Washington D.C. August 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of August 12.
August 12 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 99 °F 2016
Lowest temperature 55 °F 1889
Lowest daily high 66 °F 1913
Highest daily low 81 °F 2016
Most precipitation 5.4 inches 1955
Most snow none -
August 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 87.6 °F
Average low 70.7 °F
Chance precipitation 29.1%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. August 12 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2022 85 69 0.00 0.0
2021 96 74 0.00 0.0
2020 92 75 0.26 0.0
2019 92 70 0.00 0.0
2018 87 74 0.36 0.0
2017 85 72 0.52 0.0
2016 99 81 0.00 0.0
2015 85 70 0.00 0.0
2014 78 73 1.60 0.0
2013 92 74 0.00 0.0
2012 88 72 0.00 0.0
2011 90 70 0.00 0.0
2010 88 73 0.98 0.0
2009 87 75 0.00 0.0
2008 86 64 0.00 0.0
2007 90 67 0.00 0.0
2006 83 63 0.00 0.0
2005 95 78 0.00 0.0
2004 83 69 2.43 0.0
2003 88 73 0.00 0.0
2002 97 73 0.00 0.0
2001 81 73 0.18 0.0
2000 80 67 0.00 0.0
1999 95 74 0.00 0.0
1998 89 72 0.00 0.0
1997 93 74 0.00 0.0
1996 73 64 1.53 0.0
1995 93 72 0.00 0.0
1994 88 72 0.00 0.0
1993 87 64 0.48 0.0
1992 83 68 0.00 0.0
1991 88 67 0.00 0.0
1990 87 68 0.00 0.0
1989 80 66 0.01 0.0
1988 94 76 0.00 0.0
1987 86 68 0.00 0.0
1986 76 69 0.00 0.0
1985 89 73 0.00 0.0
1984 85 75 0.19 0.0
1983 79 68 0.00 0.0
1982 80 63 0.01 0.0
1981 84 72 0.72 0.0
1980 93 78 0.00 0.0
1979 68 63 1.09 0.0
1978 87 73 0.09 0.0
1977 91 75 0.00 0.0
1976 92 69 0.00 0.0
1975 90 69 0.00 0.0
1974 83 60 0.00 0.0
1973 97 71 0.00 0.0
1972 83 66 0.00 0.0
1971 81 66 0.00 0.0
1970 92 67 0.00 0.0
1969 85 64 0.00 0.0
1968 81 60 0.00 0.0
1967 80 65 0.00 0.0
1966 88 70 0.00 0.0
1965 90 61 0.00 0.0
1964 91 66 0.00 0.0
1963 89 63 0.00 0.0
1962 83 59 0.00 0.0
1961 86 72 0.05 0.0
1960 81 71 0.00 0.0
1959 89 69 0.00 0.0
1958 88 69 0.95 0.0
1957 95 72 0.00 0.0
1956 89 71 0.00 0.0
1955 75 69 5.44 0.0
1954 80 61 0.00 0.0
1953 87 67 0.00 0.0
1952 87 72 0.63 0.0
1951 87 72 0.50 0.0
1950 78 65 0.00 0.0
1949 94 72 0.91 0.0
1948 83 69 0.76 0.0
1947 91 74 0.00 0.0
1946 80 64 0.00 0.0
1945 85 64 0.00 0.0
1944 95 72 0.00 0.0
1943 94 70 0.00 0.0
1942 84 72 1.38 0.0
1941 86 68 0.25 0.0
1940 87 72 0.00 0.0
1939 92 70 0.00 0.0
1938 83 68 0.00 0.0
1937 91 70 0.00 0.0
1936 89 67 0.00 0.0
1935 91 69 0.00 0.0
1934 87 66 0.95 0.0
1933 89 69 0.00 0.0
1932 84 65 0.00 0.0
1931 70 63 0.45 0.0
1930 79 56 0.00 0.0
1929 94 73 0.00 0.0
1928 69 57 2.70 0.0
1927 83 66 0.00 0.0
1926 99 78 0.02 0.0
1925 74 63 0.39 0.0
1924 79 64 2.41 0.0
1923 91 69 0.21 0.0
1922 72 63 0.00 0.0
1921 84 72 0.00 0.0
1920 87 71 0.70 0.0
1919 82 62 0.00 0.0
1918 96 71 0.01 0.0
1917 85 63 0.00 0.0
1916 88 67 0.00 0.0
1915 82 71 1.54 0.0
1914 84 69 0.41 0.0
1913 66 58 0.92 0.0
1912 87 71 0.00 0.0
1911 77 71 0.00 0.0
1910 83 67 0.00 0.0
1909 72 64 0.03 0.0
1908 92 65 0.00 0.0
1907 88 67 0.00 0.0
1906 87 72 0.82 0.0
1905 88 72 1.02 0.0
1904 78 61 0.00 0.0
1903 77 61 0.00 0.0
1902 78 61 0.00 0.0
1901 78 70 0.72 0.0
1900 99 70 0.08 0.0
1899 82 70 0.00 0.0
1898 76 66 4.92 0.0
1897 83 67 0.00 0.0
1896 96 76 0.00 0.0
1895 91 71 0.00 0.0
1894 69 66 0.28 0.0
1893 90 68 0.18 0.0
1892 82 73 0.00 0.0
1891 90 69 0.35 0.0
1890 76 60 0.41 0.0
1889 77 55 0.00 0.0
1888 88 68 0.14 0.0
1887 90 71 0.08 0.0
1886 86 72 0.00 0.0
1885 87 73 0.00 0.0
1884 77 63 0.00 0.0
1883 85 58 0.00 n/a
1882 84 67 0.18 n/a
1881 92 67 0.00 n/a
1880 85 66 0.00 n/a
1879 82 62 0.00 n/a
1878 84 68 0.00 n/a
1877 88 66 0.03 n/a
1876 84 72 0.51 n/a
1875 84 71 0.16 n/a
1874 92 66 0.25 n/a
1873 81 66 1.25 n/a
1872 98 75 0.25 n/a
1858 89 72 0.16 n/a
1851 85 72 n/a n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 99 °F 2016
1 99 °F 1926
1 99 °F 1900
4 98 °F 1872
5 97 °F 1973
5 97 °F 2002
7 96 °F 1896
7 96 °F 1918
7 96 °F 2021
10 95 °F 2005
10 95 °F 1999
10 95 °F 1957
10 95 °F 1944
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 55 °F 1889
2 56 °F 1930
3 57 °F 1928
4 58 °F 1883
4 58 °F 1913
6 59 °F 1962
7 60 °F 1974
7 60 °F 1968
7 60 °F 1890
10 61 °F 1902
10 61 °F 1904
10 61 °F 1903
10 61 °F 1965
10 61 °F 1954
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 66 °F 1913
2 68 °F 1979
3 69 °F 1928
3 69 °F 1894
5 70 °F 1931
6 72 °F 1909
6 72 °F 1922
8 73 °F 1996
9 74 °F 1925
10 75 °F 1955
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on August 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.4 inches 1955
2 4.9 inches 1898
3 2.7 inches 1928
4 2.4 inches 2004
5 2.4 inches 1924
6 1.6 inches 2014
7 1.5 inches 1915
8 1.5 inches 1996
9 1.4 inches 1942
10 1.3 inches 1873
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2023 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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