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Washington, DC

38.847°N, 77.034°W · station DCAthr · 155 years of record
67°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Washington.
54°SAT10/1757°SUN10/1859°MON10/1965°TUE10/2064°WED10/2163°THU10/2267°FRI10/23

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

#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.
1872: 71°F1873: 66°F1874: 74°F1875: 74°F1876: 66°F1877: 68°F1878: 66°F1879: 73°F1880: 60°F1881: 71°F1882: 66°F1883: 50°F1884: 79°F1885: 56°F1886: 75°F1887: 64°F1888: 54°F1889: 40°F1890: 56°F1891: 54°F1892: 68°F1893: 74°F1894: 62°F1895: 59°F1896: 62°F1897: 53°F1898: 58°F1899: 65°F1900: 77°F1901: 85°F1902: 73°F1903: 58°F1904: 61°F1905: 56°F1906: 75°F1907: 72°F1908: 63°F1909: 61°F1910: 61°F1911: 60°F1912: 73°F1913: 64°F1914: 66°F1915: 60°F1916: 57°F1917: 62°F1918: 65°F1919: 57°F1920: 84°F1921: 70°F1922: 66°F1923: 49°F1924: 52°F1925: 55°F1926: 58°F1927: 81°F1928: 70°F1929: 67°F1930: 57°F1931: 74°F1932: 69°F1933: 64°F1934: 66°F1935: 79°F1936: 81°F1937: 60°F1938: 64°F1939: 61°F1940: 53°F1941: 76°F1942: 66°F1943: 59°F1944: 57°F1945: 67°F1946: 69°F1947: 85°F1948: 55°F1949: 72°F1950: 62°F1951: 74°F1952: 66°F1953: 75°F1954: 72°F1955: 64°F1956: 66°F1957: 74°F1958: 69°F1959: 75°F1960: 58°F1961: 60°F1962: 69°F1963: 73°F1964: 62°F1965: 70°F1966: 73°F1967: 67°F1968: 76°F1969: 51°F1970: 68°F1971: 65°F1972: 64°F1973: 71°F1974: 72°F1975: 81°F1976: 53°F1977: 63°F1978: 85°F1979: 78°F1980: 70°F1981: 68°F1982: 54°F1983: 65°F1984: 82°F1985: 71°F1986: 79°F1987: 66°F1988: 61°F1989: 69°F1990: 68°F1991: 75°F1992: 60°F1993: 64°F1994: 70°F1995: 72°F1996: 65°F1997: 54°F1998: 63°F1999: 55°F2000: 70°F2001: 79°F2002: 64°F2003: 52°F2004: 57°F2005: 63°F2006: 55°F2007: 81°F2008: 57°F2009: 67°F2010: 70°F2011: 64°F2012: 73°F2013: 61°F2014: 68°F2015: 70°F2016: 61°F2017: 78°F2018: 72°F2019: 67°F2020: 80°F2021: 69°F2022: 67°F2023: 65°F2024: 82°F2025: 66°F67° forecast40455055606570758085188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2367°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record85°F
This-date rank#68 of 154
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record106°F (1918)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1872–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°FJan 26, 2024-14°FJan 1, 1881
Feb84°FFeb 25, 1930-15°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar93°FMar 23, 19074°FMar 4, 1873
Apr95°FApr 27, 191515°FApr 1, 1923
May99°FMay 31, 199133°FMay 11, 1906
Jun104°FJun 29, 201243°FJun 2, 1897
Jul106°FJul 20, 193052°FJul 31, 1895
Aug106°FAug 6, 191849°FAug 24, 1890
Sep104°FSep 7, 188136°FSep 23, 1904
Oct98°FOct 2, 201926°FOct 30, 1873
Nov86°FNov 1, 197411°FNov 30, 1929
Dec79°FDec 7, 1998-13°FDec 31, 1880
All-time106°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan60°FJan 13, 19328°FJan 13, 1912
Feb61°FFeb 17, 18914°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar66°FMar 25, 191320°FMar 4, 1873
Apr70°FApr 29, 201733°FApr 18, 1875
May78°FMay 31, 199146°FMay 5, 1917
Jun82°FJun 30, 199153°FJun 2, 1907
Jul84°FJul 16, 198362°FJul 8, 1891
Aug81°FAug 3, 200661°FAug 26, 1908
Sep79°FSep 3, 199352°FSep 28, 1984
Oct75°FOct 8, 201740°FOct 23, 1889
Nov68°FNov 1, 197124°FNov 30, 1872
Dec60°FDec 24, 20159°FDec 30, 1880
All-time84°FJul 16, 19834°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.
Jan: 44°FJan: 30°FFeb: 48°FFeb: 31°FMar: 56°FMar: 38°FApr: 68°FApr: 48°FMay: 76°FMay: 58°FJun: 85°FJun: 67°FJul: 89°FJul: 72°FAug: 87°FAug: 70°FSep: 80°FSep: 64°FOct: 69°FOct: 52°FNov: 58°FNov: 41°FDec: 48°FDec: 34°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:18 AM
Sunset5:29 PM
Solar noon11:53 AM
Daylight11h 10m · losing 18 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.85°N, 77.03°W

Nearby Stations

Sterling-Dulles Airport, VA23 mi WBaltimore, MD29 mi NEAnnapolis, MD30 mi EBaltimore Downtown, MD37 mi NEMartinsburg, WV63 mi NWHagerstown, MD70 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Washington, DC — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Washington, DC — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1872

Each cell is one day's high at Washington, coloured by temperature — 155 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Washington, DC daily high heat map 1872–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Washington — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
51 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 18th most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 33. Record: 67 in 1980.

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