Washington D.C. August 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of August 5.
August 5 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 102 °F 1930
Lowest temperature 54 °F 1912
Lowest daily high 69 °F 1925
Highest daily low 80 °F 1989
Most precipitation 6.35 inches 1857
Most snow none -
August 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 88.2 °F
Average low 71.5 °F
Chance precipitation 33.0%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. August 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 87 71 0.00 0.0
2022 94 74 0.00 0.0
2021 88 66 0.00 0.0
2020 88 71 0.00 0.0
2019 89 73 0.00 0.0
2018 91 74 0.00 0.0
2017 81 71 0.00 0.0
2016 85 73 0.00 0.0
2015 93 75 0.00 0.0
2014 92 70 0.38 0.0
2013 82 63 0.00 0.0
2012 98 78 0.03 0.0
2011 88 72 0.00 0.0
2010 96 75 0.47 0.0
2009 90 73 0.00 0.0
2008 86 75 0.00 0.0
2007 90 73 0.09 0.0
2006 92 73 0.00 0.0
2005 97 76 0.01 0.0
2004 78 70 0.01 0.0
2003 84 68 0.39 0.0
2002 97 75 0.08 0.0
2001 90 74 0.00 0.0
2000 81 67 0.00 0.0
1999 92 72 0.00 0.0
1998 89 66 0.00 0.0
1997 85 65 0.00 0.0
1996 86 70 0.00 0.0
1995 96 73 0.42 0.0
1994 80 63 0.47 0.0
1993 86 67 0.00 0.0
1992 81 62 0.00 0.0
1991 87 70 0.00 0.0
1990 84 71 1.55 0.0
1989 93 80 0.00 0.0
1988 91 76 0.00 0.0
1987 95 74 1.13 0.0
1986 88 70 0.00 0.0
1985 83 64 0.00 0.0
1984 86 73 0.00 0.0
1983 91 74 0.41 0.0
1982 88 77 0.36 0.0
1981 94 76 0.00 0.0
1980 96 77 0.10 0.0
1979 93 76 0.00 0.0
1978 87 74 0.46 0.0
1977 95 75 0.33 0.0
1976 89 66 0.00 0.0
1975 91 75 0.00 0.0
1974 86 69 0.01 0.0
1973 90 69 0.00 0.0
1972 79 63 0.00 0.0
1971 82 65 0.48 0.0
1970 84 65 0.00 0.0
1969 79 69 0.08 0.0
1968 86 75 0.12 0.0
1967 83 68 0.00 0.0
1966 79 62 0.08 0.0
1965 85 67 0.00 0.0
1964 81 66 0.00 0.0
1963 89 65 0.00 0.0
1962 88 73 0.00 0.0
1961 80 72 0.00 0.0
1960 90 71 0.56 0.0
1959 91 71 0.02 0.0
1958 86 69 0.00 0.0
1957 82 66 0.00 0.0
1956 81 67 0.18 0.0
1955 92 78 0.03 0.0
1954 76 66 0.85 0.0
1953 94 72 0.01 0.0
1952 89 75 0.03 0.0
1951 78 59 0.00 0.0
1950 77 65 0.00 0.0
1949 86 73 0.18 0.0
1948 79 61 0.00 0.0
1947 83 69 0.00 0.0
1946 91 70 0.00 0.0
1945 81 64 0.00 0.0
1944 96 77 0.00 0.0
1943 92 73 0.00 0.0
1942 72 64 0.22 0.0
1941 92 70 0.00 0.0
1940 87 70 0.06 0.0
1939 87 68 0.00 0.0
1938 88 72 1.45 0.0
1937 90 72 0.00 0.0
1936 87 72 0.06 0.0
1935 89 73 0.00 0.0
1934 86 64 0.00 0.0
1933 81 60 0.00 0.0
1932 91 65 0.00 0.0
1931 91 73 0.03 0.0
1930 102 78 0.00 0.0
1929 79 59 0.00 0.0
1928 96 74 0.00 0.0
1927 85 63 0.00 0.0
1926 92 72 0.03 0.0
1925 69 64 0.33 0.0
1924 92 68 0.00 0.0
1923 92 72 0.00 0.0
1922 83 65 0.00 0.0
1921 79 60 0.00 0.0
1920 77 66 0.12 0.0
1919 83 71 0.36 0.0
1918 98 74 0.05 0.0
1917 85 61 0.00 0.0
1916 89 69 0.00 0.0
1915 86 72 0.14 0.0
1914 81 67 0.00 0.0
1913 83 62 0.00 0.0
1912 76 54 0.00 0.0
1911 79 71 0.12 0.0
1910 87 66 0.00 0.0
1909 84 59 0.23 0.0
1908 89 72 0.02 0.0
1907 79 59 0.12 0.0
1906 91 69 0.00 0.0
1905 84 71 0.00 0.0
1904 83 68 0.16 0.0
1903 85 68 0.00 0.0
1902 88 64 0.00 0.0
1901 74 66 0.03 0.0
1900 84 63 0.00 0.0
1899 93 73 0.00 0.0
1898 82 66 1.14 0.0
1897 82 68 0.04 0.0
1896 96 70 0.00 0.0
1895 89 64 0.00 0.0
1894 78 64 0.00 0.0
1893 85 67 0.02 0.0
1892 83 66 0.64 0.0
1891 79 70 0.05 0.0
1890 86 73 0.00 0.0
1889 81 68 0.04 0.0
1888 92 74 0.00 0.0
1887 90 71 0.18 0.0
1886 81 57 0.00 0.0
1885 85 68 0.00 0.0
1884 77 69 0.10 0.0
1883 83 61 0.00 n/a
1882 84 70 0.00 n/a
1881 100 70 0.00 n/a
1880 74 63 0.12 n/a
1879 93 72 0.00 n/a
1878 90 64 2.15 n/a
1877 81 61 0.00 n/a
1876 87 72 0.00 n/a
1875 86 67 0.00 n/a
1874 81 57 0.00 n/a
1873 83 64 0.00 n/a
1872 91 68 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 0.48 n/a
1858 91 73 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 6.35 n/a
1856 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1855 n/a n/a 0.78 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 69 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 102 °F which happened in 1930.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 102 °F 1930
2 100 °F 1881
3 98 °F 1918
3 98 °F 2012
5 97 °F 2005
5 97 °F 2002
7 96 °F 1944
7 96 °F 1928
7 96 °F 1995
7 96 °F 1980
7 96 °F 1896
7 96 °F 2010
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 54 °F which happened in 1912.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 54 °F 1912
2 57 °F 1874
2 57 °F 1886
4 59 °F 1929
4 59 °F 1951
4 59 °F 1909
4 59 °F 1907
8 60 °F 1921
8 60 °F 1933
10 61 °F 1883
10 61 °F 1917
10 61 °F 1877
10 61 °F 1948
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 69 °F 1925
2 72 °F 1942
3 74 °F 1901
3 74 °F 1880
5 76 °F 1912
5 76 °F 1954
7 77 °F 1920
7 77 °F 1950
7 77 °F 1884
10 78 °F 1951
10 78 °F 1894
10 78 °F 2004
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 6.35 inches which happened in 1857.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on August 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.35 inches 1857
2 2.15 inches 1878
3 1.55 inches 1990
4 1.45 inches 1938
5 1.14 inches 1898
6 1.13 inches 1987
7 0.85 inches 1954
8 0.78 inches 1855
9 0.64 inches 1892
10 0.56 inches 1960
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location