Washington D.C. Weather in 1973

Historical record of Washington D.C., District of Columbia weather for the year 1973 based on NOAA data.
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1973 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 98 °F August 29
Lowest temperature 9 °F February 17
Highest daily low 77 °F September 1
Lowest daily high 24 °F January 8
Most daily precipitation 2.9 inches August 20
Most daily snow 6.0 inches December 16
Total annual precipitation 35.0 inches -
Total annual snow 11.1 inches -
January 1973 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
64 46 0.00 0.0
48 32 0.00 0.0
40 29 0.18 0.0
49 35 0.29 0.0
47 38 0.00 0.0
38 25 0.00 0.0
27 19 0.00 0.0
24 20 0.00 0.0
32 18 0.00 0.0
36 17 0.00 0.0
41 19 0.00 0.0
34 19 0.00 0.0
38 20 0.00 0.0
42 20 0.00 0.0
46 31 0.01 0.0
53 28 0.00 0.0
59 28 0.00 0.0
61 31 0.00 0.0
63 41 0.24 0.0
46 31 0.00 0.0
48 23 0.00 0.0
62 35 0.38 0.0
55 43 0.00 0.0
45 30 0.00 0.0
55 26 0.00 0.0
62 34 0.00 0.0
48 42 0.42 0.0
50 43 0.60 0.0
46 24 0.14 0.0
35 20 0.00 0.0
46 22 0.00 0.0
February 1973 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
41 30 0.00 0.0
63 41 1.35 0.0
53 40 0.00 0.0
55 37 0.00 0.0
58 38 0.00 0.0
47 40 0.46 0.0
53 37 0.08 0.0
46 33 0.25 0.0
36 23 0.00 0.0
31 23 0.00 0.0
33 18 0.00 0.0
40 13 0.00 0.0
45 18 0.00 0.0
40 26 0.45 0.0
48 36 0.02 0.0
44 17 0.00 0.0
29 9 0.00 0.0
37 13 0.00 0.0
48 20 0.00 0.0
54 28 0.00 0.0
52 36 0.07 0.0
43 27 0.00 0.0
43 28 0.00 0.1
47 32 0.00 0.0
51 27 0.00 0.0
54 38 0.00 0.0
41 34 0.00 0.0
51 28 0.00 0.0
March 1973 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
59 31 0.00 0.0
66 34 0.00 0.0
57 47 0.49 0.0
58 47 0.00 0.0
54 47 0.24 0.0
47 44 0.01 0.0
50 44 0.06 0.0
65 48 0.31 0.0
67 44 0.00 0.0
62 44 0.01 0.0
55 46 0.09 0.0
73 51 0.00 0.0
64 46 0.00 0.0
71 46 0.00 0.0
71 48 0.03 0.0
72 61 0.15 0.0
72 41 0.13 0.0
44 35 0.00 0.0
52 37 0.00 0.0
56 36 0.00 0.0
46 35 0.06 0.0
47 35 0.00 0.0
58 34 0.00 0.0
62 33 0.00 0.0
59 38 0.44 0.0
61 50 0.26 0.0
64 45 0.02 0.0
58 38 0.00 0.0
58 37 0.00 0.0
63 48 0.22 0.0
57 50 0.45 0.0
April 1973 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
67 55 0.50 0.0
65 51 0.00 0.0
65 50 0.00 0.0
59 49 0.88 0.0
56 45 0.00 0.0
67 41 0.00 0.0
67 43 0.20 0.0
51 41 0.39 0.0
61 36 0.00 0.0
58 39 0.20 0.0
50 37 0.00 0.0
46 33 0.11 0.0
54 33 0.00 0.0
59 32 0.00 0.0
67 35 0.00 0.0
74 42 0.00 0.0
72 55 0.00 0.0
77 58 0.02 0.0
79 57 0.00 0.0
75 55 0.00 0.0
75 51 0.00 0.0
86 60 0.00 0.0
83 59 0.00 0.0
77 54 0.00 0.0
64 50 0.68 0.0
57 52 0.44 0.0
56 50 0.77 0.0
60 49 0.00 0.0
67 41 0.00 0.0
64 45 0.00 0.0
May 1973 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
78 49 0.00 0.0
83 60 0.00 0.0
71 56 0.41 0.0
61 45 0.00 0.0
64 42 0.00 0.0
73 48 0.00 0.0
78 49 0.00 0.0
71 59 0.38 0.0
78 60 0.02 0.0
82 54 0.00 0.0
80 59 0.12 0.0
77 52 0.00 0.0
72 54 0.00 0.0
71 58 0.03 0.0
67 49 0.08 0.0
69 41 0.00 0.0
73 43 0.09 0.0
65 40 0.00 0.0
76 45 0.00 0.0
66 58 0.14 0.0
73 55 0.00 0.0
81 50 0.00 0.0
67 58 0.43 0.0
63 55 0.71 0.0
57 53 0.01 0.0
59 55 0.00 0.0
63 55 0.19 0.0
80 62 0.78 0.0
85 68 0.00 0.0
82 62 0.00 0.0
77 57 0.00 0.0
June 1973 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
80 55 0.00 0.0
84 58 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
91 67 0.12 0.0
90 67 0.00 0.0
88 72 0.00 0.0
83 72 0.00 0.0
91 68 0.00 0.0
93 73 0.00 0.0
93 72 0.00 0.0
93 74 0.00 0.0
92 74 0.00 0.0
89 74 0.00 0.0
85 67 0.00 0.0
85 61 0.00 0.0
86 70 0.07 0.0
77 65 0.00 0.0
73 62 0.03 0.0
76 67 0.00 0.0
85 68 0.00 0.0
93 71 1.14 0.0
82 69 0.32 0.0
85 70 0.00 0.0
