Washington D.C. Weather in 1972

Historical record of Washington D.C. weather for the year 1972 based on NOAA data.
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1972 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 95 °F July 21
Lowest temperature 3 °F January 16
Highest daily low 78 °F July 23
Lowest daily high 18 °F January 16
Most daily precipitation 6.1 inches June 21
Most daily snow 5.5 inches February 19
Total annual precipitation 52.0 inches -
Total annual snow 15.3 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1972
Rank Temperature Date
1 95 °F Jul 21
2 94 °F Jul 23
2 94 °F Jul 22
2 94 °F Jul 20
5 92 °F Aug 26
5 92 °F Jul 24
5 92 °F Jul 19
8 91 °F Sep 17
8 91 °F Sep 14
8 91 °F Aug 25
8 91 °F Jul 25
8 91 °F Jul 16
8 91 °F Jul 3
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1972
Rank Temperature Date
1 3 °F January 16
2 9 °F January 17
2 9 °F January 15
4 14 °F February 8
5 18 °F February 5
6 19 °F December 18
6 19 °F February 21
6 19 °F February 10
6 19 °F February 7
10 20 °F December 17
10 20 °F February 9
10 20 °F February 4
January 1972 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
43 30 0.01 0.0
46 37 0.34 0.0
49 30 0.00 0.0
43 36 0.56 0.0
44 29 0.31 0.0
36 25 0.00 0.0
46 24 0.00 0.0
44 32 0.00 0.0
48 33 0.31 0.0
53 43 0.09 0.0
56 45 0.06 0.0
55 41 0.00 0.0
64 46 0.12 0.0
52 31 0.14 0.0
33 9 0.00 0.0
18 3 0.00 0.0
40 9 0.00 0.0
53 23 0.00 0.0
65 36 0.00 0.0
46 32 0.02 0.0
47 41 0.06 0.0
44 40 0.12 0.0
48 40 0.06 0.0
58 41 0.05 0.0
61 33 0.04 0.0
43 29 0.00 0.0
37 26 0.04 0.1
39 29 0.12 0.2
37 26 0.00 0.0
42 33 0.00 0.0
38 23 0.00 0.0
February 1972 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
44 23 0.00 0.0
37 33 0.20 3.4
49 34 0.92 0.0
42 20 0.00 0.0
35 18 0.00 0.0
44 23 0.03 0.0
40 19 0.00 0.0
31 14 0.00 0.0
36 20 0.00 0.0
38 19 0.00 0.0
42 25 0.00 0.0
48 25 0.10 0.0
54 37 0.91 0.0
52 36 0.03 0.0
66 31 0.00 0.0
48 37 0.00 0.0
39 32 0.22 3.0
43 33 0.50 0.0
43 26 1.09 5.5
30 21 0.00 0.0
45 19 0.00 0.0
47 25 0.00 0.0
36 21 0.47 2.5
46 34 0.24 0.0
55 36 0.07 0.0
48 34 0.49 0.0
45 29 0.00 0.0
57 34 0.00 0.0
77 42 0.00 0.0
March 1972 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
76 46 0.00 0.0
77 59 0.00 0.0
65 31 0.65 0.0
41 25 0.01 0.0
49 28 0.00 0.0
43 26 0.00 0.0
65 39 0.00 0.0
59 32 0.00 0.0
40 24 0.00 0.0
44 32 0.00 0.0
47 26 0.00 0.0
70 38 0.03 0.0
56 42 0.00 0.0
44 39 0.21 0.0
48 37 0.00 0.0
61 40 0.52 0.0
55 47 0.51 0.0
59 44 0.00 0.0
53 38 0.00 0.0
52 35 0.00 0.0
65 40 0.00 0.0
66 45 0.34 0.0
45 33 0.00 0.0
43 31 0.00 0.0
