Washington D.C. Weather in 1968

Historical record of Washington D.C. weather for the year 1968 based on NOAA data.
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1968 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 98 °F August 24
Lowest temperature 7 °F January 12
Highest daily low 78 °F August 23
Lowest daily high 20 °F January 8
Most daily precipitation 2.2 inches June 12
Most daily snow 2.0 inches March 12
Total annual precipitation 36.8 inches -
Total annual snow 8.2 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1968
Rank Temperature Date
1 98 °F Aug 24
2 97 °F Aug 25
2 97 °F Aug 23
2 97 °F Aug 17
2 97 °F Jul 1
6 96 °F Aug 21
6 96 °F Aug 7
6 96 °F Jul 24
6 96 °F Jul 17
6 96 °F Jun 30
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1968
Rank Temperature Date
1 7 °F January 12
2 8 °F January 8
2 8 °F January 2
4 9 °F February 21
5 10 °F February 22
6 11 °F January 11
6 11 °F January 5
8 12 °F February 11
8 12 °F January 1
10 13 °F December 11
January 1968 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
37 12 0.00 0.0
25 8 0.00 0.0
35 24 0.16 0.0
41 21 0.12 0.0
24 11 0.00 0.0
35 18 0.14 1.2
33 14 0.00 0.0
20 8 0.00 0.0
23 14 0.02 0.3
33 19 0.00 0.0
25 11 0.00 0.0
28 7 0.00 0.0
38 20 0.06 0.0
48 32 0.90 0.0
40 30 0.10 1.3
33 22 0.00 0.0
38 21 0.00 0.0
48 23 0.00 0.0
57 26 0.00 0.0
56 29 0.00 0.0
57 30 0.00 0.0
50 28 0.00 0.0
49 32 0.14 0.0
33 24 0.00 0.0
32 22 0.00 0.0
47 17 0.00 0.0
52 25 0.00 0.0
50 34 0.00 0.0
57 35 0.00 0.0
58 41 0.33 0.0
46 39 0.00 0.0
February 1968 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
43 37 0.00 0.0
50 40 0.39 0.0
52 38 0.00 0.0
49 34 0.00 0.0
53 32 0.00 0.0
53 33 0.00 0.0
46 30 0.00 0.0
45 33 0.00 0.0
45 28 0.08 0.8
30 16 0.00 0.0
28 12 0.00 0.0
35 17 0.00 0.0
30 20 0.00 0.0
46 18 0.00 0.0
49 23 0.00 0.0
49 27 0.00 0.0
51 25 0.00 0.0
39 18 0.00 0.0
44 24 0.00 0.0
47 21 0.00 0.0
28 9 0.00 0.0
37 10 0.00 0.0
43 20 0.00 0.0
43 25 0.00 0.0
44 20 0.00 0.0
48 23 0.00 0.0
53 22 0.00 0.0
51 26 0.00 0.0
43 33 0.33 1.6
March 1968 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
40 29 0.11 1.0
54 28 0.00 0.0
38 19 0.00 0.0
59 26 0.00 0.0
62 35 0.00 0.0
51 36 0.00 0.0
47 27 0.00 0.0
60 27 0.00 0.0
76 39 0.00 0.0
64 48 0.02 0.0
59 41 0.00 0.0
45 32 1.56 2.0
41 26 0.05 0.0
43 22 0.00 0.0
52 30 0.00 0.0
66 40 0.01 0.0
55 46 0.85 0.0
54 44 0.69 0.0
67 46 0.00 0.0
74 44 0.00 0.0
75 46 0.00 0.0
85 50 0.00 0.0
68 35 0.37 0.0
52 33 0.00 0.0
59 34 0.00 0.0
68 39 0.00 0.0
79 42 0.00 0.0
81 48 0.00 0.0
