Washington D.C. October 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of October 20.
October 20 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 86 °F 1969
Lowest temperature 31 °F 1972
Lowest daily high 42 °F 1940
Highest daily low 68 °F 2016
Most precipitation 2.97 inches 1910
Most snow 1.4 inches 1940
October 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 67.5 °F
Average low 50.3 °F
Chance precipitation 26.9%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. October 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 67 56 0.03 0.0
2022 62 40 0.00 0.0
2021 78 53 0.00 0.0
2020 76 59 0.00 0.0
2019 58 55 1.60 0.0
2018 69 53 0.07 0.0
2017 77 55 0.00 0.0
2016 85 68 0.02 0.0
2015 68 44 0.00 0.0
2014 70 45 0.01 0.0
2013 66 49 0.00 0.0
2012 69 51 0.00 0.0
2011 68 52 0.00 0.0
2010 59 51 0.02 0.0
2009 70 41 0.00 0.0
2008 62 38 0.00 0.0
2007 76 56 0.00 0.0
2006 70 49 0.22 0.0
2005 64 55 0.00 0.0
2004 55 53 0.21 0.0
2003 66 45 0.00 0.0
2002 61 51 0.00 0.0
2001 74 46 0.00 0.0
2000 71 49 0.00 0.0
1999 55 50 0.54 0.0
1998 72 55 0.00 0.0
1997 68 46 0.00 0.0
1996 59 46 0.11 0.0
1995 76 54 0.20 0.0
1994 73 61 0.03 0.0
1993 65 60 0.26 0.0
1992 50 32 0.00 0.0
1991 56 42 0.00 0.0
1990 62 40 0.00 0.0
1989 59 45 0.65 0.0
1988 62 41 0.00 0.0
1987 73 53 0.00 0.0
1986 66 39 0.00 0.0
1985 71 52 0.27 0.0
1984 78 63 0.00 0.0
1983 57 51 0.25 0.0
1982 74 54 0.01 0.0
1981 64 37 0.00 0.0
1980 65 49 0.00 0.0
1979 77 59 0.00 0.0
1978 67 50 0.00 0.0
1977 66 51 0.00 0.0
1976 61 53 1.52 0.0
1975 64 49 0.00 0.0
1974 50 34 0.00 0.0
1973 79 50 0.00 0.0
1972 51 31 0.00 0.0
1971 66 57 0.00 0.0
1970 63 51 0.00 0.0
1969 86 52 0.00 0.0
1968 75 55 0.00 0.0
1967 62 37 0.00 0.0
1966 61 41 0.00 0.0
1965 76 50 0.00 0.0
1964 52 43 0.00 0.0
1963 77 52 0.00 0.0
1962 71 45 0.00 0.0
1961 71 55 0.01 0.0
1960 68 44 1.44 0.0
1959 72 44 0.00 0.0
1958 66 45 0.00 0.0
1957 65 45 0.00 0.0
1956 62 45 0.00 0.0
1955 66 49 0.00 0.0
1954 56 42 0.11 0.0
1953 83 52 0.00 0.0
1952 51 34 0.00 0.0
1951 61 51 0.00 0.0
1950 75 55 0.04 0.0
1949 73 50 0.00 0.0
1948 57 42 0.00 0.0
1947 78 57 0.00 0.0
1946 53 49 0.41 0.0
1945 70 51 0.00 0.0
1944 55 50 1.08 0.0
1943 62 42 0.00 0.0
1942 75 47 0.00 0.0
1941 69 60 0.00 0.0
1940 42 33 0.00 1.4
1939 77 51 0.00 0.0
1938 79 53 0.25 0.0
1937 70 49 0.46 0.0
1936 79 52 0.00 0.0
1935 79 50 0.00 0.0
1934 65 36 0.00 0.0
1933 72 50 0.00 0.0
1932 70 59 0.00 0.0
1931 75 37 0.00 0.0
1930 49 34 0.00 0.0
1929 76 45 0.00 0.0
1928 64 50 0.00 0.0
1927 64 50 0.00 0.0
1926 55 46 0.28 0.0
1925 51 37 0.00 0.0
1924 70 47 0.00 0.0
1923 63 50 0.00 0.0
1922 59 39 0.00 0.0
1921 60 50 0.11 0.0
1920 78 54 0.00 0.0
1919 61 48 0.00 0.0
1918 59 52 0.17 0.0
1917 49 37 0.01 0.0
1916 82 63 0.02 0.0
1915 72 63 0.47 0.0
1914 74 46 0.00 0.0
1913 67 44 0.14 0.0
1912 66 42 0.00 0.0
1911 64 59 0.01 0.0
1910 75 61 2.97 0.0
1909 58 32 0.00 0.0
1908 61 45 0.00 0.0
1907 60 36 0.09 0.0
1906 68 59 0.74 0.0
1905 69 49 0.31 0.0
1904 65 54 0.00 0.0
1903 74 43 0.00 0.0
1902 71 51 0.00 0.0
1901 63 46 0.00 0.0
1900 61 35 0.00 0.0
1899 66 43 0.00 0.0
1898 70 40 0.00 0.0
1897 60 56 0.92 0.0
1896 66 44 0.00 0.0
1895 55 38 0.00 0.0
1894 74 42 0.00 0.0
1893 65 44 0.00 0.0
1892 69 42 0.00 0.0
1891 55 46 0.05 0.0
1890 56 50 0.00 0.0
1889 76 50 0.00 0.0
1888 60 45 0.53 0.0
1887 58 52 1.14 0.0
1886 71 52 0.00 0.0
1885 75 64 0.00 0.0
1884 75 51 0.00 0.0
1883 72 52 0.20 n/a
1882 57 45 0.00 n/a
1881 66 48 0.00 n/a
1880 60 41 0.00 n/a
1879 64 40 0.00 n/a
1878 63 41 0.00 n/a
1877 77 64 0.06 n/a
1876 62 50 0.00 n/a
1875 59 35 0.00 n/a
1874 68 38 0.00 n/a
1873 53 44 1.55 n/a
1872 59 37 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 0.00 n/a
1858 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1856 68 40 0.00 n/a
1855 n/a n/a 0.07 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 44 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 10/20?
For the date of Oct 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 86 °F which happened in 1969.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 86 °F 1969
2 85 °F 2016
3 83 °F 1953
4 82 °F 1916
5 79 °F 1936
5 79 °F 1973
5 79 °F 1935
5 79 °F 1938
9 78 °F 2021
9 78 °F 1920
9 78 °F 1947
9 78 °F 1984
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 10/20?
For the date of Oct 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 31 °F which happened in 1972.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 31 °F 1972
2 32 °F 1909
2 32 °F 1992
4 33 °F 1940
5 34 °F 1952
5 34 °F 1974
5 34 °F 1930
8 35 °F 1875
8 35 °F 1900
10 36 °F 1934
10 36 °F 1907
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 42 °F 1940
2 49 °F 1930
2 49 °F 1917
4 50 °F 1992
4 50 °F 1974
6 51 °F 1972
6 51 °F 1925
6 51 °F 1952
9 52 °F 1964
10 53 °F 1946
10 53 °F 1873
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 10/20?
For the date of Oct 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 2.97 inches which happened in 1910.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on October 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.97 inches 1910
2 1.60 inches 2019
3 1.55 inches 1873
4 1.52 inches 1976
5 1.44 inches 1960
6 1.14 inches 1887
7 1.08 inches 1944
8 0.92 inches 1897
9 0.74 inches 1906
10 0.65 inches 1989
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on October 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.4 inches 1940
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location