Washington D.C. Weather in 1986

Historical record of Washington D.C. weather for the year 1986 based on NOAA data.

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1986 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	98 °F	July 7
Lowest temperature	12 °F	January 28
Highest daily low	79 °F	July 19
Lowest daily high	23 °F	January 28
Most daily precipitation	2.4 inches	December 24
Most daily snow	3.6 inches	February 24
Total annual precipitation	32.6 inches	-
Total annual snow	14.7 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Washington D.C. in 1986?

The highest temperature recorded in Washington D.C. in 1986 was 98 °F which happened on July 7.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1986

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	98 °F	Jul 7
2	97 °F	Jul 18
2	97 °F	Jul 8
2	97 °F	Jul 6
5	96 °F	Jul 13
6	95 °F	Aug 2
6	95 °F	Jul 12
6	95 °F	Jun 12
9	94 °F	Jul 29
9	94 °F	Jul 28
9	94 °F	Jul 19
9	94 °F	Jul 14
9	94 °F	Jun 29
9	94 °F	Jun 27
9	94 °F	Jun 23

What was the coldest temperature in Washington D.C. in 1986?

The lowest temperature recorded in Washington D.C. in 1986 was 12 °F which happened on Jan 28.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1986

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	12 °F	January 28
2	14 °F	March 8
2	14 °F	January 29
4	15 °F	January 27
5	17 °F	February 13
5	17 °F	January 15
7	18 °F	March 7
7	18 °F	February 14
7	18 °F	January 9
7	18 °F	January 8

January 1986 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	42	28	0.00	0.0
January 2	52	27	0.00	0.0
January 3	58	38	0.02	0.0
January 4	45	34	0.00	0.0
January 5	45	28	0.00	0.0
January 6	48	25	0.00	0.0
January 7	31	21	0.00	0.0
January 8	31	18	0.00	0.0
January 9	42	18	0.00	0.0
January 10	54	27	0.00	0.0
January 11	44	28	0.00	0.0
January 12	60	30	0.00	0.0
January 13	44	23	0.00	0.0
January 14	25	20	0.04	0.2
January 15	29	17	0.00	0.0
January 16	46	20	0.00	0.0
January 17	53	27	0.00	0.0
January 18	66	46	0.00	0.0
January 19	59	49	0.70	0.0
January 20	49	37	0.03	0.0
January 21	53	35	0.00	0.0
January 22	66	34	0.00	0.0
January 23	43	33	0.00	0.0
January 24	38	27	0.00	0.0
January 25	36	29	0.78	0.2
January 26	38	34	0.67	0.1
January 27	35	15	0.04	0.4
January 28	23	12	0.00	0.0
January 29	27	14	0.10	0.9
January 30	31	20	0.00	0.0
January 31	41	23	0.00	0.0

February 1986 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	44	27	0.00	0.0
February 2	68	39	0.01	0.0
February 3	46	35	0.15	0.0
February 4	38	36	0.57	0.0
February 5	53	37	0.03	0.0
February 6	47	32	0.14	0.1
February 7	32	25	0.21	0.2
February 8	35	27	0.00	0.0
February 9	37	33	0.00	0.0
February 10	37	33	0.09	0.0
February 11	33	27	0.36	2.3
February 12	29	22	0.00	0.0
February 13	26	17	0.00	0.0
February 14	31	18	0.15	1.3
February 15	37	24	0.00	0.0
February 16	40	27	0.00	0.0
February 17	51	32	0.04	0.0
February 18	44	38	0.51	0.0
February 19	45	38	0.15	0.0
February 20	45	40	0.02	0.0
February 21	56	39	0.03	0.0
February 22	40	32	0.43	3.6
February 23	43	32	0.00	0.0
February 24	38	28	0.44	3.6
February 25	34	26	0.00	0.0
February 26	38	23	0.08	0.9
February 27	34	29	0.08	0.9
February 28	34	24	0.00	0.0

March 1986 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	37	23	0.00
March 2	40	27	0.00
March 3	45	33	0.01
March 4	46	33	0.00
March 5	47	30	0.00
March 6	51	32	0.00
March 7	39	18	0.00
March 8	33	14	0.00
March 9	67	28	0.00
March 10	74	48	0.00
March 11	72	44	0.00
March 12	48	36	0.00
March 13	49	40	0.17
March 14	60	47	0.41
March 15	69	50	0.15
March 16	61	46	0.00
March 17	53	40	0.00
March 18	58	35	0.00
March 19	74	52	0.00
March 20	63	30	0.00
March 21	36	20	0.00
March 22	47	25	0.00
March 23	60	30	0.00
March 24	59	39	0.00
March 25	67	37	0.00
March 26	75	48	0.00
March 27	68	45	0.00
March 28	64	37	0.00
March 29	76	43	0.00
March 30	84	50	0.00
March 31	83	53	0.00

