Records for Washington Area, District of Columbia (DCAthr) on 08-05
  Record Highs
  
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      1:  102°F (1930)
    
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      2:  100°F (1881)
    
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      3:  98°F (2012)
    
 
  Record Lows
  
    - 
      1:  54°F (1912)
    
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      2:  57°F (1886)
    
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      3:  57°F (1874)
    
 
  Lowest Highs
  
    - 
      1:  80°F (1989)
    
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      2:  78°F (2012)
    
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      3:  78°F (1955)
    
 
  Highest Lows
  
    - 
      1:  69°F (1925)
    
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      2:  72°F (1942)
    
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      3:  74°F (1901)
    
 
  Highest August temperature:
  
  106°F on 08-06-1918.
  Lowest August temperature:
  
  49°F on 08-24-1890.
  Average temperature is 80.5°F
  Average high is 88.9°F
  Average low is 72.1°F
 
  Temperature data from 1872 to 2022.
  Record Precipitation
  
    - 
      1:  2.15" (1878)
    
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      2:  1.55" (1990)
    
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      3:  1.45" (1938)
    
 
  Precipitation data from 1871 to 2022.