Washington D.C. October 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of October 3.
October 3 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F 1879
Lowest temperature 35 °F 1899
Lowest daily high 53 °F 2011
Highest daily low 73 °F 2019
Most precipitation 1.92 inches 1927
Most snow none -
October 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 73.9 °F
Average low 57.0 °F
Chance precipitation 27.8%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. October 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 86 64 0.00 0.0
2022 57 49 0.45 0.0
2021 82 63 0.00 0.0
2020 68 49 0.00 0.0
2019 82 73 0.00 0.0
2018 87 69 0.00 0.0
2017 75 56 0.00 0.0
2016 78 63 0.00 0.0
2015 58 50 0.19 0.0
2014 73 64 0.09 0.0
2013 86 65 0.00 0.0
2012 82 70 0.00 0.0
2011 53 46 0.00 0.0
2010 67 53 0.40 0.0
2009 77 61 0.00 0.0
2008 75 51 0.00 0.0
2007 82 67 0.00 0.0
2006 80 60 0.00 0.0
2005 81 57 0.00 0.0
2004 70 58 0.00 0.0
2003 59 39 0.00 0.0
2002 88 68 0.00 0.0
2001 84 58 0.00 0.0
2000 84 58 0.00 0.0
1999 79 57 0.00 0.0
1998 67 50 0.01 0.0
1997 73 48 0.00 0.0
1996 67 49 0.00 0.0
1995 83 64 0.04 0.0
1994 63 49 0.00 0.0
1993 68 52 0.00 0.0
1992 76 50 0.00 0.0
1991 78 66 0.03 0.0
1990 75 49 0.00 0.0
1989 77 55 0.00 0.0
1988 68 59 0.07 0.0
1987 65 45 0.47 0.0
1986 84 68 0.00 0.0
1985 62 57 1.22 0.0
1984 70 46 0.00 0.0
1983 81 57 0.00 0.0
1982 77 52 0.00 0.0
1981 64 48 0.00 0.0
1980 62 57 0.33 0.0
1979 76 62 0.33 0.0
1978 72 50 0.00 0.0
1977 66 52 0.00 0.0
1976 68 59 0.15 0.0
1975 64 43 0.00 0.0
1974 53 36 0.00 0.0
1973 83 63 0.00 0.0
1972 74 48 0.00 0.0
1971 83 66 0.00 0.0
1970 86 55 0.00 0.0
1969 82 68 0.00 0.0
1968 85 64 0.29 0.0
1967 82 54 0.00 0.0
1966 69 44 0.00 0.0
1965 78 48 0.00 0.0
1964 73 56 0.00 0.0
1963 81 56 0.00 0.0
1962 73 53 0.00 0.0
1961 65 50 0.06 0.0
1960 74 58 0.00 0.0
1959 76 65 0.00 0.0
1958 59 54 0.00 0.0
1957 66 52 0.00 0.0
1956 78 58 0.00 0.0
1955 73 51 0.00 0.0
1954 88 69 0.00 0.0
1953 78 50 0.00 0.0
1952 60 46 0.00 0.0
1951 83 63 0.00 0.0
1950 82 58 0.00 0.0
1949 73 52 0.00 0.0
1948 66 54 0.00 0.0
1947 74 44 0.00 0.0
1946 75 47 0.00 0.0
1945 61 45 0.00 0.0
1944 63 49 0.75 0.0
1943 66 51 0.00 0.0
1942 69 55 0.00 0.0
1941 85 65 0.00 0.0
1940 73 54 0.00 0.0
1939 59 47 0.06 0.0
1938 63 42 0.00 0.0
1937 63 55 0.46 0.0
1936 70 52 0.00 0.0
1935 74 47 0.00 0.0
1934 72 46 0.00 0.0
1933 66 49 0.00 0.0
1932 81 55 0.00 0.0
1931 84 58 0.00 0.0
1930 69 44 0.00 0.0
1929 66 51 0.00 0.0
1928 74 49 0.00 0.0
1927 80 67 1.92 0.0
1926 87 63 0.00 0.0
1925 76 62 0.05 0.0
1924 76 43 0.00 0.0
1923 71 50 0.00 0.0
1922 84 52 0.00 0.0
1921 67 58 0.19 0.0
1920 71 40 0.00 0.0
1919 91 60 0.00 0.0
1918 78 55 0.00 0.0
1917 71 41 0.00 0.0
1916 67 46 0.00 0.0
1915 72 50 0.00 0.0
1914 71 44 0.00 0.0
1913 68 52 0.18 0.0
1912 74 48 0.00 0.0
1911 63 53 0.00 0.0
1910 77 47 0.00 0.0
1909 63 48 0.00 0.0
1908 65 39 0.00 0.0
1907 81 50 0.00 0.0
1906 72 57 0.01 0.0
1905 73 49 0.05 0.0
1904 64 46 0.00 0.0
1903 66 60 0.00 0.0
1902 73 50 0.00 0.0
1901 63 48 0.09 0.0
1900 70 63 0.01 0.0
1899 59 35 0.00 0.0
1898 83 72 0.11 0.0
1897 61 46 0.00 0.0
1896 65 49 0.00 0.0
1895 73 39 0.00 0.0
1894 84 59 0.00 0.0
1893 76 45 0.00 0.0
1892 71 38 0.00 0.0
1891 84 58 0.00 0.0
1890 74 60 0.04 0.0
1889 68 40 0.00 0.0
1888 54 39 0.00 0.0
1887 75 54 0.03 0.0
1886 66 38 0.00 0.0
1885 75 64 0.69 0.0
1884 64 56 0.04 0.0
1883 69 51 0.00 n/a
1882 76 52 0.00 n/a
1881 84 72 0.00 n/a
1880 74 48 0.00 n/a
1879 92 64 0.02 n/a
1878 80 57 0.00 n/a
1877 77 58 0.00 n/a
1876 64 40 0.00 n/a
1875 66 41 0.00 n/a
1874 71 44 0.00 n/a
1873 74 49 0.00 n/a
1872 77 53 0.00 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.03 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 44 0.00 n/a
1855 n/a n/a 0.20 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 76 53 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 10/3?
For the date of Oct 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 92 °F which happened in 1879.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 1879
2 91 °F 1919
3 88 °F 2002
3 88 °F 1954
5 87 °F 1926
5 87 °F 2018
7 86 °F 1970
7 86 °F 2013
7 86 °F 2023
10 85 °F 1941
10 85 °F 1968
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 10/3?
For the date of Oct 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 35 °F which happened in 1899.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 35 °F 1899
2 36 °F 1974
3 38 °F 1892
3 38 °F 1886
5 39 °F 1895
5 39 °F 1888
5 39 °F 2003
5 39 °F 1908
9 40 °F 1920
9 40 °F 1889
9 40 °F 1876
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on October 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 53 °F 1974
1 53 °F 2011
3 54 °F 1888
4 57 °F 2022
5 58 °F 2015
6 59 °F 1899
6 59 °F 1958
6 59 °F 1939
6 59 °F 2003
10 60 °F 1952
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 10/3?
For the date of Oct 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.92 inches which happened in 1927.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on October 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.92 inches 1927
2 1.22 inches 1985
3 0.75 inches 1944
4 0.69 inches 1885
5 0.47 inches 1987
6 0.46 inches 1937
7 0.45 inches 2022
8 0.40 inches 2010
9 0.33 inches 1980
9 0.33 inches 1979
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location