Washington D.C. March 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of March 31.
March 31 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 85 °F 1981
Lowest temperature 21 °F 1923
Lowest daily high 37 °F 1890
Highest daily low 63 °F 1998
Most precipitation 1.8 inches 1886
Most snow 3.0 inches 1890
March 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 61.5 °F
Average low 42.9 °F
Chance precipitation 36.3%
Chance snow 0.8%
Washington D.C. March 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 67 42 0.00 0.0
2022 75 51 0.00 0.0
2021 66 51 0.92 0.0
2020 56 43 0.12 0.0
2019 64 35 0.04 0.0
2018 61 39 0.00 0.0
2017 54 45 0.96 0.0
2016 74 54 0.00 0.0
2015 73 43 0.01 0.0
2014 67 43 0.00 0.0
2013 56 45 0.02 0.0
2012 64 48 0.00 0.0
2011 42 37 0.04 0.0
2010 71 49 0.00 0.0
2009 61 38 0.00 0.0
2008 52 42 0.04 0.0
2007 62 44 0.00 0.0
2006 78 48 0.00 0.0
2005 55 44 0.00 0.0
2004 53 44 0.06 0.0
2003 45 31 0.00 0.0
2002 60 49 0.26 0.0
2001 50 42 0.05 0.0
2000 60 40 0.00 0.0
1999 72 40 0.00 0.0
1998 82 63 0.00 0.0
1997 53 33 0.39 0.0
1996 65 42 0.00 0.0
1995 55 39 0.00 0.0
1994 58 39 0.07 0.0
1993 65 46 0.25 0.0
1992 60 45 0.02 0.0
1991 54 32 0.00 0.0
1990 50 43 0.31 0.0
1989 69 43 0.03 0.0
1988 69 53 0.00 0.0
1987 64 33 0.53 0.0
1986 83 53 0.00 0.0
1985 52 49 0.10 0.0
1984 52 37 0.00 0.0
1983 47 37 0.00 0.0
1982 69 52 0.37 0.0
1981 85 57 0.00 0.0
1980 51 42 0.55 0.0
1979 85 61 0.20 0.0
1978 64 42 0.00 0.0
1977 69 52 0.00 0.0
1976 62 51 0.76 0.0
1975 56 34 0.00 0.0
1974 53 40 0.01 0.0
1973 57 50 0.45 0.0
1972 53 45 0.00 0.0
1971 57 30 0.00 0.0
1970 48 35 0.35 0.0
1969 47 29 0.00 0.0
1968 77 51 0.00 0.0
1967 67 39 0.00 0.0
1966 53 37 0.01 0.0
1965 46 29 0.00 0.0
1964 43 23 0.08 1.0
1963 70 52 0.00 0.0
1962 75 58 0.68 0.0
1961 45 39 0.86 0.0
1960 63 51 0.04 0.0
1959 60 39 0.00 0.0
1958 45 40 0.37 0.0
1957 54 35 0.00 0.0
1956 49 38 0.00 0.0
1955 62 33 0.00 0.0
1954 41 35 0.32 0.0
1953 67 40 0.00 0.0
1952 69 41 0.00 0.0
1951 63 45 0.00 0.0
1950 51 30 0.00 0.0
1949 63 43 0.67 0.0
1948 67 52 0.13 0.0
1947 55 32 0.00 0.0
1946 61 40 0.00 0.0
1945 84 53 0.04 0.0
1944 51 36 0.00 0.0
1943 82 53 0.00 0.0
1942 49 39 0.20 0.0
1941 63 31 0.00 0.0
1940 70 46 0.04 0.0
1939 52 42 0.00 0.0
1938 67 52 0.01 0.0
1937 58 42 0.00 0.0
1936 68 46 0.00 0.0
1935 58 39 0.58 0.0
1934 43 39 0.85 0.0
1933 58 45 0.05 0.0
1932 61 39 0.58 0.0
1931 49 39 0.03 0.0
1930 52 34 0.00 0.0
1929 55 43 0.00 0.0
1928 47 32 0.00 0.0
1927 62 40 0.00 0.0
1926 49 41 0.48 0.0
1925 50 41 0.02 0.0
1924 48 38 0.00 0.0
1923 44 21 0.00 0.0
1922 46 40 0.54 0.0
1921 60 47 0.44 0.0
1920 75 52 0.00 0.0
1919 47 29 0.00 0.0
1918 77 45 0.00 0.0
1917 82 39 0.00 0.0
1916 69 45 0.00 0.0
1915 45 26 0.00 0.0
1914 54 40 0.00 0.0
1913 70 46 0.14 0.0
1912 69 40 0.00 0.0
1911 47 34 0.00 0.0
1910 69 51 0.00 0.0
1909 50 36 0.00 0.0
1908 50 42 0.30 0.0
1907 56 41 0.21 0.0
1906 45 33 0.17 0.0
1905 70 44 0.00 0.0
1904 52 40 0.88 0.0
1903 60 41 0.04 0.0
1902 49 40 0.00 0.0
1901 55 36 0.00 0.0
1900 46 32 0.00 0.0
1899 68 48 0.00 0.0
1898 49 37 0.24 0.0
1897 60 43 0.00 0.0
1896 58 45 0.00 0.0
1895 54 38 0.01 0.0
1894 68 32 0.00 0.0
1893 64 38 0.00 0.0
1892 42 37 0.72 0.0
1891 46 43 1.04 0.0
1890 37 31 0.32 3.0
1889 66 34 0.07 0.0
1888 76 45 0.00 0.0
1887 40 30 0.40 n/a
1886 67 50 1.82 0.0
1885 70 40 0.00 0.0
1884 54 30 0.00 n/a
1883 42 31 0.56 n/a
1882 50 37 0.00 n/a
1881 42 30 0.01 n/a
1880 58 35 0.00 n/a
1879 50 36 0.00 n/a
1878 49 42 0.17 n/a
1877 50 32 0.00 n/a
1876 49 32 0.00 n/a
1875 66 50 0.00 n/a
1874 48 32 0.47 n/a
1873 60 48 0.00 n/a
1872 71 39 0.46 n/a
1851 76 n/a n/a n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 85 °F 1981
1 85 °F 1979
3 84 °F 1945
4 83 °F 1986
5 82 °F 1998
5 82 °F 1943
5 82 °F 1917
8 78 °F 2006
9 77 °F 1968
9 77 °F 1918
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 21 °F 1923
2 23 °F 1964
3 26 °F 1915
4 29 °F 1969
4 29 °F 1919
4 29 °F 1965
7 30 °F 1950
7 30 °F 1884
7 30 °F 1971
7 30 °F 1881
7 30 °F 1887
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 37 °F 1890
2 40 °F 1887
3 41 °F 1954
4 42 °F 1892
4 42 °F 2011
4 42 °F 1881
4 42 °F 1883
8 43 °F 1964
8 43 °F 1934
10 44 °F 1923
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on March 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.8 inches 1886
2 1.0 inches 1891
3 1.0 inches 2017
4 0.9 inches 2021
5 0.9 inches 1904
6 0.9 inches 1961
7 0.9 inches 1934
8 0.8 inches 1976
9 0.7 inches 1892
10 0.7 inches 1962
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on March 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.0 inches 1890
2 1.0 inches 1964
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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