April 1986 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	80	51	0.00
April 2	75	56	0.00
April 3	67	49	0.00
April 4	71	48	0.00
April 5	57	48	0.13
April 6	54	48	0.36
April 7	74	50	0.01
April 8	74	55	0.00
April 9	55	43	0.00
April 10	50	40	0.00
April 11	51	39	0.07
April 12	64	40	0.00
April 13	55	42	0.00
April 14	66	43	0.00
April 15	57	49	0.79
April 16	52	45	0.07
April 17	50	42	0.22
April 18	66	47	0.00
April 19	71	41	0.00
April 20	74	48	0.00
April 21	68	49	0.21
April 22	51	41	0.10
April 23	51	35	0.00
April 24	69	42	0.00
April 25	72	50	0.02
April 26	78	45	0.00
April 27	81	53	0.00
April 28	79	53	0.00
April 29	78	59	0.00
April 30	78	53	0.00

May 1986 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	87	60	0.00
May 2	68	48	0.00
May 3	61	42	0.00
May 4	70	39	0.00
May 5	86	49	0.00
May 6	89	58	0.00
May 7	91	67	0.00
May 8	78	56	0.00
May 9	68	50	0.00
May 10	72	46	0.00
May 11	80	50	0.00
May 12	72	52	0.00
May 13	72	51	0.04
May 14	59	51	0.14
May 15	69	56	0.00
May 16	85	62	0.00
May 17	90	64	0.00
May 18	91	67	0.00
May 19	86	70	0.00
May 20	81	62	0.51
May 21	77	60	0.06
May 22	75	57	0.00
May 23	75	58	0.00
May 24	77	59	0.00
May 25	79	58	0.00
May 26	80	60	0.00
May 27	69	59	0.00
May 28	84	62	0.00
May 29	91	64	0.00
May 30	92	68	0.00
May 31	91	68	0.00

June 1986 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	92	70	0.00
June 2	84	60	0.00
June 3	73	50	0.00
June 4	84	56	0.00
June 5	88	66	0.00
June 6	92	71	0.00
June 7	87	73	0.00
June 8	93	72	0.06
June 9	86	66	0.00
June 10	87	61	0.00
June 11	92	72	0.00
June 12	95	69	0.40
June 13	87	66	0.00
June 14	87	65	0.00
June 15	91	70	0.00
June 16	92	72	0.05
June 17	80	65	0.04
June 18	79	58	0.00
June 19	86	60	0.00
June 20	84	67	0.29
June 21	84	62	0.00
June 22	88	62	0.00
June 23	94	69	0.00
June 24	90	68	0.33
June 25	78	61	0.00
June 26	83	59	0.00
June 27	94	70	0.05
June 28	91	72	0.06
June 29	94	73	0.01
June 30	88	70	0.00

July 1986 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	74	67	0.09
July 2	87	69	0.89
July 3	82	66	0.00
July 4	84	59	0.00
July 5	93	69	0.00
July 6	97	73	0.00
July 7	98	76	0.00
July 8	97	78	0.33
July 9	86	74	0.08
July 10	87	71	0.00
July 11	89	71	0.00
July 12	95	71	0.02
July 13	96	76	0.34
July 14	94	72	0.00
July 15	88	70	0.00
July 16	91	71	0.80
July 17	86	71	0.00
July 18	97	74	0.00
July 19	94	79	0.00
July 20	90	71	0.71
July 21	91	71	0.00
July 22	89	73	0.00
July 23	88	75	0.01
July 24	89	74	0.14
July 25	91	74	0.00
July 26	89	75	0.00
July 27	92	74	0.00
July 28	94	75	0.00
July 29	94	72	0.38
July 30	83	71	0.00
July 31	88	70	0.00

