Washington D.C. Weather in 1988

Historical record of Washington D.C., District of Columbia weather for the year 1988 based on NOAA data.
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1988 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 104 °F July 16
Lowest temperature 10 °F January 11
Highest daily low 79 °F July 17
Lowest daily high 20 °F January 6
Most daily precipitation 1.3 inches March 26
Most daily snow 6.3 inches January 8
Total annual precipitation 31.8 inches -
Total annual snow 14.7 inches -
January 1988 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
55 37 0.00 0.0
37 25 0.00 0.0
32 23 0.30 2.4
39 27 0.11 0.9
27 14 0.00 0.0
20 11 0.00 0.0
22 10 0.13 1.7
28 18 0.44 6.3
31 19 0.00 0.0
32 15 0.00 0.0
33 10 0.00 0.0
35 16 0.00 0.0
45 24 0.00 0.0
24 15 0.00 0.0
26 14 0.00 0.0
38 15 0.00 0.0
46 29 0.08 0.0
51 36 0.21 0.0
46 34 0.27 0.0
42 36 1.00 0.0
52 36 0.00 0.0
40 33 0.00 0.0
43 31 0.00 0.0
51 27 0.00 0.0
43 32 0.60 1.8
35 19 0.00 0.0
31 16 0.00 0.0
34 18 0.00 0.0
35 22 0.00 0.0
53 28 0.00 0.0
65 38 0.00 0.0
February 1988 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
70 47 0.00 0.0
66 40 0.59 0.0
40 35 0.09 0.0
46 30 0.20 0.0
39 23 0.00 0.0
25 12 0.00 0.0
29 11 0.00 0.0
44 26 0.00 0.0
43 26 0.00 0.0
48 27 0.00 0.0
43 28 0.73 0.0
39 24 0.12 0.0
29 20 0.00 0.0
41 20 0.00 0.0
52 34 0.32 0.0
47 33 0.02 0.0
56 29 0.00 0.0
54 33 0.00 0.0
44 39 0.37 0.0
53 40 0.00 0.0
43 25 0.00 0.0
53 21 0.00 0.0
66 41 0.05 0.0
42 30 0.00 0.0
37 25 0.00 0.0
40 24 0.00 0.0
46 32 0.01 0.0
40 32 0.02 0.0
53 28 0.00 0.0
March 1988 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
51 31 0.00 0.0
62 30 0.00 0.0
61 45 0.01 0.0
52 36 0.73 0.0
48 30 0.00 0.0
55 30 0.00 0.0
63 34 0.00 0.0
59 37 0.00 0.0
66 39 0.02 0.0
56 38 0.02 0.0
58 34 0.00 0.0
68 42 0.00 0.0
63 38 0.10 0.0
41 30 0.00 0.0
37 28 0.00 0.0
47 27 0.00 0.0
49 31 0.00 0.0
48 32 0.00 0.0
50 39 0.00 0.0
48 33 0.01 0.0
43 26 0.04 0.4
48 25 0.00 0.0
59 32 0.00 0.0
77 51 0.00 0.0
77 54 0.00 0.0
64 51 1.34 0.0
55 41 0.00 0.0
61 38 0.00 0.0
73 42 0.00 0.0
76 47 0.00 0.0
69 53 0.00 0.0
April 1988 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
69 51 0.00 0.0
71 51 0.00 0.0
75 53 0.00 0.0
76 62 0.02 0.0
79 51 0.00 0.0
73 50 0.01 0.0
51 46 1.04 0.0
53 47 0.08 0.0
60 42 0.01 0.0
64 41 0.00 0.0
65 40 0.00 0.0
