WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY

TRADITIONALLY, WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY WAS OBSERVED FEBRUARY 22ND, BUT SINCE THE MONDAY HOLIDAY BILL IN 1967, IT IS NOW OBSERVED ON THE 3RD MONDAY IN FEBRUARY.

THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED ON WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY WAS 66 DEGREES IN 1930. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED OCCURRED IN 2004 WHEN THE MERCURY FELL TO MINUS 2. NORMALLY, THE HIGH AVERAGES ABOUT 33 DEGREES AND THE LOW ABOUT 20.

THERE IS AN 85 PERCENT CHANCE OF GETTING PRECIPITATION OF A TRACE OR MORE. THE MOST PRECIPITATION EVER RECEIVED WAS 0.81 INCHES IN 1900. THE MOST SNOW FELL IN 1914 WHEN 5.9 INCHES WAS RECORDED.

WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY PERIOD OF RECORD: 122 YEARS (1890‑2012)

TEMPERATURE DATA

HIGHEST 66 DEGREES IN 1930

LOWEST -2 DEGREES IN 2004

LOWEST MAXIMUM 10 DEGREES IN 1963

HIGHEST MINIMUM 47 DEGREES IN 1930

AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 33.7 DEGREES

AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 19.7 DEGREES

HIGH TEMPERATURE BY 10 DEGREE RANGES

TEENS 20S 30S 40S 50S 60S

NUMBER OF

8 37 41 28 8 1 OCCURRENCES

7% 30% 34% 23% 7% 1%

PRECIPITATION DATA

NUMBER OF TIMES WITH MEASURABLE 67 OCCURRENCES OR 55%

NUMBER OF TIMES WITH A TRACE OR MORE 106 OCCURRENCES OR 87%

NUMBER OF TIMES WITH NO PRECIP 17 OCCURRENCES OR 14%

SNOWFALL: NUMBER OF TIMES WITH A TRACE OR MORE 85

NUMBER OF TIMES WITH OVER A TRACE 48

NUMBER OF TIMES WITH 1.0 INCH OR MORE 16

NUMBER OF TIMES WITH 5.0 INCHES OR MORE 1

MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION: 0.81 INCHES IN 1900

MAXIMUM SNOWFALL: 5.9 INCHES IN 1914

WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY

YEAR HI LO PRECIP REMARKS

1890 29 17 TR PARTLY CLOUDY

1891 27 23 TR/TR PARTLY CLOUDY

1892 43 33 TR PARTLY CLOUDY

1893 26 17 0.54/6.4 PARTLY CLOUDY

1894 25 11 TR/TR PARTLY CLOUDY

1895 26 14 TR/TR CLOUDY

1896 30 11 0.40 PARTLY CLOUDY

1897 45 26 0.09/4.4 CLOUDY

1898 31 26 0.11/5.1 CLOUDY

1899 42 32 0.54/4.4 CLOUDY

1900 36 30 0.06/4.8 CLOUDY

1901 18 11 0.44/4.4 PARTLY CLOUDY

1902 37 17 TR/TR CLEAR

1903 23 18 TR/TR CLEAR

1904 43 22 0.18/4.3 CLOUDY

1905 38 30 0.06/4.6 CLOUDY, LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW

1906 35 28 0.01/ TR CLOUDY, MORNING FLURRIES

1907 12 3 0.03/4.3 MORNING FLURRIES, AFTERNOON CLEARING

1908 23 13 0.02/4.2 PARTLY CLOUDY, FLURRIES DURING THE DAY

1909 42 31 0.00 CLEAR

1910 28 19 0.21/6.1 CLOUDY, LIGHT SNOW NEARLY ALL DAY

1911 30 16 0.64/6.5 CLOUDY, BREEZY, FLURRIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY

1912 33 11 0.30/7.0 PARTLY CLOUDY, SNOW TILL EARLY AFTERNOON

1913 51 26 0.00 CLEAR, BREEZY, LUNAR HALO OBSERVED

1914 27 6 0.46/5.9 CLOUDY, SNOW TILL EARLY AFTERNOON

1915 50 37 0.02 CLOUDY, BREEZY, EVENING SHOWERS

1916 41 16 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY

1917 33 23 0.44/4.4 MORNING FLURRIES, AFTERNOON CLEARING

1918 21 2 0.56/5.6 SNOW EARLY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON

