Washington D.C. August 29 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of August 29.
August 29 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 98 °F 1973
Lowest temperature 49 °F 1986
Lowest daily high 68 °F 1891
Highest daily low 79 °F 2018
Most precipitation 2.84 inches 1875
Most snow none -
August 29 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 85.3 °F
Average low 68.6 °F
Chance precipitation 26.4%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. August 29 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 82 73 0.00 0.0
2022 93 75 0.00 0.0
2021 84 73 0.00 0.0
2020 88 73 0.50 0.0
2019 86 67 0.00 0.0
2018 94 79 0.00 0.0
2017 69 65 0.98 0.0
2016 94 72 0.00 0.0
2015 89 67 0.00 0.0
2014 84 65 0.00 0.0
2013 87 74 0.00 0.0
2012 87 69 0.00 0.0
2011 81 66 0.00 0.0
2010 92 70 0.00 0.0
2009 87 73 0.02 0.0
2008 78 69 0.19 0.0
2007 84 72 0.00 0.0
2006 95 76 0.01 0.0
2005 87 71 0.00 0.0
2004 87 73 0.00 0.0
2003 90 74 0.06 0.0
2002 70 61 0.10 0.0
2001 84 71 0.00 0.0
2000 78 70 0.40 0.0
1999 91 70 0.00 0.0
1998 95 75 0.00 0.0
1997 84 67 0.00 0.0
1996 87 68 0.00 0.0
1995 90 67 0.00 0.0
1994 80 65 0.05 0.0
1993 93 77 0.00 0.0
1992 76 60 0.00 0.0
1991 96 74 0.00 0.0
1990 90 72 0.03 0.0
1989 89 74 0.00 0.0
1988 80 70 0.85 0.0
1987 84 65 0.00 0.0
1986 69 49 0.00 0.0
1985 85 68 0.00 0.0
1984 81 72 0.00 0.0
1983 91 76 0.00 0.0
1982 73 53 0.00 0.0
1981 87 68 0.00 0.0
1980 96 76 0.00 0.0
1979 88 74 0.04 0.0
1978 93 76 0.00 0.0
1977 91 71 0.00 0.0
1976 90 72 0.00 0.0
1975 87 68 0.00 0.0
1974 93 72 0.00 0.0
1973 98 75 0.00 0.0
1972 86 66 0.00 0.0
1971 84 63 0.00 0.0
1970 94 70 0.00 0.0
1969 83 62 0.00 0.0
1968 79 56 0.00 0.0
1967 84 66 0.00 0.0
1966 94 68 0.00 0.0
1965 75 52 0.00 0.0
1964 86 70 0.00 0.0
1963 80 67 0.17 0.0
1962 88 67 0.00 0.0
1961 93 72 0.00 0.0
1960 92 74 0.00 0.0
1959 86 75 0.00 0.0
1958 85 64 0.00 0.0
1957 83 65 0.00 0.0
1956 88 70 0.00 0.0
1955 84 71 0.00 0.0
1954 85 69 0.00 0.0
1953 98 72 0.00 0.0
1952 83 69 0.00 0.0
1951 88 66 0.00 0.0
1950 87 73 0.01 0.0
1949 85 72 0.03 0.0
1948 97 75 0.00 0.0
1947 89 67 0.00 0.0
1946 76 65 0.44 0.0
1945 94 65 0.00 0.0
1944 78 60 0.00 0.0
1943 69 60 0.05 0.0
1942 84 68 0.00 0.0
1941 81 59 0.00 0.0
1940 69 64 0.04 0.0
1939 77 64 0.01 0.0
1938 87 64 0.00 0.0
1937 79 71 0.08 0.0
1936 84 69 0.30 0.0
1935 75 61 0.00 0.0
1934 73 56 0.00 0.0
1933 78 65 0.02 0.0
1932 89 72 0.00 0.0
1931 81 68 0.15 0.0
1930 95 68 0.00 0.0
1929 73 61 0.11 0.0
1928 94 72 0.00 0.0
1927 74 56 0.30 0.0
1926 94 65 0.00 0.0
1925 79 56 0.00 0.0
1924 85 64 0.00 0.0
1923 81 68 0.06 0.0
1922 83 56 0.00 0.0
1921 86 71 0.27 0.0
1920 82 67 0.00 0.0
1919 81 56 0.00 0.0
1918 87 70 0.01 0.0
1917 87 71 0.00 0.0
1916 74 56 0.00 0.0
1915 74 59 0.02 0.0
1914 91 69 0.06 0.0
1913 87 67 1.48 0.0
