The Washington Post

Today's showers are out, but some drizzle is possible overnight. Better weather Saturday.

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Today in Weather History

Record cold, 1985: After bitter cold canceled Reagan's inaugural parade the previous day, the mercury dropped to four degrees below zero overnight in Washington, DC.