The White House celebrated the '1st snow' of 2020 on an unseasonably warm, snowless Sunday

Snow and sleet at the White House on Jan. 7, 2020

(Image credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

published 13 January 2020

The White House celebrated the first snow of 2020 on Sunday night. It was shorts weather in the Washington, D.C., area on Sunday.

There was definitely no snow. And if it had snowed Sunday, it wouldn't have be the "first snow of the year." "After a volatile week filled with snow, uncharacteristic warmth, and even some thunder, we end the weekend on a tranquil note, other than the early gusty breeze," The Washington Post forecast on Sunday morning. "Temperatures more appropriate for April linger today with increasing sun." The actual temperature ranged from 68 to 43 in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, and it was 53 degrees when the White House posted the tweet.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.