1912 77 61 0.25 0.0
1911 89 62 1.67 0.0
1910 77 69 0.00 0.0
1909 88 67 0.05 0.0
1908 76 52 0.00 0.0
1907 78 60 0.00 0.0
1906 72 64 0.18 0.0
1905 85 59 0.04 0.0
1904 85 52 0.00 0.0
1903 75 62 0.84 0.0
1902 83 57 0.00 0.0
1901 81 61 0.00 0.0
1900 87 71 0.00 0.0
1899 78 58 0.00 0.0
1898 80 62 0.00 0.0
1897 86 58 0.00 0.0
1896 76 54 0.00 0.0
1895 95 73 0.04 0.0
1894 80 65 0.00 0.0
1893 86 72 1.21 0.0
1892 83 62 0.00 0.0
1891 68 56 0.16 0.0
1890 83 62 0.00 0.0
1889 81 60 0.00 0.0
1888 80 52 0.00 0.0
1887 74 51 0.00 0.0
1886 88 71 0.00 0.0
1885 79 60 0.01 0.0
1884 83 73 0.16 0.0
1883 74 63 0.00 n/a
1882 77 57 0.00 n/a
1881 93 70 0.00 n/a
1880 93 72 0.02 n/a
1879 85 62 0.00 n/a
1878 80 66 0.03 n/a
1877 94 70 0.00 n/a
1876 88 57 0.00 n/a
1875 71 66 2.84 n/a
1874 78 50 0.00 n/a
1873 71 66 1.20 n/a
1872 76 64 2.17 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.29 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 64 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1856 n/a n/a 0.65 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 78 54 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 8/29?
For the date of Aug 29, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 98 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1973.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 29
Rank Temperature Year
1 98 °F 1953
1 98 °F 1973
3 97 °F 1948
4 96 °F 1980
4 96 °F 1991
6 95 °F 1895
6 95 °F 1930
6 95 °F 2006
6 95 °F 1998
10 94 °F 1877
10 94 °F 1928
10 94 °F 2016
10 94 °F 2018
10 94 °F 1966
10 94 °F 1926
10 94 °F 1945
10 94 °F 1970
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 8/29?
For the date of Aug 29, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 49 °F which happened in 1986.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 29
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 1986
2 50 °F 1874
3 51 °F 1887
4 52 °F 1904
4 52 °F 1965
4 52 °F 1888
4 52 °F 1908
8 53 °F 1982
9 54 °F 1851
9 54 °F 1896
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 29
Rank Temperature Year
1 68 °F 1891
2 69 °F 1986
2 69 °F 2017
2 69 °F 1940
2 69 °F 1943
6 70 °F 2002
7 71 °F 1873
7 71 °F 1875
9 72 °F 1906
10 73 °F 1929
10 73 °F 1934
10 73 °F 1982
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 8/29?
For the date of Aug 29, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 2.84 inches which happened in 1875.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on August 29
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.84 inches 1875
2 2.17 inches 1872
3 1.67 inches 1911
4 1.48 inches 1913
5 1.21 inches 1893
6 1.20 inches 1873
7 0.98 inches 2017
8 0.85 inches 1988
9 0.84 inches 1903
10 0.65 inches 1856
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location