Washington D.C. December 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of December 3.
December 3 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 71 °F 2012
Lowest temperature 15 °F 1976
Lowest daily high 27 °F 1886
Highest daily low 53 °F 1982
Most precipitation 1.83 inches 1901
Most snow 1.0 inches 1907
December 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 51.8 °F
Average low 36.9 °F
Chance precipitation 32.5%
Chance snow 2.6%
Washington D.C. December 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 56 48 0.82 0.0
2022 62 44 0.31 0.0
2021 62 43 0.00 0.0
2020 54 31 0.00 0.0
2019 50 39 0.00 0.0
2018 62 48 0.00 0.0
2017 57 38 0.03 0.0
2016 51 42 0.00 0.0
2015 53 42 0.00 0.0
2014 55 40 0.05 0.0
2013 56 41 0.00 0.0
2012 71 44 0.00 0.0
2011 51 35 0.00 0.0
2010 43 34 0.00 0.0
2009 65 47 0.29 0.0
2008 46 28 0.00 0.0
2007 53 37 0.02 0.0
2006 44 34 0.00 0.0
2005 38 26 0.03 0.1
2004 52 33 0.00 0.0
2003 38 28 0.00 0.0
2002 42 23 0.00 0.0
2001 58 36 0.00 0.0
2000 36 24 0.00 0.0
1999 61 33 0.00 0.0
1998 65 43 0.00 0.0
1997 51 32 0.02 0.0
1996 51 34 0.00 0.0
1995 62 33 0.00 0.0
1994 53 36 0.00 0.0
1993 62 40 0.00 0.0
1992 47 32 0.00 0.0
1991 55 44 0.88 0.0
1990 59 43 0.74 0.0
1989 42 22 0.00 0.0
1988 62 34 0.00 0.0
1987 45 29 0.02 0.0
1986 62 43 0.04 0.0
1985 39 28 0.00 0.0
1984 54 38 0.06 0.0
1983 47 40 0.02 0.0
1982 59 53 0.00 0.0
1981 53 44 0.00 0.0
1980 46 35 0.00 0.0
1979 47 29 0.00 0.0
1978 56 43 0.19 0.0
1977 59 38 0.00 0.0
1976 28 15 0.00 0.0
1975 53 31 0.00 0.0
1974 51 38 0.00 0.0
1973 60 34 0.00 0.0
1972 65 39 0.00 0.0
1971 33 23 0.00 0.0
1970 62 38 0.00 0.0
1969 50 25 0.00 0.0
1968 53 40 0.00 0.0
1967 46 35 1.37 0.0
1966 32 19 0.00 0.0
1965 56 41 0.00 0.0
1964 46 38 0.21 0.0
1963 40 34 0.04 0.0
1962 58 34 0.00 0.0
1961 57 39 0.00 0.0
1960 51 28 0.00 0.0
1959 55 33 0.00 0.0
1958 44 33 0.30 0.0
1957 43 33 0.03 0.3
1956 68 36 0.00 0.0
1955 59 39 0.00 0.0
1954 37 28 0.00 0.0
1953 57 28 0.00 0.0
1952 41 33 0.00 0.0
1951 60 38 0.00 0.0
1950 70 38 0.08 0.0
1949 41 29 0.00 0.0
1948 52 43 0.71 0.0
1947 59 29 0.00 0.0
1946 33 20 0.00 0.0
1945 44 38 0.03 0.0
1944 37 24 0.00 0.0
1943 65 37 0.00 0.0
1942 38 22 0.00 0.0
1941 66 42 0.01 0.0
1940 39 20 0.00 0.0
1939 49 39 0.00 0.0
1938 53 33 0.47 0.0
1937 41 26 0.00 0.0
1936 44 37 0.00 0.0
1935 36 30 0.00 0.0
1934 49 34 0.07 0.0
1933 60 45 0.08 0.0
1932 68 36 0.00 0.0
1931 50 30 0.00 0.0
1930 44 22 0.00 0.0
1929 32 22 0.00 0.0
1928 57 34 0.00 0.0
1927 40 31 0.06 0.0
1926 40 26 0.00 0.0
1925 47 42 0.20 0.0
1924 44 25 0.00 0.0
1923 51 36 0.00 0.0
1922 50 35 0.00 0.0
1921 58 37 0.00 0.0
1920 49 35 0.00 0.0
1919 36 21 0.00 0.0
1918 54 29 0.00 0.0
1917 42 30 0.00 0.0
1916 50 29 0.00 0.0
1915 38 28 0.00 0.0
1914 64 50 0.00 0.0
1913 61 46 0.00 0.0
1912 55 37 0.00 0.0
1911 45 35 0.03 0.0
1910 38 27 0.00 0.0
1909 48 36 0.00 0.0
1908 36 23 0.00 0.0
1907 36 25 0.10 1.0
1906 51 28 0.00 0.0
1905 48 38 1.47 0.0
1904 31 30 0.29 0.0
1903 38 29 0.01 0.1
1902 56 38 0.27 0.0
1901 51 35 1.83 0.0
1900 50 27 0.00 0.0
1899 60 32 0.00 0.0
1898 43 37 0.44 0.0
1897 36 32 0.45 0.0
1896 30 19 0.00 0.0
1895 44 27 0.00 0.0
1894 45 33 0.00 0.0
1893 48 31 0.54 0.0
1892 56 29 0.00 0.0
1891 56 27 0.00 0.0
1890 40 28 0.08 0.0
1889 58 30 0.00 0.0
1888 37 32 0.00 0.0
1887 56 35 0.00 n/a
1886 27 17 0.00 n/a
1885 49 33 0.00 0.0
1884 46 26 0.00 0.0
1883 41 28 0.00 n/a
1882 44 26 0.00 n/a
1881 48 35 0.00 n/a
1880 40 28 0.00 n/a
1879 63 41 0.00 n/a
1878 52 40 0.00 n/a
1877 44 22 0.00 n/a
1876 34 27 0.00 n/a
1875 32 24 0.13 n/a
1874 68 40 0.14 n/a
1873 63 36 0.00 n/a
1872 46 34 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 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a n/a 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 0.00 n/a
1852 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1851 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 12/3?
For the date of Dec 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 71 °F which happened in 2012.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 71 °F 2012
2 70 °F 1950
3 68 °F 1874
3 68 °F 1956
3 68 °F 1932
6 66 °F 1941
7 65 °F 2009
7 65 °F 1943
7 65 °F 1998
7 65 °F 1972
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 12/3?
For the date of Dec 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 15 °F which happened in 1976.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 15 °F 1976
2 17 °F 1886
3 19 °F 1896
3 19 °F 1966
5 20 °F 1940
5 20 °F 1946
7 21 °F 1919
8 22 °F 1929
8 22 °F 1989
8 22 °F 1942
8 22 °F 1877
8 22 °F 1930
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 27 °F 1886
2 28 °F 1976
3 30 °F 1896
4 31 °F 1904
5 32 °F 1929
5 32 °F 1875
5 32 °F 1966
8 33 °F 1971
8 33 °F 1946
10 34 °F 1876
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 12/3?
For the date of Dec 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.83 inches which happened in 1901.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on December 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.83 inches 1901
2 1.47 inches 1905
3 1.37 inches 1967
4 0.88 inches 1991
5 0.82 inches 2023
6 0.74 inches 1990
7 0.71 inches 1948
8 0.54 inches 1893
9 0.47 inches 1938
10 0.45 inches 1897
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on December 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.0 inches 1907
2 0.3 inches 1957
3 0.1 inches 2005
3 0.1 inches 1903
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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