Washington D.C. Weather in 1983

Historical record of Washington D.C. weather for the year 1983 based on NOAA data.
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1983 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 101 °F August 20
Lowest temperature 3 °F December 25
Highest daily low 84 °F July 16
Lowest daily high 14 °F December 25
Most daily precipitation 2.3 inches June 28
Most daily snow 16.4 inches February 11
Total annual precipitation 51.9 inches -
Total annual snow 21.3 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1983
Rank Temperature Date
1 101 °F Aug 20
2 99 °F Aug 22
2 99 °F Jul 17
4 98 °F Sep 11
4 98 °F Sep 10
6 97 °F Jul 31
7 96 °F Sep 6
7 96 °F Aug 11
7 96 °F Aug 9
7 96 °F Jul 21
7 96 °F Jul 18
7 96 °F Jul 16
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1983
Rank Temperature Date
1 3 °F December 25
2 5 °F December 24
3 6 °F December 26
4 12 °F December 31
5 15 °F December 30
6 16 °F February 13
6 16 °F January 20
8 18 °F January 19
9 19 °F December 27
9 19 °F February 11
January 1983 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
48 34 0.00 0.0
48 35 0.00 0.0
45 34 0.00 0.0
41 27 0.00 0.0
42 29 0.18 0.0
52 33 0.00 0.0
61 37 0.00 0.0
47 34 0.00 0.0
45 37 0.03 0.0
54 42 0.70 0.0
52 41 0.05 0.0
44 29 0.00 0.0
38 25 0.00 0.0
47 33 0.00 0.0
44 36 0.00 0.0
38 28 0.00 0.0
38 22 0.00 0.0
30 20 0.00 0.0
33 18 0.00 0.0
35 16 0.00 0.0
44 23 0.00 0.0
40 31 0.22 0.0
42 36 0.49 0.0
49 36 0.00 0.0
48 38 0.00 0.0
44 34 0.00 0.0
47 33 0.00 0.0
46 31 0.00 0.0
50 26 0.00 0.0
50 35 0.02 0.0
55 31 0.00 0.0
February 1983 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
50 31 0.00 0.0
62 39 0.53 0.0
56 41 0.00 0.0
41 27 0.00 0.0
38 24 0.00 0.0
34 31 0.41 4.4
45 29 0.01 0.0
41 29 0.00 0.0
40 24 0.00 0.0
37 26 0.03 0.2
27 19 1.91 16.4
35 21 0.00 0.0
39 16 0.00 0.0
42 27 0.00 0.0
52 27 0.00 0.0
50 35 0.00 0.0
53 35 0.00 0.0
51 34 0.00 0.0
54 33 0.00 0.0
55 29 0.00 0.0
60 32 0.00 0.0
63 37 0.00 0.0
55 40 0.18 0.0
49 35 0.00 0.0
48 34 0.02 0.0
41 29 0.00 0.0
52 26 0.00 0.0
57 31 0.00 0.0
March 1983 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
51 44 0.62 0.0
64 48 0.00 0.0
68 45 0.00 0.0
82 43 0.00 0.0
62 43 0.00 0.0
60 44 0.27 0.0
62 44 0.30 0.0
46 42 0.54 0.0
48 42 0.12 0.0
51 43 0.03 0.0
49 43 0.00 0.0
50 39 0.00 0.0
62 38 0.00 0.0
61 37 0.00 0.0
76 41 0.00 0.0
57 40 0.00 0.0
53 42 0.00 0.0
62 44 1.00 0.0
69 53 0.02 0.0
66 49 0.00 0.0
69 43 0.96 0.0
47 37 0.00 0.0
50 33 0.00 0.0
41 30 0.00 0.0
50 29 0.00 0.0
54 29 0.00 0.0
55 41 0.93 0.0
