Washington D.C. Weather in 1940

Historical record of Washington D.C., District of Columbia weather for the year 1940 based on NOAA data.
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1940 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 100 °F July 27
Lowest temperature 7 °F January 29
Highest daily low 78 °F July 22
Lowest daily high 20 °F January 26
Most daily precipitation 2.6 inches July 23
Most daily snow 9.5 inches January 24
Total annual precipitation 40.2 inches -
Total annual snow 22.1 inches -
January 1940 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
25 17 0.00 0.0
28 17 0.00 0.0
27 16 0.00 0.0
31 14 0.00 0.0
37 15 0.00 0.0
30 15 0.00 0.0
28 18 0.13 0.0
29 23 0.23 5.2
29 16 0.00 0.0
36 12 0.00 0.0
35 29 0.00 0.0
39 32 0.02 0.0
39 32 0.00 0.0
55 36 0.68 0.0
44 33 0.00 0.0
37 28 0.00 0.0
28 17 0.00 0.1
27 17 0.00 0.0
26 8 0.02 0.5
23 8 0.00 0.0
32 16 0.00 0.0
40 17 0.00 0.0
30 23 0.13 0.0
34 20 0.91 9.5
27 16 0.00 0.0
20 11 0.00 0.0
24 9 0.00 0.0
26 13 0.00 0.0
31 7 0.00 0.0
33 9 0.00 0.0
37 13 0.00 0.0
February 1940 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
42 16 0.00 0.0
38 18 0.01 0.1
39 18 0.00 0.0
45 32 0.00 0.0
50 34 0.00 0.0
43 36 0.07 0.0
45 36 0.00 0.0
46 31 0.00 0.0
57 36 0.00 0.0
40 35 0.26 0.0
49 37 0.01 0.0
64 31 0.00 0.0
53 41 0.00 0.0
42 25 0.98 2.5
38 26 0.00 0.2
42 26 0.00 0.0
45 29 0.00 0.0
40 34 0.68 0.0
45 38 0.38 0.0
39 35 0.15 0.0
41 31 0.01 0.0
40 24 0.00 0.0
42 28 0.00 0.0
49 32 0.00 0.0
44 26 0.00 0.0
33 19 0.00 0.0
38 26 0.18 1.5
47 34 0.04 0.0
45 36 0.00 0.0
March 1940 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
49 38 0.00 0.0
38 35 0.69 0.0
42 35 0.34 0.0
51 37 0.18 0.0
46 39 0.00 0.0
44 35 0.00 0.0
44 34 0.00 0.0
49 32 0.00 0.0
46 33 0.00 0.0
46 32 0.00 0.0
39 26 0.00 0.0
43 21 0.00 0.0
38 29 0.00 0.0
43 32 1.66 0.0
37 30 0.05 0.4
50 29 0.00 0.0
58 29 0.00 0.0
59 35 0.00 0.0
60 42 0.02 0.0
65 40 0.00 0.0
47 29 0.00 0.0
45 25 0.00 0.0
35 22 0.00 0.0
32 19 0.00 0.0
33 19 0.00 0.0
46 25 0.00 0.0
69 36 0.00 0.0
63 43 0.00 0.0
55 41 0.04 0.0
67 46 0.40 0.0
70 46 0.04 0.0
April 1940 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
59 42 0.00 0.0
60 39 0.00 0.0
52 45 0.13 0.0
75 44 0.07 0.0
55 43 0.00 0.0
60 36 0.00 0.0
63 39 0.00 0.0
58 52 2.13 0.0
57 45 0.02 0.0
62 40 0.00 0.0
70 47 0.00 0.0
60 32 0.66 0.4
41 28 0.00 0.1
45 30 0.00 0.0
52 36 0.19 0.0
66 46 0.06 0.0
59 49 0.41 0.0
72 48 0.01 0.0
65 47 0.76 0.0
48 43 1.71 0.0
47 40 0.04 0.0
54 43 0.00 0.0
62 38 0.00 0.0
51 41 0.00 0.0
61 36 0.00 0.0
59 46 0.00 0.0
61 43 0.00 0.0
65 45 0.00 0.0
74 44 0.00 0.0
82 51 0.00 0.0
May 1940 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
75 53 0.41 0.0
67 52 0.01 0.0
55 46 0.03 0.0
55 45 0.00 0.0
72 48 0.00 0.0
85 47 0.00 0.0
86 66 0.00 0.0
80 62 0.00 0.0
66 54 0.00 0.0
69 48 0.00 0.0
70 49 0.00 0.0
67 43 0.00 0.0
86 53 0.01 0.0
92 64 0.00 0.0
88 63 0.00 0.0
69 58 0.76 0.0
67 51 0.00 0.0
78 53 0.00 0.0
89 58 0.00 0.0
81 59 1.39 0.0
78 62 0.00 0.0
77 65 0.00 0.0
72 60 0.00 0.0
62 56 0.00 0.0
66 56 0.09 0.0
68 60 0.00 0.0
73 59 0.04 0.0
78 55 0.00 0.0
81 56 0.00 0.0
58 54 0.32 0.0
75 55 0.04 0.0
June 1940 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
82 62 0.00 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
87 60 0.00 0.0
92 62 0.00 0.0
89 70 0.00 0.0
91 68 0.00 0.0
89 68 0.00 0.0
84 69 0.09 0.0
86 69 0.00 0.0
82 67 0.00 0.0
79 64 0.00 0.0
89 72 0.00 0.0
92 70 0.00 0.0
88 71 0.00 0.0
90 72 0.00 0.0
85 74 0.00 0.0
74 68 0.01 0.0
75 67 0.01 0.0
88 70 0.00 0.0
74 62 0.00 0.0
