As snowflakes fell on Martin Luther King Jr. Day events, residents and meteorologists alike celebrated the end of a two-year snow drought. Finally, after 729 days, the area could build snowmen, have snowball fights,sled down hills and enjoy the quiet peace of a snowy walk once again.
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Kids sled on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol after 3-4 inches of snowfall across the metro area on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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People are walking around the snow-covered National Mall, in Washington D.C., United States on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Rabia Iclal Turan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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A young girl tries to catch snow on her tongue near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, before the start of a wreath-laying ceremony honoring the legacy of the late civil rights leader in Washington, D.C. on January 15, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Fairfax County Park Authority shared photos of animals at Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon enjoying (or not enjoying) the snow.
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The US Capitol building is seen during snowfall, in Washington D.C., United States on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Rabia Iclal Turan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Snow dusts the monument to Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall on January 15, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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A boy plays with snow at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, after the start of a wreath-laying ceremony honoring the legacy of the late civil rights leader in Washington, D.C. on January 15, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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"Yay! Snow" is written on a driveway. (Photo courtesy of Kathy Reid)
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“My pup playing in the recent snow storm!” Location unlisted. (Photo courtesy of Kimberly Limon)
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"My morning view of our backyard after the snow storm." (Photo courtesy of Angie Scott)
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A child helps build a snowman on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol as snow falls in the Washington area on Monday, January 15, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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“Greetings, Our kids, Aubrey, age 9 and Austen, age 6, created a mini snowman — check out the Fruit Loops! Take Care, The Burtons from Prince Frederick” (Photo courtesy of Tykesha Burton)
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"Backyard snow in Bethesda." (Photo courtesy of Shital Patel)
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Cars in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of D.C. covered with inches of snow on Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo by NBC Washington)
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News4’s Juliana Valencia stands next to a large snow pile in Montgomery County, Maryland. (Photo by NBC Washington)
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Capitol workers clear snow from the steps leading to the Capitol Visitor Center at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Sledders take advantage of the first significant snow in two years on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol as snow falls in the Washington area on Monday, January 15, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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"Around 4 inches in Taneytown MD." (Photo courtesy of Jim Tangires)
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“Pictures from Centreville” (Photo courtesy of @jenniferchristiansen13)
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Clifton, Virginia. (Photo courtesy of Cathy Caviness)
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A snowy News4 station in Washington D.C. (Photo courtesy of Aimee Cho)
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“Morning fun with the kids #sledding #snow @nbcwashington that’s Freddy the snow man.” (Photo courtesy of @bforte22)
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West End Alexandria, Virginia (Photo courtesy of Phyllis Patch)
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A worker clears snow from the Senate steps at the U.S. Capitol January 16, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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The Washington DC Snowball Fight Association hosts its first snowball fight in two years on the National Mall. (Photo by NBC Washington)
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“My rough hair collie wanted to show you her fun time in the snow she just turned 1 and is loving it.” (Photo courtesy of Lea Waldridge)
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“Ruler measures snow in Olney, Md.” (Photo courtesy of Nicole Daniel)
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“This is what we made with my kids at the first snow day of 2024.” (Photo courtesy of Getu Ahmed)
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“Our stick says 3” in Springfield!” (Photo courtesy of @Irisheyez28)
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A boy poses for a picture near a snowman at the Washington Monument, on the National Mall, in Washington, D.C. on January 16, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Denzel Box has a snowball fight with children near the African American museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on January 16, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Fairfax County Park Authority shared photos of animals at Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon enjoying (or not enjoying) the snow.
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The Fairfax County Park Authority shared photos of animals at Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon enjoying (or not enjoying) the snow.
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The Fairfax County Park Authority shared photos of animals at Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon enjoying (or not enjoying) the snow.
