Washington D.C. March 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of March 20.
March 20 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 83 °F 2020
Lowest temperature 12 °F 1885
Lowest daily high 20 °F 1885
Highest daily low 62 °F 2012
Most precipitation 1.95 inches 2003
Most snow 5.2 inches 1914
March 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 57.8 °F
Average low 39.5 °F
Chance precipitation 35.9%
Chance snow 2.4%
Washington D.C. March 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 53 30 0.00 0.0
2022 62 50 0.00 0.0
2021 59 32 0.00 0.0
2020 83 57 0.02 0.0
2019 57 38 0.00 0.0
2018 43 32 0.87 0.0
2017 54 37 0.00 0.0
2016 44 37 0.00 0.0
2015 46 36 0.49 0.0
2014 61 43 0.00 0.0
2013 54 39 0.00 0.0
2012 72 62 0.11 0.0
2011 54 38 0.00 0.0
2010 74 46 0.00 0.0
2009 49 32 0.00 0.0
2008 66 41 0.03 0.0
2007 63 43 0.00 0.0
2006 48 33 0.00 0.0
2005 56 44 0.25 0.0
2004 62 33 0.01 0.0
2003 51 39 1.95 0.0
2002 52 42 0.48 0.0
2001 53 34 0.18 0.0
2000 49 40 0.01 0.0
1999 56 32 0.00 0.0
1998 47 42 0.97 0.0
1997 56 40 0.00 0.0
1996 47 39 0.00 0.0
1995 67 44 0.00 0.0
1994 62 35 0.00 0.0
1993 45 29 0.00 0.0
1992 47 32 0.00 0.0
1991 64 39 0.00 0.0
1990 42 34 0.10 0.4
1989 46 32 0.30 0.0
1988 48 33 0.01 0.0
1987 61 35 0.00 0.0
1986 63 30 0.00 0.0
1985 69 44 0.00 0.0
1984 64 41 0.00 0.0
1983 66 49 0.00 0.0
1982 46 41 0.19 0.0
1981 48 28 0.00 0.0
1980 67 45 0.00 0.0
1979 65 40 0.00 0.0
1978 61 41 0.00 0.0
1977 50 42 0.15 0.0
1976 78 45 0.00 0.0
1975 63 50 0.00 0.0
1974 55 43 0.00 0.0
1973 56 36 0.00 0.0
1972 52 35 0.00 0.0
1971 45 37 0.00 0.0
1970 43 39 0.22 0.0
1969 58 39 0.00 0.0
1968 74 44 0.00 0.0
1967 43 28 0.01 0.0
1966 56 41 0.00 0.0
1965 37 25 0.40 2.9
1964 50 35 0.00 0.0
1963 57 38 0.04 0.0
1962 62 39 0.00 0.0
1961 55 36 0.00 0.0
1960 44 32 0.00 0.0
1959 72 38 0.00 0.0
1958 36 32 1.60 3.0
1957 50 39 0.00 0.0
1956 41 24 0.00 0.0
1955 53 35 0.00 0.0
1954 63 44 0.02 0.0
1953 59 39 0.00 0.0
1952 72 36 0.00 0.0
1951 50 32 0.10 0.0
1950 50 29 0.39 0.0
1949 46 30 0.00 0.0
1948 81 55 0.00 0.0
1947 53 29 0.00 0.0
1946 60 36 0.00 0.0
1945 83 60 0.01 0.0
1944 32 25 0.35 0.1
1943 66 46 0.05 0.0
1942 64 34 0.00 0.0
1941 58 36 0.00 0.0
1940 65 40 0.00 0.0
1939 60 33 0.00 0.0
1938 74 54 0.03 0.0
1937 64 43 0.01 0.0
1936 56 36 0.45 0.0
1935 65 49 0.10 0.0
1934 50 30 0.12 0.5
1933 43 37 0.71 0.0
1932 55 35 0.06 0.0
1931 47 34 0.00 0.0
1930 59 34 0.00 0.0
1929 65 47 0.00 0.0
1928 46 31 0.00 0.0
1927 59 49 0.00 0.0
1926 71 41 0.19 0.0
1925 56 40 0.00 0.0
1924 46 29 0.29 0.0
1923 41 19 0.00 0.0
1922 52 38 0.44 0.0
1921 81 56 0.00 0.0
1920 42 34 0.01 0.0
1919 63 42 0.06 0.0
1918 71 44 0.00 0.0
1917 64 32 0.00 0.0
