Washington D.C. October 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of October 12.
October 12 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 89 °F 1962
Lowest temperature 31 °F 1906
Lowest daily high 51 °F 1891
Highest daily low 68 °F 1983
Most precipitation 1.53 inches 1927
Most snow none -
October 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 70.4 °F
Average low 53.2 °F
Chance precipitation 26.7%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. October 12 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 75 52 0.00 0.0
2022 72 51 0.00 0.0
2021 73 64 0.06 0.0
2020 66 58 0.86 0.0
2019 75 55 0.00 0.0
2018 70 55 0.00 0.0
2017 68 61 0.05 0.0
2016 70 50 0.00 0.0
2015 75 50 0.00 0.0
2014 65 53 0.00 0.0
2013 69 62 0.29 0.0
2012 67 46 0.00 0.0
2011 66 64 0.44 0.0
2010 83 63 0.00 0.0
2009 57 49 0.00 0.0
2008 78 54 0.00 0.0
2007 72 53 0.00 0.0
2006 73 42 0.23 0.0
2005 66 56 0.02 0.0
2004 67 44 0.00 0.0
2003 78 55 0.00 0.0
2002 72 64 0.01 0.0
2001 77 56 0.00 0.0
2000 73 46 0.00 0.0
1999 67 49 0.00 0.0
1998 69 56 0.00 0.0
1997 74 53 0.00 0.0
1996 62 41 0.00 0.0
1995 80 57 0.00 0.0
1994 65 43 0.00 0.0
1993 61 47 0.89 0.0
1992 66 47 0.00 0.0
1991 67 50 0.03 0.0
1990 81 65 0.02 0.0
1989 77 49 0.00 0.0
1988 55 41 0.00 0.0
1987 55 44 0.02 0.0
1986 67 50 0.00 0.0
1985 59 51 0.00 0.0
1984 77 54 0.00 0.0
1983 76 68 0.87 0.0
1982 70 58 0.00 0.0
1981 65 49 0.00 0.0
1980 65 50 0.00 0.0
1979 62 51 0.07 0.0
1978 79 54 0.00 0.0
1977 65 52 0.00 0.0
1976 64 43 0.00 0.0
1975 69 52 0.00 0.0
1974 77 57 0.00 0.0
1973 75 58 0.00 0.0
1972 69 52 0.01 0.0
1971 72 49 0.00 0.0
1970 79 65 0.00 0.0
1969 81 59 0.00 0.0
1968 76 59 0.00 0.0
1967 58 45 0.00 0.0
1966 74 49 0.00 0.0
1965 69 53 0.10 0.0
1964 65 35 0.00 0.0
1963 71 46 0.00 0.0
1962 89 59 0.00 0.0
1961 73 54 0.00 0.0
1960 77 57 0.00 0.0
1959 69 55 0.00 0.0
1958 64 47 0.00 0.0
1957 58 40 0.00 0.0
1956 62 39 0.00 0.0
1955 78 49 0.00 0.0
1954 88 67 0.00 0.0
1953 70 51 0.00 0.0
1952 66 47 0.00 0.0
1951 67 43 0.00 0.0
1950 70 53 0.13 0.0
1949 83 65 0.00 0.0
1948 70 57 0.00 0.0
1947 72 61 0.00 0.0
1946 78 49 0.87 0.0
1945 69 41 0.00 0.0
1944 70 44 0.00 0.0
1943 69 41 0.00 0.0
1942 67 56 0.00 0.0
1941 76 43 0.00 0.0
1940 77 52 0.00 0.0
1939 66 56 0.00 0.0
1938 75 55 0.00 0.0
1937 76 48 0.00 0.0
1936 73 51 0.00 0.0
1935 63 56 0.02 0.0
1934 69 43 0.00 0.0
1933 80 51 0.00 0.0
1932 61 42 0.00 0.0
1931 69 44 0.00 0.0
1930 77 53 0.00 0.0
1929 70 43 0.00 0.0
1928 85 54 0.00 0.0
1927 74 58 1.53 0.0
1926 71 54 0.00 0.0
1925 59 49 0.08 0.0
1924 76 46 0.00 0.0
1923 72 46 0.00 0.0
1922 67 49 0.00 0.0
1921 58 43 0.00 0.0
1920 83 52 0.00 0.0
1919 69 45 0.55 0.0
1918 64 58 0.19 0.0
1917 60 39 0.36 0.0
1916 70 38 0.00 0.0
1915 73 43 0.00 0.0
1914 75 52 0.00 0.0
1913 65 52 0.02 0.0
1912 83 65 0.00 0.0
1911 67 52 0.00 0.0
1910 81 49 0.00 0.0
1909 66 45 0.00 0.0
1908 57 42 0.00 0.0
1907 58 42 0.00 0.0
1906 57 31 0.00 0.0
1905 54 41 0.00 0.0
1904 67 47 0.32 0.0
1903 66 52 0.43 0.0
1902 73 53 0.88 0.0
1901 74 54 0.01 0.0
1900 66 44 0.00 0.0
1899 77 59 0.00 0.0
1898 69 52 0.05 0.0
1897 74 62 1.08 0.0
1896 53 47 0.12 0.0
1895 64 52 0.39 0.0
1894 66 38 0.00 0.0
1893 68 45 0.00 0.0
1892 71 42 0.00 0.0
1891 51 40 0.16 0.0
1890 62 56 0.00 0.0
1889 82 51 0.00 0.0
1888 57 43 0.20 0.0
1887 56 43 0.00 0.0
1886 82 50 0.00 0.0
1885 64 51 0.84 0.0
1884 82 62 0.00 0.0
1883 71 64 0.16 n/a
1882 59 55 0.08 n/a
1881 63 44 0.06 n/a
1880 80 55 0.00 n/a
1879 74 60 0.00 n/a
1878 62 50 0.00 n/a
1877 59 47 0.00 n/a
1876 56 32 0.00 n/a
1875 52 38 0.00 n/a
1874 59 46 0.00 n/a
1873 62 50 0.03 n/a
1872 60 36 0.00 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.10 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 0.00 n/a
1858 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1856 75 51 0.00 n/a
1855 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1854 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1853 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1852 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1851 71 61 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 10/12?
For the date of Oct 12, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 89 °F which happened in 1962.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 89 °F 1962
2 88 °F 1954
3 85 °F 1928
4 83 °F 1949
4 83 °F 1920
4 83 °F 2010
4 83 °F 1912
8 82 °F 1884
8 82 °F 1886
8 82 °F 1889
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 10/12?
For the date of Oct 12, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 31 °F which happened in 1906.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 31 °F 1906
2 32 °F 1876
3 35 °F 1964
4 36 °F 1872
5 38 °F 1916
5 38 °F 1875
5 38 °F 1894
8 39 °F 1956
8 39 °F 1917
10 40 °F 1957
10 40 °F 1891
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1891
2 52 °F 1875
3 53 °F 1896
4 54 °F 1905
5 55 °F 1987
5 55 °F 1988
7 56 °F 1887
7 56 °F 1876
9 57 °F 1906
9 57 °F 1888
9 57 °F 1908
9 57 °F 2009
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 10/12?
For the date of Oct 12, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.53 inches which happened in 1927.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on October 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.53 inches 1927
2 1.08 inches 1897
3 0.89 inches 1993
4 0.88 inches 1902
5 0.87 inches 1983
5 0.87 inches 1946
7 0.86 inches 2020
8 0.84 inches 1885
9 0.55 inches 1919
10 0.44 inches 2011
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location