Washington D.C. Weather in 1885

Historical record of Washington D.C. weather for the year 1885 based on NOAA data.
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1885 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 99 °F July 18
Lowest temperature 2 °F February 11
Highest daily low 77 °F July 22
Lowest daily high 18 °F February 11
Most daily precipitation 2.7 inches October 29
Most daily snow 4.9 inches February 14
Total annual precipitation 44.8 inches -
Total annual snow 19.4 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1885
Rank Temperature Date
1 99 °F Jul 18
2 97 °F Jul 26
3 96 °F Jul 21
3 96 °F Jul 17
5 95 °F Jul 25
5 95 °F Jul 22
5 95 °F Jun 16
8 94 °F Aug 25
8 94 °F Aug 24
8 94 °F Jul 20
8 94 °F Jul 19
8 94 °F Jul 9
8 94 °F Jun 14
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1885
Rank Temperature Date
1 2 °F February 11
2 7 °F February 21
3 9 °F February 20
4 10 °F March 21
4 10 °F February 17
4 10 °F February 12
4 10 °F January 29
4 10 °F January 22
9 11 °F February 10
9 11 °F January 23
January 1885 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
60 27 0.08 0.1
28 17 0.00 0.0
26 14 0.00 0.0
34 22 0.12 0.0
36 27 0.32 0.0
56 35 0.77 0.0
55 38 0.00 0.0
54 34 0.00 0.0
64 34 0.00 0.0
52 32 0.00 0.0
45 30 0.08 0.0
63 40 0.67 0.0
46 32 0.00 0.0
38 25 0.00 0.0
41 32 1.18 0.0
61 37 0.00 0.0
66 21 0.12 0.0
29 16 0.00 0.0
28 21 0.00 0.0
36 20 0.00 0.0
42 20 0.00 0.0
21 10 0.00 0.0
29 11 0.13 0.0
36 26 0.65 0.0
44 34 0.00 0.0
40 24 0.00 0.0
30 19 0.00 0.0
41 12 0.34 2.3
30 10 0.00 0.0
50 15 0.00 0.0
45 34 0.00 0.0
February 1885 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
45 24 0.03 0.0
34 18 0.00 0.0
42 26 0.00 0.0
46 27 0.23 0.0
46 35 0.03 0.0
37 20 0.17 1.2
30 18 0.00 0.0
42 28 0.00 0.0
38 32 1.92 0.0
38 11 0.16 0.1
18 2 0.00 0.0
30 10 0.00 0.0
30 21 0.14 2.1
27 22 0.18 4.9
35 19 0.00 0.0
39 21 1.03 0.0
25 10 0.00 0.0
31 20 0.01 0.1
29 13 0.00 0.0
22 9 0.00 0.0
21 7 0.00 0.0
26 13 0.00 0.0
30 13 0.00 0.0
33 17 0.13 1.5
38 25 0.52 2.3
37 27 0.04 0.5
45 30 0.04 0.5
52 29 0.00 0.0
March 1885 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
47 37 0.19 0.0
40 33 0.00 0.0
48 29 0.00 0.0
58 36 0.00 0.0
46 34 0.00 0.0
45 28 0.00 0.0
44 31 0.16 1.5
37 25 0.00 0.0
41 20 0.00 0.0
52 34 0.00 0.0
39 24 0.00 0.0
42 32 0.11 0.0
34 22 0.11 1.0
45 24 0.00 0.0
46 34 0.03 0.0
48 30 0.00 0.0
30 17 0.00 0.0
35 16 0.00 0.0
32 19 0.00 0.0
20 12 0.00 0.0
31 10 0.00 0.0
27 17 0.07 1.3
28 17 0.00 0.0
42 17 0.00 0.0
46 32 0.00 0.0
