Washington D.C. April Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of April in Washington D.C. from 1854–2023.
Rainiest April in Washington D.C. History
The rainiest April in Washington D.C. history happened in 1889, with 9.13 inches of total precipitation.
Driest April in Washington D.C. History
The driest April in Washington D.C. history happened in 1985, with just 0.03 inches of total precipitation.
Washington D.C. Average April Precipitation by Year
Year Precipitation (inches)
2023 3.55
2022 3.82
2021 2.20
2020 6.30
2019 2.24
2018 3.59
2017 2.62
2016 2.05
2015 3.41
2014 6.47
2013 2.76
2012 1.92
2011 3.20
2010 1.50
2009 4.22
2008 4.92
2007 4.17
2006 3.10
2005 4.33
2004 3.84
2003 2.55
2002 3.47
2001 1.68
2000 5.13
1999 2.09
1998 3.96
1997 2.41
1996 3.17
1995 1.89
1994 1.58
1993 3.62
1992 2.55
1991 1.39
1990 4.09
1989 3.50
1988 2.00
1987 2.28
1986 1.98
1985 0.03
1984 3.71
1983 6.88
1982 3.19
1981 2.63
1980 3.28
1979 1.88
1978 1.38
1977 2.66
1976 1.17
1975 2.13
1974 2.26
1973 4.19
1972 3.99
1971 2.10
1970 5.35
1969 1.71
1968 1.53
1967 0.80
1966 3.33
1965 1.65
1964 4.37
1963 0.99
1962 2.90
1961 3.24
1960 3.15
1959 4.01
1958 4.92
1957 2.73
1956 2.06
1955 2.57
1954 3.30
1953 4.77
1952 5.97
1951 3.49
1950 1.86
1949 1.94
1948 3.05
1947 2.48
1946 1.93
1945 3.26
1944 3.08
1943 3.30
1942 0.54
1941 2.73
1940 6.19
1939 3.78
1938 1.67
1937 6.85
1936 1.98
1935 3.95
1934 2.27
1933 4.67
1932 2.12
1931 2.87
1930 3.12
1929 6.10
1928 4.49
1927 4.96
1926 0.79
1925 2.44
1924 5.39
1923 3.94
1922 1.05
1921 2.93
1920 4.69
1919 3.72
1918 6.58
1917 2.16
1916 2.96
1915 0.90
1914 3.20
1913 5.86
1912 2.33
1911 2.85
1910 5.89
1909 2.69
1908 1.60
1907 3.61
1906 3.03
1905 2.69
1904 2.98
1903 4.29
1902 2.22
1901 6.34
1900 1.74
1899 1.54
1898 2.36
1897 3.02
1896 1.07
1895 6.26
1894 3.34
1893 3.21
1892 4.52
1891 2.94
1890 2.81
1889 9.13
1888 1.89
1887 3.24
1886 2.71
1885 1.71
1884 1.86
1883 4.09
1882 2.55
1881 2.08
1880 3.81
1879 2.39
1878 3.32
1877 4.87
1876 2.43
1875 2.29
1874 5.65
1873 3.19
1872 1.77
1871 0.91
1859 4.69
1858 3.97
1857 2.42
1856 2.68
1855 0.27
1854 5.38