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 57 DEGREES IN 1981. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED OCCURRED IN 2004 WHEN THE MERCURY FELL TO MINUS 7. NORMALLY, THE HIGH AVERAGES ABOUT 35 DEGREES AND THE LOW ABOUT 18.
THERE IS AN 83 PERCENT CHANCE OF GETTING PRECIPITATION OF A TRACE OR MORE. THE MOST PRECIPITATION EVER RECEIVED WAS 0.53 INCHES IN 1944. THE MOST SNOW FELL IN 2003 WHEN 5.1 INCHES WAS RECORDED.
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY PERIOD OF RECORD: 71 YEARS (1941‑2012)
TEMPERATURE DATA
HIGHEST 57 DEGREES IN 1981
LOWEST -7 DEGREES IN 2004
LOWEST MAXIMUM 9 DEGREES IN 1963
HIGHEST MINIMUM 39 DEGREES IN 1981
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 34.9 DEGREES
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 18.0 DEGREES
HIGH TEMPERATURE BY 10 DEGREE RANGES
SINGLE TEENS 20S 30S 40S 50S
1 3 20 25 17 6 NUMBER OF
1% 4% 28% 35% 24% 8% OCCURRENCES
PRECIPITATION DATA
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH MEASURABLE 32 OCCURRENCES OR 45%
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH A TRACE OR MORE 60 OCCURRENCES OR 85%
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH NO PRECIP 12 OCCURRENCES OR 17%
SNOWFALL: NUMBER OF TIMES WITH A TRACE OR MORE 47
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH OVER A TRACE 28
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH 1.0 INCH OR MORE 13
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH 5.0 INCHES OR MORE 1
MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION: 0.53 INCHES IN 1944
MAXIMUM SNOWFALL: 5.1 INCHES IN 2003
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
YEAR HI LO PRECIP REMARKS
1941 31 25 .07/1.1 CLOUDY
1942 26 18 .05/2.0 CLOUDY
1943 53 26 0.0/TR CLEAR
1944 37 26 .53/0.5 CLOUDY
1945 49 33 .19/0.0 CLOUDY
1946 33 5 .13/1.3 CLOUDY
1947 18 15 .09/1.9 CLOUDY
1948 28 16 TR/TR CLOUDY
1949 46 29 .41/0.8 CLOUDY
1950 20 10 0.49/4.6 CLOUDY
1951 41 30 .02/0.0 CLOUDY
1952 33 23 TR/0.2 CLOUDY
1953 28 21 TR/TR MOSTLY SUNNY
1954 42 25 TR/TR CLOUDY
1955 36 31 .25/0.0 CLOUDY
1956 20 9 .05/1.4 PARTLY SUNNY
1957 46 22 0.0/0.0 MOSTLY CLOUDY
1958 34 14 .05/.05 CLOUDY
1959 29 7 0.0/0.0 CLOUDY
1960 25 13 .07/1.2 CLOUDY
1961 53 30 .02/TR MOSTLY CLOUDY
1962 43 29 .14/1.8 CLOUDY
1963 9 -1 TR/TR SUNNY
1964 24 1 TR/TR SUNNY
1965 19 7 TR/TR CLOUDY
1966 29 15 TR/.1 CLOUDY
1967 39 17 TR/.2 CLOUDY
WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY
DATE HI LOW PRECIP REMARKS
FEB 19 1968 25 13 TR/TR PARTLY CLOUDY
FEB 17 1969 35 11 0.0/0.0 SUNNY
FEB 16 1970 25 6 .04/1.0 HAZE, MOSTLY CLOUDY
FEB 15 1971 27 19 TR/.3 HAZE, CLOUDY
FEB 21 1972 43 1 .05/TR CLOUDY
FEB 19 1973 36 19 TR/TR HAZE, CLOUDY
FEB 18 1974 33 14 .01/TR ICE PELLETS, GLAZE, MOSTLY CLOUDY
FEB 17 1975 32 26 .02/.4 FOG, CLOUDY
FEB 16 1976 49 36 .11/0.0 CLOUDY
WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY
DATE HI LOW PRECIP REMARKS
FEB 21 1977 26 13 .03/.8 MOSTLY CLOUDY
FEB 20 1978 27 2 0.0/0.0 MOSTLY CLOUDY
FEB 19 1979 24 5 .04/2.1 FOG, HAZE, CLOUDY
FEB 18 1980 25 10 TR/TR BLOWING SNOW, PARTLY CLOUDY
FEB 16 1981 57 39 .01/0.0 CLOUDY
FEB 15 1982 46 26 0.0/0.0 CLOUDY
FEB 21 1983 50 27 TR/0.0 CLOUDY
FEB 20 1984 42 30 TR/TR CLOUDY
FEB 18 1985 38 23 TR/TR SUNNY
FEB 17 1986 38 24 0.19/1.6 FOG, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE, CLOUDY
FEB 16 1987 20 0 TR/0.3 SUNNY
FEB 15 1988 43 29 0.26/TR FOG, GLAZE, CLOUDY
FEB 20 1989 38 18 TR/0.0 CLOUDY
FEB 19 1990 43 23 0.01/0.3 CLOUDY
FEB 18 1991 37 20 0.10/0.0 CLOUDY
FEB 17 1992 36 28 0.0/0.0 CLOUDY, FOG
FEB 15 1993 33 19 TR/TR CLOUDY
FEB 21 1994 47 32 TR/0.0 FOG, CLOUDY
FEB 20 1995 55 25 TR/TR FOG, HAZE, CLOUDY
FEB 19 1996 40 9 TR/0.0 CLOUDY
FEB 17 1997 34 7 0.05/0.6 CLOUDY
FEB 16 1998 41 18 0.0/0.0 MOSTLY CLOUDY
FEB 15 1999 45 20 0.0/0.0 PARTLY CLOUDY
FEB 21 2000 39 29 TR/0.1 CLOUDY
FEB 19 2001 42 19 0.0/0.0 MOSTLY CLOUDY
FEB 18 2002 35 13 0.0/0.0 PARTLY SUNNY
FEB 17 2003 18 6 0.20/5.1 CLOUDY
FEB 16 2004 22 -7 TR/TR CLOUDY
FEB 21 2005 36 26 0.06/1.9 CLOUDY
FEB 20 2006 28 14 TR/TR PARTLY CLOUDY
FEB 19 2007 35 5 TR/0.4 CLOUDY
FEB 18 2008 53 31 0.10/TR CLOUDY
FEB 16 2009 31 21 TR/TR MOSTLY CLOUDY
FEB 15 2010 33 25 TR/TR LIGHT SNOW
FEB 21 2011 23 13 0.05/MM LIGHT SNOW
FEB 20 2012 37 20 0.0/0.0 MOSTLY CLOUDY