Washington D.C. Weather in 1873

Historical record of Washington D.C. weather for the year 1873 based on NOAA data.

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1873 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	101 °F	July 3
Lowest temperature	-6 °F	January 30
Highest daily low	78 °F	July 26
Lowest daily high	20 °F	March 4
Most daily precipitation	2.3 inches	July 27
Total annual precipitation	45.7 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Washington D.C. in 1873?

The highest temperature recorded in Washington D.C. in 1873 was 101 °F which happened on July 3.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1873

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	101 °F	Jul 3
2	98 °F	Aug 1
3	97 °F	Jul 25
3	97 °F	Jul 17
3	97 °F	Jul 14
3	97 °F	Jul 2
7	96 °F	Jul 18
7	96 °F	Jul 16
7	96 °F	Jun 22
10	95 °F	Jul 29
10	95 °F	Jul 4

What was the coldest temperature in Washington D.C. in 1873?

The lowest temperature recorded in Washington D.C. in 1873 was -6 °F which happened on Jan 30.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1873

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-6 °F	January 30
2	1 °F	February 24
3	2 °F	January 29
4	4 °F	March 4
5	5 °F	January 31
6	10 °F	March 5
7	11 °F	March 6
7	11 °F	March 3
7	11 °F	February 23
10	12 °F	February 1
10	12 °F	January 11
10	12 °F	January 10

January 1873 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	38	31	0.02
January 2	40	30	0.06
January 3	51	36	0.40
January 4	50	30	0.00
January 5	41	32	1.21
January 6	47	26	0.00
January 7	38	18	0.00
January 8	36	20	0.00
January 9	41	22	0.00
January 10	35	12	0.00
January 11	26	12	0.00
January 12	37	22	0.00
January 13	49	26	0.00
January 14	57	37	0.00
January 15	43	37	0.01
January 16	64	37	0.29
January 17	61	32	0.44
January 18	38	24	0.14
January 19	28	21	0.00
January 20	40	23	0.00
January 21	46	34	0.02
January 22	41	31	0.00
January 23	34	28	0.29
January 24	34	25	0.09
January 25	32	18	0.00
January 26	38	21	0.26
January 27	40	30	0.50
January 28	42	21	0.00
January 29	25	2	0.00
January 30	26	-6	0.00
January 31	41	5	0.00

February 1873 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	41	12	0.00
February 2	36	16	0.00
February 3	44	16	0.10
February 4	63	42	0.12
February 5	52	35	0.00
February 6	48	30	0.00
February 7	42	36	0.17
February 8	54	34	0.00
February 9	40	19	0.00
February 10	41	16	0.00
February 11	55	35	0.00
February 12	46	31	0.96
February 13	31	21	0.31
February 14	37	21	0.00
February 15	41	20	0.06
February 16	40	32	1.85
February 17	48	33	0.05
February 18	54	28	0.00
February 19	54	36	0.11
February 20	51	32	0.00
February 21	45	32	0.66
February 22	38	26	0.00
February 23	27	11	0.00
February 24	25	1	0.00
February 25	35	19	0.00
February 26	45	28	0.12
February 27	43	29	0.16
February 28	34	21	0.02

March 1873 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	37	22	0.00
March 2	44	26	0.02
March 3	30	11	0.00
March 4	20	4	0.00
March 5	28	10	0.00
March 6	46	11	0.00
March 7	58	26	0.00
March 8	63	41	0.00
March 9	70	42	0.00
March 10	51	37	0.00
March 11	60	40	0.07
March 12	49	33	0.00
March 13	48	35	0.00
March 14	58	37	0.00
March 15	70	43	0.00
March 16	65	38	0.00
March 17	51	38	0.00
March 18	64	31	0.13
March 19	65	41	0.00
March 20	50	35	1.10
March 21	41	31	0.00
March 22	42	33	0.00
March 23	68	35	0.00
March 24	63	29	0.21
March 25	35	29	0.13
March 26	40	32	0.55
March 27	43	25	0.00
March 28	61	27	0.00
March 29	58	45	0.82
March 30	65	43	0.00
March 31	60	48	0.00

