Washington D.C. August 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of August 17.
August 17 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 105 °F 1997
Lowest temperature 51 °F 1902
Lowest daily high 69 °F 1923
Highest daily low 80 °F 1995
Most precipitation 2.39 inches 1879
Most snow none -
August 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 87.2 °F
Average low 70.4 °F
Chance precipitation 27.9%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. August 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 90 72 0.00 0.0
2022 86 66 0.00 0.0
2021 88 72 0.59 0.0
2020 83 66 0.14 0.0
2019 92 76 0.00 0.0
2018 94 78 0.00 0.0
2017 89 76 0.00 0.0
2016 95 72 0.88 0.0
2015 96 72 0.00 0.0
2014 88 72 0.01 0.0
2013 81 63 0.00 0.0
2012 94 72 0.01 0.0
2011 90 71 0.00 0.0
2010 93 75 0.00 0.0
2009 91 72 0.00 0.0
2008 89 66 0.00 0.0
2007 94 72 0.08 0.0
2006 88 69 0.00 0.0
2005 88 68 0.00 0.0
2004 81 68 0.00 0.0
2003 87 69 0.20 0.0
2002 96 79 0.00 0.0
2001 86 73 0.01 0.0
2000 79 61 0.00 0.0
1999 99 74 0.00 0.0
1998 88 73 0.33 0.0
1997 105 75 1.35 0.0
1996 88 66 0.00 0.0
1995 97 80 0.00 0.0
1994 83 69 0.46 0.0
1993 89 71 1.02 0.0
1992 73 67 0.05 0.0
1991 91 71 0.00 0.0
1990 87 71 0.00 0.0
1989 88 71 0.94 0.0
1988 102 72 0.02 0.0
1987 95 75 0.00 0.0
1986 84 73 0.46 0.0
1985 83 72 0.00 0.0
1984 87 71 0.00 0.0
1983 90 67 0.00 0.0
1982 91 67 0.66 0.0
1981 78 62 0.00 0.0
1980 83 64 0.00 0.0
1979 78 58 0.00 0.0
1978 93 78 0.00 0.0
1977 89 72 0.00 0.0
1976 84 61 0.00 0.0
1975 87 75 0.44 0.0
1974 88 72 0.08 0.0
1973 86 72 0.00 0.0
1972 70 64 0.28 0.0
1971 85 68 0.00 0.0
1970 93 72 0.00 0.0
1969 92 75 0.00 0.0
1968 97 77 0.00 0.0
1967 88 66 0.00 0.0
1966 90 72 0.00 0.0
1965 93 75 0.00 0.0
1964 84 64 0.00 0.0
1963 90 65 0.00 0.0
1962 88 70 0.00 0.0
1961 86 71 0.00 0.0
1960 81 68 0.00 0.0
1959 96 76 0.00 0.0
1958 83 68 0.02 0.0
1957 80 68 0.00 0.0
1956 91 68 0.00 0.0
1955 81 74 0.40 0.0
1954 79 66 0.00 0.0
1953 79 69 0.09 0.0
1952 88 68 0.00 0.0
1951 89 71 0.00 0.0
1950 83 70 0.00 0.0
1949 82 69 0.02 0.0
1948 82 64 0.00 0.0
1947 87 75 0.03 0.0
1946 90 70 0.00 0.0
1945 79 64 0.00 0.0
1944 95 75 0.00 0.0
1943 82 65 0.00 0.0
1942 83 71 0.28 0.0
1941 79 61 0.00 0.0
1940 84 73 0.11 0.0
1939 94 71 0.00 0.0
1938 95 70 2.18 0.0
1937 92 66 0.00 0.0
1936 93 71 0.00 0.0
1935 86 70 0.00 0.0
1934 75 66 0.00 0.0
1933 84 67 0.23 0.0
1932 91 71 0.00 0.0
1931 88 69 0.00 0.0
1930 86 65 0.00 0.0
1929 86 58 0.00 0.0
1928 81 67 0.43 0.0
1927 83 63 0.03 0.0
1926 85 72 0.33 0.0
1925 85 63 0.00 0.0
1924 86 65 0.38 0.0
1923 69 61 0.91 0.0
1922 91 67 0.00 0.0
1921 75 65 0.02 0.0
1920 92 71 0.10 0.0
1919 84 71 0.88 0.0
1918 72 65 0.00 0.0
1917 87 67 0.00 0.0
1916 88 62 0.00 0.0
1915 79 60 0.00 0.0
1914 90 65 0.00 0.0
1913 90 65 0.00 0.0
1912 82 63 0.00 0.0
1911 94 70 0.03 0.0
1910 74 67 0.19 0.0
1909 76 63 0.03 0.0
1908 87 68 1.11 0.0
1907 88 68 0.00 0.0
1906 80 70 0.00 0.0
1905 72 59 0.00 0.0
1904 87 65 0.01 0.0
1903 80 62 0.00 0.0
1902 78 51 0.00 0.0
1901 86 74 0.00 0.0
1900 90 73 0.04 0.0
1899 79 58 0.00 0.0
1898 91 72 0.00 0.0
1897 81 62 0.00 0.0
1896 81 65 0.00 0.0
1895 81 71 0.32 0.0
1894 83 62 0.00 0.0
1893 84 66 0.15 0.0
1892 90 64 0.00 0.0
1891 82 61 0.00 0.0
1890 89 69 0.07 0.0
1889 79 55 0.00 0.0
1888 90 74 0.03 0.0
1887 84 64 0.09 0.0
1886 88 73 0.06 0.0
1885 80 58 0.00 0.0
1884 83 64 0.00 0.0
1883 79 58 0.00 n/a
1882 89 73 0.00 n/a
1881 75 60 0.00 n/a
1880 80 65 0.00 n/a
1879 77 69 2.39 n/a
1878 88 72 0.00 n/a
1877 82 64 0.00 n/a
1876 90 74 0.00 n/a
1875 90 70 0.12 n/a
1874 86 59 0.00 n/a
1873 72 64 1.00 n/a
1872 88 73 0.02 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 0.00 n/a
1858 87 71 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 0.00 n/a
1854 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1853 n/a n/a 1.51 n/a
1852 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1851 95 74 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 105 °F which happened in 1997.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 105 °F 1997
2 102 °F 1988
3 99 °F 1999
4 97 °F 1968
4 97 °F 1995
6 96 °F 2002
6 96 °F 2015
6 96 °F 1959
9 95 °F 2016
9 95 °F 1851
9 95 °F 1938
9 95 °F 1944
9 95 °F 1987
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 51 °F which happened in 1902.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1902
2 55 °F 1889
3 58 °F 1979
3 58 °F 1883
3 58 °F 1929
3 58 °F 1899
3 58 °F 1885
8 59 °F 1905
8 59 °F 1874
10 60 °F 1881
10 60 °F 1915
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 69 °F 1923
2 70 °F 1972
3 72 °F 1873
3 72 °F 1918
3 72 °F 1905
6 73 °F 1992
7 74 °F 1910
8 75 °F 1921
8 75 °F 1881
8 75 °F 1934
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 2.39 inches which happened in 1879.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on August 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.39 inches 1879
2 2.18 inches 1938
3 1.51 inches 1853
4 1.35 inches 1997
5 1.11 inches 1908
6 1.02 inches 1993
7 1.00 inches 1873
8 0.94 inches 1989
9 0.91 inches 1923
10 0.88 inches 1919
10 0.88 inches 2016
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location