38.847°N, 77.034°W · station DCAthr · 155 years of record
67°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Washington.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Washington — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#151 / 154
warmest Oct 17 in 154 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
86°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 17 ever
47°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 54°F — 151st warmest Oct 17 of 154 years · record 86°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#146 / 154
warmest Oct 18 in 154 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
86°F
set in 1908
Coolest Oct 18 ever
51°F
set in 1927
Forecast high 57°F — 146th warmest Oct 18 of 154 years · record 86°F (1908) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#128 / 154
warmest Oct 19 in 154 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
88°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 19 ever
50°F
set in 1875
Forecast high 59°F — 128th warmest Oct 19 of 154 years · record 88°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#89 / 154
warmest Oct 20 in 154 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
87°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 20 ever
45°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 65°F — 89th warmest Oct 20 of 154 years · record 87°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#93 / 154
warmest Oct 21 in 154 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
85°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 21 ever
42°F
set in 1940
Forecast high 64°F — 93rd warmest Oct 21 of 154 years · record 85°F (1947) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#99 / 154
warmest Oct 22 in 154 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
84°F
set in 1979
Coolest Oct 22 ever
45°F
set in 1925
Forecast high 63°F — 99th warmest Oct 22 of 154 years · record 84°F (1979) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#68 / 154
warmest Oct 23 in 154 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
85°F
set in 1901
Coolest Oct 23 ever
40°F
set in 1889
Forecast high 67°F — 68th warmest Oct 23 of 154 years · record 85°F (1901) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Washington in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
80°FJan 26, 2024
-14°FJan 1, 1881
Feb
84°FFeb 25, 1930
-15°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar
93°FMar 23, 1907
4°FMar 4, 1873
Apr
95°FApr 27, 1915
15°FApr 1, 1923
May
99°FMay 31, 1991
33°FMay 11, 1906
Jun
104°FJun 29, 2012
43°FJun 2, 1897
Jul
106°FJul 20, 1930
52°FJul 31, 1895
Aug
106°FAug 6, 1918
49°FAug 24, 1890
Sep
104°FSep 7, 1881
36°FSep 23, 1904
Oct
98°FOct 2, 2019
26°FOct 30, 1873
Nov
86°FNov 1, 1974
11°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
79°FDec 7, 1998
-13°FDec 31, 1880
All-time
106°FAug 6, 1918
-15°FFeb 11, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Washington so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
9 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 16, 1983
Coldest high ever
4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 10, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
60°FJan 13, 1932
8°FJan 13, 1912
Feb
61°FFeb 17, 1891
4°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar
66°FMar 25, 1913
20°FMar 4, 1873
Apr
70°FApr 29, 2017
33°FApr 18, 1875
May
78°FMay 31, 1991
46°FMay 5, 1917
Jun
82°FJun 30, 1991
53°FJun 2, 1907
Jul
84°FJul 16, 1983
62°FJul 8, 1891
Aug
81°FAug 3, 2006
61°FAug 26, 1908
Sep
79°FSep 3, 1993
52°FSep 28, 1984
Oct
75°FOct 8, 2017
40°FOct 23, 1889
Nov
68°FNov 1, 1971
24°FNov 30, 1872
Dec
60°FDec 24, 2015
9°FDec 30, 1880
All-time
84°FJul 16, 1983
4°FFeb 10, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
21 days
record run, ended Aug 14 1980
So far in 2026
51 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Washington's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 66°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Washington's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Washington's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.