Washington D.C. July 4 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of July 4.
July 4 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 100 °F 1919
Lowest temperature 52 °F 1933
Lowest daily high 68 °F 1941
Highest daily low 80 °F 2018
Most precipitation 2.18 inches 2004
Most snow none -
July 4 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 88.4 °F
Average low 70.8 °F
Chance precipitation 34.5%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. July 4 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 93 73 0.00 0.0
2022 89 69 0.00 0.0
2021 85 64 0.00 0.0
2020 94 78 0.00 0.0
2019 91 76 0.23 0.0
2018 93 80 0.00 0.0
2017 92 76 0.04 0.0
2016 74 68 0.31 0.0
2015 85 72 0.85 0.0
2014 83 68 0.16 0.0
2013 89 76 0.00 0.0
2012 99 75 0.00 0.0
2011 91 73 0.00 0.0
2010 94 67 0.00 0.0
2009 84 63 0.00 0.0
2008 88 72 0.05 0.0
2007 87 69 0.03 0.0
2006 94 69 0.35 0.0
2005 89 71 0.00 0.0
2004 81 73 2.18 0.0
2003 91 69 0.00 0.0
2002 99 80 0.00 0.0
2001 88 70 0.98 0.0
2000 86 72 0.03 0.0
1999 99 77 0.00 0.0
1998 86 71 0.00 0.0
1997 94 72 0.00 0.0
1996 78 61 0.00 0.0
1995 86 70 0.04 0.0
1994 90 71 0.00 0.0
1993 96 72 0.00 0.0
1992 85 69 0.00 0.0
1991 78 71 0.00 0.0
1990 95 71 0.00 0.0
1989 80 74 1.28 0.0
1988 90 67 0.00 0.0
1987 87 74 0.00 0.0
1986 84 59 0.00 0.0
1985 88 69 0.00 0.0
1984 90 71 0.00 0.0
1983 92 75 0.55 0.0
1982 81 65 0.00 0.0
1981 80 70 1.59 0.0
1980 90 73 0.00 0.0
1979 78 60 0.19 0.0
1978 75 65 0.00 0.0
1977 94 72 0.00 0.0
1976 84 65 0.05 0.0
1975 83 67 0.00 0.0
1974 93 73 0.00 0.0
1973 92 71 0.00 0.0
1972 81 68 0.00 0.0
1971 85 63 0.00 0.0
1970 95 74 0.32 0.0
1969 91 67 0.00 0.0
1968 81 65 0.00 0.0
1967 81 59 0.14 0.0
1966 96 75 0.00 0.0
1965 90 62 0.00 0.0
1964 84 68 0.00 0.0
1963 81 60 0.00 0.0
1962 78 63 0.00 0.0
1961 80 65 0.00 0.0
1960 85 70 0.00 0.0
1959 87 66 0.00 0.0
1958 93 72 0.00 0.0
1957 97 69 0.00 0.0
1956 89 71 1.53 0.0
1955 97 75 0.00 0.0
1954 88 71 0.00 0.0
1953 84 70 0.00 0.0
1952 88 73 0.15 0.0
1951 87 69 0.00 0.0
1950 91 72 0.44 0.0
1949 92 72 0.00 0.0
1948 90 72 0.00 0.0
1947 84 64 0.00 0.0
1946 82 65 0.00 0.0
1945 83 65 0.00 0.0
1944 90 61 0.00 0.0
1943 81 67 0.01 0.0
1942 92 73 0.00 0.0
1941 68 64 1.19 0.0
1940 75 58 0.37 0.0
1939 88 70 0.07 0.0
1938 79 61 0.00 0.0
1937 83 63 0.10 0.0
1936 90 69 0.01 0.0
1935 83 64 0.00 0.0
1934 91 73 0.00 0.0
1933 79 52 0.00 0.0
1932 78 66 0.31 0.0
1931 77 71 0.14 0.0
1930 84 61 0.00 0.0
1929 84 58 0.00 0.0
1928 97 72 0.00 0.0
1927 74 59 0.00 0.0
1926 77 66 1.30 0.0
1925 90 67 0.22 0.0
1924 78 61 0.00 0.0
1923 89 68 0.00 0.0
1922 71 63 0.31 0.0
1921 94 72 0.00 0.0
1920 77 64 0.00 0.0
1919 100 72 0.00 0.0
1918 84 63 0.00 0.0
1917 82 66 0.00 0.0
1916 81 65 0.00 0.0
1915 84 65 0.11 0.0
1914 73 65 0.35 0.0
1913 91 67 0.00 0.0
1912 88 69 0.00 0.0
1911 97 75 0.00 0.0
1910 87 68 0.81 0.0
1909 74 56 0.00 0.0
1908 88 73 0.24 0.0
1907 81 52 0.00 0.0
1906 82 70 0.02 0.0
1905 87 71 0.00 0.0
1904 86 62 0.00 0.0
1903 90 71 0.23 0.0
1902 89 71 0.00 0.0
1901 94 72 0.00 0.0
1900 96 75 0.04 0.0
1899 89 67 0.01 0.0
1898 97 74 0.01 0.0
1897 87 73 0.00 0.0
1896 88 69 0.03 0.0
1895 76 62 0.08 0.0
1894 88 69 0.00 0.0
1893 82 60 0.13 0.0
1892 76 61 0.00 0.0
1891 80 62 0.00 0.0
1890 90 70 0.01 0.0
1889 82 71 0.33 0.0
1888 85 63 0.00 0.0
1887 84 71 0.00 0.0
1886 85 64 0.00 0.0
1885 85 61 0.00 0.0
1884 84 71 0.01 0.0
1883 94 75 0.00 n/a
1882 73 60 2.00 n/a
1881 92 71 0.00 n/a
1880 86 62 0.00 n/a
1879 92 73 0.02 n/a
1878 94 73 0.00 n/a
1877 82 68 0.00 n/a
1876 96 74 0.31 n/a
1875 86 67 0.00 n/a
1874 94 64 0.34 n/a
1873 95 73 0.03 n/a
1872 97 78 0.04 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 1.60 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 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 0.00 n/a
1853 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1852 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1851 82 69 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 7/4?
For the date of Jul 4, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 100 °F which happened in 1919.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on July 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 100 °F 1919
2 99 °F 2012
2 99 °F 1999
2 99 °F 2002
5 97 °F 1955
5 97 °F 1957
5 97 °F 1928
5 97 °F 1872
5 97 °F 1911
5 97 °F 1898
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 7/4?
For the date of Jul 4, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 52 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1933.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on July 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 52 °F 1933
1 52 °F 1907
3 56 °F 1909
4 58 °F 1929
4 58 °F 1940
6 59 °F 1967
6 59 °F 1986
6 59 °F 1927
9 60 °F 1893
9 60 °F 1979
9 60 °F 1882
9 60 °F 1963
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on July 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 68 °F 1941
2 71 °F 1922
3 73 °F 1882
3 73 °F 1914
5 74 °F 1909
5 74 °F 2016
5 74 °F 1927
8 75 °F 1940
8 75 °F 1978
10 76 °F 1892
10 76 °F 1895
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 7/4?
For the date of Jul 4, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 2.18 inches which happened in 2004.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on July 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.18 inches 2004
2 2.00 inches 1882
3 1.60 inches 1871
4 1.59 inches 1981
5 1.53 inches 1956
6 1.30 inches 1926
7 1.28 inches 1989
8 1.19 inches 1941
9 0.98 inches 2001
10 0.85 inches 2015
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location