Washington D.C. Weather in 1948

Historical record of Washington D.C., District of Columbia weather for the year 1948 based on NOAA data.
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1948 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 99 °F August 28
Lowest temperature 5 °F January 26
Highest daily low 76 °F July 22
Lowest daily high 18 °F January 24
Most daily precipitation 2.8 inches August 1
Most daily snow 5.4 inches January 24
Total annual precipitation 57.6 inches -
Total annual snow 24.3 inches -
January 1948 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
42 37 1.40 0.0
39 33 0.29 0.9
42 31 0.00 0.0
36 30 0.01 0.1
42 32 0.01 0.1
35 28 0.03 0.4
37 28 0.00 0.0
40 22 0.00 0.0
62 33 0.00 0.0
42 28 0.00 0.0
42 21 0.00 0.0
43 25 0.47 0.0
38 32 1.26 3.0
34 18 0.00 0.0
25 13 0.00 0.0
43 21 0.00 0.0
38 29 0.00 0.0
30 17 0.00 0.0
28 13 0.00 0.0
39 17 0.21 1.7
42 31 0.34 0.0
42 26 0.00 0.0
26 18 0.03 0.6
18 10 0.52 5.4
24 9 0.00 0.0
30 5 0.00 0.0
32 24 0.00 0.0
26 12 0.00 0.0
36 17 0.00 0.0
28 15 0.00 0.0
24 6 0.00 0.0
February 1948 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
31 18 0.00 0.0
38 17 0.00 0.0
41 21 0.00 0.0
34 29 0.72 2.4
30 20 0.07 0.7
38 25 0.03 0.4
30 20 0.00 0.0
39 22 0.00 0.0
22 15 0.00 0.0
26 12 0.00 0.0
30 18 0.07 0.0
40 29 0.03 0.0
39 32 0.08 0.0
54 37 0.20 0.0
48 30 0.00 0.0
49 30 0.00 0.0
65 36 0.00 0.0
70 34 0.00 0.0
72 39 0.00 0.0
60 31 0.00 0.0
37 26 0.00 0.0
32 25 0.28 4.2
36 25 0.00 0.0
38 22 0.00 0.0
57 34 0.01 0.0
67 44 0.16 0.0
62 33 0.01 0.0
82 43 0.01 0.0
60 39 0.00 0.0
March 1948 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
43 30 0.00 0.0
41 33 0.50 0.0
54 38 0.18 0.0
44 26 0.15 0.0
35 18 0.00 0.0
39 19 0.06 0.0
47 31 0.79 0.0
50 33 0.00 0.0
43 31 0.24 0.0
57 39 0.12 0.0
52 31 0.03 0.0
38 24 0.00 0.0
45 22 0.00 0.0
56 25 0.00 0.0
71 41 0.00 0.0
66 58 0.22 0.0
61 45 0.00 0.0
59 35 0.00 0.0
68 41 0.20 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
86 55 0.00 0.0
84 66 0.00 0.0
68 44 0.68 0.0
68 43 0.23 0.0
62 43 0.00 0.0
70 41 0.03 0.0
73 50 0.10 0.0
51 33 0.00 0.0
53 30 0.00 0.0
70 42 0.00 0.0
67 52 0.13 0.0
April 1948 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
68 57 1.67 0.0
62 48 0.03 0.0
53 41 0.00 0.0
60 35 0.00 0.0
75 46 0.00 0.0
75 60 0.00 0.0
61 50 0.00 0.0
65 49 0.00 0.0
65 41 0.00 0.0
60 36 0.00 0.0
63 48 0.04 0.0
79 62 0.03 0.0
62 44 0.53 0.0
47 39 0.32 0.0
60 44 0.00 0.0
68 42 0.00 0.0
61 44 0.00 0.0
62 36 0.00 0.0
68 41 0.00 0.0
84 52 0.00 0.0
74 51 0.00 0.0
62 47 0.00 0.0
67 39 0.00 0.0
76 48 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.01 0.0
74 50 0.00 0.0
62 44 0.25 0.0
46 43 0.17 0.0
59 42 0.00 0.0
71 44 0.00 0.0
May 1948 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
68 50 0.03 0.0
67 46 0.17 0.0
66 53 0.50 0.0
67 52 0.33 0.0
60 49 0.49 0.0
65 45 0.00 0.0
61 50 0.78 0.0
70 46 0.00 0.0
83 46 0.00 0.0
87 61 0.00 0.0
90 64 0.00 0.0
86 66 0.12 0.0
77 56 2.50 0.0
70 55 0.16 0.0
73 54 0.00 0.0
73 60 0.29 0.0
76 57 0.97 0.0
71 54 0.00 0.0
70 52 0.00 0.0
68 48 0.00 0.0
84 57 0.00 0.0
69 49 0.00 0.0
79 51 0.00 0.0
81 58 0.08 0.0
73 60 0.00 0.0
67 61 0.49 0.0
74 61 0.04 0.0
79 65 0.00 0.0
79 66 0.23 0.0
76 65 1.68 0.0
77 65 0.01 0.0
June 1948 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
79 64 0.00 0.0
83 64 0.00 0.0
71 59 0.04 0.0
79 55 0.07 0.0
79 63 0.00 0.0
77 59 0.00 0.0
81 64 1.04 0.0
83 64 0.00 0.0
74 61 0.00 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
86 60 0.00 0.0
89 67 0.00 0.0
80 68 0.00 0.0
81 62 0.00 0.0
88 66 0.00 0.0
75 57 1.07 0.0
80 52 0.00 0.0
80 63 0.44 0.0
88 67 1.63 0.0
