Seattle January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 60 °F 1918
Lowest temperature 10 °F 1952
Lowest daily high 27 °F 1924
Highest daily low 48 °F 1997
Most precipitation 1.37 inches 1964
Most snow 6.8 inches 1950
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 46.0 °F
Average low 36.4 °F
Chance precipitation 61.5%
Chance snow 5.0%
Seattle January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 47 34 0.00 0.0
2023 46 35 0.01 0.0
2022 34 22 0.00 0.0
2021 52 45 0.42 0.0
2020 53 46 0.00 0.0
2019 44 33 0.00 0.0
2018 44 31 0.00 0.0
2017 37 28 0.43 3.0
2016 46 28 0.00 0.0
2015 42 26 0.00 0.0
2014 45 38 0.00 0.0
2013 41 27 0.00 0.0
2012 55 41 0.00 0.0
2011 40 26 0.00 0.0
2010 52 45 0.40 0.0
2009 46 36 0.71 0.0
2008 47 41 0.00 n/a
2007 48 34 0.41 n/a
2006 58 46 0.08 n/a
2005 45 37 0.05 n/a
2004 37 30 0.27 n/a
2003 46 41 0.95 n/a
2002 50 41 0.61 n/a
2001 50 34 0.00 n/a
2000 43 37 0.27 n/a
1999 45 39 0.00 n/a
1998 50 37 0.58 n/a
1997 55 48 0.43 n/a
1996 50 45 0.02 0.0
1995 46 38 0.00 0.0
1994 52 45 0.13 0.0
1993 34 24 0.00 0.0
1992 49 37 0.51 0.0
1991 44 40 0.01 0.0
1990 46 33 0.02 0.0
1989 44 39 0.04 0.0
1988 42 28 0.00 0.0
1987 49 41 0.30 0.0
1986 47 36 0.53 0.0
1985 34 24 0.00 0.0
1984 45 35 0.00 0.0
1983 42 29 0.00 0.0
1982 39 33 0.00 0.0
1981 47 42 0.00 0.0
1980 52 44 0.22 0.0
1979 30 20 0.00 0.0
1978 44 29 0.00 0.0
1977 42 27 0.00 0.0
1976 40 27 0.00 0.0
1975 44 35 0.09 0.0
1974 37 25 0.00 0.0
1973 47 38 0.05 0.0
1972 47 37 0.07 0.0
1971 38 30 0.00 0.0
1970 42 35 0.00 0.0
1969 43 33 0.12 0.0
1968 47 33 0.09 0.0
1967 46 36 0.00 0.0
1966 42 33 0.39 0.0
1965 43 31 0.05 0.0
1964 51 41 1.37 0.0
1963 50 46 0.76 0.0
1962 42 32 0.00 0.0
1961 42 33 0.00 0.0
1960 36 25 0.00 0.0
1959 43 32 0.02 0.0
1958 51 39 0.01 0.0
1957 46 40 0.15 0.0
1956 43 33 0.28 0.0
1955 44 36 0.21 0.0
1954 44 36 0.04 0.0
1953 44 37 0.04 0.0
1952 28 10 0.00 0.0
1951 45 37 0.23 0.0
1950 32 24 0.25 6.8
1949 35 26 0.00 0.0
1948 51 42 0.47 0.0
1947 40 31 0.00 0.0
1946 53 47 0.18 0.0
1945 48 43 0.01 0.0
1944 50 40 0.74 0.0
1943 43 40 0.03 0.0
1942 34 22 0.00 0.0
1941 45 31 0.00 0.0
1940 54 47 0.78 0.0
1939 52 48 1.37 0.0
1938 43 33 0.00 0.0
1937 37 29 0.00 0.0
1936 49 45 0.74 0.0
1935 50 46 0.00 0.0
1934 52 44 0.03 0.0
1933 41 38 0.74 0.0
1932 48 38 0.01 0.0
1931 47 38 0.33 0.0
1930 50 41 0.00 0.0
1929 47 41 0.47 0.0
1928 33 22 0.77 1.6
1927 51 47 0.81 0.0
1926 45 28 0.00 0.0
1925 48 40 0.04 0.0
1924 27 17 0.00 0.0
1923 46 40 0.00 0.0
1922 44 36 0.21 0.0
1921 51 42 0.27 0.0
1920 43 31 0.00 0.0
1919 38 27 0.00 0.0
1918 60 48 0.00 0.0
1917 43 33 0.48 0.5
1916 37 27 0.04 1.6
1915 50 44 0.44 0.0
1914 50 40 0.03 0.0
1913 40 33 0.17 0.1
1912 35 25 0.00 0.0
1911 38 34 0.00 0.0
1910 33 25 0.00 0.0
1909 41 37 0.33 0.0
1908 47 41 0.38 0.0
1907 36 30 0.04 0.4
1906 40 34 0.00 0.0
1905 46 35 0.79 0.0
1904 47 38 0.11 0.0
1903 44 38 0.02 0.0
1902 54 48 0.03 0.0
1901 37 29 0.42 4.0
1900 54 44 0.08 0.0
1899 35 n/a 0.96 5.0
1898 46 33 0.00 0.0
1897 43 39 0.02 0.0
1896 39 32 0.10 1.5
1895 42 36 0.02 0.0
1894 40 36 0.13 0.0
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 60 °F which happened in 1918.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 60 °F 1918
2 58 °F 2006
3 55 °F 1997
3 55 °F 2012
5 54 °F 1940
5 54 °F 1902
5 54 °F 1900
8 53 °F 2020
8 53 °F 1946
10 52 °F 1994
10 52 °F 2021
10 52 °F 1934
10 52 °F 2010
10 52 °F 1939
10 52 °F 1980
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 10 °F which happened in 1952.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 10 °F 1952
2 17 °F 1924
3 20 °F 1979
4 22 °F 1942
4 22 °F 2022
4 22 °F 1928
7 24 °F 1993
7 24 °F 1985
7 24 °F 1950
10 25 °F 1960
10 25 °F 1912
10 25 °F 1974
10 25 °F 1910
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 27 °F 1924
2 28 °F 1952
3 30 °F 1979
4 32 °F 1950
5 33 °F 1910
5 33 °F 1928
7 34 °F 1942
7 34 °F 2022
7 34 °F 1993
7 34 °F 1985
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 1.37 inches which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1964.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.37 inches 1964
1 1.37 inches 1939
3 0.96 inches 1899
4 0.95 inches 2003
5 0.81 inches 1927
6 0.79 inches 1905
7 0.78 inches 1940
8 0.77 inches 1928
9 0.76 inches 1963
10 0.74 inches 1936
10 0.74 inches 1944
10 0.74 inches 1933
All-Time Most Snow in Seattle on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.8 inches 1950
2 5.0 inches 1899
3 4.0 inches 1901
4 3.0 inches 2017
5 1.6 inches 1916
5 1.6 inches 1928
7 1.5 inches 1896
8 0.5 inches 1917
9 0.4 inches 1907
10 0.1 inches 1913
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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