Records for Washington Area, District of Columbia (DCAthr) on 08-17
Record Highs
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1: 105°F (1997)
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2: 102°F (1988)
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3: 99°F (1999)
Record Lows
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1: 51°F (1902)
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2: 55°F (1889)
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3: 58°F (1979)
Lowest Highs
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1: 80°F (1995)
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2: 79°F (2002)
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3: 78°F (2018)
Highest Lows
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1: 69°F (1923)
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2: 70°F (1972)
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3: 72°F (1918)
Highest August temperature:
106°F on 08-06-1918.
Lowest August temperature:
49°F on 08-24-1890.
Average temperature is 79.5°F
Average high is 87.9°F
Average low is 71.1°F
Temperature data from 1872 to 2022.
Record Precipitation
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1: 2.39" (1879)
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2: 2.18" (1938)
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3: 1.35" (1997)
Precipitation data from 1871 to 2022.