Washington D.C. Weather in 1956

Historical record of Washington D.C., District of Columbia weather for the year 1956 based on NOAA data.
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1956 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 95 °F June 13
Lowest temperature 20 °F November 24
Highest daily low 76 °F July 2
Lowest daily high 30 °F January 24
Most daily precipitation 1.7 inches September 27
Most daily snow 2.4 inches January 19
Total annual precipitation 35.2 inches -
Total annual snow 8.7 inches -
January 1956 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
41 23 0.00 0.0
40 23 0.00 0.0
44 35 0.00 0.0
44 30 0.00 0.0
47 32 0.00 0.0
45 28 0.00 0.0
34 27 0.00 0.0
32 21 0.00 0.0
32 24 0.24 0.0
48 32 0.47 0.0
45 41 0.21 0.0
43 38 0.06 0.0
43 34 0.02 0.0
44 31 0.00 0.0
48 32 0.00 0.0
41 31 0.13 1.3
37 30 0.03 0.3
43 30 0.00 0.0
34 30 0.24 2.4
39 29 0.02 0.2
37 25 0.00 0.0
46 28 0.00 0.0
37 26 0.00 0.0
30 20 0.00 0.0
34 22 0.02 0.3
33 22 0.00 0.0
33 22 0.00 0.0
38 20 0.05 0.0
44 33 0.39 0.0
63 36 0.11 0.0
37 28 0.00 0.0
February 1956 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
40 24 0.00 0.0
44 31 0.48 0.0
43 36 0.14 0.0
36 32 0.36 0.0
51 33 0.00 0.0
38 32 0.99 0.0
51 34 0.00 0.0
55 31 0.00 0.0
57 38 0.00 0.0
56 37 0.00 0.0
45 40 0.18 0.0
51 38 0.00 0.0
48 33 0.00 0.0
54 29 0.02 0.0
63 43 0.00 0.0
48 34 0.00 0.0
41 35 0.13 0.0
63 39 0.07 0.0
48 39 0.00 0.0
50 35 0.01 0.0
39 26 0.00 0.0
35 20 0.00 0.0
39 24 0.00 0.0
45 24 0.29 0.0
67 42 0.15 0.0
57 39 0.00 0.0
60 43 0.00 0.0
52 30 0.00 0.0
40 26 0.00 0.0
March 1956 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
58 26 0.00 0.0
60 48 0.05 0.0
65 37 0.00 0.0
57 40 0.00 0.0
73 38 0.00 0.0
59 43 0.01 0.0
63 44 0.06 0.0
69 34 0.87 0.0
55 30 0.00 0.0
63 38 0.00 0.0
66 47 0.17 0.0
47 36 0.04 0.0
38 33 0.38 2.0
53 38 1.19 0.0
42 37 0.00 0.0
38 30 0.49 0.3
40 27 0.00 0.0
36 28 0.16 1.5
36 26 0.02 0.2
41 24 0.00 0.0
48 29 0.00 0.0
59 28 0.00 0.0
58 39 0.00 0.0
53 29 0.01 0.0
45 25 0.00 0.0
49 38 0.00 0.0
58 31 0.00 0.0
43 35 0.01 0.0
39 33 0.06 0.0
49 37 0.01 0.0
49 38 0.00 0.0
April 1956 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
59 31 0.00 0.0
63 43 0.00 0.0
70 48 0.28 0.0
85 50 0.00 0.0
72 54 0.00 0.0
61 50 0.57 0.0
51 40 0.50 0.0
45 35 0.00 0.0
58 35 0.00 0.0
62 39 0.00 0.0
50 43 0.00 0.0
61 39 0.00 0.0
67 42 0.00 0.0
63 42 0.00 0.0
64 49 0.13 0.0
69 47 0.41 0.0
54 40 0.00 0.0
53 39 0.04 0.0
56 39 0.00 0.0
53 39 0.00 0.0
63 32 0.00 0.0
68 48 0.00 0.0
54 43 0.00 0.0
45 39 0.03 0.0
57 35 0.00 0.0
73 46 0.10 0.0
69 50 0.00 0.0
87 58 0.00 0.0
86 68 0.00 0.0
79 55 0.00 0.0
May 1956 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
65 48 0.00 0.0
54 48 0.19 0.0
68 53 0.04 0.0
80 53 0.00 0.0
68 44 0.00 0.0
88 53 0.00 0.0
75 53 0.03 0.0
61 44 0.00 0.0
70 42 0.00 0.0
75 62 0.00 0.0
70 58 0.00 0.0
82 56 0.00 0.0
93 65 0.00 0.0
93 68 0.00 0.0
73 61 0.00 0.0
72 47 0.00 0.0
57 40 0.16 0.0
68 48 0.00 0.0
83 48 0.11 0.0
68 51 0.00 0.0
78 50 0.00 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
77 62 0.14 0.0
63 49 0.00 0.0
65 43 0.00 0.0
74 47 0.00 0.0
67 61 0.52 0.0
80 59 0.00 0.0
72 50 0.00 0.0
86 55 0.98 0.0
90 66 0.00 0.0
June 1956 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
76 64 0.16 0.0
64 54 0.96 0.0
69 52 0.00 0.0
72 54 0.00 0.0
77 55 0.00 0.0
78 62 0.00 0.0
81 59 0.00 0.0
86 59 0.00 0.0
76 64 0.00 0.0
81 63 0.02 0.0
84 65 0.00 0.0
88 63 0.00 0.0
95 66 0.00 0.0
93 73 0.00 0.0
93 72 0.00 0.0
90 72 0.01 0.0
90 74 0.00 0.0
76 63 0.08 0.0
72 59 0.00 0.0
66 58 0.01 0.0
