Washington D.C. March 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of March 5.
March 5 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 83 °F 1976
Lowest temperature 6 °F 1872
Lowest daily high 23 °F 1872
Highest daily low 59 °F 1880
Most precipitation 1.5 inches 1965
Most snow 4.8 inches 2015
March 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 53.2 °F
Average low 35.5 °F
Chance precipitation 34.1%
Chance snow 5.6%
Washington D.C. March 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 66 37 0.00 0.0
2022 61 36 0.00 0.0
2021 44 28 0.00 0.0
2020 54 41 0.00 0.0
2019 43 27 0.00 0.0
2018 49 31 0.00 0.0
2017 40 23 0.00 0.0
2016 45 35 0.00 0.0
2015 45 23 0.87 4.8
2014 46 24 0.00 0.0
2013 53 32 0.00 0.0
2012 46 32 0.00 0.0
2011 60 41 0.00 0.0
2010 52 36 0.00 0.0
2009 50 27 0.00 0.0
2008 64 39 0.45 0.0
2007 52 26 0.00 0.0
2006 52 33 0.00 0.0
2005 47 33 0.00 0.0
2004 77 48 0.00 0.0
2003 68 38 0.07 0.0
2002 45 19 0.00 0.0
2001 43 28 0.05 0.2
2000 67 41 0.00 0.0
1999 48 32 0.00 0.0
1998 48 35 0.00 0.0
1997 51 45 0.06 0.0
1996 66 36 0.00 0.0
1995 50 38 0.00 0.0
1994 52 37 0.00 0.0
1993 49 36 0.09 0.0
1992 53 43 0.00 0.0
1991 61 39 0.00 0.0
1990 55 30 0.00 0.0
1989 49 39 0.19 0.0
1988 48 30 0.00 0.0
1987 44 26 0.00 0.0
1986 47 30 0.00 0.0
1985 71 36 0.06 0.0
1984 47 36 0.36 0.0
1983 62 43 0.00 0.0
1982 58 38 0.00 0.0
1981 42 38 0.35 0.0
1980 61 40 0.16 0.0
1979 61 55 0.54 0.0
1978 35 16 0.00 0.0
1977 70 44 0.00 0.0
1976 83 47 0.01 0.0
1975 47 25 0.00 0.0
1974 72 56 0.00 0.0
1973 54 47 0.24 0.0
1972 49 28 0.00 0.0
1971 54 26 0.00 0.0
1970 54 40 0.00 0.0
1969 45 28 0.00 0.0
1968 62 35 0.00 0.0
1967 48 37 0.00 0.0
1966 62 41 0.25 0.0
1965 46 30 1.52 0.6
1964 77 46 0.00 0.0
1963 47 39 0.13 0.0
1962 37 28 0.30 0.7
1961 80 48 0.00 0.0
1960 27 20 0.00 0.0
1959 48 33 0.17 0.0
1958 50 33 0.00 0.0
1957 46 29 0.00 0.0
1956 73 38 0.00 0.0
1955 45 42 0.24 0.0
1954 39 24 0.00 0.0
1953 51 35 0.00 0.0
1952 44 32 0.00 0.0
1951 60 41 0.04 0.0
1950 61 28 0.00 0.0
1949 64 40 0.00 0.0
1948 35 18 0.00 0.0
1947 44 32 0.00 0.0
1946 77 45 0.00 0.0
1945 44 32 0.01 0.0
1944 36 22 0.05 0.2
1943 52 29 0.00 0.0
1942 52 35 0.00 0.0
1941 41 21 0.00 0.0
1940 46 39 0.00 0.0
1939 76 45 0.15 0.0
1938 67 32 0.07 0.0
1937 53 43 0.00 0.0
1936 57 35 0.02 0.0
1935 62 39 0.08 0.0
1934 70 48 0.09 0.0
1933 45 33 0.00 0.0
1932 59 37 0.00 0.0
1931 48 33 0.00 0.0
1930 58 27 0.00 0.0
1929 49 34 0.98 0.0
1928 41 26 0.00 0.0
1927 58 24 0.00 0.0
1926 30 17 0.00 0.0
1925 44 37 0.13 0.0
1924 57 43 0.06 0.0
1923 50 34 0.00 0.0
1922 57 37 0.01 0.0
1921 62 37 0.00 0.0
1920 50 21 0.89 1.0
1919 59 41 0.27 0.0
1918 66 39 0.01 0.0
1917 40 25 0.16 0.0
1916 44 25 0.00 0.0
1915 40 30 0.31 0.0
1914 36 28 0.25 0.3
1913 51 41 0.00 0.0
1912 34 26 0.00 0.0
1911 42 24 0.00 0.0
1910 62 35 0.00 0.0
1909 42 27 0.00 0.0
1908 41 26 0.10 0.0
1907 45 30 0.02 0.0
1906 40 32 0.00 0.0
1905 41 22 0.00 0.0
1904 36 20 0.00 0.0
1903 64 38 0.02 0.0
1902 34 30 1.27 2.5
1901 43 17 0.10 0.1
1900 53 36 0.00 0.0
1899 65 39 1.24 0.0
1898 46 33 0.00 0.0
1897 49 36 0.06 0.0
1896 48 24 0.00 0.0
1895 38 22 0.00 0.0
1894 70 38 0.00 0.0
1893 35 17 0.00 0.0
1892 46 34 0.06 0.0
1891 35 23 0.00 0.0
1890 41 30 0.08 1.0
1889 48 38 0.09 0.0
1888 33 20 0.42 4.4
1887 34 25 0.03 n/a
1886 42 28 0.00 0.0
1885 46 34 0.00 0.0
1884 33 22 0.45 n/a
1883 35 18 0.00 n/a
1882 52 34 0.10 n/a
1881 34 25 0.00 n/a
1880 79 59 0.14 n/a
1879 53 37 0.01 n/a
1878 52 30 0.00 n/a
1877 38 32 0.00 n/a
1876 58 30 0.00 n/a
1875 32 26 0.29 n/a
1874 58 32 0.00 n/a
1873 28 10 0.00 n/a
1872 23 6 0.00 n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 83 °F 1976
2 80 °F 1961
3 79 °F 1880
4 77 °F 1964
4 77 °F 2004
4 77 °F 1946
7 76 °F 1939
8 73 °F 1956
9 72 °F 1974
10 71 °F 1985
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 6 °F 1872
2 10 °F 1873
3 16 °F 1978
4 17 °F 1926
4 17 °F 1901
4 17 °F 1893
7 18 °F 1883
7 18 °F 1948
9 19 °F 2002
10 20 °F 1904
10 20 °F 1960
10 20 °F 1888
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on March 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 23 °F 1872
2 27 °F 1960
3 28 °F 1873
4 30 °F 1926
5 32 °F 1875
6 33 °F 1888
6 33 °F 1884
8 34 °F 1887
8 34 °F 1912
8 34 °F 1902
8 34 °F 1881
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on March 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.5 inches 1965
2 1.3 inches 1902
3 1.2 inches 1899
4 1.0 inches 1929
5 0.9 inches 1920
6 0.9 inches 2015
7 0.5 inches 1979
8 0.5 inches 2008
8 0.5 inches 1884
10 0.4 inches 1888
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on March 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.8 inches 2015
2 4.4 inches 1888
3 2.5 inches 1902
4 1.0 inches 1920
4 1.0 inches 1890
6 0.7 inches 1962
7 0.6 inches 1965
8 0.3 inches 1914
9 0.2 inches 2001
9 0.2 inches 1944
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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