Washington D.C. Weather in 1888

Historical record of Washington D.C., District of Columbia weather for the year 1888 based on NOAA data.
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1888 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 97 °F August 8
Lowest temperature 9 °F January 28
Highest daily low 75 °F August 7
Lowest daily high 21 °F January 28
Most daily precipitation 3.0 inches July 10
Most daily snow 6.0 inches March 11
Total annual precipitation 45.1 inches -
Total annual snow 24.3 inches -
January 1888 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
45 31 0.85 0.0
46 29 0.00 0.0
42 27 0.00 0.0
48 29 0.00 0.0
44 35 0.00 0.0
41 31 0.00 0.0
54 32 0.00 0.0
53 41 0.00 0.0
42 30 0.31 0.0
44 30 0.04 0.0
37 17 0.00 0.0
27 12 0.00 0.0
37 24 0.70 0.0
46 27 0.00 0.0
51 34 0.05 0.0
37 20 0.00 0.0
32 18 0.26 0.9
34 22 0.00 0.0
27 18 0.00 0.0
36 13 0.00 0.0
34 14 0.00 0.0
25 9 0.00 0.0
31 19 0.00 0.0
34 23 0.00 0.0
28 16 0.60 3.2
34 21 0.00 0.0
28 13 0.00 0.0
21 9 0.00 0.0
29 11 0.03 0.5
42 22 0.00 0.0
38 27 0.15 0.0
February 1888 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
38 29 0.00 0.0
40 24 0.00 0.0
46 24 0.00 0.0
39 32 0.48 0.0
52 34 0.08 0.0
43 34 0.03 0.0
39 32 0.03 0.0
43 31 0.40 0.0
33 24 0.00 0.0
25 13 0.16 3.3
32 14 0.42 0.0
33 30 0.28 2.5
44 26 0.00 0.0
53 22 0.00 0.0
48 19 0.00 0.0
33 13 0.00 0.0
56 26 0.00 0.0
51 32 0.00 0.0
52 30 0.00 0.0
61 44 0.10 0.0
59 45 0.00 0.0
56 31 0.00 0.0
52 32 0.00 0.0
47 33 0.01 0.0
59 39 1.12 0.0
51 35 0.01 0.0
36 19 0.06 1.4
31 14 0.00 0.0
38 24 0.01 0.0
March 1888 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
52 34 0.00 0.0
47 38 0.00 0.0
50 34 0.01 0.0
37 24 0.00 0.0
33 20 0.42 4.4
30 10 0.00 0.0
39 16 0.00 0.0
44 28 0.00 0.0
47 30 0.00 0.0
52 28 0.00 0.0
50 28 1.65 6.0
30 18 0.00 0.0
25 14 0.00 0.0
36 13 0.00 0.0
49 28 0.00 0.0
66 32 0.01 0.0
46 36 0.00 0.0
46 26 0.00 0.0
60 30 0.00 0.0
59 46 0.44 0.0
69 41 0.50 0.0
44 20 0.00 0.0
34 16 0.00 0.0
37 25 0.04 0.5
36 30 0.15 0.0
42 31 0.69 0.0
52 37 0.20 0.0
59 43 0.21 0.0
52 43 0.21 0.0
63 34 0.00 0.0
76 45 0.00 0.0
April 1888 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
62 44 0.00 0.0
79 48 0.00 0.0
61 45 0.00 0.0
62 40 0.00 0.0
70 45 0.28 0.0
71 55 0.12 0.0
65 50 0.00 0.0
53 35 0.00 0.0
58 33 0.00 0.0
61 43 0.77 0.0
63 51 0.03 0.0
67 40 0.00 0.0
53 32 0.00 0.0
67 41 0.00 0.0
57 38 0.12 0.0
54 41 0.05 0.0
58 35 0.00 0.0
74 42 0.00 0.0
62 46 0.00 0.0
53 40 0.00 0.0
50 35 0.00 0.0
58 40 0.18 0.0
56 41 0.34 0.0
52 37 0.00 0.0
58 33 0.00 0.0
68 39 0.00 0.0
82 43 0.00 0.0
84 48 0.00 0.0
89 54 0.00 0.0
88 58 0.00 0.0
May 1888 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
76 52 0.10 0.0
58 44 0.00 0.0
64 39 0.00 0.0
74 49 0.05 0.0
82 60 0.02 0.0
79 50 0.00 0.0
79 55 0.00 0.0
68 59 0.00 0.0
80 59 0.60 0.0
77 65 0.01 0.0
70 63 0.27 0.0
82 63 0.55 0.0
73 52 0.17 0.0
64 48 0.14 0.0
57 45 0.00 0.0
64 46 0.10 0.0
64 44 0.00 0.0
58 51 0.37 0.0
70 56 0.00 0.0
66 50 0.00 0.0
66 47 0.00 0.0
66 50 0.00 0.0
64 52 0.74 0.0
62 57 0.68 0.0
68 58 0.00 0.0
74 57 0.25 0.0
80 59 0.00 0.0
87 62 0.00 0.0
89 68 0.15 0.0
80 67 0.12 0.0
71 62 0.45 0.0
June 1888 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
73 60 0.00 0.0
71 57 0.17 0.0
69 52 0.01 0.0
73 52 0.00 0.0
80 52 0.00 0.0
88 61 0.00 0.0
79 63 0.00 0.0
74 54 0.00 0.0
79 58 0.00 0.0
86 65 0.04 0.0
81 64 0.00 0.0
75 54 0.00 0.0
77 57 0.00 0.0
85 62 0.40 0.0
91 66 0.00 0.0
94 70 0.22 0.0
89 67 0.00 0.0
92 70 0.00 0.0
85 72 0.00 0.0
87 61 0.00 0.0
92 70 0.00 0.0
93 73 0.00 0.0
94 69 0.69 0.0
94 72 0.00 0.0
91 74 0.00 0.0
87 75 0.01 0.0
81 69 0.10 0.0
74 62 1.34 0.0
