Washington D.C. March 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of March 16.
March 16 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 87 °F 1945
Lowest temperature 14 °F 1911
Lowest daily high 28 °F 1911
Highest daily low 63 °F 1990
Most precipitation 1.8 inches 2007
Most snow 5.2 inches 1892
March 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 56.1 °F
Average low 38.1 °F
Chance precipitation 35.2%
Chance snow 3.2%
Washington D.C. March 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 65 34 0.00 0.0
2022 73 45 0.00 0.0
2021 46 40 0.00 0.0
2020 55 38 0.00 0.0
2019 57 42 0.00 0.0
2018 47 34 0.00 0.0
2017 42 24 0.00 0.0
2016 74 49 0.01 0.0
2015 69 38 0.00 0.0
2014 48 31 0.32 3.3
2013 61 41 0.03 0.0
2012 59 51 0.02 0.0
2011 57 41 0.41 0.0
2010 64 45 0.00 0.0
2009 49 41 0.08 0.0
2008 53 40 0.57 0.0
2007 41 30 1.79 0.1
2006 57 39 0.00 0.0
2005 48 36 0.00 0.0
2004 51 36 0.38 0.0
2003 67 43 0.01 0.0
2002 72 46 0.01 0.0
2001 51 43 0.02 0.0
2000 69 53 0.30 0.0
1999 57 34 0.00 0.0
1998 44 32 0.00 0.0
1997 44 31 0.00 0.0
1996 57 42 0.00 0.0
1995 78 47 0.00 0.0
1994 50 29 0.00 0.0
1993 46 28 0.01 0.0
1992 38 21 0.00 0.0
1991 57 33 0.00 0.0
1990 81 63 0.03 0.0
1989 60 43 0.00 0.0
1988 47 27 0.00 0.0
1987 49 32 0.13 0.0
1986 61 46 0.00 0.0
1985 55 30 0.00 0.0
1984 69 40 0.00 0.0
1983 57 40 0.00 0.0
1982 45 38 0.50 0.0
1981 62 33 0.16 0.0
1980 65 34 0.00 0.0
1979 50 25 0.00 0.0
1978 45 37 0.15 0.0
1977 66 50 0.00 0.0
1976 52 37 0.41 0.0
1975 51 35 0.14 0.0
1974 59 41 0.30 0.0
1973 72 61 0.15 0.0
1972 61 40 0.52 0.0
1971 71 43 0.00 0.0
1970 42 24 0.00 0.0
1969 58 27 0.00 0.0
1968 66 40 0.01 0.0
1967 47 32 0.00 0.0
1966 52 33 0.00 0.0
1965 62 31 0.00 0.0
1964 65 36 0.00 0.0
1963 53 33 0.49 0.0
1962 47 35 0.00 0.0
1961 53 31 0.00 0.0
1960 35 26 0.32 3.4
1959 55 40 0.00 0.0
1958 43 35 0.00 0.0
1957 65 44 0.00 0.0
1956 38 30 0.49 0.3
1955 71 45 0.14 0.0
1954 47 28 0.00 0.0
1953 59 48 0.00 0.0
1952 39 29 0.00 0.0
1951 49 36 0.00 0.0
1950 48 26 0.30 3.0
1949 43 24 0.00 0.0
1948 66 58 0.22 0.0
1947 48 30 0.00 0.0
1946 54 46 0.00 0.0
1945 87 58 0.01 0.0
1944 81 57 0.00 0.0
1943 72 56 0.03 0.0
1942 47 43 0.01 0.0
1941 59 42 0.01 0.0
1940 50 29 0.00 0.0
1939 49 39 0.07 0.0
1938 45 37 0.15 0.0
1937 36 28 0.00 0.7
1936 75 54 0.00 0.0
1935 79 52 0.00 0.0
1934 65 33 0.00 0.0
1933 49 32 0.00 0.0
1932 44 20 0.01 0.0
1931 37 33 0.47 0.0
1930 65 31 0.00 0.0
1929 66 40 0.06 0.0
1928 46 33 0.19 0.0
1927 73 41 0.00 0.0
1926 40 28 0.00 0.0
1925 53 26 0.00 0.0
1924 42 30 0.00 0.0
1923 60 39 0.94 0.0
1922 54 35 0.00 0.0
1921 74 50 0.00 0.0
1920 60 46 0.17 0.0
1919 48 39 0.10 0.0
1918 56 25 0.00 0.0
1917 52 33 0.00 0.0
1916 31 16 0.00 0.0
1915 47 37 0.00 0.0
1914 75 37 0.00 0.0
1913 63 33 0.00 0.0
1912 51 36 0.00 0.0
1911 28 14 0.00 0.0
1910 53 27 0.00 0.0
1909 51 27 0.00 0.0
1908 62 41 0.00 0.0
1907 62 31 0.00 0.0
1906 38 26 0.04 1.0
1905 62 27 0.00 0.0
1904 42 31 0.00 0.0
1903 48 42 0.00 0.0
1902 64 46 0.38 0.0
1901 42 33 0.00 0.0
1900 37 20 0.57 2.0
1899 48 35 0.00 0.0
1898 53 42 0.06 0.0
1897 47 34 0.00 0.0
1896 35 32 1.09 0.1
1895 39 30 0.07 0.0
1894 68 38 0.10 0.0
1893 35 20 0.00 0.0
1892 31 24 0.53 5.2
1891 60 33 0.00 0.0
1890 33 20 0.00 0.0
1889 54 37 0.02 0.0
1888 66 32 0.01 0.0
1887 42 30 0.00 n/a
1886 69 44 0.00 0.0
1885 48 30 0.00 0.0
1884 50 33 0.00 n/a
1883 37 21 0.00 n/a
1882 40 31 0.42 n/a
1881 65 37 0.00 n/a
1880 43 35 0.74 n/a
1879 52 35 0.00 n/a
1878 56 37 0.00 n/a
1877 48 29 0.02 n/a
1876 54 34 0.93 n/a
1875 59 42 0.00 n/a
1874 43 36 0.54 n/a
1873 65 38 0.00 n/a
1872 44 22 0.00 n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 87 °F 1945
2 81 °F 1944
2 81 °F 1990
4 79 °F 1935
5 78 °F 1995
6 75 °F 1936
6 75 °F 1914
8 74 °F 2016
8 74 °F 1921
10 73 °F 1927
10 73 °F 2022
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 14 °F 1911
2 16 °F 1916
3 20 °F 1893
3 20 °F 1890
3 20 °F 1932
3 20 °F 1900
7 21 °F 1883
7 21 °F 1992
9 22 °F 1872
10 24 °F 1970
10 24 °F 2017
10 24 °F 1949
10 24 °F 1892
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 28 °F 1911
2 31 °F 1892
2 31 °F 1916
4 33 °F 1890
5 35 °F 1896
5 35 °F 1960
5 35 °F 1893
8 36 °F 1937
9 37 °F 1883
9 37 °F 1931
9 37 °F 1900
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on March 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.8 inches 2007
2 1.1 inches 1896
3 0.9 inches 1923
4 0.9 inches 1876
5 0.7 inches 1880
6 0.6 inches 1900
6 0.6 inches 2008
8 0.5 inches 1874
9 0.5 inches 1892
10 0.5 inches 1972
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on March 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.2 inches 1892
2 3.4 inches 1960
3 3.3 inches 2014
4 3.0 inches 1950
5 2.0 inches 1900
6 1.0 inches 1906
7 0.7 inches 1937
8 0.3 inches 1956
9 0.1 inches 1896
9 0.1 inches 2007
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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