1916 41 23 0.00 0.0
1915 51 33 0.00 0.0
1914 30 21 0.33 5.2
1913 70 52 0.38 0.0
1912 65 43 0.00 0.0
1911 66 30 0.00 0.0
1910 70 44 0.00 0.0
1909 53 38 0.00 0.0
1908 38 30 0.00 0.0
1907 58 42 0.01 0.0
1906 37 29 0.00 0.0
1905 58 38 0.22 0.0
1904 61 44 0.00 0.0
1903 74 53 0.00 0.0
1902 48 30 0.00 0.0
1901 61 40 0.12 0.0
1900 56 34 0.00 0.0
1899 46 34 0.00 0.0
1898 72 56 0.00 0.0
1897 72 45 0.25 0.0
1896 43 27 0.01 0.0
1895 38 33 0.00 0.0
1894 65 52 0.00 0.0
1893 50 31 0.00 0.0
1892 38 30 0.00 0.0
1891 42 38 0.43 0.0
1890 51 32 0.02 0.0
1889 44 38 0.11 0.0
1888 59 46 0.44 0.0
1887 45 35 0.00 n/a
1886 60 43 0.84 0.0
1885 20 12 0.00 0.0
1884 57 42 0.43 n/a
1883 55 24 0.00 n/a
1882 52 41 0.16 n/a
1881 53 41 0.04 n/a
1880 55 40 0.02 n/a
1879 51 26 0.00 n/a
1878 57 46 0.00 n/a
1877 41 16 0.00 n/a
1876 47 24 0.79 n/a
1875 35 30 0.32 n/a
1874 63 43 0.03 n/a
1873 50 35 1.10 n/a
1872 36 16 0.00 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 3/20?
For the date of Mar 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 83 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2020.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 83 °F 2020
1 83 °F 1945
3 81 °F 1948
3 81 °F 1921
5 78 °F 1976
6 74 °F 2010
6 74 °F 1938
6 74 °F 1903
6 74 °F 1968
10 72 °F 1959
10 72 °F 2012
10 72 °F 1898
10 72 °F 1952
10 72 °F 1897
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 3/20?
For the date of Mar 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 12 °F which happened in 1885.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 12 °F 1885
2 16 °F 1872
2 16 °F 1877
4 19 °F 1923
5 21 °F 1914
6 23 °F 1916
7 24 °F 1876
7 24 °F 1956
7 24 °F 1883
10 25 °F 1965
10 25 °F 1944
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 20 °F 1885
2 30 °F 1914
3 32 °F 1944
4 35 °F 1875
5 36 °F 1872
5 36 °F 1958
7 37 °F 1906
7 37 °F 1965
9 38 °F 1908
9 38 °F 1892
9 38 °F 1895
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 3/20?
For the date of Mar 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.95 inches which happened in 2003.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on March 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.95 inches 2003
2 1.60 inches 1958
3 1.10 inches 1873
4 0.97 inches 1998
5 0.87 inches 2018
6 0.84 inches 1886
7 0.79 inches 1876
8 0.71 inches 1933
9 0.49 inches 2015
10 0.48 inches 2002
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on March 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.2 inches 1914
2 3.0 inches 1958
3 2.9 inches 1965
4 0.5 inches 1934
5 0.4 inches 1990
6 0.1 inches 1944
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location