Is more snow on the way?

 

March 2018, Germantown, MD (Photo Credit: Susan Granzow)

The 2024-2025 winter has already been DC’s first snowier than average season with 14.9” since 2018-2019. Given how cold it’s been recently, some residents may wonder if DC has seen the last snow for this season. Though the chances of snow decrease significantly towards the end of February, it isn’t entirely off the table.

The nation’s capital averages 2” of March snowfall.  The last time accumulating March snowfall occurred was in 2018, when DC picked up 4.1 inches on March 21. According to NOAA, March has been DC’s snowiest month of the year four times since 2010. However, none of DC’s Top 10 largest snows have occurred after February 19.

NOAA data also concludes that DC's average March snowfall increased substantially, from 1.3 inches to 2 inches over the last 30 years. Most of the accumulating snow that we see in March falls in the first half of the month. 

The chances of snow accumulating in April in the DC region are very low. The last time DC had measurable April snowfall was on April 7, 2007 with 0.4”. Nine of DC’s 10 snowiest April’s occurred over 100 years ago. The latest in the spring the nation’s capital has seen measurable snowfall was on April 28, 1898 (0.5”).

While the chances for accumulating snowfall decrease with every passing late February day, the prospects for wintry weather in the DC Metro Area aren’t entirely gone for the 2024-2025 winter. 

Top 5 March Snowfall Events in D.C. (Source: NOAA)

1. 12.0” – March 27-28, 1891
2. 11.5” – March 28-29, 1942
3. 10.7” – March 7 – 8, 1941
4. 10.0” – March 15 – 16, 1900
5. 9.8” –  March 3 – 4, 1909

DC’s 5 Snowiest March’s (Source: NOAA)

1. 19.3” – 1914
2. 17.1” – 1960
3. 17.0” – 1891
4. 15.5” – 1900
5. 12.7" – 2014

DC’s Snowiest April’s (Source: NOAA)

1. 5.5” – 1924
2. 4.0” – 1889
3. 3.5” – 1915
4. 3.0” – 1918
5. 2.0” – 1894
6. 1.8” – 1916
7. 1.5” – 1917
8. 1.4” – 1907
9. 1.0” – 1898
10. 0.6” – 1972