Washington D.C. August 2 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of August 2.
August 2 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 100 °F 2002
Lowest temperature 55 °F 1895
Lowest daily high 66 °F 1875
Highest daily low 80 °F 2006
Most precipitation 6.1 inches 1944
Most snow none -
August 2 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 88.5 °F
Average low 71.7 °F
Chance precipitation 32.2%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. August 2 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2022 94 75 0.00 0.0
2021 84 66 0.00 0.0
2020 92 79 0.07 0.0
2019 87 72 0.00 0.0
2018 86 75 1.03 0.0
2017 90 73 0.00 0.0
2016 91 75 0.00 0.0
2015 91 73 0.00 0.0
2014 84 68 0.06 0.0
2013 88 71 0.00 0.0
2012 96 75 0.00 0.0
2011 98 74 0.00 0.0
2010 83 71 0.00 0.0
2009 84 70 0.42 0.0
2008 90 74 0.23 0.0
2007 94 74 0.00 0.0
2006 99 80 0.00 0.0
2005 94 72 0.00 0.0
2004 85 75 0.25 0.0
2003 84 75 0.01 0.0
2002 100 75 0.00 0.0
2001 84 63 0.00 0.0
2000 83 72 0.00 0.0
1999 92 73 0.00 0.0
1998 84 63 0.00 0.0
1997 92 71 0.00 0.0
1996 85 67 0.00 0.0
1995 96 76 0.00 0.0
1994 86 74 0.16 0.0
1993 96 72 0.00 0.0
1992 82 62 0.00 0.0
1991 96 73 0.00 0.0
1990 87 65 0.00 0.0
1989 83 68 0.00 0.0
1988 93 77 0.00 0.0
1987 90 74 0.00 0.0
1986 95 69 1.57 0.0
1985 81 67 0.00 0.0
1984 88 76 0.22 0.0
1983 93 75 0.00 0.0
1982 89 69 0.10 0.0
1981 86 67 0.00 0.0
1980 98 75 0.00 0.0
1979 92 77 0.57 0.0
1978 85 76 0.15 0.0
1977 86 68 0.00 0.0
1976 79 64 0.00 0.0
1975 97 75 0.00 0.0
1974 90 72 0.06 0.0
1973 88 74 0.05 0.0
1972 87 69 0.00 0.0
1971 89 73 0.00 0.0
1970 92 75 0.00 0.0
1969 86 69 2.51 0.0
1968 88 74 0.19 0.0
1967 91 71 0.00 0.0
1966 91 70 0.00 0.0
1965 87 67 0.02 0.0
1964 90 68 0.00 0.0
1963 90 68 0.00 0.0
1962 88 63 0.00 0.0
1961 79 70 0.01 0.0
1960 92 73 0.00 0.0
1959 81 68 0.00 0.0
1958 82 68 0.00 0.0
1957 92 69 0.00 0.0
1956 77 69 0.17 0.0
1955 98 75 0.00 0.0
1954 81 67 0.18 0.0
1953 90 68 0.00 0.0
1952 81 69 0.32 0.0
1951 85 66 0.00 0.0
1950 90 74 0.23 0.0
1949 89 73 0.00 0.0
1948 85 70 0.00 0.0
1947 82 62 0.00 0.0
1946 76 65 0.10 0.0
1945 84 72 0.03 0.0
1944 78 72 6.14 0.0
1943 94 68 0.00 0.0
1942 93 73 0.00 0.0
1941 90 74 0.00 0.0
1940 79 63 0.00 0.0
1939 90 74 0.00 0.0
1938 91 73 0.00 0.0
1937 85 68 0.00 0.0
1936 88 59 0.00 0.0
1935 92 77 0.00 0.0
1934 85 73 0.00 0.0
1933 94 77 0.00 0.0
1932 77 68 0.07 0.0
1931 88 73 0.00 0.0
1930 94 69 0.00 0.0
1929 85 68 0.00 0.0
1928 91 68 0.06 0.0
1927 81 63 0.00 0.0
1926 94 76 0.00 0.0
1925 82 60 0.00 0.0
1924 78 61 0.00 0.0
1923 84 66 0.01 0.0
1922 81 67 0.00 0.0
1921 83 67 0.03 0.0
1920 75 61 0.00 0.0
1919 76 61 0.00 0.0
1918 86 66 0.00 0.0
1917 96 74 0.00 0.0
1916 80 65 0.00 0.0
1915 94 73 0.08 0.0
1914 88 66 0.00 0.0
1913 85 66 0.00 0.0
1912 80 59 0.04 0.0
1911 93 72 0.10 0.0
1910 87 68 0.00 0.0
1909 80 63 0.00 0.0
1908 89 59 0.00 0.0
1907 89 67 0.00 0.0
1906 85 70 2.30 0.0
1905 81 59 0.14 0.0
1904 82 69 1.63 0.0
1903 78 63 0.00 0.0
1902 88 66 0.04 0.0
1901 85 63 0.00 0.0
1900 80 59 0.00 0.0
1899 89 68 0.55 0.0
1898 91 74 0.00 0.0
1897 86 63 0.00 0.0
1896 88 70 0.03 0.0
1895 81 55 0.00 0.0
1894 89 71 0.00 0.0
1893 87 65 0.00 0.0
1892 84 73 0.15 0.0
1891 87 66 0.00 0.0
1890 89 70 0.26 0.0
1889 85 72 0.01 0.0
1888 86 69 0.00 0.0
1887 79 73 0.07 0.0
1886 84 68 0.01 0.0
1885 90 68 1.36 0.0
1884 81 69 0.00 0.0
1883 89 72 0.03 n/a
1882 76 65 1.12 n/a
1881 88 68 0.25 n/a
1880 91 71 0.00 n/a
1879 94 69 0.00 n/a
1878 90 73 0.00 n/a
1877 76 67 0.07 n/a
1876 72 65 0.48 n/a
1875 66 61 2.09 n/a
1874 83 68 0.00 n/a
1873 93 74 0.92 n/a
1872 87 70 0.70 n/a
1858 82 70 0.00 n/a
1851 81 62 n/a n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 100 °F 2002
2 99 °F 2006
3 98 °F 1980
3 98 °F 2011
3 98 °F 1955
6 97 °F 1975
7 96 °F 1991
7 96 °F 1993
7 96 °F 1995
7 96 °F 1917
7 96 °F 2012
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 55 °F 1895
2 59 °F 1912
2 59 °F 1900
2 59 °F 1905
2 59 °F 1936
2 59 °F 1908
7 60 °F 1925
8 61 °F 1924
8 61 °F 1919
8 61 °F 1920
8 61 °F 1875
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 66 °F 1875
2 72 °F 1876
3 75 °F 1920
4 76 °F 1877
4 76 °F 1919
4 76 °F 1882
4 76 °F 1946
8 77 °F 1956
8 77 °F 1932
10 78 °F 1924
10 78 °F 1944
10 78 °F 1903
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on August 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.1 inches 1944
2 2.5 inches 1969
3 2.3 inches 1906
4 2.1 inches 1875
5 1.6 inches 1904
6 1.6 inches 1986
7 1.4 inches 1885
8 1.1 inches 1882
9 1.0 inches 2018
10 0.9 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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