64 54 0.53 0.0
79 58 0.02 0.0
July 1888 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
78 66 0.00 0.0
76 58 0.00 0.0
80 58 0.00 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
90 70 0.02 0.0
87 69 0.00 0.0
74 70 0.00 0.0
86 70 0.00 0.0
80 68 0.46 0.0
77 64 2.98 0.0
87 62 0.00 0.0
90 72 0.00 0.0
75 56 0.39 0.0
79 58 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.00 0.0
79 61 0.00 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
76 69 0.06 0.0
83 68 0.01 0.0
82 64 0.00 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
90 66 0.00 0.0
89 68 0.00 0.0
83 65 0.52 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
82 67 0.00 0.0
80 63 0.01 0.0
77 64 0.00 0.0
73 66 0.00 0.0
86 69 0.02 0.0
August 1888 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
86 72 0.00 0.0
86 69 0.00 0.0
89 66 0.28 0.0
96 73 0.00 0.0
92 74 0.00 0.0
92 74 0.01 0.0
93 75 0.00 0.0
97 70 0.78 0.0
89 71 0.01 0.0
83 66 0.00 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
88 68 0.14 0.0
78 65 0.25 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
90 67 0.00 0.0
94 74 0.00 0.0
90 74 0.03 0.0
85 72 0.17 0.0
78 66 0.40 0.0
81 69 0.07 0.0
84 73 0.89 0.0
77 63 0.07 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
82 56 0.00 0.0
86 57 0.00 0.0
89 59 0.00 0.0
84 68 0.17 0.0
76 58 0.00 0.0
80 52 0.00 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
82 68 0.08 0.0
September 1888 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
80 68 0.14 0.0
80 64 0.00 0.0
72 58 0.07 0.0
71 60 0.64 0.0
81 63 0.00 0.0
64 58 0.00 0.0
60 54 1.09 0.0
70 57 0.62 0.0
80 67 0.23 0.0
70 65 0.04 0.0
64 60 1.30 0.0
84 58 0.07 0.0
74 61 0.00 0.0
72 50 0.00 0.0
74 55 0.00 0.0
80 63 1.62 0.0
76 67 0.80 0.0
80 64 0.07 0.0
80 64 0.00 0.0
79 57 0.00 0.0
76 62 0.03 0.0
73 54 0.00 0.0
70 56 0.00 0.0
65 57 0.00 0.0
60 53 0.09 0.0
72 49 0.00 0.0
74 48 0.01 0.0
64 48 0.00 0.0
57 44 0.00 0.0
59 39 0.00 0.0
October 1888 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
72 47 0.00 0.0
67 50 0.07 0.0
54 39 0.00 0.0
61 36 0.00 0.0
71 44 0.00 0.0
73 56 0.16 0.0
64 49 0.06 0.0
61 50 0.03 0.0
53 40 0.00 0.0
61 37 0.00 0.0
49 42 0.05 0.0
57 43 0.20 0.0
61 46 0.01 0.0
57 41 0.00 0.0
60 43 0.00 0.0
68 49 0.01 0.0
63 50 0.00 0.0
59 39 0.00 0.0
75 48 0.18 0.0
60 45 0.53 0.0
52 37 0.00 0.0
54 35 0.04 0.0
58 46 0.51 0.0
60 50 0.25 0.0
60 39 0.00 0.0
54 49 0.45 0.0
63 51 0.66 0.0
58 49 0.06 0.0
60 42 0.00 0.0
57 43 0.00 0.0
65 37 0.00 0.0
November 1888 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
72 44 0.00 0.0
75 51 0.00 0.0
70 54 0.00 0.0
65 39 0.00 0.0
64 45 0.00 0.0
74 52 0.00 0.0
66 58 0.00 0.0
57 51 0.17 0.0
69 55 0.13 0.0
74 52 0.08 0.0
51 44 0.00 0.0
60 34 0.00 0.0
62 33 0.00 0.0
60 36 0.00 0.0
58 51 1.08 0.0
64 48 0.08 0.0
48 34 0.00 0.0
46 32 0.01 0.0
50 39 1.01 0.0
46 38 0.00 0.0
41 26 0.00 0.0
42 24 0.00 0.0
36 24 0.00 0.0
43 30 0.00 0.0
40 30 0.00 0.0
34 30 0.36 1.5
42 33 0.04 0.0
42 35 0.01 0.0
47 37 0.00 0.0
51 37 0.00 0.0
December 1888 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
45 35 0.00 0.0
45 29 0.00 0.0
37 32 0.00 0.0
45 30 0.00 0.0
56 33 0.00 0.0
41 34 0.00 0.0
48 27 0.00 0.0
56 32 0.00 0.0
46 39 0.06 0.0
43 37 0.00 0.0
48 38 0.16 0.0
39 34 0.00 0.0
36 26 0.00 0.0
33 23 0.00 0.0
39 20 0.00 0.0
50 30 0.00 0.0
55 n/a 2.43 0.0
n/a 35 0.30 0.0
34 28 0.00 0.0
34 22 0.00 0.0
29 20 0.00 0.0
33 16 0.00 0.0
42 20 0.00 0.0
48 23 0.00 0.0
55 28 0.00 0.0
60 33 0.00 0.0
61 38 0.24 0.0
43 34 0.00 0.0
48 24 0.00 0.0
50 25 0.00 0.0
48 36 0.08 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2023 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location