7 4.8 1.8 0.4 -0.4

February 2026 at DCA made it three consecutive months of not just below 1991-2020 normal -- but also below historical 1871-2026 average -- temperatures in DC. For the month, DCA averaged 36.2 degrees, 3.8 below the 1991-2020 normal of 40.0 degrees and 1.1 below the 1871-2026 DC average of 37.3 degrees. For the 3-month meteorological winter as a whole, DCA averaged 35.6 degrees, 3.7 below the 1991-2020 normal of 39.3 degrees and 1.5 below the 1871-2026 DC average of 37.1 degrees. February 2026 precipitation at DCA totaled 2.57 inches, 0.05 below above the 1991-2020 normal of 2.62. For the 3-month meteorological winter as a whole, DCA totaled 7.50 inches, 1.39 below the 1991-2020 normal of 8.89.

Another 0.7 at BWI would have put you in the lead, but it still can happen.

As of 7 AM today, the reported snow totals are: IAD 2.0, BWI 1.9, DCA 1.0, and RIC Trace. Those totals put @Chris78into the lead.

Your moment may be at hand, Roger, because you are the closest entrant to the lead who still has all positive departures. However, you need to watch your back, with @mappyin position to pick up on you if BWI's total exceeds three inches.

If you are talking about DC proper, I believe that the Knickerbocker Storm is the champion. In that Friday-Sunday, January 27-29, 1922 storm, Washington, DC received 28.0 inches of snow and ice, and 3.03 inches of precipitation. However, Dulles Airport topped that in the Friday-Saturday, February 5-6, 2010 storm, receiving 32.4 inches of snow and ice, and 3.25 inches of precipitation. That storm was not nearly as severe at DCA, totaling only 17.8 inches of snow and ice, and 1.50 inches of precipitation.

Here is an interesting fact that I just posted at https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/02/09/dc-weather-live-updates-not-as-cold-forecast On January 22-23, 2016, Dulles Airport received 29.3 inches of snow and ice, and the snow/ice depth there was 28 inches as of noon on January 24th. On February 4, 2016 -- 11 days later -- that depth was zero. On January 25, 2026, Dulles Airport received 7.8 inches of snow and ice, and the snow/ice depth there was 8 inches as of noon on January 26th. On February 8, 2016 -- 13 days later -- that depth was six inches.

Yesterday IAD added another 0.1 inch of snow with just a trace of precipitation. The situation at BWI is murky because both February 6th and 7th also show a trace of precipitation there, but the snow totals for each day are listed as "MM" -- indicating that data are missing.

RIC added 2.0 inches yesterday, IAD added 0.3, and DCA added 0.1. @Chris78needs just another 0.2 at DCA to take the lead; see below updated table.

DCA _ NYC _ BOS _ ORD _ ATL _ IAH _ DEN _ PHX _ SEA -8.5 -9.0 - 8.9 -3.7 -2.5 0.7 2.9 2.4 1.2

January 2026 at DCA started ho-hum, but ended with eight consecutive below-freezing maximum temperatures. With a 9th straight subfreezing day all but guaranteed for tomorrow and a possible 10th straight one on Monday, the streak will be close to or equivalent to the last such winter blast more than 36 years ago during December 16-25, 1989. For the month as a whole, DCA averaged 33.3 degrees, 4.2 below the 1991-2020 normal of 37.5 degrees, and tied with 1896 and 1935 as only the 104th warmest (of 156) January in DC history. January 2026 precipitation at DCA totaled 3.16 inches, 0.30 above the 1991-2020 normal of 2.86, and the 58th wettest January in DC history.

That storm is pretty iffy -- perhaps you can just get what you need at Dulles.

Totals appear now to have been finalized for the Saturday-Sunday storm, and our new leader is @T. August Fiftten of us have now been eliminated from winning (in red), and there are 39 negative departures at RIC.

The updated total for this storm are BWI 7.6, DCA 5.3, IAD 6.2, and RIC 3.5. See new leaderboard below, pending further updates this evening.