Washington D.C. October 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of October 16.
October 16 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 89 °F 1897
Lowest temperature 30 °F 1876
Lowest daily high 45 °F 2009
Highest daily low 67 °F 1947
Most precipitation 1.38 inches 2002
Most snow none -
October 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 68.9 °F
Average low 51.7 °F
Chance precipitation 26.7%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. October 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 64 46 0.00 0.0
2022 71 54 0.02 0.0
2021 81 56 0.30 0.0
2020 67 53 0.16 0.0
2019 65 51 1.35 0.0
2018 67 56 0.00 0.0
2017 73 52 0.10 0.0
2016 73 53 0.00 0.0
2015 67 51 0.00 0.0
2014 68 60 0.02 0.0
2013 73 63 0.00 0.0
2012 65 49 0.00 0.0
2011 71 50 0.00 0.0
2010 68 50 0.00 0.0
2009 45 42 0.44 0.0
2008 82 63 0.00 0.0
2007 79 58 0.00 0.0
2006 64 41 0.00 0.0
2005 68 53 0.00 0.0
2004 63 44 0.02 0.0
2003 69 45 0.00 0.0
2002 59 52 1.38 0.0
2001 73 47 0.20 0.0
2000 77 58 0.00 0.0
1999 72 48 0.00 0.0
1998 68 46 0.00 0.0
1997 65 52 0.00 0.0
1996 75 53 0.00 0.0
1995 63 45 0.00 0.0
1994 71 45 0.00 0.0
1993 69 51 0.00 0.0
1992 77 58 0.00 0.0
1991 62 50 0.04 0.0
1990 72 50 0.00 0.0
1989 83 61 0.00 0.0
1988 77 48 0.00 0.0
1987 74 44 0.00 0.0
1986 63 42 0.00 0.0
1985 76 56 0.00 0.0
1984 71 58 0.10 0.0
1983 68 49 0.00 0.0
1982 59 44 0.02 0.0
1981 76 52 0.00 0.0
1980 79 52 0.00 0.0
1979 67 50 0.00 0.0
1978 61 46 0.07 0.0
1977 59 43 0.68 0.0
1976 65 54 0.00 0.0
1975 74 62 0.00 0.0
1974 58 52 0.38 0.0
1973 72 52 0.00 0.0
1972 60 43 0.00 0.0
1971 72 56 0.02 0.0
1970 61 45 0.11 0.0
1969 70 43 0.00 0.0
1968 79 57 0.00 0.0
1967 75 56 0.00 0.0
1966 71 47 0.12 0.0
1965 78 55 0.00 0.0
1964 68 53 0.65 0.0
1963 82 44 0.00 0.0
1962 80 63 0.00 0.0
1961 61 45 0.00 0.0
1960 79 63 0.00 0.0
1959 66 43 0.00 0.0
1958 84 55 0.00 0.0
1957 68 48 0.00 0.0
1956 72 49 0.00 0.0
1955 62 47 0.00 0.0
1954 63 47 0.00 0.0
1953 80 52 0.00 0.0
1952 65 47 0.00 0.0
1951 77 55 0.00 0.0
1950 70 44 0.00 0.0
1949 64 56 0.00 0.0
1948 68 41 0.00 0.0
1947 75 67 0.00 0.0
1946 70 43 0.00 0.0
1945 67 40 0.00 0.0
1944 62 34 0.00 0.0
1943 75 47 0.65 0.0
1942 69 63 1.04 0.0
1941 68 51 0.00 0.0
1940 51 45 0.01 0.0
1939 63 35 0.00 0.0
1938 80 54 0.00 0.0
1937 55 34 0.00 0.0
1936 70 62 0.38 0.0
1935 60 45 0.00 0.0
1934 76 48 0.00 0.0
1933 72 43 0.00 0.0
1932 68 57 0.18 0.0
1931 67 51 0.02 0.0
1930 79 61 0.00 0.0
1929 71 45 0.11 0.0
1928 85 64 0.00 0.0
1927 67 40 0.00 0.0
1926 61 44 0.00 0.0
1925 74 57 0.19 0.0
1924 75 46 0.00 0.0
1923 66 52 0.00 0.0
1922 78 62 0.00 0.0
1921 73 45 0.00 0.0
1920 83 51 0.00 0.0
1919 86 65 0.01 0.0
1918 79 48 0.00 0.0
1917 72 49 0.00 0.0
1916 65 56 0.04 0.0
1915 68 60 0.01 0.0
1914 73 66 1.09 0.0
1913 72 48 0.00 0.0
1912 64 40 0.00 0.0
1911 70 50 0.00 0.0
1910 85 56 0.00 0.0
1909 53 40 0.00 0.0
1908 84 50 0.00 0.0
1907 67 38 0.00 0.0
1906 68 58 0.04 0.0
1905 80 56 0.00 0.0
1904 65 33 0.00 0.0
1903 70 54 0.00 0.0
1902 71 40 0.00 0.0
1901 68 38 0.00 0.0
1900 78 48 0.00 0.0
1899 66 60 0.00 0.0
1898 62 41 0.00 0.0
1897 89 56 0.00 0.0
1896 75 44 0.00 0.0
1895 62 39 0.00 0.0
1894 69 36 0.00 0.0
1893 54 42 0.00 0.0
1892 79 53 0.00 0.0
1891 60 42 0.00 0.0
1890 61 49 0.34 0.0
1889 61 45 0.00 0.0
1888 68 49 0.01 0.0
1887 62 31 0.00 0.0
1886 57 40 0.00 0.0
1885 66 44 0.00 0.0
1884 68 43 0.00 0.0
1883 53 38 0.00 n/a
1882 74 52 0.02 n/a
1881 89 64 0.00 n/a
1880 82 60 0.00 n/a
1879 83 59 0.00 n/a
1878 79 56 0.00 n/a
1877 80 54 0.00 n/a
1876 53 30 0.00 n/a
1875 56 43 0.80 n/a
1874 63 37 0.00 n/a
1873 73 48 0.00 n/a
1872 69 49 0.00 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.18 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 0.49 n/a
1856 n/a n/a 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 69 40 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 10/16?
For the date of Oct 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 89 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1897.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 89 °F 1897
1 89 °F 1881
3 86 °F 1919
4 85 °F 1910
4 85 °F 1928
6 84 °F 1908
6 84 °F 1958
8 83 °F 1879
8 83 °F 1920
8 83 °F 1989
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 10/16?
For the date of Oct 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 30 °F which happened in 1876.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 1876
2 31 °F 1887
3 33 °F 1904
4 34 °F 1937
4 34 °F 1944
6 35 °F 1939
7 36 °F 1894
8 37 °F 1874
9 38 °F 1883
9 38 °F 1901
9 38 °F 1907
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 45 °F 2009
2 51 °F 1940
3 53 °F 1876
3 53 °F 1883
3 53 °F 1909
6 54 °F 1893
7 55 °F 1937
8 56 °F 1875
9 57 °F 1886
10 58 °F 1974
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 10/16?
For the date of Oct 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.38 inches which happened in 2002.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on October 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.38 inches 2002
2 1.35 inches 2019
3 1.09 inches 1914
4 1.04 inches 1942
5 0.80 inches 1875
6 0.68 inches 1977
7 0.65 inches 1964
7 0.65 inches 1943
9 0.49 inches 1857
10 0.44 inches 2009
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location