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Washington D.C. August Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of August in Washington D.C. from 1853–2023.

Rainiest August in Washington D.C. History

The rainiest August in Washington D.C. history happened in 1928, with 14.41 inches of total precipitation.

Driest August in Washington D.C. History

The driest August in Washington D.C. history happened in 1962, with just 0.55 inches of total precipitation.

Washington D.C. Average August Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	3.71
2022	2.42
2021	9.07
2020	8.73
2019	1.99
2018	5.19
2017	4.58
2016	2.79
2015	1.16
2014	3.39
2013	1.34
2012	2.78
2011	8.92
2010	2.59
2009	2.46
2008	1.23
2007	3.47
2006	1.03
2005	2.33
2004	5.09
2003	4.65
2002	1.63
2001	2.98
2000	3.77
1999	5.02
1998	0.59
1997	3.51
1996	2.63
1995	0.88
1994	4.35
1993	3.87
1992	2.48
1991	2.03
1990	6.74
1989	1.15
1988	2.39
1987	2.07
1986	5.33
1985	2.35
1984	2.30
1983	3.11
1982	2.68
1981	3.02
1980	1.11
1979	5.41
1978	5.85
1977	4.74
1976	2.13
1975	3.54
1974	5.77
1973	4.41
1972	2.82
1971	7.18
1970	1.09
1969	6.98
1968	3.95
1967	9.17
1966	1.67
1965	4.44
1964	1.89
1963	7.21
1962	0.55
1961	6.31
1960	4.13
1959	2.87
1958	6.49
1957	2.44
1956	1.94
1955	14.31
1954	3.15
1953	3.48
1952	5.20
1951	1.75
1950	7.32
1949	4.09
1948	9.00
1947	1.81
1946	5.75
1945	2.62
1944	6.49
1943	0.74
1942	9.49
1941	1.92
1940	5.00
1939	3.22
1938	4.64
1937	6.70
1936	3.61
1935	2.40
1934	5.21
1933	9.91
1932	1.36
1931	5.92
1930	0.62
1929	1.30
1928	14.41
1927	3.84
1926	5.50
1925	3.89
1924	5.07
1923	2.19
1922	3.08
1921	1.10
1920	4.70
1919	3.41
1918	1.88
1917	0.77
1916	2.83
1915	7.00
1914	6.00
1913	5.42
1912	1.50
1911	7.27
1910	1.26
1909	2.27
1908	5.14
1907	4.34
1906	14.36
1905	9.75
1904	2.97
1903	4.52
1902	1.85
1901	4.12
1900	2.28
1899	3.77
1898	8.76
1897	3.35
1896	2.65
1895	1.26
1894	2.00
1893	2.32
1892	0.85
1891	4.18
1890	5.50
1889	3.07
1888	3.35
1887	2.34
1886	2.43
1885	6.49
1884	1.01
1883	3.30
1882	4.44
1881	1.07
1880	3.83
1879	7.36
1878	8.89
1877	2.74
1876	4.17
1875	12.93
1874	1.51
1873	6.83
1872	6.92
1871	1.69
1859	3.17
1858	2.64
1857	10.21
1856	4.18
1855	2.92
1853	4.56

Its possible for precipitation totals to include both rain and melted snowfall
Months with more than 10% missing data are excluded