83 70 0.00 0.0
86 70 0.00 0.0
85 70 0.00 0.0
85 71 0.00 0.0
87 70 0.42 0.0
86 69 0.01 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
July 1973 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
86 69 0.00 0.0
86 72 0.59 0.0
89 73 0.07 0.0
92 71 0.00 0.0
88 74 0.00 0.0
86 68 0.00 0.0
89 67 0.00 0.0
93 70 0.00 0.0
95 75 0.00 0.0
94 72 0.48 0.0
86 70 0.00 0.0
80 61 0.00 0.0
91 63 0.00 0.0
95 72 0.00 0.0
84 71 0.15 0.0
87 68 0.00 0.0
83 71 0.00 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
90 67 0.00 0.0
90 75 0.15 0.0
87 73 0.62 0.0
78 69 0.25 0.0
87 73 0.00 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
85 66 0.00 0.0
89 71 0.07 0.0
93 76 0.00 0.0
92 73 0.00 0.0
88 72 0.00 0.0
89 68 0.00 0.0
91 70 0.30 0.0
August 1973 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
86 74 0.18 0.0
88 74 0.05 0.0
84 73 0.00 0.0
89 69 0.00 0.0
90 69 0.00 0.0
89 69 0.00 0.0
89 71 0.00 0.0
91 73 0.00 0.0
93 74 0.00 0.0
95 76 0.00 0.0
94 76 0.00 0.0
97 71 0.00 0.0
89 75 0.16 0.0
88 74 0.02 0.0
88 73 0.00 0.0
88 71 0.00 0.0
86 72 0.00 0.0
79 68 0.26 0.0
85 66 0.00 0.0
86 67 2.88 0.0
73 69 0.86 0.0
82 66 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
84 70 0.00 0.0
92 67 0.00 0.0
93 73 0.00 0.0
97 76 0.00 0.0
98 75 0.00 0.0
95 76 0.00 0.0
94 76 0.00 0.0
September 1973 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
96 77 0.00 0.0
93 76 0.18 0.0
95 75 0.16 0.0
91 72 0.00 0.0
91 73 0.00 0.0
89 76 0.21 0.0
87 71 0.00 0.0
85 65 0.00 0.0
82 68 0.00 0.0
79 61 0.00 0.0
85 57 0.00 0.0
84 66 0.00 0.0
83 66 0.00 0.0
77 69 1.00 0.0
80 66 0.00 0.0
85 60 0.00 0.0
72 65 0.00 0.0
79 57 0.00 0.0
73 52 0.00 0.0
79 55 0.00 0.0
65 61 0.00 0.0
83 61 0.00 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
87 64 0.00 0.0
73 64 0.00 0.0
79 61 0.00 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
83 64 0.00 0.0
90 69 0.03 0.0
76 62 0.00 0.0
October 1973 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
74 58 0.13 0.0
74 65 1.10 0.0
83 63 0.00 0.0
87 65 0.00 0.0
86 59 0.00 0.0
75 53 0.00 0.0
75 51 0.00 0.0
74 62 0.00 0.0
74 66 0.00 0.0
80 62 0.00 0.0
70 59 0.00 0.0
75 58 0.00 0.0
79 55 0.00 0.0
79 57 0.01 0.0
82 54 0.00 0.0
72 52 0.00 0.0
62 43 0.00 0.0
72 42 0.00 0.0
65 43 0.00 0.0
79 50 0.00 0.0
67 46 0.00 0.0
70 44 0.00 0.0
71 46 0.00 0.0
75 47 0.00 0.0
77 46 0.00 0.0
77 51 0.00 0.0
74 51 0.00 0.0
69 50 0.00 0.0
72 48 0.32 0.0
56 43 0.01 0.0
66 45 0.14 0.0
November 1973 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
66 47 0.00 0.0
79 41 0.00 0.0
67 52 0.00 0.0
60 41 0.00 0.0
49 41 0.29 0.0
49 37 0.00 0.0
50 31 0.00 0.0
52 33 0.14 0.0
52 34 0.18 0.0
46 32 0.00 0.0
48 26 0.00 0.0
56 33 0.00 0.0
70 42 0.00 0.0
76 44 0.00 0.0
79 47 0.00 0.0
71 40 0.01 0.0
50 34 0.00 0.0
55 29 0.00 0.0
64 43 0.00 0.0
53 42 0.00 0.0
60 49 0.01 0.0
69 45 0.00 0.0
68 40 0.00 0.0
65 53 0.00 0.0
79 56 0.00 0.0
64 51 0.02 0.0
64 56 0.02 0.0
74 52 0.30 0.0
52 37 0.00 0.0
65 34 0.00 0.0
December 1973 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
55 40 0.00 0.0
49 32 0.00 0.0
60 34 0.00 0.0
69 37 0.00 0.0
66 59 1.03 0.0
63 40 0.00 0.0
51 36 0.00 0.0
44 39 0.20 0.0
50 40 0.74 0.0
52 37 0.00 0.0
41 29 0.00 0.0
44 27 0.00 0.0
45 37 0.28 0.0
53 34 0.00 0.0
42 33 0.00 0.0
39 27 0.62 6.0
29 25 0.45 4.2
32 20 0.00 0.0
35 27 0.00 0.0
50 31 0.80 0.0
47 27 0.77 0.8
35 25 0.00 0.0
48 31 0.00 0.0
42 36 0.00 0.0
46 35 0.00 0.0
61 41 0.62 0.0
66 43 0.00 0.0
55 40 0.00 0.0
54 40 0.01 0.0
53 40 0.03 0.0
43 36 0.48 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2023 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location