Washington D.C. Weather in 1881

Historical record of Washington D.C. weather for the year 1881 based on NOAA data.

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1881 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	104 °F	September 7
Lowest temperature	-14 °F	January 1
Highest daily low	77 °F	July 6
Lowest daily high	14 °F	February 2
Most daily precipitation	2.8 inches	March 9
Total annual precipitation	42.2 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Washington D.C. in 1881?

The highest temperature recorded in Washington D.C. in 1881 was 104 °F which happened on September 7.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1881

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	104 °F	Sep 7
2	101 °F	Aug 13
3	100 °F	Aug 5
4	98 °F	Jul 13
5	97 °F	Sep 5
5	97 °F	Aug 6
5	97 °F	Jul 6
5	97 °F	Jul 5
9	96 °F	Aug 4
9	96 °F	Jul 7

What was the coldest temperature in Washington D.C. in 1881?

The lowest temperature recorded in Washington D.C. in 1881 was -14 °F which happened on Jan 1.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1881

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-14 °F	January 1
2	2 °F	February 2
3	3 °F	January 3
4	4 °F	February 3
5	6 °F	February 4
6	7 °F	February 7
7	8 °F	February 5
7	8 °F	January 15
9	12 °F	February 24
9	12 °F	February 1

January 1881 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	19	-14	0.00
January 2	27	14	0.16
January 3	30	3	0.00
January 4	33	18	0.64
January 5	34	32	0.66
January 6	36	33	0.34
January 7	41	29	0.00
January 8	29	18	0.00
January 9	34	21	1.17
January 10	38	28	0.34
January 11	31	23	0.13
January 12	34	19	0.00
January 13	44	24	0.00
January 14	42	15	0.44
January 15	20	8	0.00
January 16	27	17	0.00
January 17	39	20	0.00
January 18	31	18	0.00
January 19	32	26	0.07
January 20	33	22	0.16
January 21	40	32	1.03
January 22	40	31	0.00
January 23	35	25	0.00
January 24	30	22	0.00
January 25	29	22	0.00
January 26	38	19	0.00
January 27	31	15	0.00
January 28	28	14	0.00
January 29	32	19	0.00
January 30	36	26	0.00
January 31	40	27	0.00

February 1881 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	30	12	0.41
February 2	14	2	0.00
February 3	19	4	0.00
February 4	26	6	0.00
February 5	25	8	0.00
February 6	34	14	0.00
February 7	35	7	0.00
February 8	40	26	0.00
February 9	51	36	0.01
February 10	64	39	0.83
February 11	56	33	0.00
February 12	63	36	1.09
February 13	37	27	0.00
February 14	32	25	0.00
February 15	39	22	0.00
February 16	51	30	0.00
February 17	37	24	0.00
February 18	45	30	0.02
February 19	47	34	1.03
February 20	40	27	0.00
February 21	45	34	0.14
February 22	46	27	0.00
February 23	42	23	0.00
February 24	27	12	0.00
February 25	44	25	0.00
February 26	41	27	0.00
February 27	56	34	0.29
February 28	57	35	0.19

March 1881 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	35	27	0.00
March 2	42	26	0.00
March 3	39	26	0.81
March 4	36	29	0.48
March 5	34	25	0.00
March 6	42	25	0.00
March 7	47	32	0.00
March 8	53	28	0.14
March 9	45	38	2.79
March 10	55	40	0.04
March 11	49	35	0.00
March 12	40	34	0.36
March 13	49	30	0.00
March 14	46	38	0.00
March 15	54	32	0.00
March 16	65	37	0.00
March 17	55	40	0.03
March 18	46	38	0.02
March 19	54	41	0.64
March 20	53	41	0.04
March 21	51	37	0.00
March 22	45	33	0.00
March 23	44	32	0.00
March 24	52	33	0.00
March 25	60	39	0.00
March 26	47	30	0.14
March 27	44	31	0.00
March 28	58	34	0.00
March 29	52	39	0.00
March 30	40	31	1.11
March 31	42	30	0.01

