2 years ago, historic 'Snowzilla' pounded DC region with snow

WASHINGTON - While we reached a high temperature of 65 degrees in Washington D.C. on Monday, it was a totally different story two years ago as a historic snowstorm known as "Snowzilla" slammed the nation's capital.

The 2016 blizzard that took place on Jan. 22 and 23 dumped more than two feet across the D.C. region.

BWI Airport in Maryland received 29.2 inches of snow, the most the airport has even seen in its history. Dulles International Airport in Virginia did slightly better with 29.3 inches. However, it was second-largest snow event it has ever seen. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport recorded 17.8 inches - only its fourth-largest snow total.

The monster snowstorm impacted the eastern part of the United States and crippled the D.C. region specifically as federal offices, schools and Metro service had to be shut down. Thousands of flights were also canceled at area airports.