Washington D.C. August 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of August 8.
August 8 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 102 °F 2007
Lowest temperature 54 °F 1903
Lowest daily high 72 °F 1942
Highest daily low 80 °F 2007
Most precipitation 4.0 inches 1942
Most snow none -
August 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 88.0 °F
Average low 71.2 °F
Chance precipitation 31.7%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. August 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2022 93 78 0.00 0.0
2021 92 68 0.00 0.0
2020 87 73 0.00 0.0
2019 92 72 0.00 0.0
2018 94 75 0.00 0.0
2017 81 70 0.04 0.0
2016 92 70 0.00 0.0
2015 88 74 0.00 0.0
2014 84 69 0.00 0.0
2013 87 76 0.00 0.0
2012 91 77 0.00 0.0
2011 94 76 0.00 0.0
2010 91 70 0.00 0.0
2009 87 69 0.00 0.0
2008 86 69 0.00 0.0
2007 102 80 0.00 0.0
2006 90 75 0.00 0.0
2005 87 72 1.17 0.0
2004 83 59 0.00 0.0
2003 84 72 0.00 0.0
2002 85 62 0.00 0.0
2001 97 76 0.00 0.0
2000 90 73 0.00 0.0
1999 95 78 0.02 0.0
1998 87 73 0.00 0.0
1997 88 63 0.00 0.0
1996 87 70 0.00 0.0
1995 79 65 0.00 0.0
1994 82 62 0.00 0.0
1993 86 65 0.00 0.0
1992 80 67 0.00 0.0
1991 88 72 0.00 0.0
1990 87 66 0.00 0.0
1989 77 58 0.00 0.0
1988 94 73 0.00 0.0
1987 90 75 0.00 0.0
1986 82 73 0.00 0.0
1985 84 71 0.09 0.0
1984 91 75 0.00 0.0
1983 94 75 0.00 0.0
1982 84 75 0.00 0.0
1981 87 77 0.05 0.0
1980 100 77 0.00 0.0
1979 95 75 0.38 0.0
1978 90 77 0.00 0.0
1977 94 73 0.15 0.0
1976 77 72 1.24 0.0
1975 84 64 0.00 0.0
1974 77 67 0.07 0.0
1973 91 73 0.00 0.0
1972 84 67 0.00 0.0
1971 91 67 0.00 0.0
1970 88 69 0.00 0.0
1969 90 71 0.00 0.0
1968 91 72 0.00 0.0
1967 87 71 0.00 0.0
1966 90 70 0.00 0.0
1965 91 74 0.20 0.0
1964 89 67 0.00 0.0
1963 89 66 0.00 0.0
1962 92 70 0.05 0.0
1961 89 70 0.00 0.0
1960 93 72 0.00 0.0
1959 76 72 1.76 0.0
1958 89 72 0.12 0.0
1957 87 63 0.00 0.0
1956 84 66 0.00 0.0
1955 74 67 1.15 0.0
1954 86 62 0.00 0.0
1953 80 68 2.62 0.0
1952 75 70 0.77 0.0
1951 89 71 0.00 0.0
1950 83 62 0.00 0.0
1949 91 70 0.00 0.0
1948 81 61 0.00 0.0
1947 88 73 0.30 0.0
1946 87 64 0.00 0.0
1945 79 66 0.00 0.0
1944 85 65 0.00 0.0
1943 95 69 0.00 0.0
1942 72 67 4.03 0.0
1941 90 69 0.00 0.0
1940 84 70 0.00 0.0
1939 91 73 0.00 0.0
1938 90 74 0.00 0.0
1937 92 67 0.81 0.0
1936 80 63 0.00 0.0
1935 76 67 0.00 0.0
1934 84 70 0.00 0.0
1933 88 68 0.00 0.0
1932 91 69 0.29 0.0
1931 97 70 0.00 0.0
1930 101 74 0.00 0.0
1929 78 67 0.00 0.0
1928 89 71 0.00 0.0
1927 86 74 0.06 0.0
1926 83 66 0.00 0.0
1925 89 66 0.32 0.0
1924 92 71 0.00 0.0
1923 93 73 0.00 0.0
1922 83 64 0.13 0.0
1921 82 65 0.00 0.0
1920 92 70 0.00 0.0
1919 87 66 0.00 0.0
1918 96 72 0.00 0.0
1917 85 74 0.00 0.0
1916 94 72 0.17 0.0
1915 88 69 0.31 0.0
1914 95 72 0.00 0.0
1913 85 65 0.00 0.0
1912 83 59 0.00 0.0
1911 86 71 0.00 0.0
1910 76 66 0.27 0.0
1909 92 68 0.00 0.0
1908 78 65 0.00 0.0
1907 91 67 0.00 0.0
1906 85 71 0.01 0.0
1905 78 71 0.00 0.0
1904 77 67 0.00 0.0
1903 77 54 0.00 0.0
1902 88 65 0.00 0.0
1901 87 64 0.00 0.0
1900 96 77 0.00 0.0
1899 80 59 0.00 0.0
1898 92 72 0.31 0.0
1897 72 57 0.09 0.0
1896 93 75 0.00 0.0
1895 90 66 0.01 0.0
1894 92 66 0.00 0.0
1893 85 62 0.00 0.0
1892 89 68 0.00 0.0
1891 89 69 0.00 0.0
1890 83 72 0.28 0.0
1889 81 58 0.00 0.0
1888 97 70 0.78 0.0
1887 80 62 0.00 0.0
1886 82 60 0.00 0.0
1885 75 64 0.09 0.0
1884 88 68 0.00 0.0
1883 82 57 0.00 n/a
1882 88 72 0.05 n/a
1881 80 66 0.00 n/a
1880 83 61 0.00 n/a
1879 87 71 0.00 n/a
1878 88 66 0.00 n/a
1877 88 69 0.00 n/a
1876 88 72 0.38 n/a
1875 85 66 0.00 n/a
1874 82 70 0.06 n/a
1873 92 73 0.01 n/a
1872 93 74 0.00 n/a
1858 86 67 0.00 n/a
1851 89 72 n/a n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 102 °F 2007
2 101 °F 1930
3 100 °F 1980
4 97 °F 1931
4 97 °F 1888
4 97 °F 2001
7 96 °F 1900
7 96 °F 1918
9 95 °F 1999
9 95 °F 1979
9 95 °F 1943
9 95 °F 1914
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 54 °F 1903
2 57 °F 1883
2 57 °F 1897
4 58 °F 1989
4 58 °F 1889
6 59 °F 2004
6 59 °F 1912
6 59 °F 1899
9 60 °F 1886
10 61 °F 1880
10 61 °F 1948
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on August 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 72 °F 1942
1 72 °F 1897
3 74 °F 1955
4 75 °F 1885
4 75 °F 1952
6 76 °F 1935
6 76 °F 1910
6 76 °F 1959
9 77 °F 1903
9 77 °F 1989
9 77 °F 1976
9 77 °F 1904
9 77 °F 1974
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on August 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.0 inches 1942
2 2.6 inches 1953
3 1.8 inches 1959
4 1.2 inches 1976
5 1.2 inches 2005
6 1.2 inches 1955
7 0.8 inches 1937
8 0.8 inches 1888
9 0.8 inches 1952
10 0.4 inches 1979
10 0.4 inches 1876
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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