April 1881 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	41	33	0.01
April 2	41	30	0.00
April 3	41	32	0.00
April 4	39	29	0.01
April 5	36	24	0.00
April 6	41	28	0.00
April 7	55	29	0.00
April 8	42	34	0.69
April 9	47	38	0.22
April 10	60	40	0.03
April 11	67	41	0.00
April 12	61	49	0.21
April 13	55	43	0.26
April 14	50	40	0.00
April 15	59	39	0.00
April 16	59	46	0.00
April 17	64	43	0.00
April 18	58	46	0.19
April 19	59	44	0.02
April 20	59	44	0.13
April 21	65	36	0.00
April 22	63	46	0.20
April 23	75	48	0.00
April 24	84	49	0.00
April 25	84	59	0.00
April 26	87	65	0.11
April 27	73	60	0.00
April 28	80	52	0.00
April 29	73	57	0.00
April 30	70	48	0.00

May 1881 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	68	44	0.00
May 2	77	58	0.11
May 3	62	49	0.10
May 4	65	50	0.00
May 5	66	48	0.00
May 6	67	54	0.10
May 7	75	52	0.00
May 8	78	52	0.00
May 9	82	56	0.00
May 10	86	63	0.00
May 11	93	65	0.00
May 12	93	69	0.00
May 13	95	76	0.00
May 14	83	66	0.00
May 15	84	65	0.13
May 16	71	57	0.00
May 17	59	53	0.20
May 18	58	51	0.22
May 19	59	52	0.95
May 20	70	54	0.02
May 21	78	51	0.00
May 22	80	60	0.00
May 23	74	58	0.00
May 24	73	56	0.00
May 25	83	55	0.00
May 26	77	57	0.00
May 27	87	55	0.00
May 28	90	61	0.00
May 29	89	66	0.00
May 30	90	68	0.00
May 31	92	69	0.03

June 1881 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	86	67	0.09
June 2	72	59	0.43
June 3	64	58	0.13
June 4	68	54	0.41
June 5	74	55	0.00
June 6	72	59	0.02
June 7	70	60	0.51
June 8	89	62	0.00
June 9	71	59	0.68
June 10	60	56	0.06
June 11	80	57	0.00
June 12	82	60	0.00
June 13	78	62	0.00
June 14	87	65	0.00
June 15	85	67	0.00
June 16	85	61	0.00
June 17	89	66	0.48
June 18	89	68	0.00
June 19	89	68	0.01
June 20	90	69	0.22
June 21	79	67	0.00
June 22	76	59	0.00
June 23	77	55	0.00
June 24	76	55	0.00
June 25	81	58	0.05
June 26	86	66	0.00
June 27	82	66	2.59
June 28	94	70	0.00
June 29	93	72	0.03
June 30	88	69	0.00

July 1881 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	80	66	0.00
July 2	84	62	0.00
July 3	90	62	0.00
July 4	92	71	0.00
July 5	97	72	0.00
July 6	97	77	0.23
July 7	96	71	0.42
July 8	89	70	0.09
July 9	84	68	0.00
July 10	92	71	0.00
July 11	94	73	0.00
July 12	93	75	0.00
July 13	98	75	0.29
July 14	93	74	0.00
July 15	84	72	0.00
July 16	93	69	0.08
July 17	85	70	0.24
July 18	83	62	0.00
July 19	88	65	0.00
July 20	90	66	0.00
July 21	83	71	0.00
July 22	76	64	0.30
July 23	84	62	0.00
July 24	90	67	0.00
July 25	90	68	0.00
July 26	90	70	0.00
July 27	85	70	0.00
July 28	85	65	0.00
July 29	83	63	0.02
July 30	78	66	0.00
July 31	87	67	0.00

August 1881 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	90	68	0.01
August 2	88	68	0.25
August 3	93	69	0.00
August 4	96	68	0.00
August 5	100	70	0.00
August 6	97	76	0.00
August 7	87	69	0.71
August 8	80	66	0.00
August 9	91	64	0.00
August 10	95	74	0.00
August 11	85	66	0.00
August 12	92	67	0.00
August 13	101	74	0.00
August 14	82	69	0.01
August 15	80	63	0.00
August 16	78	62	0.00
August 17	75	60	0.00
August 18	76	61	0.01
August 19	81	57	0.00
August 20	88	64	0.00
August 21	90	67	0.04
August 22	88	67	0.04
August 23	87	63	0.00
August 24	88	62	0.00
August 25	88	65	0.00
August 26	86	64	0.00
August 27	85	60	0.00
August 28	91	63	0.00
August 29	93	70	0.00
August 30	95	70	0.00
August 31	92	69	0.00