57 45 0.05 0.0
54 35 0.00 0.0
47 29 0.00 0.0
47 37 0.00 0.0
April 1983 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
60 34 0.00 0.0
54 40 0.58 0.0
64 49 0.06 0.0
60 45 0.00 0.0
57 44 0.00 0.0
53 49 0.12 0.0
57 50 0.21 0.0
63 54 0.22 0.0
59 44 1.13 0.0
61 45 0.75 0.0
56 45 0.51 0.0
61 42 0.00 0.0
62 41 0.00 0.0
64 41 0.05 0.0
62 51 1.94 0.0
54 44 0.00 0.0
58 35 0.04 0.0
49 34 0.00 0.0
46 34 0.00 0.0
52 36 0.00 0.0
63 33 0.00 0.0
68 41 0.00 0.0
67 44 0.36 0.0
53 42 0.82 0.0
52 41 0.09 0.0
73 47 0.00 0.0
82 50 0.00 0.0
88 56 0.00 0.0
82 57 0.00 0.0
79 67 0.00 0.0
May 1983 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
82 66 0.00 0.0
81 68 0.00 0.0
82 65 0.02 0.0
69 51 0.01 0.0
73 48 0.00 0.0
71 46 0.00 0.0
77 50 0.00 0.0
74 51 0.15 0.0
64 45 0.00 0.0
71 43 0.00 0.0
74 48 0.00 0.0
74 48 0.00 0.0
78 50 0.00 0.0
81 58 0.00 0.0
86 68 0.24 0.0
72 45 1.91 0.0
67 43 0.00 0.0
72 49 0.00 0.0
69 53 0.23 0.0
78 62 0.00 0.0
73 64 0.83 0.0
71 64 0.25 0.0
83 68 0.00 0.0
72 60 0.00 0.0
75 53 0.00 0.0
74 59 0.21 0.0
69 50 0.00 0.0
72 54 0.00 0.0
70 61 0.73 0.0
76 64 0.04 0.0
75 62 0.00 0.0
June 1983 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
72 59 0.03 0.0
74 55 0.00 0.0
79 62 0.42 0.0
77 66 0.13 0.0
82 62 0.00 0.0
83 66 0.96 0.0
78 69 0.02 0.0
81 66 0.00 0.0
76 63 0.00 0.0
79 58 0.00 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
87 66 0.02 0.0
92 68 0.03 0.0
93 70 0.00 0.0
91 73 0.00 0.0
90 72 0.00 0.0
90 72 0.00 0.0
88 72 1.22 0.0
85 72 0.32 0.0
84 70 1.35 0.0
74 68 0.15 0.0
83 68 0.00 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
89 65 0.00 0.0
87 70 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
89 72 0.00 0.0
90 74 2.31 0.0
76 66 0.13 0.0
75 66 0.00 0.0
July 1983 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
85 67 0.00 0.0
93 73 0.00 0.0
94 75 0.00 0.0
92 75 0.55 0.0
85 72 0.03 0.0
80 65 0.00 0.0
81 62 0.00 0.0
83 61 0.00 0.0
87 66 0.00 0.0
85 67 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
94 69 0.00 0.0
95 76 0.00 0.0
90 70 0.00 0.0
95 73 0.00 0.0
96 84 0.00 0.0
99 80 0.00 0.0
96 79 0.00 0.0
92 79 0.06 0.0
95 75 1.02 0.0
96 74 0.00 0.0
88 73 0.00 0.0
86 65 0.12 0.0
93 74 0.00 0.0
82 72 0.00 0.0
92 68 0.00 0.0
92 70 0.00 0.0
93 75 0.00 0.0
94 73 0.00 0.0
94 74 0.00 0.0
97 74 0.00 0.0
August 1983 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
93 76 0.21 0.0
93 75 0.00 0.0
95 77 0.00 0.0
91 75 0.04 0.0
91 74 0.41 0.0
90 76 0.17 0.0
93 75 0.08 0.0
94 75 0.00 0.0
96 77 0.00 0.0
87 72 0.00 0.0
96 72 0.83 0.0
79 68 0.00 0.0
