Washington D.C. September 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of September 3.
September 3 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 98 °F 1953
Lowest temperature 48 °F 1909
Lowest daily high 68 °F 1926
Highest daily low 79 °F 1993
Most precipitation 1.67 inches 1974
Most snow none -
September 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 84.2 °F
Average low 67.4 °F
Chance precipitation 26.2%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. September 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 97 68 0.00 0.0
2022 89 71 0.00 0.0
2021 80 59 0.00 0.0
2020 91 75 0.38 0.0
2019 89 71 0.00 0.0
2018 93 78 0.00 0.0
2017 80 63 0.00 0.0
2016 82 70 0.00 0.0
2015 96 74 0.00 0.0
2014 89 77 0.00 0.0
2013 87 70 0.00 0.0
2012 85 75 0.00 0.0
2011 82 70 0.00 0.0
2010 91 77 0.00 0.0
2009 80 61 0.00 0.0
2008 95 69 0.00 0.0
2007 84 64 0.00 0.0
2006 79 63 0.00 0.0
2005 84 67 0.00 0.0
2004 83 67 0.00 0.0
2003 81 72 0.32 0.0
2002 88 64 0.00 0.0
2001 80 65 0.00 0.0
2000 84 73 0.10 0.0
1999 84 65 0.00 0.0
1998 84 67 0.00 0.0
1997 78 62 0.01 0.0
1996 84 69 0.17 0.0
1995 87 61 0.00 0.0
1994 75 60 0.00 0.0
1993 96 79 0.00 0.0
1992 83 69 0.05 0.0
1991 83 61 0.00 0.0
1990 84 70 0.00 0.0
1989 80 63 0.00 0.0
1988 82 62 0.00 0.0
1987 82 64 0.00 0.0
1986 75 66 0.00 0.0
1985 91 70 0.00 0.0
1984 93 71 0.73 0.0
1983 87 67 0.00 0.0
1982 85 67 0.00 0.0
1981 81 72 0.00 0.0
1980 92 77 0.00 0.0
1979 85 74 0.13 0.0
1978 87 70 0.00 0.0
1977 86 72 0.00 0.0
1976 77 64 0.00 0.0
1975 79 65 0.00 0.0
1974 90 63 1.67 0.0
1973 95 75 0.16 0.0
1972 85 66 0.00 0.0
1971 84 64 0.00 0.0
1970 85 64 0.00 0.0
1969 83 73 0.10 0.0
1968 86 61 0.00 0.0
1967 78 52 0.00 0.0
1966 94 70 0.00 0.0
1965 79 60 0.00 0.0
1964 86 57 0.00 0.0
1963 89 67 0.00 0.0
1962 75 65 0.00 0.0
1961 95 73 0.31 0.0
1960 79 63 0.00 0.0
1959 90 75 0.03 0.0
1958 76 56 0.00 0.0
1957 94 73 0.40 0.0
1956 82 71 0.00 0.0
1955 76 70 0.00 0.0
1954 91 64 0.00 0.0
1953 98 75 0.00 0.0
1952 76 64 0.11 0.0
1951 78 70 0.00 0.0
1950 90 74 0.16 0.0
1949 78 60 0.00 0.0
1948 82 58 0.00 0.0
1947 89 66 0.00 0.0
1946 75 62 0.00 0.0
1945 80 64 0.00 0.0
1944 91 66 0.00 0.0
1943 76 67 1.35 0.0
1942 90 69 0.00 0.0
1941 76 66 0.04 0.0
1940 81 64 0.00 0.0
1939 86 68 0.00 0.0
1938 73 62 0.05 0.0
1937 92 70 0.00 0.0
1936 77 65 0.01 0.0
1935 72 62 0.17 0.0
1934 70 62 0.87 0.0
1933 87 70 0.12 0.0
1932 92 73 0.00 0.0
1931 76 63 0.02 0.0
1930 91 72 0.00 0.0
1929 95 62 0.00 0.0
1928 84 66 1.01 0.0
1927 87 64 0.00 0.0
1926 68 61 0.09 0.0
1925 88 67 0.09 0.0
1924 73 57 0.00 0.0
1923 87 65 0.00 0.0
1922 85 67 0.00 0.0
1921 92 71 0.05 0.0
1920 74 52 0.00 0.0
1919 79 58 0.00 0.0
1918 81 60 0.00 0.0
1917 81 68 0.00 0.0
1916 76 52 0.00 0.0
1915 79 60 0.00 0.0
1914 83 72 0.00 0.0
1913 82 70 0.00 0.0
1912 79 66 0.00 0.0
1911 87 68 0.00 0.0
1910 81 67 0.11 0.0
1909 79 48 0.00 0.0
1908 71 52 0.00 0.0
1907 82 69 0.22 0.0
1906 89 72 0.03 0.0
1905 83 71 0.23 0.0
1904 90 67 0.00 0.0
1903 83 60 0.00 0.0
1902 83 66 0.18 0.0
1901 77 63 0.03 0.0
1900 89 70 0.00 0.0
1899 88 69 0.00 0.0
1898 95 74 0.00 0.0
1897 76 59 0.00 0.0
1896 92 64 0.60 0.0
1895 81 60 0.00 0.0
1894 84 62 0.00 0.0
1893 72 49 0.00 0.0
1892 78 48 0.00 0.0
1891 82 67 0.00 0.0
1890 82 64 0.00 0.0
1889 78 58 0.00 0.0
1888 72 58 0.07 0.0
1887 79 65 0.05 0.0
1886 75 52 0.00 0.0
1885 77 51 0.01 0.0
1884 87 64 0.00 0.0
1883 78 61 0.00 n/a
1882 90 70 1.53 n/a
1881 91 69 0.00 n/a
1880 92 72 0.00 n/a
1879 87 70 0.11 n/a
1878 91 71 0.08 n/a
1877 71 56 0.00 n/a
1876 76 56 0.00 n/a
1875 93 72 0.00 n/a
1874 90 62 0.00 n/a
1873 84 62 0.00 n/a
1872 72 54 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 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 79 64 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 9/3?
For the date of Sep 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 98 °F which happened in 1953.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on September 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 98 °F 1953
2 97 °F 2023
3 96 °F 1993
3 96 °F 2015
5 95 °F 1898
5 95 °F 1929
5 95 °F 1961
5 95 °F 1973
5 95 °F 2008
10 94 °F 1957
10 94 °F 1966
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 9/3?
For the date of Sep 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 48 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1909.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on September 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 48 °F 1892
1 48 °F 1909
3 49 °F 1893
4 51 °F 1885
5 52 °F 1967
5 52 °F 1920
5 52 °F 1916
5 52 °F 1886
5 52 °F 1908
10 54 °F 1872
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on September 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 68 °F 1926
2 70 °F 1934
3 71 °F 1908
3 71 °F 1877
5 72 °F 1935
5 72 °F 1893
5 72 °F 1872
5 72 °F 1888
9 73 °F 1924
9 73 °F 1938
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 9/3?
For the date of Sep 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.67 inches which happened in 1974.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on September 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.67 inches 1974
2 1.53 inches 1882
3 1.35 inches 1943
4 1.01 inches 1928
5 0.87 inches 1934
6 0.73 inches 1984
7 0.60 inches 1896
8 0.40 inches 1957
9 0.38 inches 2020
10 0.32 inches 2003
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location