August 1986 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	91	71	0.00
August 2	95	69	1.57
August 3	83	69	0.00
August 4	88	70	0.00
August 5	88	70	0.00
August 6	89	68	1.32
August 7	87	69	0.01
August 8	82	73	0.00
August 9	88	70	0.00
August 10	90	72	0.00
August 11	81	73	0.00
August 12	76	69	0.00
August 13	79	67	0.00
August 14	85	66	0.00
August 15	87	70	0.00
August 16	90	74	0.00
August 17	84	73	0.46
August 18	87	74	0.00
August 19	79	72	0.04
August 20	76	68	0.15
August 21	70	67	1.10
August 22	83	64	0.00
August 23	83	66	0.00
August 24	80	65	0.00
August 25	79	58	0.00
August 26	84	63	0.00
August 27	87	71	0.21
August 28	71	54	0.47
August 29	69	49	0.00
August 30	72	50	0.00
August 31	75	53	0.00

September 1986 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	74	61	0.04
September 2	71	60	0.32
September 3	75	66	0.00
September 4	78	66	0.00
September 5	73	69	0.00
September 6	81	65	0.00
September 7	77	59	0.00
September 8	70	54	0.22
September 9	74	50	0.00
September 10	73	58	0.00
September 11	84	68	0.00
September 12	87	69	0.00
September 13	77	59	0.00
September 14	79	59	0.00
September 15	81	63	0.00
September 16	72	54	0.00
September 17	69	47	0.00
September 18	73	50	0.00
September 19	82	63	0.00
September 20	79	64	0.00
September 21	85	67	0.00
September 22	75	66	0.00
September 23	88	66	0.00
September 24	84	73	0.00
September 25	87	72	0.00
September 26	93	67	0.00
September 27	87	65	0.00
September 28	71	63	0.02
September 29	84	69	0.00
September 30	91	70	0.00

October 1986 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	91	71	0.00
October 2	89	68	0.00
October 3	84	68	0.00
October 4	86	73	0.03
October 5	80	63	0.00
October 6	66	53	0.00
October 7	65	45	0.00
October 8	76	49	0.00
October 9	81	60	0.00
October 10	60	48	0.00
October 11	65	46	0.00
October 12	67	50	0.00
October 13	66	61	0.39
October 14	76	53	0.61
October 15	61	46	0.00
October 16	63	42	0.00
October 17	59	47	0.00
October 18	60	45	0.00
October 19	63	40	0.00
October 20	66	39	0.00
October 21	71	43	0.00
October 22	73	49	0.00
October 23	79	53	0.00
October 24	72	55	0.00
October 25	59	52	0.05
October 26	63	53	0.44
October 27	70	57	0.49
October 28	69	50	0.00
October 29	64	47	0.00
October 30	68	50	0.00
October 31	59	42	0.00

November 1986 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	58	44	0.02
November 2	69	52	0.80
November 3	56	42	0.00
November 4	57	46	0.01
November 5	51	42	0.99
November 6	60	42	0.00
November 7	53	45	0.30
November 8	68	53	0.06
November 9	77	54	0.02
November 10	54	40	0.00
November 11	46	42	0.76
November 12	53	42	0.00
November 13	47	27	0.00
November 14	37	21	0.00
November 15	42	27	0.00
November 16	51	40	0.00
November 17	58	37	0.00
November 18	59	39	0.38
November 19	53	32	0.00
November 20	40	31	0.93
November 21	49	35	0.00
November 22	51	33	0.00
November 23	53	34	0.00
November 24	54	40	0.05
November 25	50	33	0.00
November 26	55	44	0.91
November 27	58	43	0.00
November 28	51	36	0.00
November 29	59	37	0.00
November 30	52	35	0.00

December 1986 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	39	32	0.00
December 2	55	39	1.05
December 3	62	43	0.04
December 4	50	34	0.00
December 5	41	31	0.00
December 6	43	26	0.00
December 7	50	29	0.00
December 8	54	42	0.00
December 9	56	44	0.48
December 10	59	42	0.02
December 11	43	33	0.45
December 12	41	36	0.00
December 13	38	25	0.00
December 14	39	21	0.00
December 15	55	26	0.00
December 16	51	30	0.00
December 17	50	36	0.00
December 18	47	39	0.58
December 19	47	35	0.00
December 20	44	31	0.00
December 21	43	29	0.00
December 22	43	26	0.00
December 23	42	25	0.00
December 24	49	36	2.36
December 25	52	38	0.00
December 26	46	34	0.00
December 27	42	34	0.00
December 28	40	29	0.00
December 29	42	25	0.00
December 30	41	30	0.00
December 31	46	33	0.00

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Years	Station	Coordinates
1945–2024	Washington Reagan Airport	location
1851–1945	Washington D.C.	location