Washington D.C. March 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of March 17.
March 17 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 88 °F 1945
Lowest temperature 13 °F 1900
Lowest daily high 25 °F 1900
Highest daily low 56 °F 1945
Most precipitation 1.3 inches 1990
Most snow 3.9 inches 2014
March 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 56.4 °F
Average low 38.3 °F
Chance precipitation 34.7%
Chance snow 2.9%
Washington D.C. March 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 62 48 0.02 0.0
2022 61 50 0.86 0.0
2021 50 42 0.00 0.0
2020 64 44 0.01 0.0
2019 54 37 0.00 0.0
2018 46 32 0.00 0.0
2017 52 29 0.01 0.0
2016 69 49 0.00 0.0
2015 73 40 0.00 0.0
2014 32 27 0.35 3.9
2013 43 37 0.00 0.0
2012 75 52 0.00 0.0
2011 64 43 0.00 0.0
2010 68 41 0.00 0.0
2009 53 41 0.06 0.0
2008 53 34 0.00 0.0
2007 36 29 0.00 0.0
2006 52 41 0.00 0.0
2005 46 35 0.00 0.0
2004 41 34 0.08 0.0
2003 63 53 0.01 0.0
2002 46 39 0.22 0.0
2001 55 41 0.00 0.0
2000 61 33 0.09 0.0
1999 76 39 0.00 0.0
1998 42 32 0.02 0.0
1997 57 32 0.00 0.0
1996 47 40 0.06 0.0
1995 76 48 0.00 0.0
1994 44 24 0.00 0.0
1993 46 33 0.94 0.0
1992 64 28 0.00 0.0
1991 63 32 0.00 0.0
1990 72 54 1.34 0.0
1989 71 41 0.00 0.0
1988 49 31 0.00 0.0
1987 55 32 0.00 0.0
1986 53 40 0.00 0.0
1985 54 34 0.00 0.0
1984 54 40 0.00 0.0
1983 53 42 0.00 0.0
1982 59 40 0.00 0.0
1981 54 28 0.00 0.0
1980 65 47 0.08 0.0
1979 65 34 0.00 0.0
1978 45 35 0.00 0.0
1977 60 46 0.00 0.0
1976 40 27 0.00 0.0
1975 58 39 0.36 0.0
1974 54 38 0.00 0.0
1973 72 41 0.13 0.0
1972 55 47 0.51 0.0
1971 44 35 0.00 0.0
1970 49 24 0.00 0.0
1969 63 30 0.00 0.0
1968 55 46 0.85 0.0
1967 40 23 0.00 0.0
1966 57 32 0.00 0.0
1965 42 32 0.79 1.9
1964 69 43 0.00 0.0
1963 77 43 0.34 0.0
1962 52 33 0.00 0.0
1961 40 24 0.00 0.0
1960 44 34 0.16 0.0
1959 53 33 0.00 0.0
1958 46 35 0.00 0.0
1957 68 39 0.00 0.0
1956 40 27 0.00 0.0
1955 46 37 0.00 0.0
1954 55 35 0.00 0.0
1953 63 39 0.00 0.0
1952 50 33 0.00 0.0
1951 49 35 0.00 0.0
1950 45 26 0.00 0.1
1949 48 36 0.00 0.0
1948 61 45 0.00 0.0
1947 44 31 0.00 0.0
1946 48 43 0.14 0.0
1945 88 56 0.00 0.0
1944 67 48 0.03 0.0
1943 68 45 0.43 0.0
1942 76 43 0.00 0.0
1941 48 22 0.00 0.0
1940 58 29 0.00 0.0
1939 45 32 0.00 0.0
1938 54 43 0.16 0.0
1937 49 32 0.00 0.0
1936 66 50 0.74 0.0
1935 68 38 0.00 0.0
1934 72 34 0.00 0.0
1933 66 38 0.00 0.0
1932 54 36 0.12 0.0
1931 44 33 0.08 0.0
1930 75 43 0.00 0.0
1929 45 33 0.00 0.0
1928 41 33 0.22 0.0
1927 80 45 0.00 0.0
1926 43 27 0.00 0.0
1925 52 39 0.32 0.0
1924 49 32 0.00 0.0
1923 51 35 0.00 0.0
1922 46 30 0.00 0.0
1921 61 39 0.17 0.0
1920 62 40 0.00 0.0
1919 76 46 0.00 0.0
1918 62 37 0.00 0.0
1917 54 36 0.32 0.0
1916 32 21 0.00 0.0
1915 41 29 0.00 0.0
1914 60 47 0.01 0.0
1913 41 30 0.00 0.0
1912 59 29 0.00 0.0
1911 46 17 0.00 0.0
1910 52 36 0.00 0.0
1909 43 30 0.00 0.0
1908 49 39 0.00 0.0
1907 70 38 0.00 0.0
1906 36 26 0.00 0.0
1905 69 41 0.00 0.0
1904 46 25 0.00 0.0
1903 63 43 0.01 0.0
1902 60 38 0.00 0.0
1901 52 28 0.00 0.0
1900 25 13 0.00 0.0
1899 50 31 0.00 0.0
1898 73 48 0.30 0.0
1897 47 26 0.01 0.0
1896 40 26 0.00 0.0
1895 42 27 0.00 0.0
1894 60 38 0.00 0.0
1893 36 24 0.15 1.2
1892 30 21 0.28 0.0
1891 41 24 0.00 0.0
1890 46 26 0.00 0.0
1889 65 44 0.00 0.0
1888 46 36 0.00 0.0
1887 38 28 0.00 n/a
1886 58 34 0.00 0.0
1885 30 17 0.00 0.0
1884 61 34 0.00 n/a
1883 53 28 0.00 n/a
1882 48 35 0.00 n/a
1881 55 40 0.03 n/a
1880 44 34 0.00 n/a
1879 59 35 0.09 n/a
1878 55 44 0.06 n/a
1877 38 23 0.12 n/a
1876 46 32 0.01 n/a
1875 42 23 0.00 n/a
1874 62 38 0.47 n/a
1873 51 38 0.00 n/a
1872 43 34 0.24 n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 88 °F 1945
2 80 °F 1927
3 77 °F 1963
4 76 °F 1995
4 76 °F 1999
4 76 °F 1942
4 76 °F 1919
8 75 °F 1930
8 75 °F 2012
10 73 °F 1898
10 73 °F 2015
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 13 °F 1900
2 17 °F 1911
2 17 °F 1885
4 21 °F 1892
4 21 °F 1916
6 22 °F 1941
7 23 °F 1875
7 23 °F 1967
7 23 °F 1877
10 24 °F 1994
10 24 °F 1961
10 24 °F 1970
10 24 °F 1891
10 24 °F 1893
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 25 °F 1900
2 30 °F 1885
2 30 °F 1892
4 32 °F 1916
4 32 °F 2014
6 36 °F 1893
6 36 °F 1906
6 36 °F 2007
9 38 °F 1877
9 38 °F 1887
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on March 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.3 inches 1990
2 0.9 inches 1993
3 0.9 inches 2022
4 0.9 inches 1968
5 0.8 inches 1965
6 0.7 inches 1936
7 0.5 inches 1972
8 0.5 inches 1874
9 0.4 inches 1943
10 0.4 inches 1975
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on March 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.9 inches 2014
2 1.9 inches 1965
3 1.2 inches 1893
4 0.1 inches 1950
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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