Washington D.C. March 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of March 21.
March 21 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 89 °F 1921
Lowest temperature 10 °F 1885
Lowest daily high 31 °F 1885
Highest daily low 59 °F 2012
Most precipitation 2.15 inches 1918
Most snow 5.3 inches 1924
March 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 58.2 °F
Average low 39.8 °F
Chance precipitation 35.9%
Chance snow 2.2%
Washington D.C. March 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 64 34 0.00 0.0
2022 71 44 0.00 0.0
2021 64 36 0.00 0.0
2020 69 47 0.08 0.0
2019 49 43 1.96 0.0
2018 36 32 0.49 4.1
2017 63 46 0.00 0.0
2016 53 37 0.00 0.0
2015 61 35 0.00 0.0
2014 57 44 0.00 0.0
2013 42 31 0.00 0.0
2012 70 59 0.00 0.0
2011 70 43 0.19 0.0
2010 76 49 0.00 0.0
2009 51 29 0.00 0.0
2008 58 39 0.00 0.0
2007 44 38 0.00 0.0
2006 41 30 0.01 0.0
2005 54 39 0.00 0.0
2004 62 33 0.00 0.0
2003 58 42 0.02 0.0
2002 59 33 0.00 0.0
2001 49 43 1.09 0.0
2000 43 41 1.82 0.0
1999 48 42 1.26 0.0
1998 42 36 0.58 0.0
1997 66 38 0.00 0.0
1996 49 37 0.00 0.0
1995 68 49 0.09 0.0
1994 49 39 0.62 0.0
1993 57 36 0.10 0.0
1992 45 32 0.00 0.0
1991 64 47 0.00 0.0
1990 57 34 0.00 0.0
1989 49 39 0.21 0.0
1988 43 26 0.04 0.4
1987 55 40 0.00 0.0
1986 36 20 0.00 0.0
1985 50 37 0.00 0.0
1984 63 45 0.61 0.0
1983 69 43 0.96 0.0
1982 54 44 0.10 0.0
1981 51 34 0.01 0.0
1980 69 44 0.91 0.0
1979 67 45 0.00 0.0
1978 79 41 0.09 0.0
1977 55 38 0.00 0.0
1976 80 52 0.02 0.0
1975 66 44 0.00 0.0
1974 61 37 0.96 0.0
1973 46 35 0.06 0.0
1972 65 40 0.00 0.0
1971 52 36 0.00 0.0
1970 54 38 0.00 0.0
1969 70 47 0.00 0.0
1968 75 46 0.00 0.0
1967 40 33 0.46 0.7
1966 62 36 0.00 0.0
1965 40 19 0.00 0.0
1964 42 34 0.95 0.4
1963 45 33 0.02 0.1
1962 49 45 0.77 0.0
1961 48 36 0.08 0.0
1960 40 30 0.00 0.0
1959 72 38 0.00 0.0
1958 40 33 0.03 0.2
1957 55 38 0.00 0.0
1956 48 29 0.00 0.0
1955 48 43 0.61 0.0
1954 44 32 0.00 0.0
1953 61 37 0.00 0.0
1952 83 43 0.00 0.0
1951 58 33 0.10 1.0
1950 52 39 0.41 0.0
1949 66 33 0.00 0.0
1948 86 55 0.00 0.0
1947 51 36 0.09 0.0
1946 66 37 0.00 0.0
1945 70 45 0.16 0.0
1944 43 28 0.00 0.0
1943 46 30 0.26 4.0
1942 60 39 0.55 0.0
1941 57 37 0.00 0.0
1940 47 29 0.00 0.0
1939 46 29 0.00 0.0
1938 77 52 0.00 0.0
1937 53 40 0.00 0.0
1936 50 40 0.01 0.0
1935 80 51 0.01 0.0
1934 68 30 0.00 0.0
1933 49 40 0.43 0.0
1932 37 34 0.04 0.0
1931 54 30 0.00 0.0
1930 54 33 0.00 0.0
1929 72 40 0.00 0.0
1928 47 34 0.00 0.0
1927 53 47 0.19 0.0
1926 57 38 0.00 0.0
1925 67 37 0.00 0.0
1924 37 32 1.75 5.3
1923 64 33 0.00 0.0
1922 45 36 0.00 0.0
1921 89 57 0.00 0.0
1920 52 34 0.00 0.0
1919 67 51 0.00 0.0
1918 57 51 2.15 0.0
1917 49 38 0.04 0.0
1916 44 28 0.03 0.5