71 51 0.00 0.0
75 51 0.00 0.0
82 63 0.00 0.0
93 72 0.02 0.0
81 70 0.00 0.0
79 62 0.01 0.0
84 59 0.00 0.0
91 69 0.63 0.0
85 63 0.04 0.0
80 60 0.05 0.0
July 1940 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
76 59 0.25 0.0
80 55 0.00 0.0
73 58 1.72 0.0
75 58 0.37 0.0
79 58 0.00 0.0
83 58 0.00 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
86 62 0.00 0.0
87 69 0.00 0.0
92 68 0.00 0.0
94 73 0.00 0.0
81 63 0.08 0.0
76 60 0.35 0.0
80 58 0.00 0.0
84 60 0.00 0.0
85 69 0.01 0.0
85 68 0.00 0.0
88 70 0.00 0.0
93 70 0.00 0.0
97 74 0.00 0.0
96 77 0.00 0.0
96 78 0.00 0.0
90 71 2.60 0.0
89 72 0.00 0.0
95 73 0.00 0.0
99 76 0.00 0.0
100 76 0.00 0.0
97 76 0.00 0.0
94 75 0.00 0.0
96 72 0.00 0.0
92 72 0.35 0.0
August 1940 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
81 68 0.00 0.0
79 63 0.00 0.0
79 63 0.00 0.0
86 67 0.00 0.0
87 70 0.06 0.0
91 75 0.00 0.0
83 73 0.02 0.0
84 70 0.00 0.0
86 66 0.00 0.0
85 66 0.00 0.0
81 70 0.00 0.0
87 72 0.00 0.0
90 74 0.00 0.0
82 74 0.02 0.0
77 68 0.31 0.0
80 69 0.12 0.0
84 73 0.11 0.0
87 72 0.00 0.0
81 67 0.06 0.0
75 61 0.00 0.0
76 58 0.00 0.0
78 63 0.01 0.0
82 62 0.00 0.0
74 61 0.00 0.0
65 57 0.13 0.0
73 57 1.53 0.0
69 60 0.22 0.0
71 65 0.15 0.0
69 64 0.04 0.0
82 66 0.24 0.0
82 70 1.98 0.0
September 1940 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
84 69 0.00 0.0
83 65 0.00 0.0
81 64 0.00 0.0
80 65 0.00 0.0
81 62 0.00 0.0
78 59 0.00 0.0
75 57 0.02 0.0
71 61 0.32 0.0
81 65 0.01 0.0
77 65 0.06 0.0
68 55 0.00 0.0
69 50 0.00 0.0
74 50 0.00 0.0
75 52 0.00 0.0
75 57 0.00 0.0
72 61 0.00 0.0
77 56 0.00 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
83 61 0.00 0.0
88 64 0.00 0.0
92 66 0.00 0.0
79 63 0.00 0.0
79 59 0.00 0.0
81 66 0.00 0.0
76 47 0.93 0.0
58 42 0.00 0.0
65 42 0.00 0.0
70 43 0.00 0.0
73 46 0.00 0.0
64 54 0.00 0.0
October 1940 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
59 53 0.60 0.0
56 51 0.44 0.0
73 54 0.00 0.0
73 56 0.00 0.0
71 52 0.00 0.0
74 57 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
66 57 0.25 0.0
62 48 0.00 0.0
65 47 0.00 0.0
72 44 0.00 0.0
77 52 0.00 0.0
83 52 0.00 0.0
74 59 0.00 0.0
77 50 0.02 0.0
51 45 0.01 0.0
59 46 0.00 0.0
58 43 0.00 0.0
46 34 0.60 0.1
42 33 0.00 1.4
56 32 0.00 0.0
53 33 0.00 0.0
71 38 0.00 0.0
78 56 0.01 0.0
60 50 0.02 0.0
66 48 0.00 0.0
58 43 0.00 0.0
50 46 0.00 0.0
48 43 0.03 0.0
58 47 0.17 0.0
64 45 0.00 0.0
November 1940 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
60 46 0.26 0.0
66 54 0.99 0.0
66 46 0.00 0.0
70 39 0.00 0.0
71 54 0.00 0.0
64 45 0.00 0.0
50 41 0.00 0.0
47 38 0.00 0.0
53 35 0.00 0.0
62 41 0.00 0.0
66 50 0.11 0.0
64 47 0.56 0.0
47 43 0.59 0.0
46 43 1.30 0.0
46 35 0.16 0.0
41 32 0.00 0.0
52 33 0.00 0.0
53 42 0.00 0.0
53 32 0.00 0.0
63 42 0.00 0.0
66 47 0.00 0.0
75 56 0.00 0.0
60 50 0.00 0.0
52 43 0.25 0.0
45 36 0.00 0.0
40 28 1.04 0.0
47 35 0.00 0.0
38 31 0.00 0.0
50 30 0.00 0.0
50 32 0.00 0.0
December 1940 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
52 38 0.00 0.0
45 31 0.00 0.0
39 20 0.00 0.0
35 16 0.00 0.0
40 34 0.15 0.0
42 28 0.00 0.0
57 34 0.01 0.0
50 34 0.00 0.0
47 31 0.00 0.0
63 38 0.00 0.0
53 42 0.00 0.0
51 38 0.05 0.0
62 38 0.12 0.0
39 33 0.12 0.0
43 36 0.00 0.0
51 40 0.45 0.0
51 35 0.00 0.0
45 30 0.00 0.0
45 28 0.00 0.0
54 37 0.00 0.0
52 35 0.00 0.0
60 31 0.00 0.0
50 35 0.00 0.0
52 27 0.00 0.0
61 34 0.10 0.0
53 50 0.31 0.0
52 48 0.20 0.0
54 46 0.72 0.0
63 49 0.04 0.0
49 42 0.00 0.0
49 38 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2023 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location