77 64 0.00 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
90 67 0.00 0.0
93 76 0.11 0.0
94 77 0.00 0.0
101 74 0.00 0.0
92 73 0.00 0.0
99 73 0.00 0.0
86 74 0.33 0.0
88 74 0.00 0.0
87 68 0.00 0.0
90 66 0.00 0.0
95 71 0.00 0.0
82 77 0.93 0.0
91 76 0.00 0.0
90 72 0.00 0.0
84 73 0.00 0.0
September 1983 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
86 69 0.00 0.0
84 69 0.00 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
87 72 0.00 0.0
94 76 0.00 0.0
96 77 0.00 0.0
95 76 0.00 0.0
86 68 0.00 0.0
90 64 0.00 0.0
98 69 0.00 0.0
98 73 0.00 0.0
95 75 0.05 0.0
75 65 1.27 0.0
77 63 0.00 0.0
76 58 0.00 0.0
76 56 0.00 0.0
82 66 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.00 0.0
92 67 0.00 0.0
90 69 0.00 0.0
80 59 1.02 0.0
66 52 0.00 0.0
66 47 0.00 0.0
69 46 0.00 0.0
71 47 0.00 0.0
73 52 0.00 0.0
81 54 0.00 0.0
77 60 0.00 0.0
70 57 0.00 0.0
68 58 0.56 0.0
October 1983 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
73 61 0.00 0.0
75 57 0.00 0.0
81 57 0.00 0.0
84 57 0.00 0.0
85 66 0.00 0.0
77 58 0.00 0.0
73 53 0.00 0.0
74 51 0.00 0.0
76 53 0.00 0.0
68 58 0.00 0.0
68 54 0.30 0.0
76 68 0.87 0.0
80 66 0.63 0.0
66 51 0.00 0.0
71 47 0.00 0.0
68 49 0.00 0.0
71 51 0.00 0.0
71 56 0.00 0.0
63 54 0.15 0.0
57 51 0.25 0.0
58 48 0.16 0.0
62 42 0.27 0.0
65 53 1.81 0.0
65 55 0.09 0.0
56 50 0.34 0.0
60 47 0.00 0.0
57 44 0.00 0.0
74 40 0.00 0.0
63 46 0.00 0.0
53 37 0.00 0.0
60 37 0.00 0.0
November 1983 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
64 45 0.00 0.0
64 44 0.00 0.0
75 50 0.18 0.0
51 40 0.04 0.0
49 38 0.01 0.0
53 38 0.00 0.0
60 40 0.00 0.0
67 41 0.00 0.0
70 42 0.00 0.0
62 50 1.00 0.0
58 43 0.24 0.0
47 38 0.00 0.0
48 35 0.00 0.0
53 35 0.00 0.0
49 37 0.66 0.0
54 40 0.03 0.0
49 37 0.00 0.0
55 33 0.00 0.0
63 47 0.00 0.0
68 41 0.97 0.0
63 47 0.00 0.0
73 42 0.00 0.0
64 47 0.00 0.0
62 53 0.67 0.0
54 35 1.02 0.3
62 36 0.00 0.0
65 38 0.00 0.0
65 49 0.27 0.0
65 38 0.00 0.0
54 33 0.00 0.0
December 1983 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
48 33 0.00 0.0
44 29 0.02 0.0
47 40 0.02 0.0
48 38 1.17 0.0
51 40 0.00 0.0
55 44 0.67 0.0
47 32 0.00 0.0
45 31 0.00 0.0
47 30 0.01 0.0
57 40 0.00 0.0
49 35 0.00 0.0
54 48 0.73 0.0
53 48 1.16 0.0
59 42 0.00 0.0
56 43 0.00 0.0
52 36 0.00 0.0
46 33 0.00 0.0
42 29 0.00 0.0
37 27 0.00 0.0
30 23 0.00 0.0
33 21 0.02 0.0
44 33 1.16 0.0
37 27 0.00 0.0
31 5 0.00 0.0
14 3 0.00 0.0
23 6 0.00 0.0
34 19 0.00 0.0
37 33 0.95 0.0
37 22 0.00 0.0
24 15 0.00 0.0
32 12 0.00 0.0
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