Happy 6-month anniversary to the epic snowstorm of 2016

The U.S. Air Force Memorial gets its first inch of snow as a major storm moves into the D.C.-Metro region on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 (蜜桃视频app/Dave Dildine)

snow shovel — A man shovels snow amid a historic storm slated to drop as much as 3 feet of snow over the D.C. region, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. (蜜桃视频app/Dave Dildine)

Snowbound on Interstate 66, through Arlington, Va., on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. (蜜桃视频app/Dave Dildine)

A woman struggles walking in the wind Sunday. (蜜桃视频app/Dave Dildine) — A woman struggles walking in the wind. (蜜桃视频app/Dave Dildine)

"First time I've ever seen the Mall completely empty. Snapped this at 0630" (Courtesy 蜜桃视频app listener Chris Goulet) — “First time I’ve ever seen the Mall completely empty. Snapped this at 0630” (Courtesy 蜜桃视频app listener Chris Goulet)

A uniformed U.S. Secret Service police officer stands guard in a knee-deep snow outside the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The sun shines on headstones nearly covered in a blanket of snow at Arlington National Cemetery, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016 in Arlington, Va. Millions of Americans began digging out Sunday from a mammoth blizzard that set a new single-day snowfall record in Washington and New York City. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

snowy street — A D.C. street remains snow-covered after a near-record snowfall. (蜜桃视频app/Dave Dildine)

Cars look more like marshmallows in the D.C. area after the snowstorm. (蜜桃视频app/Dave Dildine)

A loader piles a full bucket of snow in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. Washington is digging out after a mammoth blizzard with hurricane-force winds and record-setting snowfall brought much of the East Coast to an icy standstill. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

A dump truck empties a load of snow in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. Washington is digging out after a mammoth blizzard with hurricane-force winds and record-setting snowfall brought much of the East Coast to an icy standstill. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Two people use cross country skis to get around the snow in front of the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 in Washington. A blizzard with hurricane-force winds brought much of the East Coast to a standstill Saturday, dumping as much as 3 feet of snow, stranding tens of thousands of travelers and shutting down the nation’s capital and its largest city. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

A parking meter is seen in D.C. (蜜桃视频app/Dave Dildine)

Soldiers with the 275th Military Police company, and a Washington Firefighter, in a Humvee, assist a stranded motorist in the snow on I-395, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A man bounces at the bottom as he sleds down the snow-covered steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016 in Washington. Millions of Americans began digging out Sunday from a mammoth blizzard that set a new single-day snowfall record in Washington and New York City. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Snow accumulation on Connecticut Avenue in D.C. (蜜桃视频app/Ian Crawford)

Snow whips around during the blizzard-like conditions in the D.C. area over the weekend. (蜜桃视频app/Dave Dildine)

snow blizzard — A highway sign on Interstate 395 in Virginia reminds motorists of a Blizzard Warning that took affect Friday afternoon. Highway signs on the Capital Beltway and other interstates urged motorists to avoid traveling during the storm, which is forecast to bring blizzard conditions. Blowing snow and near whiteout conditions will make travel perilous if not impossible. (蜜桃视频app/Dave Dildine)

Madison Riley, left, and Katie Lantuh walk down the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue with the U.S. Capitol behind them, as the snow falls, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 in Washington. One in seven Americans will get at least half a foot of snow outside their homes when this weekend's big storm has finished delivering blizzards, gale-force winds, whiteout conditions and flooding to much of the eastern United States. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) — Madison Riley, left, and Katie Lantuh walk down the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue with the U.S. Capitol behind them, as the snow falls, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 in Washington. One in seven Americans will get at least half a foot of snow outside their homes when this weekend’s big storm has finished delivering blizzards, gale-force winds, whiteout conditions and flooding to much of the eastern United States. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A veiw of the U.S. Capitol building on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. The D.C.-Metro region is under a blizzard warning for the weekend. (From Facebook user Jesse Turner)

Moderate snow veils the 14th Street bridge as a major snow storm moves into the D.C.-Metro region on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. (蜜桃视频app/Dave Dildine)

"This is at Quantrell Ave. Alexandria VA 22312. I measured 16 inches in one spot and 18 inches in another. The only people out were the snow blowers and people walking their dogs. It's a nice, light, powdery snow. Have fun!" (Courtesy 蜜桃视频app listener Erika Wildrick) — “This is at Quantrell Ave. Alexandria VA 22312. I measured 16 inches in one spot and 18 inches in another. The only people out were the snow blowers and people walking their dogs. It’s a nice, light, powdery snow. Have fun!” (Courtesy 蜜桃视频app listener Erika Wildrick)

A woman is seen pulling a suitcase heading towards Union Station. (蜜桃视频app/Steve Dresner)

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 23: A man uses a snow blower to clear a sidewalk in front of the shuttered Georgia Ave.-Petworth metro station on January 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. Over a foot of snow has already fallen in the city in the past 24 hours, in what experts say could be a record-breaking storm. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images) — WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 23: A man uses a snow blower to clear a sidewalk in front of the shuttered Georgia Ave.-Petworth metro station on January 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. Over a foot of snow has already fallen in the city in the past 24 hours, in what experts say could be a record-breaking storm. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)

A phalanx of snow plows and city vehicles move north on Georgia Ave. in the Petworth neighborhood on January 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. Over a foot of snow has already fallen in the city in the past 24 hours, in what experts say could be a record-breaking storm. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)

A man uses a snow blower to clear a sidewalk in front of the shuttered Georgia Ave.-Petworth metro station on January 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. Over a foot of snow has already fallen in the city in the past 24 hours, in what experts say could be a record-breaking storm. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)

A man uses cross country skies as he goes down M Street NW in the snow, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 in the Georgetown area of Washington. A blizzard with hurricane-force winds brought much of the East Coast to a standstill Saturday, dumping as much as 3 feet of snow, stranding tens of thousands of travelers and shutting down the nation's capital and its largest city. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) — A man uses cross country skies as he goes down M Street NW in the snow, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 in the Georgetown area of Washington. A blizzard with hurricane-force winds brought much of the East Coast to a standstill Saturday, dumping as much as 3 feet of snow, stranding tens of thousands of travelers and shutting down the nation’s capital and its largest city. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

People traversing through a slushy street. — WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 26: Adults and children traverse piles of snow and slush puddles in a busy shopping area in the Columbia Heights neighborhood following the weekend blizzard January 26, 2016 in Washington, DC. The east coast is still digging out from Winter Storm Jonas that hit the East Coast over the weekend, breaking snowfall records, causing 29 storm-related deaths, and serious flooding in coastal areas. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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It’s hard to imagine that as temperatures climb into the high 90s and possibly 100s for the first time since July 2012 this weekend, that just six months ago the region was buried under almost 3 feet of snow. As you go to the pool and try to escape that聽sweltering heat, check out our favorite photos from the epic snowstorm of January 2016.