Washington D.C. Weather in 1971

Historical record of Washington D.C., District of Columbia weather for the year 1971 based on NOAA data.
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1971 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 93 °F August 21
Lowest temperature 11 °F February 2
Highest daily low 75 °F July 26
Lowest daily high 22 °F February 1
Most daily precipitation 3.8 inches August 27
Most daily snow 4.4 inches January 1
Total annual precipitation 46.0 inches -
Total annual snow 8.0 inches -
January 1971 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
38 27 0.45 4.4
41 20 0.00 0.0
42 20 0.00 0.0
39 31 0.71 0.0
46 35 0.11 0.0
36 28 0.00 0.0
32 21 0.00 0.0
27 18 0.00 0.0
33 23 0.00 0.0
33 25 0.00 0.0
38 29 0.00 0.0
47 28 0.00 0.0
35 26 0.08 0.0
46 29 0.02 0.0
43 27 0.00 0.0
32 23 0.00 0.0
31 22 0.00 0.0
30 19 0.00 0.0
24 17 0.00 0.0
33 18 0.00 0.0
47 19 0.00 0.0
49 30 0.12 0.0
50 31 0.12 0.0
40 26 0.23 0.4
45 32 0.00 0.0
53 26 0.00 0.0
26 17 0.00 0.0
27 14 0.00 0.0
41 14 0.00 0.0
53 35 0.02 0.0
36 17 0.00 0.0
February 1971 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
22 12 0.00 0.0
25 11 0.00 0.0
28 16 0.01 0.2
33 22 0.13 0.1
40 32 0.21 0.0
47 30 0.00 0.0
42 29 1.01 0.0
39 35 0.50 0.0
37 19 0.00 0.0
33 15 0.00 0.0
49 23 0.00 0.0
60 36 0.00 0.0
53 28 1.77 0.0
36 25 0.00 0.0
41 25 0.00 0.0
41 29 0.00 0.0
51 26 0.03 0.0
63 33 0.00 0.0
61 39 0.00 0.0
70 42 0.04 0.0
58 46 0.00 0.0
46 41 1.48 0.0
47 37 0.02 0.0
49 37 0.00 0.0
60 34 0.00 0.0
59 42 0.10 0.0
73 47 0.14 0.0
67 46 0.00 0.0
March 1971 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
59 42 0.00 0.0
46 40 0.00 0.0
42 34 0.92 0.5
36 26 0.04 0.6
54 26 0.00 0.0
61 32 0.00 0.0
55 35 0.00 0.0
38 30 0.00 0.0
47 27 0.00 0.0
51 29 0.00 0.0
54 37 0.00 0.0
58 37 0.00 0.0
65 37 0.00 0.0
49 41 0.00 0.0
73 44 0.02 0.0
71 43 0.00 0.0
44 35 0.00 0.0
50 29 0.00 0.0
53 39 0.75 0.0
45 37 0.00 0.0
52 36 0.00 0.0
62 36 0.16 0.0
45 32 0.01 0.0
42 28 0.00 0.0
45 26 0.00 0.0
38 31 0.03 0.3
54 32 0.00 0.0
60 34 0.00 0.0
58 41 0.00 0.0
51 36 0.00 0.0
57 30 0.00 0.0
April 1971 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
75 36 0.00 0.0
64 43 0.45 0.0
62 36 0.00 0.0
65 37 0.00 0.0
59 46 0.00 0.0
46 36 0.99 0.0
58 35 0.51 0.0
61 38 0.00 0.0
78 39 0.00 0.0
68 46 0.00 0.0
68 39 0.00 0.0
77 40 0.00 0.0
81 45 0.00 0.0
70 44 0.00 0.0
60 36 0.00 0.0
70 42 0.00 0.0
67 43 0.08 0.0
69 50 0.00 0.0
75 47 0.00 0.0
75 49 0.00 0.0
81 49 0.00 0.0
62 46 0.00 0.0
67 43 0.00 0.0
74 43 0.00 0.0
69 43 0.00 0.0
68 45 0.00 0.0
65 41 0.00 0.0
65 50 0.07 0.0
62 45 0.00 0.0
66 40 0.00 0.0
May 1971 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
71 43 0.00 0.0
67 50 0.02 0.0
61 45 0.00 0.0
68 45 0.00 0.0
80 51 0.00 0.0
77 58 0.02 0.0
64 55 0.22 0.0
64 54 0.37 0.0
75 47 0.00 0.0
77 53 0.00 0.0
81 51 0.00 0.0
74 63 0.33 0.0
76 53 1.71 0.0
78 50 0.00 0.0
70 55 0.12 0.0
62 55 0.94 0.0
79 53 0.00 0.0
83 53 0.00 0.0
90 61 0.00 0.0
79 64 0.70 0.0
69 57 0.24 0.0
70 56 0.00 0.0
75 48 0.00 0.0
78 53 0.00 0.0
78 69 0.00 0.0
80 58 0.00 0.0
73 55 0.00 0.0
62 54 0.02 0.0
65 54 0.63 0.0
62 54 1.14 0.0
83 61 0.34 0.0
June 1971 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
79 59 0.00 0.0
79 60 0.38 0.0
83 64 0.00 0.0
90 65 0.58 0.0
86 66 0.00 0.0
86 69 0.13 0.0
91 66 0.15 0.0
91 69 0.00 0.0
80 66 0.00 0.0
83 64 0.00 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
82 69 0.02 0.0
84 67 0.00 0.0
86 65 0.24 0.0
66 60 0.02 0.0
72 60 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
82 62 0.00 0.0
84 64 0.00 0.0
87 68 0.00 0.0
90 71 0.00 0.0
