Washington D.C. Weather in 1959

Historical record of Washington D.C. weather for the year 1959 based on NOAA data.

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1959 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	100 °F	June 30
Lowest temperature	11 °F	January 17
Highest daily low	81 °F	June 30
Lowest daily high	24 °F	January 5
Most daily precipitation	2.8 inches	June 2
Most daily snow	2.2 inches	January 16
Total annual precipitation	35.4 inches	-
Total annual snow	4.0 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Washington D.C. in 1959?

The highest temperature recorded in Washington D.C. in 1959 was 100 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1959

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	100 °F	Jun 30
1	100 °F	Jun 29
3	99 °F	Jun 28
4	96 °F	Aug 22
4	96 °F	Aug 21
4	96 °F	Aug 17
7	95 °F	Aug 26
7	95 °F	Jun 26
9	94 °F	Aug 25
9	94 °F	Aug 14
9	94 °F	Jul 24
9	94 °F	Jun 22
9	94 °F	Jun 11
9	94 °F	Jun 9

What was the coldest temperature in Washington D.C. in 1959?

The lowest temperature recorded in Washington D.C. in 1959 was 11 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1959

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	11 °F	January 17
1	11 °F	January 6
3	12 °F	January 16
3	12 °F	January 5
5	13 °F	February 20
5	13 °F	January 18
7	17 °F	February 21
7	17 °F	February 2
9	18 °F	December 23
9	18 °F	January 19

January 1959 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	44	30	0.88	0.0
January 2	47	34	0.00	0.0
January 3	47	29	0.00	0.0
January 4	48	24	0.00	0.0
January 5	24	12	0.00	0.0
January 6	28	11	0.00	0.0
January 7	35	22	0.00	0.0
January 8	36	26	0.00	0.0
January 9	32	22	0.00	0.0
January 10	32	22	0.00	0.0
January 11	40	25	0.00	0.0
January 12	43	28	0.00	0.0
January 13	47	30	0.00	0.0
January 14	45	27	0.10	0.0
January 15	67	37	0.02	0.0
January 16	57	12	0.34	2.2
January 17	26	11	0.00	0.0
January 18	25	13	0.00	0.0
January 19	40	18	0.00	0.0
January 20	45	36	0.27	0.0
January 21	70	42	0.27	0.0
January 22	63	27	0.15	0.0
January 23	39	24	0.00	0.0
January 24	44	23	0.00	0.0
January 25	63	38	0.00	0.0
January 26	48	29	0.00	0.0
January 27	34	28	0.18	1.8
January 28	38	21	0.00	0.0
January 29	45	33	0.00	0.0
January 30	61	41	0.00	0.0
January 31	43	32	0.00	0.0

February 1959 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	35	24	0.00
February 2	30	17	0.00
February 3	38	20	0.04
February 4	44	31	0.49
February 5	52	33	0.01
February 6	42	32	0.00
February 7	51	26	0.00
February 8	57	39	0.00
February 9	39	31	0.00
February 10	68	33	0.04
February 11	65	31	0.00
February 12	42	26	0.00
February 13	57	38	0.46
February 14	51	43	0.29
February 15	53	35	0.00
February 16	46	30	0.00
February 17	55	35	0.00
February 18	48	34	0.00
February 19	34	19	0.00
February 20	28	13	0.00
February 21	47	17	0.00
February 22	53	32	0.00
February 23	53	34	0.18
February 24	51	31	0.00
February 25	46	26	0.00
February 26	55	29	0.00
February 27	59	32	0.00
February 28	60	35	0.00

March 1959 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	57	39	0.00
March 2	47	35	0.00
March 3	58	30	0.04
March 4	58	34	0.00
March 5	48	33	0.17
March 6	70	43	0.63
March 7	47	34	0.00
March 8	51	29	0.00
March 9	61	39	0.00
March 10	50	41	0.00
March 11	44	35	0.17
March 12	44	32	0.46
March 13	44	32	0.00
March 14	62	35	0.00
March 15	62	39	0.00
March 16	55	40	0.00
March 17	53	33	0.00
March 18	43	27	0.00
March 19	65	27	0.00
March 20	72	38	0.00
March 21	72	38	0.00
March 22	42	27	0.00
March 23	56	29	0.00
March 24	76	35	0.00
March 25	79	41	0.00
March 26	63	45	0.00
March 27	54	38	0.46
March 28	44	30	0.00
March 29	49	29	0.00
March 30	45	39	0.27
March 31	60	39	0.00