56 27 0.00 0.0
58 36 0.05 0.0
62 34 0.52 0.0
41 29 0.29 0.0
50 28 0.00 0.0
70 40 0.00 0.0
April 1885 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
74 45 0.00 0.0
71 46 0.00 0.0
70 52 0.24 0.0
58 36 0.28 0.0
60 34 0.00 0.0
65 47 0.00 0.0
55 40 0.02 0.0
67 41 0.52 0.0
46 31 0.00 0.0
45 36 0.00 0.0
47 32 0.22 0.0
52 36 0.00 0.0
49 34 0.00 0.0
48 30 0.00 0.0
54 40 0.09 0.0
58 42 0.02 0.0
53 38 0.00 0.0
60 44 0.00 0.0
63 36 0.00 0.0
70 37 0.00 0.0
83 48 0.00 0.0
86 51 0.00 0.0
84 56 0.00 0.0
82 55 0.00 0.0
75 60 0.00 0.0
75 57 0.31 0.0
77 50 0.00 0.0
72 48 0.01 0.0
63 40 0.00 0.0
74 41 0.00 0.0
May 1885 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
66 48 0.06 0.0
61 47 0.00 0.0
60 42 0.00 0.0
66 46 0.00 0.0
76 43 0.00 0.0
75 59 0.01 0.0
69 58 0.15 0.0
66 49 0.00 0.0
70 42 0.00 0.0
60 44 0.00 0.0
64 45 0.00 0.0
68 40 0.00 0.0
57 50 0.06 0.0
70 48 0.03 0.0
80 54 0.00 0.0
81 51 0.00 0.0
72 53 0.00 0.0
78 55 0.00 0.0
86 56 0.00 0.0
82 66 0.00 0.0
74 64 0.00 0.0
66 60 0.33 0.0
78 65 0.18 0.0
69 61 0.00 0.0
76 59 0.00 0.0
82 64 0.00 0.0
74 59 1.50 0.0
75 60 0.02 0.0
61 54 0.41 0.0
67 54 0.05 0.0
77 62 0.05 0.0
June 1885 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
81 59 0.00 0.0
82 63 0.00 0.0
75 58 0.00 0.0
86 61 0.00 0.0
90 64 0.61 0.0
74 56 0.00 0.0
83 58 0.00 0.0
81 71 0.03 0.0
73 55 0.00 0.0
76 52 0.00 0.0
78 54 0.00 0.0
80 58 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.00 0.0
94 68 0.00 0.0
92 73 0.00 0.0
95 68 0.63 0.0
76 63 0.10 0.0
78 58 0.00 0.0
83 60 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
82 68 0.00 0.0
84 68 0.00 0.0
75 58 0.00 0.0
79 55 0.00 0.0
68 61 0.12 0.0
81 66 0.00 0.0
76 71 0.86 0.0
81 68 0.95 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
73 55 0.00 0.0
July 1885 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
77 54 0.00 0.0
74 60 0.00 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
85 61 0.00 0.0
82 65 0.25 0.0
86 68 0.00 0.0
88 72 0.00 0.0
93 72 0.00 0.0
94 71 0.00 0.0
90 73 0.25 0.0
83 69 0.00 0.0
82 65 0.00 0.0
74 64 0.08 0.0
85 64 0.15 0.0
86 61 0.00 0.0
93 69 0.00 0.0
96 70 0.00 0.0
99 72 0.00 0.0
94 71 0.63 0.0
94 72 0.00 0.0
96 74 0.08 0.0
95 77 0.00 0.0
88 74 0.00 0.0
91 75 0.00 0.0
95 75 0.00 0.0
97 72 0.57 0.0
78 72 0.98 0.0
82 71 0.00 0.0
90 72 0.00 0.0
86 70 0.00 0.0
91 68 0.04 0.0
August 1885 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
90 70 0.12 0.0
90 68 1.36 0.0
84 67 0.85 0.0
84 65 0.00 0.0
85 68 0.00 0.0
78 62 0.00 0.0
71 64 1.85 0.0
75 64 0.09 0.0
