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On the afternoon of this day, January 27, 1922, snow began to fall in DC. The snow went on all the next day.
The following night, the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapsed. The death toll was 98. It was, to this day, the biggest snowstorm in recorded DC history.
Hat tip for this year's title, Martin Weil, of the Washington Post
Knickerbocker storm
Weather map for the morning of January 28, 1922
Type: Extratropical cyclone; Blizzard
Formed: January 27, 1922
Dissipated: January 29, 1922
Fatalities: 98 fatalities, 133 injured
Areas affected: Mid-Atlantic states of the United States
The Knickerbocker storm was a blizzard on January 27–28, 1922 in the upper South and the middle Atlantic United States. The storm took its name from the resulting collapse of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C., shortly after 9 p.m. on January 28, which killed 98 people and injured 133.
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Weather map for the morning of January 28, 1922
Type: Extratropical cyclone; Blizzard
Formed: January 27, 1922
Dissipated: January 29, 1922
Fatalities: 98 fatalities, 133 injured
Areas affected: Mid-Atlantic states of the United States
The Knickerbocker storm was a blizzard on January 27–28, 1922 in the upper South and the middle Atlantic United States. The storm took its name from the resulting collapse of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C., shortly after 9 p.m. on January 28, which killed 98 people and injured 133.
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I will have a lot more to say about this tomorrow. I make occasional edits to the Knickerbocker Theatre (Washington, D.C.) Wikipedia page.
Until Friday, D.C.'s warmest January day was in 1950
The District hit 79 degrees, a January record that lasted until Friday’s 80
By Martin Weil
Updated January 26, 2024 at 10:30 p.m. EST | Published January 26, 2024 at 8:14 p.m. EST
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In January of 1950, a report appeared on the front page of The Washington Post telling of a day of record heat in the District of Columbia.
In the account of the historic event published in the Jan. 27 editions, a reporter began by noting that Jan. 26, the day the record was set, “wasn’t merely warm.”
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On Jan. 27, 1922, it was reported, snow began in the afternoon and it continued until just past midnight on the 29th.
According to the story, the accumulation from the storm that began 102 years ago Saturday totaled 28 inches.
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By Martin Weil
Martin Weil is a longtime reporter at The Washington Post. Twitter https://twitter.com/martyweilwapost
The District hit 79 degrees, a January record that lasted until Friday’s 80
By Martin Weil
Updated January 26, 2024 at 10:30 p.m. EST | Published January 26, 2024 at 8:14 p.m. EST
Share
https://wapo.st/3S7aFZG
In January of 1950, a report appeared on the front page of The Washington Post telling of a day of record heat in the District of Columbia.
In the account of the historic event published in the Jan. 27 editions, a reporter began by noting that Jan. 26, the day the record was set, “wasn’t merely warm.”
{snip}
On Jan. 27, 1922, it was reported, snow began in the afternoon and it continued until just past midnight on the 29th.
According to the story, the accumulation from the storm that began 102 years ago Saturday totaled 28 inches.
Share
https://wapo.st/3S7aFZG
By Martin Weil
Martin Weil is a longtime reporter at The Washington Post. Twitter https://twitter.com/martyweilwapost
Fri Jan 27, 2023: On this day, Friday, January 27, 1922, the Knickerbocker Storm started.
Thu Jan 27, 2022: On this day, Friday, January 27, 1922, the Knickerbocker Storm started.
Mon Jan 27, 2020: On Friday, January 27, 1922, the Knickerbocker Storm started.