Washington and the surrounding area has had a cold spell as of late and according to the National Weather Service the average temperature has been nearly 10 degrees below normal. The average temperature for the first 12 days of January is 21 degrees and this year the first 12 days of the year the average temperature has been 11.3 degrees with 7.7 inches of snow. The normal snowfall amount is 2.4 inches.

Yesterday’s high temperature was 23 degrees while the low was 5 degrees.