1915 48 32 0.00 0.0
1914 33 15 0.00 0.0
1913 71 56 0.04 0.0
1912 43 33 0.04 0.0
1911 65 40 0.00 0.0
1910 59 42 0.00 0.0
1909 45 30 0.00 0.0
1908 46 25 0.00 0.0
1907 55 32 0.00 0.0
1906 45 25 0.00 0.0
1905 40 36 0.28 0.0
1904 44 34 0.22 0.0
1903 69 51 1.30 0.0
1902 63 40 0.00 0.0
1901 59 40 0.76 0.0
1900 38 28 0.00 0.0
1899 43 27 0.00 0.0
1898 56 43 0.01 0.0
1897 75 44 0.01 0.0
1896 49 23 0.00 0.0
1895 46 31 0.00 0.0
1894 57 45 0.22 0.0
1893 61 38 0.06 0.0
1892 35 24 0.00 0.0
1891 43 36 0.02 0.0
1890 68 43 0.12 0.0
1889 39 33 0.40 0.0
1888 69 41 0.50 0.0
1887 47 29 0.42 n/a
1886 66 46 0.11 0.0
1885 31 10 0.00 0.0
1884 53 41 0.00 n/a
1883 36 20 0.00 n/a
1882 51 41 0.10 n/a
1881 51 37 0.00 n/a
1880 49 34 0.00 n/a
1879 61 38 0.02 n/a
1878 58 37 0.00 n/a
1877 51 32 0.16 n/a
1876 43 27 0.01 n/a
1875 32 27 0.00 n/a
1874 60 38 0.00 n/a
1873 41 31 0.00 n/a
1872 32 16 0.00 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.45 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 56 n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 3/21?
For the date of Mar 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 89 °F which happened in 1921.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 89 °F 1921
2 86 °F 1948
3 83 °F 1952
4 80 °F 1935
4 80 °F 1976
6 79 °F 1978
7 77 °F 1938
8 76 °F 2010
9 75 °F 1968
9 75 °F 1897
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 3/21?
For the date of Mar 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 10 °F which happened in 1885.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 10 °F 1885
2 15 °F 1914
3 16 °F 1872
4 19 °F 1965
5 20 °F 1883
5 20 °F 1986
7 23 °F 1896
8 24 °F 1892
9 25 °F 1906
9 25 °F 1908
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 31 °F 1885
2 32 °F 1875
2 32 °F 1872
4 33 °F 1914
5 35 °F 1892
6 36 °F 1883
6 36 °F 1986
6 36 °F 2018
9 37 °F 1924
9 37 °F 1932
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 3/21?
For the date of Mar 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 2.15 inches which happened in 1918.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on March 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.15 inches 1918
2 1.96 inches 2019
3 1.82 inches 2000
4 1.75 inches 1924
5 1.30 inches 1903
6 1.26 inches 1999
7 1.09 inches 2001
8 0.96 inches 1983
8 0.96 inches 1974
10 0.95 inches 1964
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on March 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.3 inches 1924
2 4.1 inches 2018
3 4.0 inches 1943
4 1.0 inches 1951
5 0.7 inches 1967
6 0.5 inches 1916
7 0.4 inches 1988
7 0.4 inches 1964
9 0.2 inches 1958
10 0.1 inches 1963
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location