82 51 0.00 0.0
73 57 0.00 0.0
77 51 0.00 0.0
April 1968 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
69 42 0.10 0.0
63 37 0.00 0.0
57 46 0.00 0.0
73 50 0.23 0.0
67 45 0.00 0.0
56 37 0.00 0.0
64 38 0.00 0.0
68 49 0.01 0.0
80 53 0.00 0.0
68 52 0.00 0.0
66 45 0.02 0.0
71 40 0.00 0.0
80 45 0.00 0.0
86 51 0.00 0.0
66 48 0.11 0.0
68 43 0.00 0.0
72 42 0.00 0.0
77 48 0.00 0.0
82 52 0.00 0.0
79 58 0.00 0.0
76 54 0.00 0.0
66 50 0.00 0.0
64 49 0.00 0.0
66 49 0.87 0.0
64 42 0.00 0.0
72 40 0.00 0.0
66 47 0.12 0.0
69 43 0.00 0.0
64 48 0.00 0.0
69 45 0.07 0.0
May 1968 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
74 45 0.00 0.0
77 46 0.00 0.0
85 50 0.16 0.0
72 55 0.00 0.0
74 50 0.01 0.0
65 45 0.00 0.0
68 42 0.00 0.0
75 44 0.00 0.0
80 54 0.00 0.0
84 61 0.00 0.0
76 62 0.18 0.0
80 62 0.07 0.0
71 53 0.00 0.0
62 50 0.00 0.0
65 54 0.02 0.0
77 60 0.05 0.0
84 60 0.00 0.0
79 63 0.00 0.0
80 56 0.37 0.0
69 52 0.00 0.0
70 50 0.00 0.0
75 48 0.00 0.0
66 58 0.31 0.0
76 58 0.35 0.0
79 57 0.00 0.0
78 53 0.00 0.0
67 48 0.88 0.0
58 49 1.28 0.0
77 53 0.10 0.0
76 60 0.45 0.0
77 55 0.00 0.0
June 1968 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
78 54 0.00 0.0
85 65 0.52 0.0
82 60 0.01 0.0
80 56 0.00 0.0
83 58 0.00 0.0
88 61 0.00 0.0
88 65 0.00 0.0
88 69 0.00 0.0
87 69 0.44 0.0
84 68 0.00 0.0
80 66 0.27 0.0
85 68 2.23 0.0
75 60 0.01 0.0
80 57 0.00 0.0
88 60 0.00 0.0
90 67 0.00 0.0
74 60 0.41 0.0
79 57 0.00 0.0
82 64 0.98 0.0
79 62 0.00 0.0
79 56 0.00 0.0
90 65 0.00 0.0
90 70 0.00 0.0
91 73 0.85 0.0
91 71 0.00 0.0
93 74 0.72 0.0
76 67 0.96 0.0
78 63 0.00 0.0
88 62 0.00 0.0
96 71 0.00 0.0
July 1968 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
97 74 0.00 0.0
95 70 0.68 0.0
81 69 0.12 0.0
81 65 0.00 0.0
83 62 0.00 0.0
86 68 0.00 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
88 71 0.00 0.0
84 69 0.00 0.0
85 72 0.00 0.0
84 72 0.00 0.0
85 69 0.00 0.0
87 72 0.00 0.0
88 74 0.00 0.0
92 74 0.00 0.0
94 76 0.00 0.0
96 75 0.00 0.0
95 78 0.00 0.0
93 74 0.31 0.0
87 68 0.00 0.0
88 67 0.00 0.0
92 73 0.00 0.0
95 75 0.00 0.0
96 76 0.00 0.0
94 74 0.20 0.0
87 73 0.00 0.0
82 72 0.00 0.0
93 73 0.00 0.0
85 67 0.00 0.0
87 66 0.00 0.0
88 69 0.00 0.0
August 1968 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
95 74 0.47 0.0
88 74 0.19 0.0
90 74 0.12 0.0
92 74 0.16 0.0
86 75 0.12 0.0
93 73 0.00 0.0
96 74 0.42 0.0
91 72 0.00 0.0
91 77 0.00 0.0
92 73 1.22 0.0
79 65 0.00 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
87 73 0.00 0.0
89 71 0.00 0.0
90 74 0.01 0.0
97 77 0.00 0.0