77 64 0.12 0.0
92 68 0.34 0.0
91 71 0.13 0.0
90 68 0.36 0.0
87 66 0.00 0.0
87 68 0.00 0.0
92 73 0.46 0.0
84 66 0.01 0.0
82 60 0.00 0.0
86 65 0.00 0.0
July 1956 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
93 70 0.00 0.0
94 76 0.00 0.0
91 73 0.01 0.0
89 71 1.53 0.0
81 68 0.46 0.0
79 64 0.00 0.0
84 70 0.00 0.0
84 71 0.04 0.0
85 70 0.20 0.0
79 65 0.00 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
86 65 0.00 0.0
82 72 0.00 0.0
86 67 0.01 0.0
82 64 0.00 0.0
90 69 0.00 0.0
80 65 0.31 0.0
78 64 0.00 0.0
81 66 0.00 0.0
75 70 0.95 0.0
83 68 0.03 0.0
86 67 1.30 0.0
87 67 0.30 0.0
74 68 0.15 0.0
84 65 0.00 0.0
89 68 0.00 0.0
89 70 0.59 0.0
90 74 0.00 0.0
76 64 0.00 0.0
74 60 0.00 0.0
78 58 0.00 0.0
August 1956 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
85 67 0.03 0.0
77 69 0.17 0.0
79 65 0.00 0.0
74 66 0.00 0.0
81 67 0.18 0.0
75 67 0.13 0.0
75 68 0.01 0.0
84 66 0.00 0.0
89 71 0.00 0.0
89 72 0.00 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
89 71 0.00 0.0
88 70 0.00 0.0
83 71 0.02 0.0
87 68 0.00 0.0
91 67 0.00 0.0
91 68 0.00 0.0
93 72 0.00 0.0
91 71 0.29 0.0
74 61 0.98 0.0
68 60 0.13 0.0
76 55 0.00 0.0
78 58 0.00 0.0
77 63 0.00 0.0
77 57 0.00 0.0
80 61 0.00 0.0
84 68 0.00 0.0
89 65 0.00 0.0
88 70 0.00 0.0
89 70 0.00 0.0
93 74 0.00 0.0
September 1956 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
93 73 0.00 0.0
86 73 0.00 0.0
82 71 0.00 0.0
86 69 0.00 0.0
84 71 0.00 0.0
83 70 0.51 0.0
72 60 0.03 0.0
70 54 0.00 0.0
67 52 0.00 0.0
70 47 0.00 0.0
76 56 0.04 0.0
81 59 0.00 0.0
87 63 0.00 0.0
89 66 0.00 0.0
76 63 0.20 0.0
85 63 0.02 0.0
87 61 0.65 0.0
69 55 0.00 0.0
72 53 0.15 0.0
63 47 0.00 0.0
64 41 0.00 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
86 56 0.01 0.0
69 57 0.13 0.0
71 51 0.00 0.0
63 52 0.09 0.0
53 47 1.70 0.0
57 51 0.17 0.0
62 54 0.00 0.0
74 58 0.00 0.0
October 1956 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
69 52 0.00 0.0
76 51 0.00 0.0
78 58 0.00 0.0
69 60 0.63 0.0
70 56 0.00 0.0
63 54 0.06 0.0
66 52 0.00 0.0
69 44 0.00 0.0
70 47 0.00 0.0
57 43 0.00 0.0
58 39 0.00 0.0
62 39 0.00 0.0
66 44 0.00 0.0
70 45 0.00 0.0
76 48 0.00 0.0
72 49 0.00 0.0
72 60 0.08 0.0
74 61 0.13 0.0
62 49 0.00 0.0
62 45 0.00 0.0
66 56 0.01 0.0
66 59 0.72 0.0
71 61 0.01 0.0
67 55 0.03 0.0
55 45 0.00 0.0
55 49 0.32 0.0
58 54 0.05 0.0
65 53 0.00 0.0
62 51 0.00 0.0
63 56 0.36 0.0
73 63 0.22 0.0
November 1956 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
68 61 0.70 0.0
66 63 0.15 0.0
63 53 0.00 0.0
61 51 0.00 0.0
66 47 0.00 0.0
66 41 0.00 0.0
68 42 0.00 0.0
63 45 0.03 0.0
48 40 0.00 0.0
45 35 0.00 0.0
58 34 0.00 0.0
71 44 0.00 0.0
49 38 0.00 0.0
70 36 0.00 0.0
72 42 0.00 0.0
66 51 0.08 0.0
51 36 1.46 0.0
49 33 0.01 0.0
50 32 0.00 0.0
51 31 0.00 0.0
66 45 0.38 0.0
47 30 0.00 0.0
35 23 0.00 0.0
31 20 0.00 0.0
35 23 0.00 0.0
37 30 0.00 0.0
43 30 0.00 0.0
44 26 0.00 0.0
49 31 0.00 0.0
38 28 0.00 0.0
December 1956 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
41 28 0.00 0.0
42 30 0.00 0.0
68 36 0.00 0.0
65 34 0.00 0.0
52 35 0.01 0.0
63 42 0.00 0.0
72 45 0.00 0.0
68 49 0.00 0.0
56 31 0.05 0.0
50 28 0.00 0.0
51 36 0.01 0.0
53 44 0.15 0.0
62 37 0.30 0.0
42 36 0.54 0.0
41 37 0.82 0.0
47 39 0.02 0.0
51 41 0.00 0.0
53 35 0.00 0.0
50 28 0.00 0.0
58 37 0.05 0.0
62 45 0.00 0.0
55 48 0.15 0.0
52 42 0.78 0.0
49 42 0.12 0.0
46 36 0.00 0.0
41 34 0.00 0.0
49 31 0.02 0.2
49 33 0.00 0.0
41 28 0.00 0.0
31 24 0.00 0.0
57 29 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2023 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location