Kennewick January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Kennewick, Washington for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 65 °F 1918
Lowest temperature -7 °F 2022
Lowest daily high 12 °F 1979
Highest daily low 49 °F 2020
Most precipitation 0.90 inches 1928
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 40.2 °F
Average low 27.1 °F
Chance precipitation 34.7%
Kennewick January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 41 37 0.00 n/a
2023 35 30 0.00 n/a
2022 17 -7 0.00 n/a
2021 46 30 0.01 n/a
2020 61 49 0.00 n/a
2019 40 19 0.00 0.0
2018 32 22 0.00 0.0
2017 30 21 0.14 5.0
2016 23 14 0.00 0.0
2015 27 11 0.00 0.0
2014 32 20 0.00 0.0
2013 33 30 0.00 0.0
2012 43 29 0.00 0.0
2011 26 12 0.00 n/a
2010 48 22 0.11 n/a
2009 50 37 0.22 n/a
2008 35 20 0.00 n/a
2007 34 31 0.00 n/a
2006 52 33 0.00 n/a
2005 34 30 0.15 n/a
2004 33 23 0.24 n/a
2003 45 33 0.10 n/a
2002 39 27 0.02 n/a
2001 38 34 0.00 n/a
2000 47 25 0.00 n/a
1999 45 27 0.00 n/a
1998 42 31 0.00 0.0
1997 51 35 0.46 0.0
1996 40 30 0.00 0.0
1995 32 18 0.00 0.0
1994 35 28 0.43 0.0
1993 26 20 0.05 n/a
1992 40 36 0.00 0.0
1991 44 9 0.00 n/a
1990 47 31 0.02 0.0
1989 41 31 0.00 0.0
1988 35 27 0.00 n/a
1987 36 31 0.23 n/a
1986 25 20 0.11 n/a
1985 24 9 0.00 n/a
1984 32 26 0.00 0.0
1983 30 25 0.00 n/a
1982 34 19 0.05 n/a
1981 49 42 0.02 0.0
1980 39 31 0.08 0.0
1979 12 -5 0.00 0.0
1978 24 3 0.00 n/a
1977 33 27 0.00 0.0
1976 32 20 0.00 0.0
1975 49 29 0.00 0.0
1974 23 8 0.00 0.0
1973 47 28 0.00 0.0
1972 48 22 0.00 0.0
1971 40 20 0.00 n/a
1970 34 28 0.00 n/a
1969 14 2 0.70 7.0
1968 49 33 0.00 n/a
1967 52 40 0.00 n/a
1966 46 32 0.00 0.0
1965 42 18 0.00 n/a
1964 52 35 0.01 0.0
1963 52 42 0.02 0.0
1962 35 26 0.00 0.0
1961 29 26 0.00 0.0
1960 25 15 0.00 0.0
1959 55 35 0.00 0.0
1958 31 20 0.00 0.0
1957 34 32 0.00 0.0
1956 32 18 0.19 3.0
1955 50 41 0.00 0.0
1954 51 40 0.00 0.0
1953 47 36 0.00 0.0
1952 14 5 0.00 0.0
1951 48 36 0.00 0.0
1950 40 31 0.00 0.0
1949 44 32 0.00 0.0
1948 56 30 0.06 0.0
1947 35 20 0.00 0.0
1946 n/a 33 0.00 0.0
1945 45 28 0.03 0.0
1944 40 27 0.16 0.0
1943 48 33 0.00 0.0
1942 21 -5 0.00 0.0
1941 37 24 0.00 0.0
1940 37 33 0.09 n/a
1939 57 42 n/a n/a
1938 35 25 0.00 n/a
1937 26 13 0.00 n/a
1936 51 42 0.22 0.0
1935 49 37 0.00 n/a
1934 42 34 0.04 0.0
1933 47 35 0.01 0.0
1932 35 30 0.00 0.0
1931 37 20 0.02 0.0
1930 56 41 0.00 0.0
1929 35 30 0.02 0.0
1928 14 9 0.90 8.0
1927 45 32 0.00 n/a
1926 37 32 0.00 0.0
1925 47 26 n/a 0.0
1924 17 -1 0.00 0.0
1923 49 40 0.00 0.0
1922 35 20 0.00 n/a
1921 59 40 0.00 0.0
1920 40 20 n/a 0.0
1919 26 2 0.00 0.0
1918 65 42 0.00 0.0
1917 26 7 0.00 n/a
1916 29 20 0.02 0.2
1915 44 23 0.00 0.0
1914 46 n/a 0.00 n/a
1913 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1912 31 -1 0.00 n/a
1911 n/a 23 0.00 0.0
1910 33 19 0.00 0.0
1909 39 28 0.00 n/a
1908 40 30 0.00 n/a
1907 20 8 0.00 0.0
1906 n/a 21 0.00 0.0
1905 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1904 n/a n/a n/a 0.0
1903 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1902 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 55 36 0.00 n/a
1899 30 20 0.00 n/a
1898 44 20 0.00 0.0
1897 48 25 0.00 0.0
1896 46 26 0.00 0.0
1895 33 22 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Kennewick on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Kennewick history is 65 °F which happened in 1918.
Highest Temperatures in Kennewick on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 65 °F 1918
2 61 °F 2020
3 59 °F 1921
4 57 °F 1939
5 56 °F 1948
5 56 °F 1930
7 55 °F 1900
7 55 °F 1959
9 52 °F 1963
9 52 °F 1964
9 52 °F 2006
9 52 °F 1967
What's the all-time low for Kennewick on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Kennewick history is -7 °F which happened in 2022.
Lowest Temperatures in Kennewick on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -7 °F 2022
2 -5 °F 1942
2 -5 °F 1979
4 -1 °F 1924
4 -1 °F 1912
6 2 °F 1919
6 2 °F 1969
8 3 °F 1978
9 5 °F 1952
10 7 °F 1917
Lowest High Temperatures in Kennewick on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 12 °F 1979
2 14 °F 1969
2 14 °F 1928
2 14 °F 1952
5 17 °F 2022
5 17 °F 1924
7 20 °F 1907
8 21 °F 1942
9 23 °F 1974
9 23 °F 2016
What's the most it has ever rained in Kennewick on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Kennewick history is 0.90 inches which happened in 1928.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Kennewick on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.90 inches 1928
2 0.70 inches 1969
3 0.46 inches 1997
4 0.43 inches 1994
5 0.24 inches 2004
6 0.23 inches 1987
7 0.22 inches 2009
7 0.22 inches 1936
9 0.19 inches 1956
10 0.16 inches 1944
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 Pasco Tri Cities Airport location
1894–1998 Kennewick location