49 43 0.00 0.0
55 38 0.00 0.0
59 37 0.00 0.0
66 43 0.01 0.0
51 38 0.00 0.0
69 38 0.00 0.0
63 47 0.07 0.0
50 40 0.00 0.0
63 35 0.00 0.0
63 46 0.00 0.0
64 46 0.00 0.0
65 49 0.04 0.0
62 48 0.00 0.0
65 46 0.00 0.0
69 44 0.00 0.0
75 47 0.68 0.0
59 46 0.03 0.0
57 44 0.00 0.0
64 48 0.01 0.0
May 1988 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
70 45 0.00 0.0
62 49 0.00 0.0
62 48 0.02 0.0
61 52 0.03 0.0
61 56 0.68 0.0
60 56 0.48 0.0
80 54 0.00 0.0
72 50 0.00 0.0
74 49 0.06 0.0
79 57 0.10 0.0
76 55 0.04 0.0
75 54 0.00 0.0
82 57 0.00 0.0
77 60 0.00 0.0
76 60 0.00 0.0
82 60 1.33 0.0
80 60 1.02 0.0
72 61 0.15 0.0
74 61 0.04 0.0
71 61 0.02 0.0
76 60 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
85 64 0.01 0.0
84 63 0.41 0.0
66 50 0.11 0.0
70 47 0.00 0.0
76 50 0.00 0.0
82 56 0.00 0.0
88 59 0.00 0.0
91 63 0.00 0.0
92 66 0.00 0.0
June 1988 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
93 69 0.00 0.0
76 56 0.07 0.0
64 53 0.00 0.0
69 50 0.00 0.0
83 53 0.00 0.0
90 68 0.00 0.0
95 72 0.00 0.0
81 61 0.70 0.0
62 52 0.17 0.0
69 50 0.00 0.0
76 52 0.00 0.0
86 59 0.00 0.0
92 62 0.00 0.0
94 67 0.00 0.0
92 68 0.00 0.0
91 72 0.00 0.0
81 71 0.01 0.0
88 68 0.00 0.0
88 70 0.00 0.0
92 70 0.00 0.0
98 72 0.00 0.0
101 76 0.00 0.0
98 78 0.00 0.0
81 67 0.00 0.0
82 61 0.00 0.0
92 66 0.00 0.0
83 60 0.00 0.0
88 61 0.00 0.0
86 70 0.00 0.0
80 59 0.00 0.0
July 1988 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
77 54 0.00 0.0
84 60 0.00 0.0
89 63 0.00 0.0
90 67 0.00 0.0
90 67 0.00 0.0
97 68 0.00 0.0
98 73 0.00 0.0
93 73 0.00 0.0
99 74 0.00 0.0
102 71 0.00 0.0
99 76 0.01 0.0
82 74 0.10 0.0
95 74 0.00 0.0
97 73 0.00 0.0
100 79 0.00 0.0
104 77 0.00 0.0
101 79 0.29 0.0
94 76 0.00 0.0
95 75 0.11 0.0
92 73 0.64 0.0
90 73 1.19 0.0
85 72 0.01 0.0
85 72 0.33 0.0
90 69 0.00 0.0
91 68 0.00 0.0
90 71 1.01 0.0
85 68 0.05 0.0
88 69 0.00 0.0
96 73 0.00 0.0
95 75 0.00 0.0
92 75 0.00 0.0
August 1988 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
96 76 0.00 0.0
93 77 0.00 0.0
90 76 0.00 0.0
92 75 0.00 0.0
91 76 0.00 0.0
93 74 0.05 0.0
93 75 0.00 0.0
94 73 0.00 0.0
96 71 0.00 0.0
97 77 0.00 0.0
92 78 0.00 0.0
94 76 0.00 0.0
97 77 0.00 0.0
97 77 0.00 0.0
103 74 0.26 0.0
94 72 0.00 0.0
102 72 0.02 0.0
92 76 0.01 0.0
78 64 0.09 0.0
71 67 1.04 0.0
84 68 0.00 0.0
81 62 0.00 0.0
77 67 0.03 0.0
88 70 0.04 0.0
