Washington D.C. Weather in 1872

Historical record of Washington D.C. weather for the year 1872 based on NOAA data.

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1872 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	101 °F	July 3
Lowest temperature	3 °F	December 22
Highest daily low	79 °F	July 2
Lowest daily high	15 °F	December 25
Most daily precipitation	3.1 inches	October 25
Total annual precipitation	32.3 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Washington D.C. in 1872?

The highest temperature recorded in Washington D.C. in 1872 was 101 °F which happened on July 3.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1872

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	101 °F	Jul 3
2	98 °F	Sep 9
2	98 °F	Aug 14
2	98 °F	Aug 12
2	98 °F	Jul 2
6	97 °F	Sep 8
6	97 °F	Aug 13
6	97 °F	Aug 11
6	97 °F	Jul 13
6	97 °F	Jul 12
6	97 °F	Jul 11
6	97 °F	Jul 10
6	97 °F	Jul 4

What was the coldest temperature in Washington D.C. in 1872?

The lowest temperature recorded in Washington D.C. in 1872 was 3 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1872

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	3 °F	December 22
1	3 °F	January 31
3	5 °F	December 25
4	6 °F	December 24
4	6 °F	March 5
4	6 °F	February 1
7	7 °F	January 30
8	9 °F	February 15
9	10 °F	January 29
10	11 °F	December 27
10	11 °F	March 6
10	11 °F	February 14

January 1872 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	52	34	0.04
January 2	41	29	0.00
January 3	44	32	0.03
January 4	43	37	0.00
January 5	44	32	0.00
January 6	47	29	0.00
January 7	33	27	0.00
January 8	30	26	0.06
January 9	44	24	0.00
January 10	43	27	0.00
January 11	42	26	0.00
January 12	56	28	0.00
January 13	50	30	0.00
January 14	38	18	0.00
January 15	37	13	0.00
January 16	34	28	0.00
January 17	36	22	0.00
January 18	50	16	0.00
January 19	45	29	0.00
January 20	51	31	0.02
January 21	47	29	0.00
January 22	n/a	n/a	0.00
January 23	39	27	0.00
January 24	27	15	0.00
January 25	34	12	0.00
January 26	38	12	0.00
January 27	45	17	0.08
January 28	35	22	0.12
January 29	31	10	0.00
January 30	21	7	0.00
January 31	31	3	0.00

February 1872 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	30	6	0.00
February 2	36	12	0.00
February 3	n/a	n/a	0.25
February 4	n/a	n/a	0.00
February 5	59	15	0.00
February 6	46	30	0.19
February 7	35	21	0.00
February 8	39	21	0.00
February 9	40	30	0.00
February 10	49	31	0.00
February 11	58	34	0.00
February 12	50	32	0.00
February 13	44	31	0.16
February 14	38	11	0.00
February 15	31	9	0.00
February 16	38	28	0.01
February 17	36	30	0.03
February 18	33	29	0.00
February 19	43	27	0.00
February 20	41	33	0.00
February 21	48	36	0.00
February 22	36	24	0.00
February 23	47	21	0.00
February 24	64	34	0.00
February 25	53	33	0.15
February 26	39	29	0.00
February 27	42	24	0.00
February 28	39	25	0.14
February 29	32	24	0.00

March 1872 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	40	17	0.00
March 2	38	18	0.34
March 3	38	19	0.00
March 4	46	13	0.00
March 5	23	6	0.00
March 6	29	11	0.00
March 7	39	18	0.00
March 8	37	29	0.05
March 9	n/a	n/a	0.00
March 10	41	34	0.73
March 11	39	28	0.11
March 12	39	30	0.02
March 13	48	27	0.01
March 14	52	35	0.16
March 15	44	25	0.00
March 16	44	22	0.00
March 17	43	34	0.24
March 18	48	28	0.00
March 19	62	34	0.00
March 20	36	16	0.00
March 21	32	16	0.00
March 22	50	24	0.01
March 23	49	31	0.00
March 24	46	28	0.00
March 25	51	27	0.38
March 26	43	36	0.82
March 27	53	38	0.00
March 28	67	35	0.00
March 29	67	47	0.00
March 30	54	40	0.00
March 31	71	39	0.46