April 1873 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	68	43	0.00
April 2	73	48	0.00
April 3	71	44	0.00
April 4	70	47	0.01
April 5	70	46	0.00
April 6	70	46	0.06
April 7	74	48	0.00
April 8	82	54	0.00
April 9	87	59	0.13
April 10	68	44	0.00
April 11	66	50	0.00
April 12	51	41	0.77
April 13	61	42	0.00
April 14	68	46	0.00
April 15	71	43	0.00
April 16	52	41	1.13
April 17	45	39	0.43
April 18	62	42	0.04
April 19	59	43	0.00
April 20	62	39	0.01
April 21	56	44	0.04
April 22	72	43	0.00
April 23	45	38	0.14
April 24	52	37	0.00
April 25	52	38	0.05
April 26	54	36	0.01
April 27	62	39	0.00
April 28	65	43	0.28
April 29	59	47	0.09
April 30	70	44	0.00

May 1873 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	64	50	0.13
May 2	62	48	0.37
May 3	60	46	0.17
May 4	65	43	0.00
May 5	74	50	0.00
May 6	75	49	0.00
May 7	58	47	0.44
May 8	55	48	1.65
May 9	67	49	0.03
May 10	74	53	0.77
May 11	66	56	0.92
May 12	74	51	0.00
May 13	83	58	0.04
May 14	68	49	0.00
May 15	75	52	0.00
May 16	75	52	0.00
May 17	70	52	0.00
May 18	74	45	0.00
May 19	64	55	0.05
May 20	61	55	0.02
May 21	59	53	0.35
May 22	70	59	0.26
May 23	83	62	0.00
May 24	91	62	0.00
May 25	91	62	0.00
May 26	88	64	0.00
May 27	90	66	0.00
May 28	92	71	0.00
May 29	87	66	0.00
May 30	88	56	0.02
May 31	71	49	0.00

June 1873 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	81	46	0.00
June 2	90	56	0.00
June 3	87	57	0.00
June 4	90	60	0.01
June 5	86	71	0.02
June 6	90	66	0.00
June 7	80	66	0.00
June 8	81	56	0.00
June 9	86	64	0.00
June 10	82	66	0.03
June 11	80	71	0.05
June 12	80	65	0.17
June 13	82	59	0.00
June 14	83	52	0.00
June 15	77	69	0.01
June 16	92	67	0.00
June 17	92	73	0.00
June 18	94	67	0.00
June 19	94	72	0.00
June 20	94	76	0.00
June 21	88	62	0.00
June 22	96	66	0.00
June 23	82	67	0.00
June 24	82	65	0.05
June 25	78	62	0.29
June 26	86	57	0.00
June 27	88	69	0.00
June 28	86	72	0.33
June 29	88	72	0.02
June 30	92	75	0.65

July 1873 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	88	72	0.07
July 2	97	68	0.00
July 3	101	78	0.01
July 4	95	73	0.03
July 5	91	71	0.01
July 6	84	68	0.01
July 7	87	62	0.00
July 8	80	64	0.26
July 9	82	63	0.00
July 10	88	64	0.00
July 11	84	69	0.11
July 12	88	62	0.00
July 13	88	72	0.00
July 14	97	73	0.10
July 15	92	73	0.00
July 16	96	73	0.00
July 17	97	76	0.00
July 18	96	72	0.24
July 19	92	71	0.06
July 20	84	64	0.00
July 21	86	64	0.00
July 22	93	64	0.00
July 23	91	64	0.00
July 24	93	72	0.00
July 25	97	70	0.00
July 26	94	78	0.00
July 27	93	72	2.32
July 28	92	72	0.61
July 29	95	70	0.00
July 30	90	72	0.00
July 31	92	71	0.47

August 1873 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	98	76	0.03
August 2	93	74	0.92
August 3	92	72	0.04
August 4	86	68	0.00
August 5	83	64	0.00
August 6	90	61	0.00
August 7	93	70	0.00
August 8	92	73	0.01
August 9	90	73	0.00
August 10	83	70	0.00
August 11	88	65	0.00
August 12	81	66	1.25
August 13	78	64	0.86
August 14	77	63	0.47
August 15	81	65	0.33
August 16	88	66	0.03
August 17	72	64	1.00
August 18	82	66	0.19
August 19	81	69	0.10
August 20	78	68	0.07
August 21	87	73	0.33
August 22	88	74	0.00
August 23	90	70	0.00
August 24	77	61	0.00
August 25	88	57	0.00
August 26	90	69	0.00
August 27	79	69	0.00
August 28	74	64	0.00
August 29	71	66	1.20
August 30	84	64	0.00
August 31	88	66	0.00

