Washington D.C. September 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of September 17.
September 17 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 96 °F 1991
Lowest temperature 44 °F 1923
Lowest daily high 60 °F 1945
Highest daily low 75 °F 1991
Most precipitation 3.26 inches 1876
Most snow none -
September 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 79.8 °F
Average low 63.1 °F
Chance precipitation 28.7%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. September 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 77 62 0.03 0.0
2022 82 63 0.00 0.0
2021 82 71 0.01 0.0
2020 73 66 0.39 0.0
2019 82 68 0.00 0.0
2018 80 72 1.26 0.0
2017 85 68 0.00 0.0
2016 83 68 0.00 0.0
2015 86 63 0.00 0.0
2014 79 59 0.00 0.0
2013 72 54 0.00 0.0
2012 75 59 0.14 0.0
2011 65 56 0.00 0.0
2010 82 64 0.01 0.0
2009 67 65 0.01 0.0
2008 79 61 0.00 0.0
2007 72 50 0.00 0.0
2006 81 62 0.00 0.0
2005 90 71 0.00 0.0
2004 81 70 0.40 0.0
2003 78 58 0.00 0.0
2002 84 65 0.00 0.0
2001 79 54 0.00 0.0
2000 72 49 0.00 0.0
1999 73 59 0.00 0.0
1998 86 71 0.10 0.0
1997 86 64 0.00 0.0
1996 71 62 0.25 0.0
1995 73 63 0.62 0.0
1994 88 69 0.47 0.0
1993 66 64 0.18 0.0
1992 85 64 0.00 0.0
1991 96 75 0.50 0.0
1990 65 51 0.00 0.0
1989 80 64 0.00 0.0
1988 71 59 0.13 0.0
1987 86 69 0.16 0.0
1986 69 47 0.00 0.0
1985 77 54 0.00 0.0
1984 72 50 0.00 0.0
1983 82 66 0.00 0.0
1982 76 61 0.00 0.0
1981 76 65 0.06 0.0
1980 91 72 0.06 0.0
1979 78 58 0.00 0.0
1978 86 69 0.00 0.0
1977 83 69 0.03 0.0
1976 83 67 0.02 0.0
1975 77 56 0.00 0.0
1974 81 66 0.00 0.0
1973 72 65 0.00 0.0
1972 91 68 0.00 0.0
1971 79 67 1.13 0.0
1970 84 72 0.00 0.0
1969 87 67 0.26 0.0
1968 80 61 0.00 0.0
1967 82 67 0.00 0.0
1966 76 49 0.00 0.0
1965 81 66 0.00 0.0
1964 86 63 0.00 0.0
1963 70 57 0.00 0.0
1962 69 62 0.76 0.0
1961 72 55 0.00 0.0
1960 76 62 0.00 0.0
1959 64 50 0.01 0.0
1958 93 72 0.30 0.0
1957 77 66 1.25 0.0
1956 87 61 0.65 0.0
1955 75 69 0.00 0.0
1954 83 65 0.22 0.0
1953 75 59 0.00 0.0
1952 81 59 0.00 0.0
1951 75 64 0.00 0.0
1950 72 57 0.00 0.0
1949 80 59 0.00 0.0
1948 78 63 0.00 0.0
1947 79 56 0.00 0.0
1946 83 53 0.00 0.0
1945 60 56 1.34 0.0
1944 84 60 0.00 0.0
1943 70 53 0.00 0.0
1942 87 71 0.02 0.0
1941 91 66 0.00 0.0
1940 77 56 0.00 0.0
1939 83 62 0.00 0.0
1938 61 56 0.03 0.0
1937 67 51 0.03 0.0
1936 82 65 0.00 0.0
1935 74 49 0.00 0.0
1934 71 59 0.00 0.0
1933 86 63 0.00 0.0
1932 79 56 0.00 0.0
1931 88 69 0.01 0.0
1930 88 70 0.00 0.0
1929 78 66 0.84 0.0
1928 84 69 0.00 0.0
1927 79 67 0.00 0.0
1926 81 65 0.00 0.0
1925 79 62 0.00 0.0
1924 64 52 0.09 0.0
1923 73 44 0.00 0.0
1922 71 56 0.00 0.0
1921 89 68 0.00 0.0
1920 73 55 0.00 0.0
1919 77 59 0.00 0.0
1918 80 61 0.01 0.0
1917 71 51 0.00 0.0
1916 74 47 0.00 0.0
1915 92 71 0.25 0.0
1914 78 57 0.00 0.0
1913 75 58 0.61 0.0
1912 82 64 0.00 0.0
1911 86 61 0.00 0.0
1910 77 48 0.00 0.0
1909 83 60 0.00 0.0
1908 75 54 0.00 0.0
1907 88 68 0.01 0.0
1906 75 59 0.00 0.0
1905 74 66 0.16 0.0
1904 82 52 0.00 0.0
1903 86 60 0.48 0.0
1902 70 49 0.00 0.0
1901 74 62 0.14 0.0
1900 70 59 0.00 0.0
1899 76 50 0.00 0.0
1898 88 62 0.00 0.0
1897 80 64 0.26 0.0
1896 84 65 0.03 0.0
1895 87 65 0.01 0.0
1894 83 68 0.11 0.0
1893 72 55 0.00 0.0
1892 81 53 0.00 0.0
1891 84 57 0.00 0.0
1890 73 59 0.07 0.0
1889 82 65 1.10 0.0
1888 76 67 0.80 0.0
1887 67 47 0.00 0.0
1886 89 70 0.00 0.0
1885 74 51 0.00 0.0
1884 84 64 0.00 0.0
1883 87 67 0.22 n/a
1882 84 60 0.00 n/a
1881 80 66 0.02 n/a
1880 86 55 0.00 n/a
1879 77 56 0.00 n/a
1878 77 53 0.00 n/a
1877 84 68 0.47 n/a
1876 72 58 3.26 n/a
1875 73 53 0.00 n/a
1874 69 65 0.06 n/a
1873 72 51 0.00 n/a
1872 79 51 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 0.34 n/a
1858 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a n/a 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 n/a n/a
1852 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1851 71 48 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 9/17?
For the date of Sep 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 96 °F which happened in 1991.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on September 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 96 °F 1991
2 93 °F 1958
3 92 °F 1915
4 91 °F 1980
4 91 °F 1972
4 91 °F 1941
7 90 °F 2005
8 89 °F 1886
8 89 °F 1921
10 88 °F 1930
10 88 °F 1907
10 88 °F 1931
10 88 °F 1994
10 88 °F 1898
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 9/17?
For the date of Sep 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 44 °F which happened in 1923.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on September 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 44 °F 1923
2 47 °F 1887
2 47 °F 1986
2 47 °F 1916
5 48 °F 1910
5 48 °F 1851
7 49 °F 1902
7 49 °F 1935
7 49 °F 1966
7 49 °F 2000
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on September 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 60 °F 1945
2 61 °F 1938
3 64 °F 1924
3 64 °F 1959
5 65 °F 1990
5 65 °F 2011
7 66 °F 1993
8 67 °F 1937
8 67 °F 1887
8 67 °F 2009
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 9/17?
For the date of Sep 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 3.26 inches which happened in 1876.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on September 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.26 inches 1876
2 1.34 inches 1945
3 1.26 inches 2018
4 1.25 inches 1957
5 1.13 inches 1971
6 1.10 inches 1889
7 0.84 inches 1929
8 0.80 inches 1888
9 0.76 inches 1962
10 0.65 inches 1956
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location