Washington D.C. August 15 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of August 15.
August 15 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 103 °F 1988
Lowest temperature 51 °F 1963
Lowest daily high 67 °F 1899
Highest daily low 78 °F 2005
Most precipitation 1.16 inches 2016
Most snow none -
August 15 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 87.4 °F
Average low 70.5 °F
Chance precipitation 28.6%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. August 15 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 88 76 0.38 0.0
2022 78 67 0.01 0.0
2021 84 73 0.24 0.0
2020 80 70 0.21 0.0
2019 88 76 0.20 0.0
2018 92 72 0.00 0.0
2017 83 75 0.17 0.0
2016 100 73 1.16 0.0
2015 90 68 0.00 0.0
2014 82 62 0.00 0.0
2013 80 60 0.00 0.0
2012 86 73 0.00 0.0
2011 86 68 0.00 0.0
2010 80 74 0.16 0.0
2009 89 72 0.00 0.0
2008 83 67 0.00 0.0
2007 92 68 0.00 0.0
2006 88 76 0.00 0.0
2005 90 78 0.00 0.0
2004 76 64 0.00 0.0
2003 93 76 0.00 0.0
2002 96 77 0.00 0.0
2001 84 69 0.01 0.0
2000 86 66 0.02 0.0
1999 85 72 0.00 0.0
1998 87 72 0.00 0.0
1997 92 74 0.00 0.0
1996 85 68 0.00 0.0
1995 92 77 0.00 0.0
1994 79 65 0.00 0.0
1993 93 72 0.00 0.0
1992 68 63 0.43 0.0
1991 86 70 0.01 0.0
1990 86 70 0.00 0.0
1989 82 71 0.00 0.0
1988 103 74 0.26 0.0
1987 90 71 0.00 0.0
1986 87 70 0.00 0.0
1985 98 74 0.00 0.0
1984 89 75 0.00 0.0
1983 84 62 0.00 0.0
1982 85 65 0.00 0.0
1981 89 73 0.38 0.0
1980 87 76 0.52 0.0
1979 75 61 0.00 0.0
1978 90 77 0.00 0.0
1977 88 72 0.00 0.0
1976 87 71 0.30 0.0
1975 87 74 0.06 0.0
1974 88 71 0.00 0.0
1973 88 73 0.00 0.0
1972 80 64 0.00 0.0
1971 90 63 0.00 0.0
1970 90 69 0.00 0.0
1969 87 74 0.00 0.0
1968 89 71 0.00 0.0
1967 87 64 0.00 0.0
1966 84 75 0.08 0.0
1965 93 71 0.00 0.0
1964 81 53 0.00 0.0
1963 80 51 0.00 0.0
1962 85 61 0.00 0.0
1961 87 62 0.00 0.0
1960 88 70 0.25 0.0
1959 93 73 0.00 0.0
1958 92 71 0.38 0.0
1957 90 73 0.00 0.0
1956 87 68 0.00 0.0
1955 86 73 0.00 0.0
1954 83 68 0.33 0.0
1953 92 68 0.00 0.0
1952 88 71 0.00 0.0
1951 88 74 0.00 0.0
1950 82 64 0.00 0.0
1949 75 70 0.07 0.0
1948 84 64 0.00 0.0
1947 96 72 0.00 0.0
1946 81 60 0.00 0.0
1945 90 72 0.25 0.0
1944 92 73 0.00 0.0
1943 91 71 0.00 0.0
1942 90 74 0.03 0.0
1941 86 67 1.15 0.0
1940 77 68 0.31 0.0
1939 92 72 0.00 0.0
1938 96 72 0.00 0.0
1937 86 62 0.00 0.0
1936 92 75 0.00 0.0
1935 92 74 0.00 0.0
1934 92 65 1.05 0.0
1933 84 63 0.00 0.0
1932 91 63 0.00 0.0
1931 87 70 0.49 0.0
1930 85 64 0.05 0.0
1929 82 64 0.00 0.0
1928 87 65 0.00 0.0
1927 79 61 0.00 0.0
1926 79 72 0.00 0.0
1925 84 66 0.00 0.0
1924 80 56 0.00 0.0
1923 90 70 0.00 0.0
1922 88 68 0.00 0.0
1921 76 57 0.00 0.0
1920 89 73 0.02 0.0
1919 88 64 0.00 0.0
1918 85 66 0.00 0.0
1917 83 69 0.01 0.0
1916 82 61 0.00 0.0
1915 88 70 0.03 0.0
1914 85 68 0.01 0.0
1913 81 62 0.00 0.0
1912 83 70 0.00 0.0
1911 88 72 0.35 0.0
1910 80 70 0.02 0.0
1909 72 64 0.12 0.0
1908 88 74 0.00 0.0
1907 79 56 0.00 0.0
1906 85 66 0.00 0.0
1905 86 72 0.13 0.0
1904 83 62 0.00 0.0
1903 79 63 0.00 0.0
1902 80 59 0.00 0.0
1901 87 72 0.11 0.0
1900 92 73 0.00 0.0
1899 67 62 0.22 0.0
1898 85 69 0.00 0.0
1897 88 70 0.01 0.0
1896 86 68 0.00 0.0
1895 91 68 0.00 0.0
1894 90 69 0.01 0.0
1893 85 56 0.00 0.0
1892 86 60 0.00 0.0
1891 83 65 0.12 0.0
1890 83 63 1.04 0.0
1889 77 67 0.00 0.0
1888 90 67 0.00 0.0
1887 71 61 0.09 0.0
1886 80 67 0.00 0.0
1885 75 62 0.00 0.0
1884 88 64 0.00 0.0
1883 72 61 1.04 n/a
1882 91 68 0.00 n/a
1881 80 63 0.00 n/a
1880 80 65 0.18 n/a
1879 86 67 0.32 n/a
1878 78 72 0.07 n/a
1877 85 69 0.03 n/a
1876 92 68 0.00 n/a
1875 81 68 0.02 n/a
1874 83 64 0.00 n/a
1873 81 65 0.33 n/a
1872 89 73 0.25 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1870 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1869 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1868 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1867 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1866 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1865 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1864 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1863 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1862 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1861 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1860 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1859 n/a n/a 0.09 n/a
1858 79 65 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 0.48 n/a
1856 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1855 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1854 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1853 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1852 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1851 80 67 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 8/15?
For the date of Aug 15, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 103 °F which happened in 1988.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 103 °F 1988
2 100 °F 2016
3 98 °F 1985
4 96 °F 2002
4 96 °F 1947
4 96 °F 1938
7 93 °F 1993
7 93 °F 2003
7 93 °F 1965
7 93 °F 1959
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 8/15?
For the date of Aug 15, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 51 °F which happened in 1963.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1963
2 53 °F 1964
3 56 °F 1893
3 56 °F 1924
3 56 °F 1907
6 57 °F 1921
7 59 °F 1902
8 60 °F 2013
8 60 °F 1946
8 60 °F 1892
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 67 °F 1899
2 68 °F 1992
3 71 °F 1887
4 72 °F 1883
4 72 °F 1909
6 75 °F 1979
6 75 °F 1885
6 75 °F 1949
9 76 °F 2004
9 76 °F 1921
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 8/15?
For the date of Aug 15, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.16 inches which happened in 2016.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on August 15
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.16 inches 2016
2 1.15 inches 1941
3 1.05 inches 1934
4 1.04 inches 1890
4 1.04 inches 1883
6 0.52 inches 1980
7 0.49 inches 1931
8 0.48 inches 1857
9 0.43 inches 1992
10 0.38 inches 2023
10 0.38 inches 1981
10 0.38 inches 1958
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location