74 64 0.55 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
85 65 0.00 0.0
85 67 0.00 0.0
95 72 0.10 0.0
90 69 0.00 0.0
89 72 0.00 0.0
93 74 0.02 0.0
95 72 0.00 0.0
93 72 0.32 0.0
90 71 0.16 0.0
July 1948 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
84 68 0.05 0.0
82 63 0.00 0.0
86 68 0.00 0.0
90 72 0.00 0.0
95 73 0.00 0.0
94 72 0.12 0.0
74 66 0.00 0.0
81 63 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.00 0.0
84 63 0.00 0.0
87 68 0.00 0.0
90 71 0.00 0.0
89 73 0.55 0.0
78 70 1.07 0.0
80 70 0.04 0.0
82 65 0.00 0.0
88 70 0.05 0.0
91 72 0.00 0.0
87 68 0.20 0.0
89 73 0.00 0.0
90 73 0.00 0.0
93 76 0.00 0.0
85 73 0.12 0.0
82 72 0.00 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
91 63 0.00 0.0
88 74 0.56 0.0
89 71 0.09 0.0
89 68 0.00 0.0
93 74 0.00 0.0
89 72 1.46 0.0
August 1948 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
74 69 2.84 0.0
85 70 0.00 0.0
85 71 0.30 0.0
74 69 1.26 0.0
79 61 0.00 0.0
79 57 0.00 0.0
79 60 0.00 0.0
81 61 0.00 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
83 62 0.00 0.0
85 66 1.74 0.0
83 69 0.76 0.0
84 64 0.00 0.0
81 65 0.00 0.0
84 64 0.00 0.0
84 64 0.00 0.0
82 64 0.00 0.0
85 64 1.13 0.0
81 64 0.38 0.0
84 67 0.23 0.0
82 66 0.00 0.0
80 70 0.00 0.0
87 69 0.00 0.0
87 69 0.00 0.0
93 72 0.00 0.0
97 74 0.00 0.0
99 74 0.00 0.0
99 74 0.00 0.0
97 75 0.00 0.0
92 69 0.36 0.0
80 65 0.00 0.0
September 1948 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
75 55 0.00 0.0
79 51 0.00 0.0
82 58 0.00 0.0
83 66 0.00 0.0
86 70 0.00 0.0
84 66 0.01 0.0
81 67 0.20 0.0
86 70 0.00 0.0
90 69 0.32 0.0
71 62 0.70 0.0
80 57 0.00 0.0
86 59 0.00 0.0
90 63 0.00 0.0
83 65 0.00 0.0
76 56 0.00 0.0
77 55 0.00 0.0
78 63 0.00 0.0
89 65 0.00 0.0
84 67 0.26 0.0
90 66 0.00 0.0
75 59 0.87 0.0
69 55 0.00 0.0
68 50 0.00 0.0
64 58 0.00 0.0
68 53 0.00 0.0
73 49 0.00 0.0
75 49 0.00 0.0
72 54 0.00 0.0
76 57 0.00 0.0
75 66 0.83 0.0
October 1948 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
79 64 0.00 0.0
77 58 0.00 0.0
66 54 0.00 0.0
58 47 0.00 0.0
53 46 1.84 0.0
62 46 0.01 0.0
65 56 0.00 0.0
64 53 0.25 0.0
67 45 0.00 0.0
77 50 0.00 0.0
66 60 0.00 0.0
70 57 0.00 0.0
66 46 0.05 0.0
62 48 0.00 0.0
64 46 0.00 0.0
68 41 0.00 0.0
78 49 0.03 0.0
52 38 0.57 0.0
56 34 0.00 0.0
57 42 0.00 0.0
54 37 0.00 0.0
55 42 0.00 0.0
55 49 0.33 0.0
63 49 0.00 0.0
65 50 0.00 0.0
68 47 0.00 0.0
71 47 0.00 0.0
69 43 0.00 0.0
71 47 0.00 0.0
61 44 0.00 0.0
63 43 0.01 0.0
November 1948 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
70 54 0.02 0.0
58 48 0.00 0.0
62 48 0.23 0.0
71 59 0.00 0.0
73 60 0.00 0.0
78 53 1.68 0.0
65 45 0.07 0.0
63 39 0.00 0.0
62 42 0.00 0.0
69 44 0.02 0.0
56 38 0.00 0.0
57 35 0.00 0.0
66 45 0.19 0.0
53 40 0.00 0.0
58 36 0.00 0.0
58 35 0.00 0.0
67 40 0.07 0.0
63 35 0.00 0.0
68 44 0.18 0.0
72 46 0.01 0.0
61 39 0.00 0.0
54 46 0.10 0.0
52 41 0.09 0.0
48 41 0.48 0.0
52 37 0.38 0.0
58 33 0.00 0.0
64 40 0.62 0.0
45 36 1.16 0.0
42 39 0.70 0.0
49 33 0.00 0.0
December 1948 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
55 30 0.00 0.0
50 32 0.00 0.0
52 43 0.71 0.0
62 42 0.87 0.0
57 36 0.00 0.0
65 38 0.00 0.0
57 33 0.00 0.0
54 40 0.00 0.0
43 35 0.00 0.0
43 31 0.00 0.0
40 26 0.00 0.0
53 35 0.01 0.0
68 42 0.00 0.0
62 42 0.00 0.0
46 33 0.94 0.0
42 36 0.33 0.0
52 37 0.00 0.0
40 34 0.00 0.0
34 29 0.47 4.4
35 30 0.00 0.0
52 32 0.00 0.0
52 34 0.00 0.0
39 33 0.00 0.0
35 29 0.00 0.0
34 17 0.00 0.0
27 15 0.00 0.0
36 14 0.00 0.0
50 20 0.00 0.0
58 34 0.39 0.0
53 38 0.97 0.0
38 33 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2023 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location