Washington D.C. August 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of August 31.
August 31 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 100 °F 1953
Lowest temperature 49 °F 1934
Lowest daily high 63 °F 1911
Highest daily low 78 °F 1980
Most precipitation 1.98 inches 1940
Most snow none -
August 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 85.0 °F
Average low 68.2 °F
Chance precipitation 25.9%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. August 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 83 67 0.00 0.0
2022 87 69 0.00 0.0
2021 87 74 0.00 0.0
2020 77 69 0.40 0.0
2019 91 70 0.00 0.0
2018 90 75 0.30 0.0
2017 86 68 0.00 0.0
2016 91 73 0.00 0.0
2015 88 74 0.00 0.0
2014 96 77 0.27 0.0
2013 92 73 0.00 0.0
2012 97 73 0.00 0.0
2011 84 64 0.00 0.0
2010 96 71 0.00 0.0
2009 76 62 0.00 0.0
2008 89 69 0.00 0.0
2007 87 72 0.00 0.0
2006 76 67 0.00 0.0
2005 87 72 0.00 0.0
2004 83 72 0.00 0.0
2003 77 67 0.00 0.0
2002 76 64 0.01 0.0
2001 83 71 0.00 0.0
2000 81 73 0.63 0.0
1999 74 64 0.00 0.0
1998 93 73 0.00 0.0
1997 85 67 0.00 0.0
1996 85 65 0.00 0.0
1995 94 70 0.00 0.0
1994 85 66 0.00 0.0
1993 93 72 0.00 0.0
1992 85 66 0.00 0.0
1991 97 76 0.00 0.0
1990 85 64 0.00 0.0
1989 87 67 0.00 0.0
1988 83 60 0.00 0.0
1987 81 65 0.00 0.0
1986 75 53 0.00 0.0
1985 78 65 0.01 0.0
1984 88 68 0.00 0.0
1983 84 73 0.00 0.0
1982 87 66 0.00 0.0
1981 83 73 0.31 0.0
1980 95 78 0.00 0.0
1979 91 74 0.00 0.0
1978 86 74 0.03 0.0
1977 90 72 0.00 0.0
1976 80 59 0.00 0.0
1975 76 66 1.22 0.0
1974 88 73 0.00 0.0
1973 94 76 0.00 0.0
1972 85 70 0.00 0.0
1971 86 67 0.00 0.0
1970 88 68 0.02 0.0
1969 90 68 0.00 0.0
1968 81 55 0.00 0.0
1967 83 62 0.00 0.0
1966 92 72 0.00 0.0
1965 78 60 0.00 0.0
1964 88 73 0.00 0.0
1963 83 65 0.00 0.0
1962 93 66 0.00 0.0
1961 91 68 0.00 0.0
1960 89 72 0.02 0.0
1959 80 72 0.82 0.0
1958 87 67 0.00 0.0
1957 89 72 0.05 0.0
1956 93 74 0.00 0.0
1955 81 70 0.54 0.0
1954 76 65 0.00 0.0
1953 100 72 0.00 0.0
1952 82 73 0.67 0.0
1951 89 69 0.00 0.0
1950 88 74 0.11 0.0
1949 82 69 0.00 0.0
1948 80 65 0.00 0.0
1947 91 72 0.42 0.0
1946 73 53 0.00 0.0
1945 89 66 0.50 0.0
1944 85 61 0.00 0.0
1943 90 64 0.00 0.0
1942 80 57 0.00 0.0
1941 93 69 0.00 0.0
1940 82 70 1.98 0.0
1939 84 67 0.00 0.0
1938 90 68 0.00 0.0
1937 90 72 0.00 0.0
1936 77 59 0.00 0.0
1935 76 57 0.00 0.0
1934 75 49 0.00 0.0
1933 73 63 0.14 0.0
1932 100 75 0.00 0.0
1931 84 63 0.00 0.0
1930 97 73 0.00 0.0
1929 82 55 0.00 0.0
1928 79 67 0.03 0.0
1927 81 62 0.00 0.0
1926 78 60 0.00 0.0
1925 91 68 0.04 0.0
1924 98 69 0.00 0.0
1923 86 63 0.00 0.0
1922 86 64 0.32 0.0
1921 92 71 0.00 0.0
1920 90 67 0.00 0.0
1919 81 65 0.00 0.0
1918 86 64 0.32 0.0
1917 74 67 0.00 0.0
1916 89 60 0.00 0.0
1915 70 58 0.00 0.0
1914 86 63 0.00 0.0
1913 88 63 0.00 0.0
1912 78 63 0.03 0.0
1911 63 60 1.33 0.0
1910 78 61 0.01 0.0
1909 79 58 0.00 0.0
1908 81 56 0.00 0.0
1907 80 59 0.00 0.0
1906 87 66 0.00 0.0
1905 80 65 0.00 0.0
1904 79 64 0.00 0.0
1903 68 63 0.00 0.0
1902 88 65 0.00 0.0
1901 78 65 0.07 0.0
1900 92 69 0.00 0.0
1899 81 63 0.00 0.0
1898 93 71 0.00 0.0
1897 79 62 0.09 0.0
1896 88 60 0.03 0.0
1895 88 71 0.03 0.0
1894 81 64 0.00 0.0
1893 72 58 0.00 0.0
1892 84 70 0.00 0.0
1891 74 61 0.00 0.0
1890 71 54 0.00 0.0
1889 90 61 0.00 0.0
1888 82 68 0.08 0.0
1887 75 54 0.00 0.0
1886 77 65 0.11 0.0
1885 81 67 0.00 0.0
1884 82 67 0.12 0.0
1883 79 55 0.00 n/a
1882 76 63 0.34 n/a
1881 92 69 0.00 n/a
1880 69 63 0.24 n/a
1879 85 69 0.00 n/a
1878 77 68 1.72 n/a
1877 92 74 0.00 n/a
1876 88 68 0.00 n/a
1875 86 66 0.00 n/a
1874 78 63 0.06 n/a
1873 88 66 0.00 n/a
1872 75 55 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 78 n/a 0.45 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 n/a 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 83 57 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 8/31?
For the date of Aug 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 100 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1953.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 100 °F 1932
1 100 °F 1953
3 98 °F 1924
4 97 °F 2012
4 97 °F 1991
4 97 °F 1930
7 96 °F 2014
7 96 °F 2010
9 95 °F 1980
10 94 °F 1995
10 94 °F 1973
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 8/31?
For the date of Aug 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 49 °F which happened in 1934.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 1934
2 53 °F 1986
2 53 °F 1946
4 54 °F 1890
4 54 °F 1887
6 55 °F 1968
6 55 °F 1883
6 55 °F 1872
6 55 °F 1929
10 56 °F 1908
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 63 °F 1911
2 68 °F 1903
3 69 °F 1880
4 70 °F 1915
5 71 °F 1890
6 72 °F 1893
7 73 °F 1946
7 73 °F 1933
9 74 °F 1891
9 74 °F 1999
9 74 °F 1917
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 8/31?
For the date of Aug 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.98 inches which happened in 1940.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on August 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.98 inches 1940
2 1.72 inches 1878
3 1.33 inches 1911
4 1.22 inches 1975
5 0.82 inches 1959
6 0.67 inches 1952
7 0.63 inches 2000
8 0.54 inches 1955
9 0.50 inches 1945
10 0.45 inches 1858
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location