Washington D.C. October 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of October 21.
October 21 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 85 °F 1947
Lowest temperature 30 °F 1974
Lowest daily high 49 °F 1913
Highest daily low 64 °F 1984
Most precipitation 2.0 inches 1904
Most snow none -
October 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 67.0 °F
Average low 49.9 °F
Chance precipitation 27.0%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. October 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2022 68 42 0.00 0.0
2021 75 53 0.00 0.0
2020 76 62 0.01 0.0
2019 70 55 0.00 0.0
2018 56 42 0.00 0.0
2017 78 52 0.00 0.0
2016 79 58 0.26 0.0
2015 73 48 0.00 0.0
2014 73 54 0.23 0.0
2013 68 46 0.00 0.0
2012 67 49 0.00 0.0
2011 62 47 0.00 0.0
2010 70 50 0.00 0.0
2009 75 47 0.00 0.0
2008 65 44 0.00 0.0
2007 80 52 0.00 0.0
2006 62 45 0.00 0.0
2005 56 51 0.04 0.0
2004 56 52 0.15 0.0
2003 74 56 0.00 0.0
2002 61 47 0.00 0.0
2001 77 49 0.00 0.0
2000 78 51 0.00 0.0
1999 62 45 0.00 0.0
1998 65 50 0.00 0.0
1997 61 44 0.00 0.0
1996 62 44 0.00 0.0
1995 71 45 1.73 0.0
1994 72 53 0.00 0.0
1993 80 56 0.28 0.0
1992 66 47 0.00 0.0
1991 58 39 0.00 0.0
1990 68 46 0.00 0.0
1989 58 38 0.00 0.0
1988 56 47 1.22 0.0
1987 61 42 0.01 0.0
1986 71 43 0.00 0.0
1985 57 50 1.12 0.0
1984 83 64 0.00 0.0
1983 58 48 0.16 0.0
1982 66 45 0.10 0.0
1981 73 45 0.00 0.0
1980 76 50 0.00 0.0
1979 82 64 0.00 0.0
1978 73 45 0.00 0.0
1977 70 47 0.00 0.0
1976 58 43 0.00 0.0
1975 76 46 0.00 0.0
1974 52 30 0.00 0.0
1973 67 46 0.00 0.0
1972 55 32 0.00 0.0
1971 72 52 0.00 0.0
1970 64 57 1.08 0.0
1969 74 49 0.01 0.0
1968 68 50 0.00 0.0
1967 70 44 0.00 0.0
1966 64 36 0.00 0.0
1965 76 57 0.00 0.0
1964 61 36 0.00 0.0
1963 80 51 0.00 0.0
1962 71 56 0.04 0.0
1961 63 53 1.49 0.0
1960 56 39 0.00 0.0
1959 56 50 0.00 0.0
1958 60 48 0.02 0.0
1957 64 43 0.00 0.0
1956 66 56 0.01 0.0
1955 73 45 0.00 0.0
1954 62 44 0.00 0.0
1953 72 56 0.00 0.0
1952 53 30 0.00 0.0
1951 66 53 0.00 0.0
1950 73 45 0.00 0.0
1949 80 46 0.00 0.0
1948 54 37 0.00 0.0
1947 85 52 0.00 0.0
1946 62 49 0.35 0.0
1945 75 46 0.00 0.0
1944 59 44 0.15 0.0
1943 70 40 0.00 0.0
1942 67 57 0.18 0.0
1941 80 58 0.00 0.0
1940 56 32 0.00 0.0
1939 81 54 0.10 0.0
1938 62 45 0.00 0.0
1937 67 46 0.00 0.0
1936 77 54 0.00 0.0
1935 78 57 0.00 0.0
1934 72 43 0.00 0.0
1933 71 53 0.00 0.0
1932 65 50 0.00 0.0
1931 75 44 0.00 0.0
1930 51 31 0.00 0.0
1929 74 56 0.01 0.0
1928 65 42 0.00 0.0
1927 65 45 0.00 0.0
1926 55 39 0.00 0.0
1925 54 39 0.00 0.0
1924 52 37 0.00 0.0
1923 63 42 0.00 0.0
1922 61 33 0.00 0.0
1921 60 45 0.00 0.0
1920 79 54 0.00 0.0
1919 70 52 0.00 0.0
1918 63 48 0.00 0.0
1917 54 34 0.00 0.0
1916 64 44 0.00 0.0
1915 79 60 0.00 0.0
1914 75 51 0.00 0.0
1913 49 38 0.00 0.0
1912 67 39 0.00 0.0
1911 63 57 0.38 0.0
1910 67 58 0.00 0.0
1909 65 39 0.00 0.0
1908 58 43 0.00 0.0
1907 53 33 0.00 0.0
1906 61 57 0.08 0.0
1905 53 37 0.00 0.0
1904 65 47 2.02 0.0
1903 70 46 0.00 0.0
1902 56 37 0.00 0.0
1901 71 43 0.00 0.0
1900 67 36 0.00 0.0
1899 52 36 0.00 0.0
1898 64 46 0.52 0.0
1897 59 53 0.01 0.0
1896 71 45 0.00 0.0
1895 54 34 0.00 0.0
1894 75 48 0.00 0.0
1893 65 50 0.00 0.0
1892 67 51 0.00 0.0
1891 63 45 0.00 0.0
1890 58 46 0.00 0.0
1889 58 50 0.04 0.0
1888 52 37 0.00 0.0
1887 59 45 0.00 0.0
1886 74 50 0.04 0.0
1885 66 43 1.92 0.0
1884 78 54 0.00 0.0
1883 53 42 0.37 n/a
1882 59 45 0.00 n/a
1881 68 42 0.00 n/a
1880 64 42 0.00 n/a
1879 61 44 0.29 n/a
1878 68 40 0.00 n/a
1877 66 54 0.52 n/a
1876 70 57 0.05 n/a
1875 76 40 0.00 n/a
1874 74 40 0.00 n/a
1873 54 42 0.08 n/a
1872 69 37 0.00 n/a
1856 70 39 0.00 n/a
1851 74 52 n/a n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 85 °F 1947
2 83 °F 1984
3 82 °F 1979
4 81 °F 1939
5 80 °F 1993
5 80 °F 2007
5 80 °F 1941
5 80 °F 1963
5 80 °F 1949
10 79 °F 1915
10 79 °F 2016
10 79 °F 1920
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 1952
1 30 °F 1974
3 31 °F 1930
4 32 °F 1972
4 32 °F 1940
6 33 °F 1907
6 33 °F 1922
8 34 °F 1917
8 34 °F 1895
10 36 °F 1966
10 36 °F 1900
10 36 °F 1964
10 36 °F 1899
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 1913
2 51 °F 1930
3 52 °F 1899
3 52 °F 1888
3 52 °F 1974
3 52 °F 1924
7 53 °F 1905
7 53 °F 1883
7 53 °F 1952
7 53 °F 1907
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on October 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.0 inches 1904
2 1.9 inches 1885
3 1.7 inches 1995
4 1.5 inches 1961
5 1.2 inches 1988
6 1.1 inches 1985
7 1.1 inches 1970
8 0.5 inches 1898
8 0.5 inches 1877
10 0.4 inches 1911
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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