September 1881 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	94	68	0.00
September 2	88	70	0.00
September 3	91	69	0.00
September 4	87	71	0.00
September 5	97	74	0.00
September 6	95	74	0.00
September 7	104	70	0.00
September 8	95	73	0.00
September 9	87	72	0.00
September 10	87	71	0.40
September 11	86	68	1.33
September 12	83	64	0.00
September 13	85	60	0.00
September 14	81	60	0.00
September 15	77	65	0.11
September 16	84	73	0.32
September 17	80	66	0.02
September 18	76	60	0.00
September 19	86	62	0.00
September 20	85	67	0.00
September 21	88	60	0.00
September 22	84	67	0.00
September 23	88	67	0.00
September 24	90	67	0.00
September 25	91	69	0.00
September 26	95	70	0.00
September 27	92	73	0.00
September 28	90	73	0.01
September 29	91	70	0.00
September 30	89	73	0.00

October 1881 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	92	71	0.00
October 2	89	69	0.00
October 3	84	72	0.00
October 4	85	61	0.01
October 5	62	42	0.00
October 6	63	35	0.00
October 7	73	53	0.00
October 8	80	56	0.00
October 9	75	60	0.43
October 10	70	48	0.00
October 11	60	37	0.00
October 12	63	44	0.06
October 13	83	58	0.00
October 14	73	54	0.00
October 15	79	57	0.00
October 16	89	64	0.00
October 17	84	63	0.00
October 18	85	59	0.00
October 19	60	47	0.00
October 20	66	48	0.00
October 21	68	42	0.00
October 22	70	42	0.00
October 23	71	48	0.02
October 24	66	60	1.07
October 25	67	54	0.17
October 26	64	48	0.00
October 27	66	44	0.00
October 28	66	47	0.00
October 29	70	62	0.40
October 30	68	61	0.46
October 31	70	63	0.67

November 1881 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	65	59	0.16
November 2	61	57	0.00
November 3	62	40	0.48
November 4	48	37	0.02
November 5	61	36	0.00
November 6	65	41	0.00
November 7	60	48	0.56
November 8	66	59	0.02
November 9	71	56	0.07
November 10	57	44	0.00
November 11	49	44	0.01
November 12	59	45	0.14
November 13	63	46	0.00
November 14	60	37	0.00
November 15	51	34	0.00
November 16	50	28	0.00
November 17	59	33	0.00
November 18	71	45	0.00
November 19	76	45	0.01
November 20	48	33	0.00
November 21	48	28	0.00
November 22	46	38	0.00
November 23	39	32	0.93
November 24	39	25	0.02
November 25	35	21	0.00
November 26	48	28	0.00
November 27	57	30	0.00
November 28	48	37	0.00
November 29	47	30	0.00
November 30	53	41	0.03

December 1881 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	65	47	0.49
December 2	48	27	0.00
December 3	48	35	0.00
December 4	49	37	0.00
December 5	47	33	0.00
December 6	44	28	0.00
December 7	53	32	0.38
December 8	44	32	0.00
December 9	55	30	0.00
December 10	43	30	0.00
December 11	35	22	0.00
December 12	44	33	0.40
December 13	62	41	0.01
December 14	70	43	0.56
December 15	43	31	0.54
December 16	39	25	0.00
December 17	47	27	0.00
December 18	58	27	0.00
December 19	51	31	0.00
December 20	49	32	0.00
December 21	44	38	0.57
December 22	59	43	1.68
December 23	56	36	0.01
December 24	43	31	0.00
December 25	49	30	0.00
December 26	52	38	0.03
December 27	64	50	0.60
December 28	63	50	0.00
December 29	55	45	0.84
December 30	46	28	0.01
December 31	33	21	0.00

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