Seattle December 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of December 31 (New Year's Eve).
December 31 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 58 °F 1917
Lowest temperature 13 °F 1978
Lowest daily high 25 °F 1951
Highest daily low 54 °F 1917
Most precipitation 1.30 inches 1996
Most snow 9.3 inches 1968
December 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 46.0 °F
Average low 36.4 °F
Chance precipitation 61.7%
Chance snow 5.0%
Seattle December 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 50 38 0.00 0.0
2022 49 43 0.01 0.0
2021 31 22 0.00 0.0
2020 50 46 0.35 0.0
2019 53 46 0.26 0.0
2018 43 34 0.00 0.0
2017 43 33 0.00 0.0
2016 38 29 0.03 0.0
2015 42 28 0.00 0.0
2014 38 27 0.00 0.0
2013 47 41 0.02 0.0
2012 38 30 0.00 0.0
2011 43 32 0.00 0.0
2010 37 21 0.00 0.0
2009 49 39 0.27 0.0
2008 44 37 0.09 0.0
2007 44 36 0.00 n/a
2006 46 34 0.00 n/a
2005 51 47 0.30 n/a
2004 47 33 0.00 n/a
2003 37 30 0.19 n/a
2002 46 39 0.09 n/a
2001 48 40 0.16 n/a
2000 48 40 0.28 n/a
1999 45 36 0.18 n/a
1998 50 41 0.18 n/a
1997 48 36 0.02 n/a
1996 56 46 1.30 n/a
1995 50 45 0.02 0.0
1994 47 39 0.00 0.0
1993 50 46 0.50 0.0
1992 32 27 0.00 0.0
1991 50 40 0.00 0.0
1990 44 39 0.02 0.0
1989 49 38 0.34 0.0
1988 43 38 0.04 0.0
1987 45 32 0.00 0.0
1986 48 37 0.06 0.0
1985 42 33 0.04 0.0
1984 32 22 0.00 0.0
1983 49 39 0.00 0.0
1982 36 25 0.00 0.0
1981 37 32 0.04 0.0
1980 52 46 0.00 0.0
1979 54 44 0.21 0.0
1978 26 13 0.00 0.0
1977 43 30 0.00 0.0
1976 43 27 0.00 0.0
1975 43 31 0.00 0.0
1974 37 28 0.00 0.0
1973 43 30 0.00 0.0
1972 42 38 0.00 0.0
1971 43 37 0.01 0.0
1970 42 32 0.00 0.0
1969 47 41 0.00 0.0
1968 34 13 1.07 9.3
1967 46 38 0.34 0.0
1966 48 41 0.74 0.0
1965 37 32 0.00 0.0
1964 36 26 0.04 2.1
1963 56 48 0.91 0.0
1962 51 45 0.00 0.0
1961 47 35 0.00 0.0
1960 42 33 0.07 0.0
1959 37 28 0.00 0.0
1958 55 37 0.18 0.0
1957 48 33 0.00 0.0
1956 50 39 0.00 0.0
1955 41 24 0.00 0.0
1954 46 42 0.06 0.0
1953 49 44 0.03 0.0
1952 45 36 0.08 0.0
1951 25 16 0.00 0.0
1950 43 33 0.00 0.0
1949 36 29 0.07 1.2
1948 41 32 0.46 0.0
1947 48 41 0.90 0.0
1946 41 31 0.00 0.0
1945 52 47 0.12 0.0
1944 47 42 0.15 0.0
1943 44 36 0.11 0.0
1942 48 41 0.00 0.0
1941 34 27 0.00 0.0
1940 45 38 0.00 0.0
1939 51 44 1.05 0.0
1938 53 48 0.57 0.0
1937 52 40 0.01 0.0
1936 38 31 0.00 0.0
1935 52 46 0.06 0.0
1934 48 40 0.04 0.0
1933 51 44 0.00 0.0
1932 45 38 0.08 0.0
1931 49 39 0.25 0.0
1930 46 36 0.01 0.0
1929 46 37 0.09 0.0
1928 46 41 0.10 0.0
1927 26 20 0.06 0.0
1926 55 47 0.22 0.0
1925 43 30 0.00 0.0
1924 47 41 0.25 0.0
1923 27 20 0.00 0.0
1922 46 42 0.26 0.0
1921 43 34 0.22 0.0
1920 44 38 0.01 0.0
1919 41 31 0.00 0.0
1918 38 27 0.00 0.0
1917 58 54 0.83 0.0
1916 44 32 0.03 0.0
1915 34 27 0.09 0.4
1914 52 44 0.05 0.0
1913 48 41 0.48 0.0
1912 46 38 0.58 0.0
1911 36 30 0.00 1.3
1910 42 32 0.00 0.0
1909 40 33 0.00 0.0
1908 41 35 0.00 0.0
1907 45 37 0.29 0.0
1906 36 31 0.01 0.0
1905 42 35 0.00 0.0
1904 47 38 0.14 0.0
1903 42 37 0.00 0.0
1902 45 38 0.65 0.0
1901 52 38 0.00 0.0
1900 38 27 0.00 0.0
1899 51 41 0.00 0.0
1898 34 31 0.51 5.0
1897 46 38 0.00 0.0
1896 46 39 0.15 0.0
1895 47 34 0.62 0.0
1894 40 33 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 58 °F which happened in 1917.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 58 °F 1917
2 56 °F 1996
2 56 °F 1963
4 55 °F 1926
4 55 °F 1958
6 54 °F 1979
7 53 °F 2019
7 53 °F 1938
9 52 °F 1935
9 52 °F 1901
9 52 °F 1937
9 52 °F 1945
9 52 °F 1980
9 52 °F 1914
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 13 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1978.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 13 °F 1968
1 13 °F 1978
3 16 °F 1951
4 20 °F 1923
4 20 °F 1927
6 21 °F 2010
7 22 °F 1984
7 22 °F 2021
9 24 °F 1955
10 25 °F 1982
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 25 °F 1951
2 26 °F 1927
2 26 °F 1978
4 27 °F 1923
5 31 °F 2021
6 32 °F 1992
6 32 °F 1984
8 34 °F 1968
8 34 °F 1898
8 34 °F 1915
8 34 °F 1941
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 1.30 inches which happened in 1996.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.30 inches 1996
2 1.07 inches 1968
3 1.05 inches 1939
4 0.91 inches 1963
5 0.90 inches 1947
6 0.83 inches 1917
7 0.74 inches 1966
8 0.65 inches 1902
9 0.62 inches 1895
10 0.58 inches 1912
All-Time Most Snow in Seattle on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 9.3 inches 1968
2 5.0 inches 1898
3 2.1 inches 1964
4 1.3 inches 1911
5 1.2 inches 1949
6 0.4 inches 1915
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Seattle Tacoma International Airport location
1894–1947 University of Washington location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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