41 29 0.00 0.0
51 32 0.00 0.0
58 36 0.00 0.0
54 33 0.00 0.0
56 33 0.00 0.0
56 45 0.00 0.0
53 45 0.00 0.0
April 1972 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
60 40 0.09 0.0
53 37 0.01 0.0
56 36 0.00 0.0
59 39 0.16 0.0
64 33 0.00 0.0
74 44 0.00 0.0
60 30 0.58 0.6
41 29 0.00 0.0
51 28 0.00 0.0
61 35 0.00 0.0
74 46 0.00 0.0
63 50 0.00 0.0
69 47 1.00 0.0
73 56 0.00 0.0
63 52 0.00 0.0
69 53 0.47 0.0
72 53 0.01 0.0
74 47 0.00 0.0
85 54 0.00 0.0
78 50 0.00 0.0
63 45 0.00 0.0
50 42 1.42 0.0
74 47 0.19 0.0
60 46 0.01 0.0
58 46 0.00 0.0
61 38 0.00 0.0
62 41 0.00 0.0
66 41 0.00 0.0
76 45 0.00 0.0
73 53 0.05 0.0
May 1972 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
80 56 0.00 0.0
78 63 0.00 0.0
69 64 0.92 0.0
71 56 0.37 0.0
67 51 0.00 0.0
76 47 0.00 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
73 60 0.38 0.0
61 51 0.32 0.0
68 50 0.03 0.0
73 44 0.00 0.0
76 51 0.00 0.0
77 50 0.00 0.0
66 61 0.30 0.0
73 56 0.41 0.0
77 51 0.00 0.0
76 54 0.05 0.0
76 60 0.00 0.0
71 60 0.65 0.0
65 58 0.51 0.0
68 62 0.03 0.0
77 62 0.00 0.0
76 58 0.00 0.0
82 54 0.00 0.0
68 55 0.00 0.0
67 46 0.00 0.0
70 48 0.00 0.0
77 51 0.00 0.0
79 54 0.00 0.0
82 66 0.48 0.0
80 61 0.33 0.0
June 1972 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
68 54 0.00 0.0
81 53 0.00 0.0
86 60 0.00 0.0
87 65 0.17 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
75 66 0.19 0.0
79 61 0.00 0.0
83 56 0.00 0.0
87 62 0.00 0.0
75 52 0.00 0.0
70 47 0.00 0.0
81 52 0.00 0.0
78 67 0.19 0.0
82 68 0.00 0.0
86 71 0.00 0.0
84 71 0.00 0.0
73 68 0.10 0.0
78 69 0.84 0.0
87 70 0.00 0.0
79 69 0.25 0.0
78 66 6.11 0.0
67 56 1.41 0.0
64 55 0.39 0.0
74 51 0.06 0.0
76 60 0.02 0.0
79 61 0.00 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
79 66 0.51 0.0
79 67 0.99 0.0
78 65 0.30 0.0
July 1972 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
88 66 0.00 0.0
89 69 0.02 0.0
91 71 0.07 0.0
81 68 0.00 0.0
72 60 0.12 0.0
73 61 0.21 0.0
76 60 0.00 0.0
78 61 0.00 0.0
82 64 0.00 0.0
86 67 0.00 0.0
85 68 0.00 0.0
79 70 0.83 0.0
89 73 1.11 0.0
89 71 0.00 0.0
90 74 0.00 0.0
91 72 0.66 0.0
90 71 0.00 0.0
89 74 0.00 0.0
92 76 0.00 0.0
94 77 0.00 0.0
95 76 0.00 0.0
94 78 0.00 0.0
94 78 0.00 0.0
92 76 0.00 0.0
91 76 0.00 0.0
86 69 0.00 0.0
80 72 0.00 0.0
80 70 0.00 0.0
74 66 0.01 0.0
68 65 0.35 0.0
79 66 0.05 0.0
August 1972 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
88 66 0.00 0.0
87 69 0.00 0.0
88 72 0.02 0.0
84 67 0.34 0.0
79 63 0.00 0.0
84 66 0.00 0.0
87 72 0.23 0.0
84 67 0.00 0.0
88 65 0.00 0.0
78 60 0.00 0.0
79 57 0.00 0.0
83 66 0.00 0.0