85 71 0.00 0.0
84 73 0.00 0.0
90 72 0.00 0.0
91 71 0.00 0.0
92 75 0.00 0.0
92 73 0.00 0.0
90 73 0.20 0.0
84 72 0.00 0.0
90 75 0.00 0.0
July 1971 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
90 75 0.46 0.0
87 74 0.00 0.0
84 65 0.00 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
87 62 0.00 0.0
91 69 1.26 0.0
92 68 0.00 0.0
93 69 0.00 0.0
91 73 0.04 0.0
92 75 0.00 0.0
80 65 0.00 0.0
84 61 0.00 0.0
85 66 0.00 0.0
89 73 0.00 0.0
87 66 0.00 0.0
91 70 0.00 0.0
92 72 0.72 0.0
85 71 0.34 0.0
83 73 0.11 0.0
83 71 0.00 0.0
83 62 0.00 0.0
87 62 0.00 0.0
87 69 0.00 0.0
89 68 0.30 0.0
88 73 0.00 0.0
92 75 0.01 0.0
86 73 0.00 0.0
87 69 0.00 0.0
87 73 0.77 0.0
82 73 0.96 0.0
85 74 0.00 0.0
August 1971 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
89 74 0.07 0.0
89 73 0.00 0.0
89 74 1.62 0.0
85 68 0.67 0.0
82 65 0.48 0.0
84 61 0.00 0.0
86 65 0.00 0.0
91 67 0.00 0.0
91 69 0.00 0.0
93 74 0.00 0.0
89 71 0.32 0.0
81 66 0.00 0.0
84 59 0.00 0.0
88 63 0.00 0.0
90 63 0.00 0.0
83 71 0.00 0.0
85 68 0.00 0.0
84 72 0.00 0.0
86 72 0.17 0.0
91 68 0.00 0.0
93 73 0.00 0.0
83 70 0.00 0.0
86 66 0.00 0.0
80 59 0.00 0.0
85 58 0.00 0.0
85 65 0.06 0.0
74 71 3.79 0.0
83 69 0.00 0.0
84 63 0.00 0.0
87 64 0.00 0.0
86 67 0.00 0.0
September 1971 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
72 68 0.01 0.0
77 67 0.00 0.0
84 64 0.00 0.0
87 66 0.00 0.0
89 70 0.00 0.0
90 72 0.00 0.0
88 67 0.00 0.0
88 72 0.00 0.0
90 71 0.00 0.0
90 69 0.00 0.0
89 73 0.64 0.0
76 72 0.41 0.0
81 67 0.00 0.0
83 64 0.00 0.0
85 65 0.00 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
79 67 1.13 0.0
81 67 0.00 0.0
81 71 0.00 0.0
84 70 0.00 0.0
76 62 0.06 0.0
66 58 0.00 0.0
71 63 0.02 0.0
73 54 0.00 0.0
71 52 0.00 0.0
64 55 0.21 0.0
76 61 0.00 0.0
81 65 0.00 0.0
80 62 0.00 0.0
77 64 0.00 0.0
October 1971 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
72 66 0.07 0.0
80 68 0.41 0.0
83 66 0.00 0.0
73 65 0.00 0.0
78 65 0.36 0.0
78 61 0.01 0.0
68 51 0.00 0.0
65 46 0.00 0.0
69 53 0.16 0.0
62 54 2.15 0.0
68 47 0.00 0.0
72 49 0.00 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
77 58 0.00 0.0
77 53 0.00 0.0
72 56 0.02 0.0
69 58 0.00 0.0
62 53 0.00 0.0
73 50 0.00 0.0
66 57 0.00 0.0
72 52 0.00 0.0
68 56 0.00 0.0
65 62 0.26 0.0
69 62 0.10 0.0
69 65 2.08 0.0
72 63 0.48 0.0
70 56 0.00 0.0
75 58 0.00 0.0
77 57 0.00 0.0
74 60 0.02 0.0
75 66 0.00 0.0
November 1971 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
81 68 0.00 0.0
85 68 0.01 0.0
71 50 0.20 0.0
54 41 0.00 0.0
59 36 0.00 0.0
64 40 0.00 0.0
62 33 0.19 0.0
45 29 0.00 0.0
47 28 0.00 0.0
54 37 0.00 0.0
54 41 0.00 0.0
60 37 0.00 0.0
70 47 0.00 0.0
58 41 0.00 0.0
62 45 0.00 0.0
64 43 0.00 0.0
58 41 0.00 0.0
64 40 0.00 0.0
67 46 0.03 0.0
55 38 0.00 0.0
49 39 0.00 0.0
43 31 0.00 0.0
40 26 0.00 0.0
45 34 1.48 0.4
45 35 1.15 1.0
47 31 0.00 0.0
47 36 0.06 0.0
52 36 0.00 0.0
45 36 0.64 0.0
50 37 0.00 0.0
December 1971 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
41 30 0.00 0.0
37 24 0.00 0.0
33 23 0.00 0.0
47 25 0.00 0.0
42 27 0.00 0.0
51 35 0.00 0.0
55 44 1.34 0.0
49 45 0.00 0.0
51 45 0.00 0.0
60 44 0.00 0.0
68 40 0.00 0.0
58 39 0.00 0.0
58 39 0.00 0.0
48 35 0.00 0.0
71 46 0.00 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
57 41 0.01 0.0
43 25 0.01 0.1
46 25 0.00 0.0
56 40 0.30 0.0
60 41 0.00 0.0
43 31 0.00 0.0
43 26 0.00 0.0
58 38 0.00 0.0
54 39 0.00 0.0
61 44 0.00 0.0
72 48 0.00 0.0
65 39 0.00 0.0
48 32 0.00 0.0
68 41 0.00 0.0
64 36 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2023 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location