Washington D.C. February 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of February 17.
February 17 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 79 °F 1976
Lowest temperature 5 °F 1958
Lowest daily high 13 °F 1958
Highest daily low 61 °F 1891
Most precipitation 0.9 inches 1982
Most snow 8.5 inches 1900
February 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 48.3 °F
Average low 32.0 °F
Chance precipitation 34.7%
Chance snow 9.7%
Washington D.C. February 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 63 34 0.58 0.0
2022 70 47 0.00 0.0
2021 38 26 0.00 0.0
2020 56 38 0.00 0.0
2019 41 32 0.21 0.0
2018 44 34 0.42 0.2
2017 51 28 0.00 0.0
2016 49 31 0.00 0.0
2015 31 17 0.23 1.8
2014 38 25 0.00 0.0
2013 34 26 0.00 0.0
2012 54 39 0.00 0.0
2011 72 43 0.00 0.0
2010 37 25 0.00 0.0
2009 42 26 0.00 0.0
2008 53 33 0.00 0.0
2007 36 16 0.00 0.0
2006 62 37 0.00 0.0
2005 46 33 0.00 0.0
2004 38 25 0.00 0.0
2003 27 18 0.39 2.7
2002 50 32 0.00 0.0
2001 45 26 0.02 0.0
2000 42 32 0.00 0.0
1999 57 39 0.14 0.0
1998 56 41 0.86 0.0
1997 44 31 0.00 0.0
1996 30 17 0.00 0.0
1995 48 32 0.00 0.0
1994 51 28 0.00 0.0
1993 46 34 0.00 0.0
1992 49 35 0.00 0.0
1991 42 26 0.08 0.3
1990 63 33 0.00 0.0
1989 37 29 0.00 0.0
1988 56 29 0.00 0.0
1987 43 31 0.00 0.0
1986 51 32 0.04 0.0
1985 47 29 0.00 0.0
1984 53 47 0.09 0.0
1983 53 35 0.00 0.0
1982 47 31 0.91 0.6
1981 64 47 0.00 0.0
1980 35 22 0.00 0.0
1979 22 8 0.00 0.0
1978 41 33 0.00 0.0
1977 33 18 0.00 0.0
1976 79 59 0.00 0.0
1975 46 38 0.10 0.0
1974 51 32 0.00 0.0
1973 29 9 0.00 0.0
1972 39 32 0.22 3.0
1971 51 26 0.03 0.0
1970 41 30 0.10 0.0
1969 45 28 0.00 0.0
1968 51 25 0.00 0.0
1967 35 26 0.48 5.7
1966 46 32 0.00 0.0
1965 51 34 0.00 0.0
1964 45 25 0.00 0.0
1963 39 15 0.00 0.0
1962 47 31 0.00 0.0
1961 48 32 0.04 0.0
1960 53 33 0.00 0.0
1959 55 35 0.00 0.0
1958 13 5 0.00 0.0
1957 41 29 0.00 0.0
1956 41 35 0.13 0.0
1955 47 34 0.02 0.0
1954 63 42 0.21 0.0
1953 47 27 0.00 0.0
1952 41 35 0.00 0.0
1951 45 35 0.46 0.0
1950 41 33 0.00 0.0
1949 48 34 0.00 0.0
1948 65 36 0.00 0.0
1947 49 32 0.00 0.0
1946 61 39 0.00 0.0
1945 44 31 0.40 2.6
1944 39 33 0.24 0.0
1943 40 19 0.00 0.0
1942 56 38 0.06 0.0
1941 47 28 0.03 0.7
1940 45 29 0.00 0.0
1939 46 25 0.00 0.0
1938 43 25 0.00 0.0
1937 39 23 0.00 0.1
1936 38 33 0.13 0.0
1935 48 36 0.21 0.0
1934 30 13 0.00 0.0
1933 44 33 0.05 0.0
1932 54 35 0.29 0.0
1931 46 41 0.32 0.0
1930 34 15 0.00 0.0
1929 53 26 0.00 0.0
1928 47 33 0.08 0.0
1927 71 46 0.00 0.0
1926 51 23 0.00 0.0
1925 57 35 0.00 0.0
1924 33 25 0.17 0.0