September 1873 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	92	72	0.00
September 2	86	67	0.00
September 3	84	62	0.00
September 4	88	74	0.01
September 5	92	71	0.25
September 6	76	61	0.00
September 7	77	59	0.12
September 8	70	60	0.03
September 9	76	52	0.00
September 10	72	58	0.00
September 11	77	56	0.00
September 12	82	56	0.00
September 13	84	63	1.52
September 14	64	52	0.43
September 15	68	44	0.00
September 16	80	55	0.00
September 17	72	51	0.00
September 18	77	62	0.00
September 19	78	60	0.28
September 20	64	50	0.00
September 21	66	44	0.00
September 22	70	46	0.00
September 23	78	62	0.24
September 24	73	60	0.10
September 25	78	59	0.00
September 26	81	63	0.19
September 27	81	61	0.00
September 28	81	68	0.01
September 29	84	71	0.22
September 30	76	51	0.08

October 1873 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	67	46	0.00
October 2	71	50	0.00
October 3	74	49	0.00
October 4	70	50	0.95
October 5	75	59	0.00
October 6	64	46	0.64
October 7	55	42	0.00
October 8	71	43	0.00
October 9	68	50	0.00
October 10	69	42	0.00
October 11	71	42	0.00
October 12	62	50	0.03
October 13	61	40	0.00
October 14	73	43	0.00
October 15	73	45	0.00
October 16	73	48	0.00
October 17	76	49	0.00
October 18	72	62	0.00
October 19	74	51	1.45
October 20	53	44	1.55
October 21	54	42	0.08
October 22	62	38	0.00
October 23	66	40	0.00
October 24	69	50	0.00
October 25	60	44	0.00
October 26	60	38	0.00
October 27	66	50	0.92
October 28	59	36	0.00
October 29	47	33	0.00
October 30	52	26	0.00
October 31	59	31	0.00

November 1873 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	51	32	0.00
November 2	59	29	0.00
November 3	60	41	0.00
November 4	59	31	0.00
November 5	63	43	0.00
November 6	47	38	0.00
November 7	50	38	0.55
November 8	58	44	0.04
November 9	56	42	0.00
November 10	42	36	0.00
November 11	50	32	0.00
November 12	50	36	0.18
November 13	40	27	0.00
November 14	35	24	0.00
November 15	51	25	0.00
November 16	63	34	0.00
November 17	45	33	0.97
November 18	40	34	0.17
November 19	40	32	0.00
November 20	33	25	0.00
November 21	44	22	0.00
November 22	46	27	0.00
November 23	44	27	0.10
November 24	54	40	1.01
November 25	49	37	0.00
November 26	40	30	0.00
November 27	57	34	0.00
November 28	40	32	0.00
November 29	38	27	0.00
November 30	39	22	0.00

December 1873 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	35	31	0.10
December 2	41	32	0.06
December 3	63	36	0.00
December 4	73	50	0.01
December 5	50	30	0.05
December 6	38	32	0.00
December 7	38	32	0.01
December 8	44	32	0.01
December 9	61	42	0.00
December 10	46	35	0.00
December 11	58	33	0.01
December 12	71	54	0.00
December 13	65	41	0.16
December 14	46	33	0.00
December 15	54	36	0.00
December 16	54	33	0.00
December 17	56	28	0.00
December 18	56	34	0.00
December 19	54	38	0.18
December 20	43	35	0.00
December 21	36	27	0.00
December 22	40	20	0.00
December 23	34	27	0.16
December 24	44	25	0.00
December 25	40	27	0.00
December 26	36	30	0.08
December 27	44	32	0.14
December 28	40	33	0.00
December 29	49	30	0.00
December 30	38	22	0.00
December 31	44	18	0.00

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Weather Station Details

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