March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

Wednesday, August 28, 1963Washington, D.C., United States

clear and warm75°F

Soft and damp at first light, the air near 65°F with dew on the grass and thin cloud overhead. The sun came through by mid-morning and the day warmed fast. Cloud built again around noon and took the worst of the glare off, the air near 78° by early afternoon with a south breeze moving through it. Nothing fell. Evening cooled slowly under a sky that closed over again, the air near 67° by midnight.

Humidity
59%
Wind
11 mph
Daylight
13.2 hrs
Day's character
mostly clear
High / Low
82° / 65°F
Felt like
80° / 65°F
Rain
0.00"
Snowfall
0.0"
Pressure
30.11 inHg
Gusting to
22 mph
Wind from
south
Sunrise / Sunset
6:32 am / 7:45 pm

Pre-satellite record — solid, not exact. From the Ronald Reagan Washington Natl Airport station, 3 mi away.

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