89 67 0.00 0.0
92 66 0.00 0.0
91 70 0.00 0.0
84 73 0.00 0.0
80 70 0.85 0.0
77 63 0.00 0.0
83 60 0.00 0.0
September 1988 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
81 60 0.00 0.0
80 61 0.00 0.0
82 62 0.00 0.0
78 69 0.86 0.0
78 63 0.00 0.0
71 55 0.00 0.0
74 51 0.00 0.0
75 52 0.00 0.0
78 61 0.06 0.0
83 67 0.05 0.0
83 63 0.00 0.0
78 59 0.00 0.0
91 68 0.00 0.0
79 62 0.00 0.0
76 58 0.00 0.0
75 53 0.00 0.0
71 59 0.13 0.0
80 64 0.00 0.0
84 65 0.00 0.0
84 72 0.07 0.0
78 64 0.00 0.0
77 59 0.00 0.0
91 62 0.00 0.0
75 54 0.22 0.0
61 53 0.46 0.0
77 55 0.00 0.0
77 54 0.00 0.0
82 57 0.00 0.0
64 57 0.00 0.0
74 59 0.00 0.0
October 1988 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
78 59 0.00 0.0
80 63 0.25 0.0
68 59 0.07 0.0
66 53 0.03 0.0
63 47 0.00 0.0
62 43 0.00 0.0
58 42 0.00 0.0
60 40 0.00 0.0
63 40 0.00 0.0
70 45 0.00 0.0
67 48 0.00 0.0
55 41 0.00 0.0
53 37 0.00 0.0
61 34 0.00 0.0
75 42 0.00 0.0
77 48 0.00 0.0
75 51 0.00 0.0
70 56 0.03 0.0
63 46 0.00 0.0
62 41 0.00 0.0
56 47 1.22 0.0
61 44 0.00 0.0
62 45 0.00 0.0
66 46 0.11 0.0
63 40 0.04 0.0
57 39 0.00 0.0
59 34 0.00 0.0
73 44 0.00 0.0
56 39 0.00 0.0
54 41 0.00 0.0
50 34 0.00 0.0
November 1988 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
50 42 0.71 0.0
53 40 0.00 0.0
61 42 0.00 0.0
68 46 0.03 0.0
69 52 0.21 0.0
63 48 0.00 0.0
57 44 0.00 0.0
60 39 0.00 0.0
60 43 0.00 0.0
66 43 0.12 0.0
58 41 0.00 0.0
53 34 0.00 0.0
60 46 0.32 0.0
65 38 0.00 0.0
63 41 0.00 0.0
67 48 0.01 0.0
65 44 1.04 0.0
57 40 0.00 0.0
47 40 0.86 0.0
62 43 0.24 0.0
60 44 0.00 0.0
50 35 0.00 0.0
50 33 0.00 0.0
49 34 0.00 0.0
53 32 0.00 0.0
62 35 0.00 0.0
68 54 1.18 0.0
60 40 0.61 0.0
50 37 0.00 0.0
53 37 0.00 0.0
December 1988 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
50 37 0.00 0.0
48 34 0.00 0.0
62 34 0.00 0.0
57 38 0.00 0.0
52 36 0.00 0.0
58 31 0.00 0.0
56 36 0.00 0.0
51 40 0.00 0.0
42 30 0.19 1.2
35 26 0.00 0.0
33 22 0.00 0.0
23 13 0.00 0.0
27 14 0.00 0.0
46 22 0.00 0.0
52 30 0.00 0.0
32 24 0.00 0.0
33 24 0.00 0.0
33 22 0.00 0.0
51 28 0.00 0.0
65 34 0.00 0.0
53 42 0.24 0.0
45 32 0.00 0.0
42 34 0.18 0.0
60 35 0.57 0.0
55 38 0.00 0.0
43 31 0.00 0.0
49 36 0.00 0.0
70 33 0.12 0.0
37 27 0.00 0.0
40 31 0.00 0.0
54 30 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2023 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location