Records for Washington Area, District of Columbia (DCAthr) on 08-20
  Record Highs
  
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      1:  101°F (1983)
    
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      2:  100°F (1874)
    
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      3:  99°F (1962)
    
 
  Record Lows
  
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      1:  50°F (1896)
    
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      2:  53°F (1918)
    
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      3:  54°F (1895)
    
 
  Lowest Highs
  
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      1:  78°F (2002)
    
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      2:  76°F (2006)
    
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      3:  76°F (1966)
    
 
  Highest Lows
  
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      1:  67°F (1926)
    
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      2:  71°F (1988)
    
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      3:  72°F (2007)
    
 
  Highest August temperature:
  
  106°F on 08-06-1918.
  Lowest August temperature:
  
  49°F on 08-24-1890.
  Average temperature is 79.2°F
  Average high is 87.6°F
  Average low is 70.7°F
 
  Temperature data from 1872 to 2022.
  Record Precipitation
  
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      1:  4.83" (1963)
    
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      2:  2.88" (1973)
    
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      3:  2.28" (2021)
    
 
  Precipitation data from 1871 to 2022.