1919 43 32 0.10/4.2 MORNING FLURRIES, EVENING SHOWERS

1920 29 20 TR/TR CLOUDY, EARLY MORNING FLURRIES

1921 37 29 TR/TR CLOUDY, EARLY MORNING FLURRIES

1922 33 29 0.32 CLOUDY, THUNDER HEARD, UP TO 1/2" GLAZE

1923 27 15 0.44/4.4 CLOUDY, AFTERNOON FLURRIES

1924 21 14 0.00 CLEAR

1925 50 29 0.07 CLOUDY, LATE NIGHT RAIN

1926 22 15 TR/TR CLOUDY, NOONTIME FLURRIES, LUNAR HALO OBSERVED

1927 42 19 0.01 PARTLY CLOUDY, AFTERNOON SHOWERS

1928 44 14 0.01 PARTLY CLOUDY, LATE NIGHT SHOWERS

1929 25 8 0.03/4.3 VARIABLE CLOUDS, MORNING SNOW FLURRIES

WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY

YEAR HI LO PRECIP REMARKS

1930 66 47 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY, RECORD WARMTH

1931 36 29 TR/TR CLOUDY, EARLY MORNING FLURRIES

1932 26 24 0.02/4.2 CLOUDY, AFTERNOON AND EVENING SNOW

1933 53 20 0.00 INCREASING AFTERNOON CLOUDS

1934 30 16 0.12/5.1 CLOUDY, SNOW FLURRIES ALL DAY

1935 26 13 0.02/4.2 CLOUDY, MORNING FLURRIES

1936 20 4 0.00 CLEAR

1937 32 26 0.02/4.2 CLOUDY

1938 38 18 0.08/4.3 CLOUDY, AFTERNOON RAIN AND SNOW

1939 15 5 0.45/4.5 PARTLY CLOUDY, MORNING FLURRIES

1940 30 16 0.00 CLEAR

1941 27 24 0.54/5.5 CLOUDY

1942 25 18 0.02/4.2 CLOUDY, MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON FLURRIES