April 1959 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	76	44	0.00
April 2	64	45	1.13
April 3	72	40	0.43
April 4	56	42	0.09
April 5	72	39	0.00
April 6	63	50	0.00
April 7	74	40	0.00
April 8	87	57	0.00
April 9	90	64	0.06
April 10	66	55	0.43
April 11	57	50	0.48
April 12	50	34	0.50
April 13	49	34	0.00
April 14	62	39	0.00
April 15	74	45	0.00
April 16	78	44	0.00
April 17	80	47	0.00
April 18	82	54	0.00
April 19	68	60	0.03
April 20	66	52	0.11
April 21	62	47	0.00
April 22	62	48	0.00
April 23	57	47	0.00
April 24	73	42	0.00
April 25	81	49	0.00
April 26	84	63	0.00
April 27	72	50	0.21
April 28	51	47	0.54
April 29	72	47	0.00
April 30	78	52	0.00

May 1959 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	72	54	0.00
May 2	81	49	0.00
May 3	85	62	0.00
May 4	76	58	0.00
May 5	78	51	0.00
May 6	84	55	0.00
May 7	91	61	0.00
May 8	73	57	0.00
May 9	69	52	0.00
May 10	75	60	0.00
May 11	87	67	0.00
May 12	91	67	0.26
May 13	73	62	1.57
May 14	65	53	0.00
May 15	63	47	0.00
May 16	65	47	0.00
May 17	74	47	0.00
May 18	64	57	0.09
May 19	84	64	0.00
May 20	86	70	0.00
May 21	87	70	0.00
May 22	86	71	0.05
May 23	86	68	0.81
May 24	73	62	0.00
May 25	75	57	0.00
May 26	78	57	0.00
May 27	85	67	0.00
May 28	89	68	0.00
May 29	90	73	0.02
May 30	90	71	0.00
May 31	79	66	0.09

June 1959 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	70	62	0.04
June 2	74	65	2.76
June 3	77	62	0.00
June 4	84	62	0.00
June 5	84	64	0.00
June 6	87	63	0.00
June 7	87	67	0.00
June 8	90	66	0.00
June 9	94	68	0.00
June 10	93	72	0.00
June 11	94	73	0.00
June 12	89	69	0.85
June 13	85	60	1.56
June 14	75	56	0.00
June 15	78	56	0.00
June 16	75	55	0.04
June 17	68	52	0.10
June 18	72	52	0.00
June 19	82	58	0.00
June 20	85	66	0.00
June 21	87	66	0.00
June 22	94	68	0.00
June 23	83	72	0.00
June 24	85	69	0.00
June 25	89	71	0.00
June 26	95	75	0.00
June 27	93	78	0.00
June 28	99	79	0.00
June 29	100	81	0.00
June 30	100	81	0.00

July 1959 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	91	72	0.94
July 2	89	71	0.00
July 3	85	65	0.00
July 4	87	66	0.00
July 5	87	65	0.00
July 6	82	68	0.06
July 7	87	66	0.00
July 8	88	64	0.00
July 9	88	64	0.00
July 10	77	72	0.28
July 11	86	68	0.00
July 12	78	69	1.04
July 13	85	66	0.01
July 14	77	69	0.46
July 15	79	69	0.45
July 16	81	70	0.00
July 17	84	70	0.00
July 18	87	71	0.00
July 19	92	75	0.00
July 20	88	71	0.63
July 21	86	72	0.00
July 22	89	73	0.00
July 23	93	75	0.00
July 24	94	74	0.44
July 25	85	73	0.01
July 26	87	73	0.00
July 27	89	74	0.00
July 28	89	76	0.00
July 29	93	75	0.04
July 30	91	75	0.00
July 31	88	74	0.02

