Washington D.C. August 23 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of August 23.
August 23 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 98 °F 1936
Lowest temperature 52 °F 1925
Lowest daily high 65 °F 1931
Highest daily low 78 °F 2002
Most precipitation 6.39 inches 1933
Most snow none -
August 23 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 86.4 °F
Average low 69.7 °F
Chance precipitation 27.8%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. August 23 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 83 63 0.00 0.0
2022 89 72 0.00 0.0
2021 93 74 0.02 0.0
2020 89 76 0.00 0.0
2019 79 68 0.38 0.0
2018 81 66 0.00 0.0
2017 86 73 0.00 0.0
2016 84 67 0.00 0.0
2015 85 64 0.00 0.0
2014 76 71 0.21 0.0
2013 79 66 0.11 0.0
2012 89 70 0.00 0.0
2011 81 63 0.00 0.0
2010 86 72 0.00 0.0
2009 89 69 0.00 0.0
2008 86 68 0.00 0.0
2007 77 68 0.00 0.0
2006 90 70 0.00 0.0
2005 84 68 0.00 0.0
2004 84 65 0.00 0.0
2003 85 69 0.00 0.0
2002 91 78 0.00 0.0
2001 84 71 0.80 0.0
2000 81 65 0.00 0.0
1999 87 66 0.08 0.0
1998 95 73 0.00 0.0
1997 79 60 0.00 0.0
1996 93 73 0.00 0.0
1995 87 68 0.00 0.0
1994 80 59 0.00 0.0
1993 86 66 0.00 0.0
1992 82 67 0.00 0.0
1991 91 67 0.00 0.0
1990 73 67 0.14 0.0
1989 93 76 0.00 0.0
1988 77 67 0.03 0.0
1987 82 67 0.00 0.0
1986 83 66 0.00 0.0
1985 81 59 0.00 0.0
1984 80 70 0.00 0.0
1983 86 74 0.33 0.0
1982 82 66 0.00 0.0
1981 85 59 0.00 0.0
1980 86 69 0.00 0.0
1979 84 71 0.00 0.0
1978 89 66 0.00 0.0
1977 85 70 0.00 0.0
1976 91 75 0.00 0.0
1975 82 71 0.35 0.0
1974 87 72 0.00 0.0
1973 80 60 0.00 0.0
1972 87 70 0.00 0.0
1971 86 66 0.00 0.0
1970 82 73 0.32 0.0
1969 85 59 0.00 0.0
1968 97 78 0.00 0.0
1967 75 64 1.28 0.0
1966 90 73 0.00 0.0
1965 82 69 0.00 0.0
1964 93 76 0.00 0.0
1963 88 68 0.00 0.0
1962 81 64 0.00 0.0
1961 83 70 2.40 0.0
1960 87 71 0.02 0.0
1959 81 75 0.05 0.0
1958 79 65 0.25 0.0
1957 80 60 0.00 0.0
1956 78 58 0.00 0.0
1955 84 71 0.00 0.0
1954 81 66 0.00 0.0
1953 87 62 0.00 0.0
1952 74 56 0.00 0.0
1951 81 65 0.00 0.0
1950 76 64 2.81 0.0
1949 80 68 0.00 0.0
1948 87 69 0.00 0.0
1947 86 70 0.00 0.0
1946 77 62 0.02 0.0
1945 76 66 0.34 0.0
1944 88 66 0.15 0.0
1943 93 67 0.00 0.0
1942 87 66 0.90 0.0
1941 86 68 0.00 0.0
1940 82 62 0.00 0.0
1939 88 67 0.00 0.0
1938 88 68 0.00 0.0
1937 72 63 0.44 0.0
1936 98 71 0.00 0.0
1935 80 64 0.00 0.0
1934 84 69 0.00 0.0
1933 74 69 6.39 0.0
1932 88 62 0.00 0.0
1931 65 58 0.29 0.0
1930 75 61 0.01 0.0
1929 84 69 0.21 0.0
1928 78 62 0.00 0.0
1927 84 69 0.02 0.0
1926 78 66 0.00 0.0
1925 76 52 0.00 0.0
1924 79 67 0.05 0.0
1923 73 52 0.00 0.0
1922 85 62 0.00 0.0
1921 80 53 0.00 0.0
1920 73 61 0.00 0.0
1919 90 67 0.00 0.0
1918 87 68 0.00 0.0
1917 78 72 0.03 0.0
1916 88 69 0.05 0.0
1915 85 66 0.00 0.0
1914 93 61 0.00 0.0
1913 83 67 0.00 0.0
1912 81 68 0.00 0.0
1911 94 63 0.00 0.0
1910 84 66 0.00 0.0
1909 83 53 0.00 0.0
1908 79 71 0.00 0.0
1907 72 56 0.64 0.0
1906 84 72 0.00 0.0
1905 89 69 0.00 0.0
1904 78 58 0.00 0.0
1903 89 66 0.00 0.0
1902 78 57 0.00 0.0
1901 84 71 0.87 0.0
1900 77 67 0.11 0.0
1899 80 65 0.00 0.0
1898 92 72 0.00 0.0
1897 82 66 0.22 0.0
1896 88 68 0.00 0.0
1895 89 62 0.00 0.0
1894 86 55 0.00 0.0
1893 80 64 0.22 0.0
1892 79 68 0.04 0.0
1891 90 72 0.22 0.0
1890 68 57 0.00 0.0
1889 80 66 0.28 0.0
1888 74 53 0.00 0.0
1887 87 70 0.00 0.0
1886 77 56 0.00 0.0
1885 89 70 0.78 0.0
1884 88 68 0.00 0.0
1883 92 68 1.34 n/a
1882 79 66 0.23 n/a
1881 87 63 0.00 n/a
1880 89 72 0.00 n/a
1879 88 70 0.03 n/a
1878 77 63 0.00 n/a
1877 82 67 0.45 n/a
1876 80 64 0.01 n/a
1875 70 62 0.89 n/a
1874 71 62 0.92 n/a
1873 90 70 0.00 n/a
1872 87 72 0.00 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 80 58 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 0.00 n/a
1852 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1851 87 71 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 8/23?
For the date of Aug 23, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 98 °F which happened in 1936.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 98 °F 1936
2 97 °F 1968
3 95 °F 1998
4 94 °F 1911
5 93 °F 1996
5 93 °F 1989
5 93 °F 1964
5 93 °F 1914
5 93 °F 2021
5 93 °F 1943
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 8/23?
For the date of Aug 23, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 52 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1925.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 52 °F 1923
1 52 °F 1925
3 53 °F 1921
3 53 °F 1909
3 53 °F 1888
6 55 °F 1894
7 56 °F 1907
7 56 °F 1886
7 56 °F 1952
10 57 °F 1890
10 57 °F 1902
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 65 °F 1931
2 68 °F 1890
3 70 °F 1875
4 71 °F 1874
5 72 °F 1907
5 72 °F 1937
7 73 °F 1923
7 73 °F 1920
7 73 °F 1990
10 74 °F 1933
10 74 °F 1888
10 74 °F 1952
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 8/23?
For the date of Aug 23, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 6.39 inches which happened in 1933.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on August 23
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.39 inches 1933
2 2.81 inches 1950
3 2.40 inches 1961
4 1.34 inches 1883
5 1.28 inches 1967
6 0.92 inches 1874
7 0.90 inches 1942
8 0.89 inches 1875
9 0.87 inches 1901
10 0.80 inches 2001
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 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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