April 1872 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	49	39	0.00
April 2	62	37	0.00
April 3	66	40	0.00
April 4	50	32	0.00
April 5	57	31	0.00
April 6	64	36	0.00
April 7	65	49	0.49
April 8	67	49	0.00
April 9	76	49	0.45
April 10	68	53	0.04
April 11	75	49	0.00
April 12	77	47	0.02
April 13	71	59	0.20
April 14	70	50	0.00
April 15	50	40	0.27
April 16	49	35	0.01
April 17	60	31	0.00
April 18	57	44	0.07
April 19	63	49	0.11
April 20	71	47	0.00
April 21	75	46	0.00
April 22	62	43	0.00
April 23	62	35	0.00
April 24	75	47	0.00
April 25	83	52	0.00
April 26	90	59	0.00
April 27	80	59	0.11
April 28	63	50	0.00
April 29	73	44	0.00
April 30	74	45	0.00

May 1872 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	76	53	0.00
May 2	78	53	0.30
May 3	69	44	0.04
May 4	56	44	0.00
May 5	67	41	0.00
May 6	86	47	0.00
May 7	90	51	0.00
May 8	89	65	0.00
May 9	91	64	0.00
May 10	92	65	0.00
May 11	91	67	0.00
May 12	85	68	0.00
May 13	72	58	0.00
May 14	75	50	0.00
May 15	80	55	0.00
May 16	76	54	0.00
May 17	76	49	0.00
May 18	69	58	0.02
May 19	78	63	0.00
May 20	80	61	0.00
May 21	76	55	0.00
May 22	82	58	0.39
May 23	78	61	0.00
May 24	83	55	0.01
May 25	74	64	0.02
May 26	79	58	0.00
May 27	83	58	0.59
May 28	76	56	0.00
May 29	79	53	0.00
May 30	76	59	0.06
May 31	73	53	0.00

June 1872 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	80	56	0.18
June 2	77	59	0.02
June 3	83	57	0.00
June 4	70	58	0.37
June 5	70	53	0.00
June 6	84	57	0.00
June 7	84	68	0.01
June 8	88	70	0.11
June 9	91	64	0.01
June 10	85	64	0.37
June 11	86	63	0.00
June 12	91	62	0.00
June 13	91	69	0.00
June 14	94	64	0.10
June 15	80	60	0.00
June 16	85	61	1.16
June 17	84	59	0.00
June 18	86	60	0.00
June 19	88	60	0.00
June 20	90	64	0.00
June 21	92	70	0.00
June 22	91	70	0.00
June 23	91	69	0.00
June 24	82	70	0.18
June 25	88	69	0.27
June 26	89	68	0.00
June 27	92	70	0.00
June 28	94	72	0.00
June 29	91	71	0.00
June 30	93	74	0.00

July 1872 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	96	78	0.00
July 2	98	79	0.05
July 3	101	78	0.02
July 4	97	78	0.04
July 5	92	74	0.00
July 6	91	71	0.00
July 7	91	70	0.00
July 8	90	74	0.00
July 9	92	69	0.00
July 10	97	76	0.00
July 11	97	73	0.29
July 12	97	71	0.23
July 13	97	72	0.00
July 14	96	76	0.01
July 15	89	75	0.10
July 16	93	77	0.00
July 17	93	77	0.00
July 18	95	76	0.00
July 19	88	72	0.00
July 20	90	66	0.00
July 21	90	64	0.06
July 22	83	69	0.02
July 23	83	67	0.00
July 24	88	73	0.00
July 25	91	67	0.00
July 26	94	76	0.00
July 27	86	71	0.00
July 28	88	65	0.00
July 29	89	71	0.00
July 30	89	73	0.00
July 31	88	76	0.00

August 1872 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	92	68	0.30
August 2	87	70	0.70
August 3	84	69	0.01
August 4	84	67	0.00
August 5	91	68	0.00
August 6	87	67	0.01
August 7	93	70	0.00
August 8	93	74	0.00
August 9	93	74	0.00
August 10	94	73	0.15
August 11	97	71	0.06
August 12	98	75	0.25
August 13	97	76	0.00
August 14	98	75	0.80
August 15	89	73	0.25
August 16	82	71	1.97
August 17	88	73	0.02
August 18	93	72	0.00
August 19	96	77	0.00
August 20	92	76	0.00
August 21	91	74	0.00
August 22	96	76	0.00
August 23	87	72	0.00
August 24	88	69	0.00
August 25	91	70	0.00
August 26	92	75	0.00
August 27	88	73	0.00
August 28	82	64	0.04
August 29	76	64	2.17
August 30	74	61	0.19
August 31	75	55	0.00