86 69 1.72 0.0
87 66 0.00 0.0
80 64 0.00 0.0
78 57 0.00 0.0
70 64 0.28 0.0
85 68 0.05 0.0
86 70 0.00 0.0
85 66 0.00 0.0
84 65 0.00 0.0
84 64 0.00 0.0
87 70 0.00 0.0
90 72 0.00 0.0
91 74 0.00 0.0
92 75 0.03 0.0
87 74 0.15 0.0
84 70 0.00 0.0
86 66 0.00 0.0
87 69 0.00 0.0
85 70 0.00 0.0
September 1972 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
82 67 0.00 0.0
77 68 0.12 0.0
85 66 0.00 0.0
76 62 0.07 0.0
72 59 0.00 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
85 56 0.00 0.0
86 60 0.00 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
77 57 0.00 0.0
75 54 0.00 0.0
79 65 0.06 0.0
89 69 0.00 0.0
91 66 0.26 0.0
80 62 0.00 0.0
87 63 0.00 0.0
91 68 0.00 0.0
83 69 0.10 0.0
83 64 0.00 0.0
67 61 0.00 0.0
64 60 0.04 0.0
82 61 0.01 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
76 60 0.06 0.0
83 62 0.00 0.0
89 69 0.00 0.0
76 71 0.17 0.0
73 63 0.00 0.0
70 63 0.00 0.0
73 50 0.38 0.0
October 1972 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
67 46 0.00 0.0
72 45 0.00 0.0
74 48 0.00 0.0
73 53 0.00 0.0
73 62 0.06 0.0
73 65 0.69 0.0
69 52 0.14 0.0
76 50 0.00 0.0
64 46 0.00 0.0
61 41 0.00 0.0
67 38 0.00 0.0
69 52 0.01 0.0
67 53 0.00 0.0
69 52 0.00 0.0
64 41 0.00 0.0
60 43 0.00 0.0
79 51 0.00 0.0
53 44 0.02 0.0
45 34 0.59 0.0
51 31 0.00 0.0
55 32 0.00 0.0
64 49 0.00 0.0
73 47 0.02 0.0
75 57 0.00 0.0
61 44 0.00 0.0
58 40 0.00 0.0
64 37 0.00 0.0
65 54 2.03 0.0
71 54 0.00 0.0
63 46 0.00 0.0
49 40 0.00 0.0
November 1972 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
53 44 0.35 0.0
71 52 0.00 0.0
76 57 0.00 0.0
64 53 0.00 0.0
62 44 0.00 0.0
57 38 0.00 0.0
63 36 0.00 0.0
62 54 1.07 0.0
59 44 0.00 0.0
57 38 0.00 0.0
61 45 0.02 0.0
59 43 0.00 0.0
61 39 0.07 0.0
60 48 1.56 0.0
52 34 0.00 0.0
43 28 0.00 0.0
47 35 0.00 0.0
51 33 0.00 0.0
42 40 1.42 0.0
55 35 0.08 0.0
46 30 0.00 0.0
38 31 0.00 0.0
41 26 0.00 0.0
50 26 0.00 0.0
47 26 0.47 0.0
59 42 0.35 0.0
57 39 0.00 0.0
60 38 0.00 0.0
46 33 0.00 0.0
38 35 0.66 0.0
December 1972 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
50 33 0.00 0.0
59 36 0.00 0.0
65 39 0.00 0.0
61 44 0.00 0.0
67 40 0.00 0.0
65 38 0.32 0.0
42 32 0.00 0.0
39 34 1.35 0.0
55 39 0.05 0.0
59 48 0.29 0.0
48 34 0.00 0.0
40 35 0.08 0.0
61 40 0.00 0.0
44 39 0.00 0.0
45 38 0.67 0.0
41 22 0.00 0.0
32 20 0.00 0.0
42 19 0.00 0.0
57 30 0.00 0.0
61 43 0.06 0.0
48 43 0.52 0.0
48 42 0.81 0.0
48 43 0.06 0.0
46 39 0.00 0.0
48 42 0.00 0.0
46 40 0.12 0.0
47 35 0.00 0.0
51 31 0.00 0.0
45 32 0.00 0.0
47 38 0.10 0.0
63 45 0.12 0.0
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