1943 42 26 0.00 CLEAR

1944 38 32 0.40/TR CLOUDY, RAIN BEGINNING AROUND NOON

1945 52 33 0.34 WARM AND RAINY CAUSING LOCALIZED FLOODING

1946 36 7 0.10/5.5 CLOUDY, SNOW FROM NOON ON

1947 18 13 0.12/2.5 CLOUDY, SNOW SQUALLS

1948 31 24 TR/TR PARTLY CLOUDY, AFTERNOON FLURRY

1949 50 31 0.35 CLOUDY, AFTERNOON RAIN AND DRIZZLE

1950 20 13 0.62/4.4 CLOUDY, WINDY, SLEET, GLAZING

1951 40 32 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY

1952 30 24 TR/TR CLOUDY, BREEZY

1953 26 18 TR/TR PARTLY CLOUDY

1954 39 27 TR/TR CLOUDY

1955 35 31 0.35/ TR CLOUDY

1956 21 9 0.03/0.3 PARTLY CLOUDY

1957 48 24 0.00 CLOUDY

1958 33 18 0.07/0.7 CLOUDY

1959 37 8 0.00 MOSTLY SUNNY

1960 29 22 0.13/1.6 CLOUDY, SNOW TILL EARLY AFTERNOON

1961 49 31 0.05 PARTLY CLOUDY, LATE NIGHT SHOWERS

1962 40 29 0.07/0.5 CLOUDY, WINDY, FLURRIES ALL DAY

1963 10 1 TR/TR PARTLY CLOUDY, WINDY, LATE NIGHT SHOWERS

1964 20 2 TR/TR PARTLY CLOUDY, MORNING FLURRIES

1965 13 5 TR/TR PARTLY CLOUDY, AFTERNOON FLURRIES

1966 27 14 0.02/0.3 CLOUDY, MORNING FLURRIES

1967 36 18 0.01/0.2 CLOUDY, BREEZY, EARLY MORNING FLURRIES

WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY

DATE HI LOW PRECIP REMARKS

FEB 19 1968 23 14 0.03/1.8 PARTLY CLOUDY, BREEZY, LATE NIGHT FLURRIES

FEB 17 1969 34 9 0.00 CLEAR

FEB 16 1970 26 10 TR/TR PARTLY CLOUDY

FEB 15 1971 25 19 0.02/0.5 CLOUDY, FLURRIES ALL DAY

FEB 21 1972 41 3 0.11/0.4 EARLY MORNING AND LATE NIGHT FLURRIES

FEB 19 1973 37 24 T /0.1 CLOUDY, AFTERNOON FLURRIES

FEB 18 1974 36 18 0.03/0.7 PARTLY CLOUDY, MORNING FLURRIES

FEB 17 1975 44 29 0.43 CLOUDY, AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS

FEB 16 1976 42 36 0.25 CLOUDY, LATE EVENING SHOWERS

FEB 21 1977 20 10 0.01/0.5 PARTLY CLOUDY, MORNING FLURRIES

FEB 20 1978 23 4 0.00 CLOUDY

FEB 19 1979 23 10 0.06/0.7 CLOUDY, MORNING SNOW

FEB 18 1980 26 13 0.02/0.4 PARTLY CLOUDY, MORNING FLURRIES

FEB 16 1981 55 39 0.19 CLOUDY, AFTERNOON RAIN

FEB 15 1982 45 31 0.00 CLOUDY

FEB 21 1983 48 33 TR CLOUDY, LATE MORNING SHOWERS

FEB 20 1984 38 31 0.02/ TR RAIN AND SNOW FLURRIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY

FEB 18 1985 39 22 TR/TR INCREASING CLOUDS WITH EVENING FLURRIES

FEB 17 1986 38 24 0.01 CLOUDY; FREEZING DRIZZLE DURING THE MORNING

FEB 16 1987 19 0 TR/TR EARLY MORNING FLURRIES THEN MOSTLY SUNNY

FEB 15 1988 46 28 0.47/ TR RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW DURING THE EVENING

FEB 20 1989 35 22 0.02/0.1 CLOUDY, AFTERNOON SNOW

FEB 19 1990 40 22 TR/TR MOSTLY SUNNY, EVENING FLURRIES

FEB 18 1991 41 27 0.11 CLOUDY, RAIN BEGINNING IN THE EVENING

FEB 17 1992 35 30 TR CLOUDY, LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON DRIZZLE

FEB 15 1993 33 27 TR/TR CLOUDY, A FEW FLURRIES

FEB 21 1994 41 32 TR/TR CLOUDY, AFTERNOON DRIZZLE, EVENING FLURRIES

FEB 20 1995 45 22 TR/TR MOSTLY SUNNY, LATE NIGHT FLURRIES

FEB 19 1996 39 10 TR PARTLY CLOUDY, SOME AFTERNOON SUN

FEB 17 1997 36 5 0.01/0.1 EARLY MORNING SNOW THEN PARTLY SUNNY

FEB 16 1998 45 26 TR MOSTLY CLOUDY, EARLY MORNING SHOWER

FEB 15 1999 41 23 0.00 MOSTLY SUNNY

FEB 21 2000 38 26 TR/TR CLOUDY, FLURRIES

FEB 19 2001 41 22 0.00 CLOUDY

FEB 18 2002 30 14 0.00 MOSTLY SUNNY

FEB 17 2003 17 7 0.20/3.3 CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW ALL DAY

FEB 16 2004 21 -2 TR/TR PARTLY CLOUDY, MORNING FLURRIES

FEB 21 2005 32 27 0.17/1.2 CLOUDY

FEB 20 2006 27 16 TR/TR PARTLY SUNNY, WINDY

FEB 19 2007 37 5 TR/TR MOSTLY SUNNY

FEB 18 2008 51 28 0.18/TR MOSTLY CLOUDY, WINDY

FEB 16 2009 30 20 TR/TR LIGHT SNOW

FEB 15 2010 31 22 TR/TR LIGHT SNOW, FOG, HAZE

FEB 21 2011 24 13 0.10/TR LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, FOG

FEB 20 2012 43 32 0.33/MM RAIN, SNOW