August 1959 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	91	75	0.00
August 2	81	68	0.00
August 3	84	61	0.00
August 4	78	67	0.00
August 5	91	71	0.02
August 6	78	66	0.11
August 7	75	68	0.02
August 8	76	72	1.76
August 9	86	72	0.03
August 10	85	71	0.00
August 11	86	70	0.00
August 12	89	69	0.00
August 13	93	72	0.00
August 14	94	73	0.00
August 15	93	73	0.00
August 16	93	76	0.00
August 17	96	76	0.00
August 18	92	76	0.00
August 19	91	74	0.00
August 20	91	70	0.00
August 21	96	74	0.00
August 22	96	79	0.00
August 23	81	75	0.05
August 24	88	74	0.00
August 25	94	72	0.00
August 26	95	75	0.00
August 27	92	79	0.00
August 28	92	76	0.00
August 29	86	75	0.00
August 30	87	74	0.06
August 31	80	72	0.82

September 1959 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	88	75	0.10
September 2	89	73	0.76
September 3	90	75	0.03
September 4	89	73	0.00
September 5	88	70	0.00
September 6	85	71	0.00
September 7	87	72	0.00
September 8	89	72	0.00
September 9	92	72	0.00
September 10	87	73	0.00
September 11	76	64	0.00
September 12	76	54	0.00
September 13	80	56	0.00
September 14	78	58	0.00
September 15	82	61	0.00
September 16	68	53	0.00
September 17	64	50	0.01
September 18	68	49	0.00
September 19	68	48	0.00
September 20	74	49	0.00
September 21	83	56	0.00
September 22	88	60	0.00
September 23	90	64	0.00
September 24	90	64	0.00
September 25	83	66	0.00
September 26	80	67	0.00
September 27	86	69	0.00
September 28	85	67	0.16
September 29	81	73	0.17
September 30	78	72	0.82

October 1959 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	80	72	0.03
October 2	75	65	0.00
October 3	76	65	0.00
October 4	89	63	0.00
October 5	90	70	0.00
October 6	89	69	0.00
October 7	82	68	0.01
October 8	81	67	0.28
October 9	82	72	0.05
October 10	81	69	0.03
October 11	84	66	0.16
October 12	69	55	0.00
October 13	68	49	0.40
October 14	54	49	0.70
October 15	61	47	0.00
October 16	66	43	0.00
October 17	73	47	0.00
October 18	65	47	0.00
October 19	56	42	0.00
October 20	72	44	0.00
October 21	56	50	0.00
October 22	55	51	0.20
October 23	75	53	0.00
October 24	71	53	0.28
October 25	64	48	0.00
October 26	58	46	0.06
October 27	60	46	0.20
October 28	56	43	0.00
October 29	58	37	0.00
October 30	60	41	0.00
October 31	62	54	0.03

November 1959 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	68	48	0.00
November 2	56	40	0.03
November 3	53	34	0.00
November 4	69	51	0.00
November 5	77	62	0.00
November 6	77	46	0.13
November 7	46	38	0.45
November 8	49	32	0.00
November 9	54	32	0.00
November 10	58	36	0.00
November 11	56	38	0.00
November 12	59	45	0.00
November 13	65	40	0.00
November 14	68	50	0.03
November 15	50	42	0.00
November 16	51	44	0.00
November 17	53	26	0.08
November 18	34	21	0.00
November 19	50	28	0.00
November 20	48	28	0.00
November 21	46	38	0.04
November 22	58	35	0.00
November 23	52	35	0.16
November 24	58	49	0.62
November 25	51	33	0.00
November 26	48	28	0.00
November 27	65	44	0.00
November 28	65	39	0.68
November 29	39	29	0.00
November 30	47	26	0.00

December 1959 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	50	34	0.00
December 2	55	32	0.00
December 3	55	33	0.00
December 4	58	38	0.00
December 5	51	35	0.00
December 6	50	43	0.14
December 7	43	36	0.30
December 8	51	32	0.00
December 9	59	31	0.00
December 10	53	34	0.00
December 11	53	33	0.01
December 12	60	47	1.36
December 13	56	39	0.00
December 14	46	35	0.00
December 15	52	31	0.00
December 16	63	38	0.00
December 17	55	44	0.02
December 18	49	42	0.62
December 19	45	31	0.00
December 20	38	27	0.00
December 21	40	32	0.04
December 22	33	25	0.00
December 23	29	18	0.00
December 24	34	22	0.01
December 25	38	30	0.05
December 26	46	35	0.01
December 27	63	43	0.01
December 28	62	45	0.60
December 29	54	41	0.05
December 30	46	39	0.00
December 31	41	31	0.04

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1945–2023	Washington Reagan Airport	location
1851–1945	Washington D.C.	location