Washington D.C. Weather in 1972

Historical record of Washington D.C., District of Columbia 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 -
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
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2023 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location