Washington D.C. October 2 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of October 2.
October 2 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 98 °F 2019
Lowest temperature 33 °F 1899
Lowest daily high 52 °F 2011
Highest daily low 73 °F 2019
Most precipitation 1.74 inches 1976
Most snow none -
October 2 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 74.4 °F
Average low 57.4 °F
Chance precipitation 28.2%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. October 2 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 85 63 0.00 0.0
2022 62 53 0.55 0.0
2021 79 56 0.00 0.0
2020 69 54 0.07 0.0
2019 98 73 0.00 0.0
2018 84 66 0.00 0.0
2017 74 52 0.00 0.0
2016 76 65 0.02 0.0
2015 58 50 0.96 0.0
2014 78 63 0.00 0.0
2013 88 63 0.00 0.0
2012 72 65 0.43 0.0
2011 52 45 0.18 0.0
2010 72 52 0.00 0.0
2009 72 56 0.02 0.0
2008 68 52 0.00 0.0
2007 81 60 0.00 0.0
2006 75 51 0.00 0.0
2005 82 57 0.00 0.0
2004 73 63 0.84 0.0
2003 58 43 0.00 0.0
2002 87 65 0.00 0.0
2001 80 54 0.00 0.0
2000 76 58 0.00 0.0
1999 74 54 0.00 0.0
1998 71 48 0.00 0.0
1997 65 44 0.00 0.0
1996 71 63 0.39 0.0
1995 84 58 0.00 0.0
1994 68 59 0.02 0.0
1993 74 53 0.01 0.0
1992 71 45 0.00 0.0
1991 79 63 0.00 0.0
1990 74 54 0.00 0.0
1989 76 65 0.96 0.0
1988 80 63 0.25 0.0
1987 73 47 0.00 0.0
1986 89 68 0.00 0.0
1985 68 57 0.20 0.0
1984 63 49 0.00 0.0
1983 75 57 0.00 0.0
1982 76 56 0.00 0.0
1981 66 52 0.02 0.0
1980 83 60 0.28 0.0
1979 77 66 0.52 0.0
1978 74 56 0.00 0.0
1977 82 59 0.03 0.0
1976 62 60 1.74 0.0
1975 69 48 0.00 0.0
1974 60 41 0.00 0.0
1973 74 65 1.10 0.0
1972 72 45 0.00 0.0
1971 80 68 0.41 0.0
1970 75 51 0.00 0.0
1969 76 63 0.63 0.0
1968 88 58 0.00 0.0
1967 76 46 0.00 0.0
1966 66 42 0.00 0.0
1965 73 53 0.00 0.0
1964 68 59 0.55 0.0
1963 78 49 0.00 0.0
1962 75 53 0.00 0.0
1961 68 62 0.23 0.0
1960 72 46 0.00 0.0
1959 75 65 0.00 0.0
1958 60 48 0.00 0.0
1957 73 56 0.00 0.0
1956 76 51 0.00 0.0
1955 70 53 0.00 0.0
1954 85 71 0.00 0.0
1953 75 54 0.00 0.0
1952 86 56 0.41 0.0
1951 83 59 0.00 0.0
1950 87 60 0.00 0.0
1949 72 52 0.00 0.0
1948 77 58 0.00 0.0
1947 71 39 0.00 0.0
1946 67 44 0.00 0.0
1945 70 57 0.15 0.0
1944 75 53 0.00 0.0
1943 75 60 0.00 0.0
1942 77 50 0.00 0.0
1941 76 66 0.01 0.0
1940 56 51 0.44 0.0
1939 52 45 1.63 0.0
1938 62 45 0.00 0.0
1937 81 52 0.00 0.0
1936 72 53 0.00 0.0
1935 63 45 0.00 0.0
1934 67 44 0.00 0.0
1933 68 55 0.00 0.0
1932 81 52 0.00 0.0
1931 82 55 0.00 0.0
1930 68 45 0.00 0.0
1929 76 52 1.48 0.0
1928 65 52 0.00 0.0
1927 88 68 0.00 0.0
1926 77 62 0.00 0.0
1925 66 59 0.64 0.0
1924 71 40 0.00 0.0
1923 70 50 0.00 0.0
1922 82 51 0.00 0.0
1921 76 48 0.00 0.0
1920 66 45 0.00 0.0
1919 72 56 0.22 0.0
1918 77 46 0.00 0.0
1917 68 44 0.00 0.0
1916 64 37 0.00 0.0
1915 67 56 0.00 0.0
1914 75 42 0.00 0.0
1913 75 54 0.28 0.0
1912 66 43 0.00 0.0
1911 69 56 0.11 0.0
1910 73 52 0.00 0.0
1909 66 44 0.00 0.0
1908 58 44 0.00 0.0
1907 70 42 0.00 0.0
1906 68 54 0.00 0.0
1905 81 61 0.00 0.0
1904 82 52 0.00 0.0
1903 80 58 0.00 0.0
1902 72 56 0.00 0.0
1901 74 56 0.28 0.0
1900 68 63 0.00 0.0
1899 60 33 0.00 0.0
1898 78 67 0.05 0.0
1897 65 53 0.00 0.0
1896 65 53 0.00 0.0
1895 70 37 0.00 0.0
1894 81 50 0.00 0.0
1893 73 46 0.00 0.0
1892 62 42 0.00 0.0
1891 76 62 0.00 0.0
1890 67 58 0.28 0.0
1889 63 54 0.00 0.0
1888 67 50 0.07 0.0
1887 77 58 0.00 0.0
1886 60 39 0.00 0.0
1885 66 58 0.18 0.0
1884 77 61 0.00 0.0
1883 73 56 0.77 n/a
1882 74 53 0.00 n/a
1881 89 69 0.00 n/a
1880 72 43 0.00 n/a
1879 88 57 0.00 n/a
1878 81 59 0.00 n/a
1877 77 56 0.00 n/a
1876 61 44 0.00 n/a
1875 62 43 0.00 n/a
1874 77 54 0.00 n/a
1873 71 50 0.00 n/a
1872 65 46 0.00 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.00 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 0.15 n/a
1858 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1856 62 38 0.00 n/a
1855 n/a n/a 0.95 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 67 43 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 10/2?
For the date of Oct 2, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 98 °F which happened in 2019.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 98 °F 2019
2 89 °F 1986
2 89 °F 1881
4 88 °F 1968
4 88 °F 2013
4 88 °F 1927
4 88 °F 1879
8 87 °F 2002
8 87 °F 1950
10 86 °F 1952
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 10/2?
For the date of Oct 2, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 33 °F which happened in 1899.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 33 °F 1899
2 37 °F 1895
2 37 °F 1916
4 38 °F 1856
5 39 °F 1947
5 39 °F 1886
7 40 °F 1924
8 41 °F 1974
9 42 °F 1914
9 42 °F 1966
9 42 °F 1892
9 42 °F 1907
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 52 °F 1939
1 52 °F 2011
3 56 °F 1940
4 58 °F 2015
4 58 °F 2003
4 58 °F 1908
7 60 °F 1899
7 60 °F 1974
7 60 °F 1958
7 60 °F 1886
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 10/2?
For the date of Oct 2, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.74 inches which happened in 1976.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on October 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.74 inches 1976
2 1.63 inches 1939
3 1.48 inches 1929
4 1.10 inches 1973
5 0.96 inches 1989
5 0.96 inches 2015
7 0.95 inches 1855
8 0.84 inches 2004
9 0.77 inches 1883
10 0.64 inches 1925
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location