Washington D.C. March 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of March 12.
March 12 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 89 °F 1990
Lowest temperature 11 °F 1900
Lowest daily high 30 °F 1900
Highest daily low 55 °F 1898
Most precipitation 2.60 inches 1878
Most snow 2.0 inches 1968
March 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 54.7 °F
Average low 36.8 °F
Chance precipitation 34.1%
Chance snow 4.6%
Washington D.C. March 12 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 75 42 0.00 0.0
2023 43 33 0.04 0.0
2022 50 24 0.58 0.9
2021 71 53 0.00 0.0
2020 64 46 0.00 0.0
2019 53 39 0.00 0.0
2018 46 34 0.01 0.0
2017 43 27 0.00 0.0
2016 60 50 0.00 0.0
2015 60 43 0.00 0.0
2014 69 33 0.04 0.0
2013 60 42 0.83 0.0
2012 72 45 0.00 0.0
2011 58 34 0.00 0.0
2010 55 48 0.61 0.0
2009 49 37 0.00 0.0
2008 59 40 0.00 0.0
2007 58 33 0.00 0.0
2006 71 54 0.00 0.0
2005 52 30 0.00 0.0
2004 50 36 0.00 0.0
2003 59 32 0.00 0.0
2002 46 36 0.35 0.0
2001 55 35 0.28 0.0
2000 55 38 0.18 0.0
1999 46 31 0.00 0.0
1998 38 20 0.00 0.0
1997 53 35 0.00 0.0
1996 58 28 0.00 0.0
1995 68 36 0.00 0.0
1994 49 29 0.00 0.0
1993 46 28 0.02 0.1
1992 47 25 0.00 0.0
1991 47 28 0.00 0.0
1990 89 51 0.00 0.0
1989 56 34 0.00 0.0
1988 68 42 0.00 0.0
1987 49 32 0.00 0.0
1986 48 36 0.00 0.0
1985 60 48 0.02 0.0
1984 37 22 0.00 0.0
1983 50 39 0.00 0.0
1982 70 46 0.24 0.0
1981 57 35 0.00 0.0
1980 42 31 0.00 0.0
1979 53 32 0.00 0.0
1978 61 44 0.00 0.0
1977 70 52 0.01 0.0
1976 51 37 0.04 0.0
1975 47 39 0.57 0.0
1974 50 35 0.00 0.0
1973 73 51 0.00 0.0
1972 70 38 0.03 0.0
1971 58 37 0.00 0.0
1970 46 34 0.19 0.0
1969 43 20 0.00 0.0
1968 45 32 1.56 2.0
1967 61 42 0.00 0.0
1966 68 38 0.00 0.0
1965 46 29 0.00 0.0
1964 49 34 0.02 0.0
1963 47 38 1.11 0.0
1962 59 41 0.62 0.0
1961 68 35 0.00 0.0
1960 36 21 0.00 0.0
1959 44 32 0.46 0.0
1958 48 35 0.00 0.0
1957 68 40 0.00 0.0
1956 47 36 0.04 0.0
1955 62 47 0.00 0.0
1954 41 35 0.16 0.0
1953 56 42 0.67 0.0
1952 56 36 0.00 0.0
1951 56 31 0.00 0.0
1950 61 38 0.05 0.0
1949 40 32 0.00 0.0
1948 38 24 0.00 0.0
1947 55 29 0.00 0.0
1946 60 30 0.00 0.0
1945 59 36 0.00 0.0
1944 50 38 1.08 0.0
1943 57 46 0.06 0.0
1942 61 45 0.00 0.0
1941 46 36 0.00 0.0
1940 43 21 0.00 0.0
1939 41 33 0.40 0.0
1938 59 35 0.00 0.0
1937 46 30 0.00 0.0
1936 54 38 0.70 0.0
1935 68 34 1.35 0.0
1934 39 16 0.00 0.0
1933 55 26 0.00 0.0
1932 38 26 0.00 0.0
1931 40 29 0.00 0.0
1930 47 35 0.00 0.0
1929 72 43 0.00 0.0
1928 53 39 0.00 0.0
1927 68 40 0.00 0.0
1926 39 26 0.00 0.0
1925 58 40 0.00 0.0
1924 46 35 0.02 0.0
1923 75 37 0.10 0.0
1922 57 35 0.00 0.0
1921 68 39 0.21 0.0
1920 64 52 0.07 0.0
1919 58 33 0.00 0.0
1918 55 40 0.14 0.0
1917 66 38 0.00 0.0
1916 49 22 0.00 0.0
1915 42 31 0.00 0.0
1914 32 21 0.00 0.0
1913 60 36 0.00 0.0
1912 40 31 1.61 0.0
1911 68 37 0.13 0.0
1910 40 34 0.00 0.0
1909 50 32 0.00 0.0
1908 66 44 0.00 0.0
1907 44 26 0.17 0.0
1906 46 37 0.00 0.0
1905 45 33 0.00 0.0
1904 44 38 0.00 0.0
1903 58 39 0.00 0.0
1902 69 49 0.00 0.0
1901 63 39 0.00 0.0
1900 30 11 0.07 0.7
1899 72 51 0.00 0.0
1898 69 55 0.00 0.0
1897 63 40 0.12 0.0
1896 32 20 0.00 0.0
1895 40 30 0.00 0.0
1894 59 44 0.00 0.0
1893 55 38 0.16 0.0
1892 64 24 0.00 0.0
1891 50 40 1.42 0.0
1890 75 54 0.00 0.0
1889 58 30 0.00 0.0
1888 30 18 0.00 0.0
1887 48 28 0.00 n/a
1886 50 37 0.31 0.0
1885 42 32 0.11 0.0
1884 65 47 0.00 n/a
1883 47 28 0.00 n/a
1882 60 38 0.00 n/a
1881 40 34 0.36 n/a
1880 33 28 0.24 n/a
1879 55 36 0.00 n/a
1878 46 40 2.60 n/a
1877 58 36 0.13 n/a
1876 44 37 0.03 n/a
1875 65 42 0.00 n/a
1874 41 27 0.00 n/a
1873 49 33 0.00 n/a
1872 39 30 0.02 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 n/a 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 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 3/12?
For the date of Mar 12, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 89 °F which happened in 1990.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 89 °F 1990
2 75 °F 1890
2 75 °F 1923
2 75 °F 2024
5 73 °F 1973
6 72 °F 2012
6 72 °F 1899
6 72 °F 1929
9 71 °F 2006
9 71 °F 2021
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 3/12?
For the date of Mar 12, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 11 °F which happened in 1900.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 11 °F 1900
2 16 °F 1934
3 18 °F 1888
4 20 °F 1969
4 20 °F 1998
4 20 °F 1896
7 21 °F 1914
7 21 °F 1940
7 21 °F 1960
10 22 °F 1984
10 22 °F 1916
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 1900
1 30 °F 1888
3 32 °F 1896
3 32 °F 1914
5 33 °F 1880
6 36 °F 1960
7 37 °F 1984
8 38 °F 1948
8 38 °F 1998
8 38 °F 1932
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 3/12?
For the date of Mar 12, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 2.60 inches which happened in 1878.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on March 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.60 inches 1878
2 1.61 inches 1912
3 1.56 inches 1968
4 1.42 inches 1891
5 1.35 inches 1935
6 1.11 inches 1963
7 1.08 inches 1944
8 0.83 inches 2013
9 0.70 inches 1936
10 0.67 inches 1953
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on March 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.0 inches 1968
2 0.9 inches 2022
3 0.7 inches 1900
4 0.1 inches 1993
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location