Washington D.C. August 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of August 3.
August 3 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 101 °F 2006
Lowest temperature 56 °F 1920
Lowest daily high 70 °F 1927
Highest daily low 81 °F 2006
Most precipitation 1.62 inches 1971
Most snow none -
August 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 88.4 °F
Average low 71.6 °F
Chance precipitation 32.5%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. August 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 79 67 0.08 0.0
2022 91 74 0.00 0.0
2021 82 68 0.00 0.0
2020 87 74 0.46 0.0
2019 91 74 0.00 0.0
2018 84 73 0.31 0.0
2017 90 72 0.06 0.0
2016 83 72 0.00 0.0
2015 93 72 0.00 0.0
2014 85 70 0.45 0.0
2013 82 70 0.03 0.0
2012 96 75 0.00 0.0
2011 87 76 0.28 0.0
2010 86 74 0.00 0.0
2009 87 71 0.00 0.0
2008 87 70 0.00 0.0
2007 93 74 0.00 0.0
2006 101 81 0.00 0.0
2005 93 75 0.00 0.0
2004 88 74 0.02 0.0
2003 85 75 0.23 0.0
2002 97 76 0.00 0.0
2001 86 67 0.00 0.0
2000 83 70 0.35 0.0
1999 90 70 0.00 0.0
1998 88 62 0.00 0.0
1997 95 70 0.00 0.0
1996 84 71 0.00 0.0
1995 96 78 0.00 0.0
1994 87 72 0.00 0.0
1993 91 74 0.00 0.0
1992 88 67 0.00 0.0
1991 94 75 0.00 0.0
1990 89 66 0.00 0.0
1989 91 68 0.00 0.0
1988 90 76 0.00 0.0
1987 98 77 0.00 0.0
1986 83 69 0.00 0.0
1985 83 62 0.00 0.0
1984 86 74 0.29 0.0
1983 95 77 0.00 0.0
1982 88 68 0.00 0.0
1981 85 74 0.08 0.0
1980 99 76 0.24 0.0
1979 88 76 0.04 0.0
1978 89 75 0.06 0.0
1977 87 72 0.00 0.0
1976 84 63 0.00 0.0
1975 98 76 0.00 0.0
1974 91 73 0.28 0.0
1973 84 73 0.00 0.0
1972 88 72 0.02 0.0
1971 89 74 1.62 0.0
1970 91 66 0.19 0.0
1969 81 68 0.75 0.0
1968 90 74 0.12 0.0
1967 94 72 0.66 0.0
1966 85 68 0.00 0.0
1965 84 62 0.00 0.0
1964 79 62 1.25 0.0
1963 89 70 0.03 0.0
1962 82 68 0.00 0.0
1961 86 74 0.01 0.0
1960 94 72 0.98 0.0
1959 84 61 0.00 0.0
1958 77 64 0.17 0.0
1957 98 71 0.00 0.0
1956 79 65 0.00 0.0
1955 93 77 0.00 0.0
1954 89 71 0.01 0.0
1953 77 64 0.05 0.0
1952 90 69 0.05 0.0
1951 83 69 0.82 0.0
1950 86 72 0.03 0.0
1949 88 74 1.14 0.0
1948 85 71 0.30 0.0
1947 84 67 0.00 0.0
1946 83 65 0.00 0.0
1945 88 70 0.68 0.0
1944 90 71 0.01 0.0
1943 95 72 0.00 0.0
1942 89 75 0.00 0.0
1941 88 69 0.00 0.0
1940 79 63 0.00 0.0
1939 93 72 0.06 0.0
1938 89 74 0.00 0.0
1937 87 67 0.00 0.0
1936 95 68 0.00 0.0
1935 97 75 0.05 0.0
1934 88 67 0.27 0.0
1933 92 74 0.14 0.0
1932 85 70 0.22 0.0
1931 98 76 0.02 0.0
1930 100 73 0.00 0.0
1929 82 69 0.85 0.0
1928 95 71 0.00 0.0
1927 70 59 0.24 0.0
1926 96 74 0.29 0.0
1925 86 60 0.00 0.0
1924 80 67 0.00 0.0
1923 94 69 0.01 0.0
1922 84 66 0.00 0.0
1921 73 65 0.42 0.0
1920 78 56 0.00 0.0
1919 81 62 0.00 0.0
1918 85 69 0.00 0.0
1917 85 70 0.00 0.0
1916 83 60 0.00 0.0
1915 90 72 1.02 0.0
1914 84 67 0.00 0.0
1913 91 63 0.00 0.0
1912 70 59 0.00 0.0
1911 86 71 0.67 0.0
1910 90 70 0.00 0.0
1909 76 61 0.00 0.0
1908 92 66 0.00 0.0
1907 78 62 0.79 0.0
1906 85 72 0.00 0.0
1905 82 64 0.01 0.0
1904 80 63 0.00 0.0
1903 79 67 0.00 0.0
1902 90 71 0.00 0.0
1901 87 72 0.00 0.0
1900 83 63 0.35 0.0
1899 87 67 0.00 0.0
1898 93 77 0.00 0.0
1897 86 64 0.00 0.0
1896 86 69 0.00 0.0
1895 84 63 0.00 0.0
1894 88 72 0.01 0.0
1893 83 61 0.00 0.0
1892 85 66 0.00 0.0
1891 76 66 0.01 0.0
1890 90 71 0.00 0.0
1889 87 71 0.00 0.0
1888 89 66 0.28 0.0
1887 87 69 0.00 0.0
1886 77 60 0.00 0.0
1885 84 67 0.85 0.0
1884 87 67 0.00 0.0
1883 84 67 0.00 n/a
1882 80 68 0.01 n/a
1881 93 69 0.00 n/a
1880 87 71 1.01 n/a
1879 94 71 0.00 n/a
1878 92 70 0.00 n/a
1877 86 69 0.00 n/a
1876 76 66 0.03 n/a
1875 76 60 0.37 n/a
1874 81 60 0.00 n/a
1873 92 72 0.04 n/a
1872 84 69 0.01 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 89 67 1.46 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 0.57 n/a
1852 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1851 82 62 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 8/3?
For the date of Aug 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 101 °F which happened in 2006.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 101 °F 2006
2 100 °F 1930
3 99 °F 1980
4 98 °F 1931
4 98 °F 1957
4 98 °F 1975
4 98 °F 1987
8 97 °F 1935
8 97 °F 2002
10 96 °F 1995
10 96 °F 1926
10 96 °F 2012
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 8/3?
For the date of Aug 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 56 °F which happened in 1920.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1920
2 59 °F 1912
2 59 °F 1927
4 60 °F 1874
4 60 °F 1886
4 60 °F 1875
4 60 °F 1925
4 60 °F 1916
9 61 °F 1893
9 61 °F 1959
9 61 °F 1909
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 70 °F 1912
1 70 °F 1927
3 73 °F 1921
4 76 °F 1875
4 76 °F 1891
4 76 °F 1876
4 76 °F 1909
8 77 °F 1958
8 77 °F 1953
8 77 °F 1886
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 8/3?
For the date of Aug 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.62 inches which happened in 1971.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on August 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.62 inches 1971
2 1.46 inches 1858
3 1.25 inches 1964
4 1.14 inches 1949
5 1.02 inches 1915
6 1.01 inches 1880
7 0.98 inches 1960
8 0.85 inches 1885
8 0.85 inches 1929
10 0.82 inches 1951
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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