Washington D.C. August 26 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of August 26.
August 26 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 97 °F 1948
Lowest temperature 51 °F 1942
Lowest daily high 61 °F 1908
Highest daily low 77 °F 2016
Most precipitation 2.0 inches 1999
Most snow none -
August 26 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 86.0 °F
Average low 69.2 °F
Chance precipitation 27.5%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. August 26 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2022 93 73 0.00 0.0
2021 92 75 0.58 0.0
2020 88 71 0.00 0.0
2019 76 64 0.00 0.0
2018 88 68 0.00 0.0
2017 81 65 0.00 0.0
2016 95 77 0.00 0.0
2015 82 67 0.00 0.0
2014 89 67 0.00 0.0
2013 90 64 0.00 0.0
2012 84 71 0.28 0.0
2011 90 70 0.01 0.0
2010 87 68 0.00 0.0
2009 92 71 0.00 0.0
2008 82 69 0.00 0.0
2007 88 72 0.20 0.0
2006 89 75 0.00 0.0
2005 80 65 0.00 0.0
2004 84 71 0.00 0.0
2003 90 69 0.96 0.0
2002 84 72 0.00 0.0
2001 83 66 0.00 0.0
2000 85 65 0.00 0.0
1999 86 69 2.03 0.0
1998 92 75 0.00 0.0
1997 83 69 0.00 0.0
1996 86 68 0.00 0.0
1995 87 65 0.00 0.0
1994 89 67 0.85 0.0
1993 96 77 0.00 0.0
1992 92 73 0.00 0.0
1991 82 67 0.00 0.0
1990 91 72 0.00 0.0
1989 79 69 0.00 0.0
1988 92 66 0.00 0.0
1987 77 68 0.00 0.0
1986 84 63 0.00 0.0
1985 85 72 0.01 0.0
1984 82 61 0.00 0.0
1983 90 66 0.00 0.0
1982 83 62 0.00 0.0
1981 83 64 0.00 0.0
1980 94 71 0.00 0.0
1979 89 75 0.10 0.0
1978 88 75 0.00 0.0
1977 79 56 0.00 0.0
1976 93 75 0.00 0.0
1975 95 76 0.00 0.0
1974 86 74 0.17 0.0
1973 92 67 0.00 0.0
1972 92 75 0.03 0.0
1971 85 65 0.06 0.0
1970 86 66 0.00 0.0
1969 89 69 0.00 0.0
1968 81 63 0.00 0.0
1967 85 68 0.00 0.0
1966 87 63 0.00 0.0
1965 88 69 0.95 0.0
1964 92 70 0.00 0.0
1963 79 55 0.00 0.0
1962 88 67 0.00 0.0
1961 83 73 1.69 0.0
1960 82 61 0.00 0.0
1959 95 75 0.00 0.0
1958 76 67 0.00 0.0
1957 80 63 0.00 0.0
1956 80 61 0.00 0.0
1955 81 62 0.00 0.0
1954 87 73 0.00 0.0
1953 93 67 0.00 0.0
1952 84 58 0.00 0.0
1951 85 60 0.00 0.0
1950 87 68 0.00 0.0
1949 84 68 0.00 0.0
1948 97 74 0.00 0.0
1947 93 73 0.08 0.0
1946 78 58 0.00 0.0
1945 75 60 0.00 0.0
1944 80 53 0.00 0.0
1943 92 74 0.06 0.0
1942 77 51 0.00 0.0
1941 94 72 0.08 0.0
1940 73 57 1.53 0.0
1939 80 69 0.00 0.0
1938 84 60 0.00 0.0
1937 83 70 1.75 0.0
1936 85 71 0.10 0.0
1935 87 61 0.00 0.0
1934 75 64 0.00 0.0
1933 93 68 0.00 0.0
1932 90 64 0.00 0.0
1931 83 66 0.30 0.0
1930 87 61 0.00 0.0
1929 85 58 0.00 0.0
1928 82 70 0.00 0.0
1927 69 58 0.01 0.0
1926 80 63 0.00 0.0
1925 90 60 0.00 0.0
1924 85 62 0.01 0.0
1923 82 56 0.00 0.0
1922 85 71 0.00 0.0
1921 77 57 0.00 0.0
1920 81 64 0.00 0.0
1919 76 60 0.00 0.0
1918 93 70 0.18 0.0
1917 80 54 0.00 0.0
1916 91 62 0.00 0.0
1915 78 60 0.00 0.0
1914 66 58 0.59 0.0
1913 88 59 0.00 0.0
1912 90 68 0.00 0.0
1911 84 72 0.10 0.0
1910 77 64 0.18 0.0
1909 88 66 0.00 0.0
1908 61 57 1.05 0.0
1907 81 55 0.00 0.0
1906 78 70 1.61 0.0
1905 76 63 0.00 0.0
1904 77 56 0.00 0.0
1903 87 73 0.09 0.0
1902 84 54 0.00 0.0
1901 84 63 0.00 0.0
1900 96 73 0.00 0.0
1899 87 70 0.04 0.0
1898 84 65 0.00 0.0
1897 80 61 0.44 0.0
1896 83 59 0.00 0.0
1895 89 60 0.00 0.0
1894 88 69 0.86 0.0
1893 91 73 0.00 0.0
1892 85 69 0.00 0.0
1891 78 65 0.00 0.0
1890 82 61 0.04 0.0
1889 77 63 0.00 0.0
1888 89 59 0.00 0.0
1887 72 55 0.00 0.0
1886 89 69 0.00 0.0
1885 70 57 0.00 0.0
1884 86 65 0.23 0.0
1883 83 60 0.00 n/a
1882 84 68 0.36 n/a
1881 86 64 0.00 n/a
1880 74 66 0.65 n/a
1879 67 59 0.09 n/a
1878 81 60 0.00 n/a
1877 88 66 0.00 n/a
1876 82 68 0.00 n/a
1875 76 56 0.00 n/a
1874 74 55 0.00 n/a
1873 90 69 0.00 n/a
1872 92 75 0.00 n/a
1858 80 58 0.00 n/a
1851 72 66 n/a n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 97 °F 1948
2 96 °F 1993
2 96 °F 1900
4 95 °F 2016
4 95 °F 1959
4 95 °F 1975
7 94 °F 1941
7 94 °F 1980
9 93 °F 1918
9 93 °F 1933
9 93 °F 1947
9 93 °F 1953
9 93 °F 1976
9 93 °F 2022
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1942
2 53 °F 1944
3 54 °F 1902
3 54 °F 1917
5 55 °F 1874
5 55 °F 1887
5 55 °F 1907
5 55 °F 1963
9 56 °F 1904
9 56 °F 1875
9 56 °F 1977
9 56 °F 1923
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 61 °F 1908
2 66 °F 1914
3 67 °F 1879
4 69 °F 1927
5 70 °F 1885
6 72 °F 1887
6 72 °F 1851
8 73 °F 1940
9 74 °F 1874
9 74 °F 1880
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on August 26
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.0 inches 1999
2 1.8 inches 1937
3 1.7 inches 1961
4 1.6 inches 1906
5 1.5 inches 1940
6 1.1 inches 1908
7 1.0 inches 2003
8 1.0 inches 1965
9 0.9 inches 1894
10 0.9 inches 1994
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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