79 63 0.00 0.0
84 65 0.00 0.0
86 70 0.00 0.0
87 73 0.00 0.0
90 74 0.12 0.0
84 69 0.00 0.0
75 62 0.00 0.0
78 57 0.00 0.0
80 58 0.00 0.0
87 65 0.00 0.0
88 67 0.03 0.0
82 65 0.00 0.0
88 69 0.00 0.0
90 74 0.01 0.0
89 70 0.78 0.0
94 73 0.00 0.0
94 64 1.24 0.0
70 57 0.00 0.0
68 51 0.00 0.0
76 51 0.00 0.0
79 60 0.01 0.0
76 66 0.03 0.0
81 67 0.00 0.0
September 1885 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
79 60 0.00 0.0
70 56 0.00 0.0
77 51 0.01 0.0
85 61 1.12 0.0
78 58 0.49 0.0
69 53 0.00 0.0
70 51 0.00 0.0
74 62 0.00 0.0
91 70 0.00 0.0
71 61 0.00 0.0
65 58 0.00 0.0
72 60 0.00 0.0
83 60 0.00 0.0
87 70 0.01 0.0
87 62 0.00 0.0
77 60 0.00 0.0
74 51 0.00 0.0
81 56 0.00 0.0
84 58 0.00 0.0
76 63 0.00 0.0
66 59 0.00 0.0
63 58 0.52 0.0
62 50 0.00 0.0
71 44 0.00 0.0
77 48 0.00 0.0
77 52 0.00 0.0
81 53 0.00 0.0
81 58 0.00 0.0
76 57 0.00 0.0
78 54 0.00 0.0
October 1885 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
76 56 0.00 0.0
66 58 0.18 0.0
75 64 0.69 0.0
67 49 0.24 0.0
62 44 0.00 0.0
54 45 0.57 0.0
57 42 0.00 0.0
54 47 0.10 0.0
57 44 0.00 0.0
65 40 0.00 0.0
69 42 0.00 0.0
64 51 0.84 0.0
73 57 0.96 0.0
65 47 0.00 0.0
63 49 0.00 0.0
66 44 0.00 0.0
72 48 0.00 0.0
72 50 0.00 0.0
72 54 0.00 0.0
75 64 0.00 0.0
66 43 1.92 0.0
56 38 0.00 0.0
56 35 0.00 0.0
58 41 0.00 0.0
61 37 0.00 0.0
63 38 0.00 0.0
67 41 0.00 0.0
70 45 0.00 0.0
63 57 2.69 0.0
57 43 0.50 0.0
46 36 0.00 0.0
November 1885 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
50 32 0.89 0.0
53 41 0.17 0.0
48 37 0.00 0.0
53 36 0.00 0.0
67 47 0.00 0.0
69 56 0.00 0.0
71 61 0.21 0.0
64 50 1.18 0.0
52 44 0.03 0.0
53 42 0.00 0.0
60 39 0.00 0.0
70 50 0.00 0.0
62 42 0.14 0.0
51 33 0.00 0.0
43 37 0.00 0.0
46 34 0.00 0.0
52 30 0.00 0.0
62 37 0.00 0.0
57 42 0.01 0.0
46 32 0.00 0.0
47 31 0.00 0.0
44 33 0.27 0.0
44 36 0.34 0.0
40 35 0.06 0.0
43 33 0.00 0.0
43 34 0.00 0.0
42 36 0.00 0.0
48 32 0.00 0.0
38 33 0.03 0.0
45 35 0.00 0.0
December 1885 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
40 36 0.06 0.0
45 34 0.00 0.0
49 33 0.00 0.0
45 30 0.00 0.0
48 28 0.09 0.0
38 24 0.00 0.0
35 14 0.00 0.0
35 14 0.00 0.0
54 33 0.66 0.0
57 32 0.00 0.0
37 28 0.00 0.0
38 24 0.00 0.0
40 26 1.07 0.0
39 33 0.14 0.0
39 26 0.00 0.0
48 25 0.00 0.0
48 29 0.00 0.0
53 32 0.00 0.0
46 35 0.00 0.0
39 30 0.00 0.0
62 30 0.00 0.0
64 47 0.00 0.0
58 42 0.00 0.0
55 38 0.00 0.0
39 29 0.00 0.0
36 26 0.00 0.0
38 22 0.00 0.0
49 36 0.00 0.0
47 32 0.00 0.0
47 38 0.00 0.0
52 38 0.65 0.0
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