Washington D.C. August 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of August 16.
August 16 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 102 °F 1997
Lowest temperature 54 °F 1921
Lowest daily high 66 °F 1883
Highest daily low 78 °F 1997
Most precipitation 1.97 inches 1872
Most snow none -
August 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 87.3 °F
Average low 70.5 °F
Chance precipitation 28.3%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. August 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 87 71 0.00 0.0
2022 82 68 0.00 0.0
2021 85 73 0.75 0.0
2020 77 66 1.03 0.0
2019 89 74 0.00 0.0
2018 90 73 0.00 0.0
2017 91 72 0.00 0.0
2016 97 75 0.00 0.0
2015 94 69 0.00 0.0
2014 85 65 0.00 0.0
2013 81 62 0.00 0.0
2012 91 69 0.00 0.0
2011 88 72 0.00 0.0
2010 91 74 0.00 0.0
2009 92 71 0.00 0.0
2008 86 66 0.00 0.0
2007 89 73 0.07 0.0
2006 90 70 0.00 0.0
2005 82 71 0.13 0.0
2004 83 68 0.00 0.0
2003 90 73 0.62 0.0
2002 95 76 0.00 0.0
2001 85 69 0.00 0.0
2000 89 70 0.00 0.0
1999 92 68 0.00 0.0
1998 82 73 0.01 0.0
1997 102 78 0.00 0.0
1996 86 67 0.52 0.0
1995 95 75 0.00 0.0
1994 77 67 0.56 0.0
1993 90 73 0.00 0.0
1992 71 62 0.22 0.0
1991 91 67 0.00 0.0
1990 85 72 0.00 0.0
1989 91 72 0.00 0.0
1988 94 72 0.00 0.0
1987 88 72 0.27 0.0
1986 90 74 0.00 0.0
1985 87 75 0.00 0.0
1984 88 71 0.00 0.0
1983 86 64 0.00 0.0
1982 87 67 0.00 0.0
1981 88 71 0.00 0.0
1980 83 68 0.00 0.0
1979 77 59 0.00 0.0
1978 93 76 0.00 0.0
1977 88 74 0.00 0.0
1976 81 67 0.00 0.0
1975 89 75 0.13 0.0
1974 89 70 0.00 0.0
1973 88 71 0.00 0.0
1972 78 57 0.00 0.0
1971 83 71 0.00 0.0
1970 94 73 0.09 0.0
1969 88 75 0.30 0.0
1968 90 74 0.01 0.0
1967 88 65 0.00 0.0
1966 94 71 0.07 0.0
1965 94 75 0.00 0.0
1964 80 62 0.07 0.0
1963 84 60 0.00 0.0
1962 89 71 0.21 0.0
1961 94 69 0.00 0.0
1960 82 68 0.01 0.0
1959 93 76 0.00 0.0
1958 80 70 0.08 0.0
1957 94 72 0.00 0.0
1956 91 67 0.00 0.0
1955 86 74 0.27 0.0
1954 94 70 0.20 0.0
1953 87 69 0.31 0.0
1952 89 70 0.28 0.0
1951 93 74 0.00 0.0
1950 77 70 0.00 0.0
1949 86 67 0.00 0.0
1948 84 64 0.00 0.0
1947 93 72 0.13 0.0
1946 74 68 0.11 0.0
1945 79 65 0.00 0.0
1944 93 76 0.01 0.0
1943 90 67 0.11 0.0
1942 89 76 0.00 0.0
1941 85 69 0.00 0.0
1940 80 69 0.12 0.0
1939 95 75 0.00 0.0
1938 95 77 0.00 0.0
1937 87 62 0.00 0.0
1936 92 74 0.00 0.0
1935 89 73 0.00 0.0
1934 77 68 1.21 0.0
1933 82 67 0.00 0.0
1932 91 68 0.00 0.0
1931 89 69 0.00 0.0
1930 87 65 0.00 0.0
1929 80 58 0.00 0.0
1928 75 68 1.36 0.0
1927 81 56 0.00 0.0
1926 91 68 1.65 0.0
1925 85 62 0.00 0.0
1924 81 55 0.00 0.0
1923 80 66 0.00 0.0
1922 90 69 0.12 0.0
1921 76 54 0.00 0.0
1920 87 73 0.07 0.0
1919 87 68 0.00 0.0
1918 86 63 0.00 0.0
1917 85 70 0.19 0.0
1916 76 66 0.30 0.0
1915 89 70 0.00 0.0
1914 87 60 0.00 0.0
1913 84 60 0.00 0.0
1912 84 66 0.00 0.0
1911 90 69 0.00 0.0
1910 82 70 0.29 0.0
1909 84 64 1.42 0.0
1908 84 68 0.00 0.0
1907 76 66 0.00 0.0
1906 84 66 0.00 0.0
1905 76 65 0.00 0.0
1904 78 60 0.06 0.0
1903 73 61 0.30 0.0
1902 73 57 0.00 0.0
1901 88 70 0.14 0.0
1900 92 73 0.07 0.0
1899 77 60 0.00 0.0
1898 88 70 0.00 0.0
1897 88 66 0.26 0.0
1896 88 70 0.00 0.0
1895 92 68 0.00 0.0
1894 81 66 0.00 0.0
1893 88 56 0.00 0.0
1892 88 62 0.00 0.0
1891 84 63 0.00 0.0
1890 86 63 0.00 0.0
1889 77 56 0.00 0.0
1888 94 74 0.00 0.0
1887 79 66 0.09 0.0
1886 81 63 0.00 0.0
1885 78 57 0.00 0.0
1884 87 66 0.00 0.0
1883 66 61 0.38 n/a
1882 91 73 0.21 n/a
1881 78 62 0.00 n/a
1880 76 59 0.00 n/a
1879 86 68 1.12 n/a
1878 80 72 1.05 n/a
1877 85 64 0.08 n/a
1876 93 74 0.00 n/a
1875 86 71 0.04 n/a
1874 85 59 0.00 n/a
1873 88 66 0.03 n/a
1872 82 71 1.97 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.01 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 0.00 n/a
1858 85 66 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1856 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1855 n/a n/a 0.35 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 84 62 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 8/16?
For the date of Aug 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 102 °F which happened in 1997.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 102 °F 1997
2 97 °F 2016
3 95 °F 1995
3 95 °F 1938
3 95 °F 1939
3 95 °F 2002
7 94 °F 2015
7 94 °F 1965
7 94 °F 1888
7 94 °F 1966
7 94 °F 1970
7 94 °F 1954
7 94 °F 1957
7 94 °F 1961
7 94 °F 1988
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 8/16?
For the date of Aug 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 54 °F which happened in 1921.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 54 °F 1921
2 55 °F 1924
3 56 °F 1927
3 56 °F 1889
3 56 °F 1893
6 57 °F 1972
6 57 °F 1885
6 57 °F 1902
9 58 °F 1929
10 59 °F 1979
10 59 °F 1874
10 59 °F 1880
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 66 °F 1883
2 71 °F 1992
3 73 °F 1902
3 73 °F 1903
5 74 °F 1946
6 75 °F 1928
7 76 °F 1921
7 76 °F 1880
7 76 °F 1916
7 76 °F 1905
7 76 °F 1907
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 8/16?
For the date of Aug 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.97 inches which happened in 1872.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on August 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.97 inches 1872
2 1.65 inches 1926
3 1.42 inches 1909
4 1.36 inches 1928
5 1.21 inches 1934
6 1.12 inches 1879
7 1.05 inches 1878
8 1.03 inches 2020
9 0.75 inches 2021
10 0.62 inches 2003
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location