Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Shaw, DC. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Shaw sits right in that sweet spot of spring — 75 years of data put the average high at 65° with a low of 42°, a classic DC in-between day. The date has swung wildly though, from a scorching 85° back in 1956 to a brutal 26° low in 1964. There's about a 1-in-3 chance of rain today, so keep a jacket handy.
Shaw's weather has some serious range — the thermometer has climbed as high as 106° in July 2011 and cratered to -10° in January 1982, a 116-degree swing between extremes. On the wet side, a single June day in 2006 dropped 7.37 inches of rain, and a January 1966 snowstorm buried the neighborhood under 16 inches.
DC summers are the main event — highs average 90° in late July and stay in the upper 80s through August, with mid-July also being the wettest stretch of the year at over an inch of rain per week. If you're looking to escape the heat, January is your floor, with highs only reaching the mid-40s. Spring and fall are brief but pleasant, with April and October both averaging highs in the upper 60s to low 70s.