1923 31 17 0.00 0.0
1922 20 9 0.00 0.0
1921 66 35 0.00 0.0
1920 46 18 0.00 0.0
1919 41 29 0.00 0.0
1918 34 26 0.00 0.0
1917 57 30 0.00 0.0
1916 52 34 0.00 0.0
1915 42 30 0.00 0.0
1914 41 13 0.00 0.0
1913 43 30 0.01 0.0
1912 54 27 0.00 0.0
1911 49 36 0.00 0.0
1910 48 36 0.20 0.0
1909 43 31 0.00 0.0
1908 34 27 0.00 0.0
1907 48 30 0.00 0.0
1906 42 18 0.00 0.0
1905 41 20 0.00 0.0
1904 24 5 0.00 0.0
1903 27 9 0.72 3.0
1902 39 28 0.12 1.5
1901 45 31 0.00 0.0
1900 26 17 0.64 8.5
1899 50 33 0.15 0.0
1898 43 20 0.00 0.0
1897 63 31 0.00 0.0
1896 20 8 0.00 0.0
1895 44 29 0.00 0.0
1894 47 19 0.00 0.0
1893 n/a 21 0.66 3.0
1892 32 19 0.00 0.0
1891 74 61 0.01 0.0
1890 63 29 0.00 0.0
1889 45 31 0.00 0.0
1888 56 26 0.00 0.0
1887 56 36 0.00 n/a
1886 37 26 0.00 0.0
1885 25 10 0.00 0.0
1884 49 34 0.83 0.0
1883 67 40 0.15 n/a
1882 59 39 0.24 n/a
1881 37 24 0.00 n/a
1880 60 37 0.00 n/a
1879 32 29 0.28 n/a
1878 50 35 0.10 n/a
1877 48 29 0.00 n/a
1876 37 24 0.00 n/a
1875 50 12 0.00 n/a
1874 42 29 0.00 n/a
1873 48 33 0.05 n/a
1872 36 30 0.03 n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on February 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 79 °F 1976
2 74 °F 1891
3 72 °F 2011
4 71 °F 1927
5 70 °F 2022
6 67 °F 1883
7 66 °F 1921
8 65 °F 1948
9 64 °F 1981
10 63 °F 2023
10 63 °F 1990
10 63 °F 1897
10 63 °F 1890
10 63 °F 1954
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on February 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 5 °F 1958
1 5 °F 1904
3 8 °F 1979
3 8 °F 1896
5 9 °F 1922
5 9 °F 1903
5 9 °F 1973
8 10 °F 1885
9 12 °F 1875
10 13 °F 1934
10 13 °F 1914
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on February 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 13 °F 1958
2 20 °F 1896
2 20 °F 1922
4 22 °F 1979
5 24 °F 1904
6 25 °F 1885
7 26 °F 1900
8 27 °F 1903
8 27 °F 2003
10 29 °F 1973
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on February 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.9 inches 1982
2 0.9 inches 1998
3 0.8 inches 1884
4 0.7 inches 1903
5 0.7 inches 1893
6 0.6 inches 1900
7 0.6 inches 2023
8 0.5 inches 1967
9 0.5 inches 1951
10 0.4 inches 2018
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on February 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 8.5 inches 1900
2 5.7 inches 1967
3 3.0 inches 1972
3 3.0 inches 1893
3 3.0 inches 1903
6 2.7 inches 2003
7 2.6 inches 1945
8 1.8 inches 2015
9 1.5 inches 1902
10 0.7 inches 1941
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.
© H Brothers Inc, 2021–2023
Contact us | Privacy policy