September 1872 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	79	57	0.00
September 2	82	60	0.00
September 3	72	54	0.00
September 4	76	49	0.00
September 5	67	57	0.00
September 6	89	62	0.14
September 7	95	69	0.01
September 8	97	72	0.00
September 9	98	72	0.00
September 10	78	68	0.00
September 11	76	67	0.01
September 12	81	71	0.82
September 13	79	67	0.41
September 14	69	56	0.00
September 15	66	52	0.00
September 16	72	53	0.00
September 17	79	51	0.00
September 18	78	54	0.00
September 19	75	60	0.03
September 20	71	55	0.00
September 21	81	48	0.00
September 22	90	60	0.00
September 23	87	62	0.00
September 24	89	64	0.00
September 25	82	60	2.49
September 26	79	62	0.01
September 27	72	57	0.00
September 28	72	50	0.00
September 29	76	59	0.00
September 30	72	52	0.00

October 1872 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	64	51	0.01
October 2	65	46	0.00
October 3	77	53	0.00
October 4	72	59	0.00
October 5	77	55	0.00
October 6	82	66	0.00
October 7	74	64	0.01
October 8	69	50	0.80
October 9	70	44	0.00
October 10	75	50	0.00
October 11	54	43	0.00
October 12	60	36	0.00
October 13	61	46	0.01
October 14	53	41	0.00
October 15	58	38	0.00
October 16	69	49	0.00
October 17	65	44	0.00
October 18	64	52	0.04
October 19	59	43	0.00
October 20	59	37	0.00
October 21	69	37	0.00
October 22	71	49	0.00
October 23	67	55	0.36
October 24	55	49	0.43
October 25	66	50	3.12
October 26	67	54	0.05
October 27	66	49	0.00
October 28	55	45	0.00
October 29	52	38	0.00
October 30	51	34	0.00
October 31	51	39	0.00

November 1872 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	59	39	0.00
November 2	55	35	0.06
November 3	55	43	0.01
November 4	55	40	0.00
November 5	58	34	0.00
November 6	62	50	0.75
November 7	62	48	0.96
November 8	57	42	0.00
November 9	53	34	0.00
November 10	57	31	0.00
November 11	61	38	0.06
November 12	65	41	0.34
November 13	55	37	0.08
November 14	52	43	0.20
November 15	46	32	0.00
November 16	37	28	0.00
November 17	40	26	0.00
November 18	46	28	0.00
November 19	50	22	0.00
November 20	46	26	0.00
November 21	40	18	0.00
November 22	42	29	0.01
November 23	51	38	0.00
November 24	58	32	0.00
November 25	64	44	0.01
November 26	52	36	0.27
November 27	48	24	0.00
November 28	49	24	0.00
November 29	38	15	0.00
November 30	24	14	0.00

December 1872 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	43	18	0.02
December 2	56	40	0.01
December 3	46	34	0.00
December 4	40	29	0.00
December 5	42	25	0.00
December 6	53	27	0.00
December 7	46	32	0.00
December 8	48	30	0.00
December 9	41	19	0.00
December 10	25	16	0.00
December 11	39	18	0.00
December 12	30	21	0.00
December 13	39	21	0.00
December 14	52	26	0.00
December 15	52	35	0.01
December 16	44	30	0.02
December 17	46	32	0.00
December 18	40	30	0.33
December 19	37	27	1.30
December 20	44	31	0.00
December 21	42	24	0.00
December 22	40	3	0.00
December 23	42	18	0.00
December 24	27	6	0.00
December 25	15	5	0.14
December 26	19	12	0.60
December 27	19	11	0.00
December 28	28	13	0.00
December 29	36	14	0.00
December 30	42	26	0.00
December 31	45	34	0.06

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1945–2024	Washington Reagan Airport	location
1851–1945	Washington D.C.	location