91 76 0.00 0.0
88 71 1.13 0.0
92 71 0.00 0.0
96 76 0.00 0.0
92 73 0.00 0.0
97 78 0.00 0.0
98 77 0.00 0.0
97 73 0.11 0.0
81 63 0.00 0.0
77 57 0.00 0.0
76 58 0.00 0.0
79 56 0.00 0.0
80 56 0.00 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
September 1968 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
78 62 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.52 0.0
86 61 0.00 0.0
92 66 0.00 0.0
90 69 0.00 0.0
83 67 0.75 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
84 61 0.00 0.0
82 61 0.00 0.0
81 65 1.69 0.0
79 63 0.00 0.0
76 59 0.00 0.0
83 55 0.00 0.0
83 59 0.00 0.0
82 58 0.00 0.0
81 59 0.00 0.0
80 61 0.00 0.0
80 63 0.00 0.0
82 61 0.00 0.0
83 56 0.00 0.0
85 58 0.00 0.0
85 60 0.00 0.0
87 60 0.00 0.0
90 63 0.00 0.0
90 65 0.00 0.0
82 68 0.01 0.0
81 62 0.00 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
75 54 0.00 0.0
79 50 0.00 0.0
October 1968 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
84 53 0.00 0.0
88 58 0.00 0.0
85 64 0.29 0.0
65 45 0.00 0.0
64 43 0.00 0.0
69 40 0.26 0.0
69 55 0.99 0.0
70 50 0.00 0.0
66 59 0.00 0.0
67 57 0.00 0.0
69 60 0.00 0.0
76 59 0.00 0.0
75 59 0.00 0.0
76 60 0.00 0.0
73 58 0.00 0.0
79 57 0.00 0.0
82 62 0.00 0.0
79 66 0.07 0.0
75 63 0.56 0.0
75 55 0.00 0.0
68 50 0.00 0.0
76 45 0.00 0.0
76 55 0.00 0.0
69 51 0.50 0.0
62 48 0.08 0.0
56 43 0.00 0.0
65 38 0.00 0.0
62 45 0.42 0.0
56 39 0.00 0.0
56 38 0.00 0.0
59 32 0.00 0.0
November 1968 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
71 39 0.00 0.0
80 48 0.00 0.0
74 52 0.05 0.0
58 52 0.00 0.0
61 54 0.00 0.0
58 55 0.00 0.0
59 54 0.74 0.0
58 44 0.10 0.0
47 39 0.18 0.0
45 34 0.56 0.0
50 34 0.15 0.0
46 35 1.14 0.0
45 37 0.00 0.0
55 34 0.00 0.0
65 45 0.00 0.0
65 50 0.00 0.0
55 49 0.13 0.0
65 48 0.31 0.0
50 37 0.00 0.0
45 32 0.00 0.0
45 28 0.00 0.0
62 34 0.00 0.0
61 33 0.00 0.0
65 42 0.20 0.0
54 38 0.00 0.0
57 35 0.00 0.0
55 45 0.00 0.0
68 48 0.06 0.0
69 46 0.00 0.0
49 39 0.00 0.0
December 1968 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
45 32 0.18 0.0
48 40 0.13 0.0
53 40 0.00 0.0
56 44 0.49 0.0
51 36 0.00 0.0
45 29 0.00 0.0
42 30 0.00 0.0
41 28 0.00 0.0
38 24 0.00 0.0
29 16 0.00 0.0
33 13 0.00 0.0
46 20 0.00 0.0
64 35 0.00 0.0
54 32 0.68 0.0
33 21 0.00 0.0
35 23 0.00 0.0
44 25 0.00 0.0
41 23 0.00 0.0
48 30 0.03 0.0
56 32 0.00 0.0
45 33 0.00 0.0
39 32 0.55 0.0
46 34 0.00 0.0
36 26 0.00 0.0
29 20 0.00 0.0
29 20 0.00 0.0
47 27 0.00 0.0
69 41 0.11 0.0
49 32 0.00 0.0
39 27 0.00 0.0
42 32 0.05 0.0
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