Seattle January 15 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of January 15.
January 15 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 64 °F 2018
Lowest temperature 11 °F 1907
Lowest daily high 21 °F 1950
Highest daily low 50 °F 1974
Most precipitation 1.68 inches 1996
Most snow 3.6 inches 1969
January 15 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 47.0 °F
Average low 37.1 °F
Chance precipitation 60.2%
Chance snow 5.0%
Seattle January 15 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 38 21 0.00 0.0
2023 50 44 0.42 0.0
2022 43 38 0.00 0.0
2021 54 42 0.11 0.0
2020 46 32 0.01 0.0
2019 47 31 0.00 0.0
2018 64 41 0.06 0.0
2017 43 27 0.00 0.0
2016 47 33 0.05 0.0
2015 46 34 0.38 0.0
2014 52 42 0.00 0.0
2013 44 31 0.00 0.0
2012 34 26 0.21 2.4
2011 52 47 0.45 0.0
2010 51 44 0.42 0.0
2009 42 35 0.00 0.0
2008 41 30 0.00 n/a
2007 35 23 0.00 n/a
2006 47 37 0.00 n/a
2005 37 26 0.19 n/a
2004 50 45 0.06 n/a
2003 44 32 0.00 n/a
2002 40 35 0.00 n/a
2001 42 30 0.00 n/a
2000 43 34 0.00 n/a
1999 47 40 0.25 n/a
1998 48 38 0.05 n/a
1997 42 23 0.00 n/a
1996 53 42 1.68 0.0
1995 46 41 0.05 0.0
1994 50 44 0.00 0.0
1993 51 33 0.00 0.0
1992 51 42 0.17 0.0
1991 48 41 0.00 0.0
1990 47 41 0.05 0.0
1989 46 39 0.13 0.0
1988 46 38 0.18 0.0
1987 37 25 0.00 0.0
1986 48 41 0.29 0.0
1985 48 39 0.00 0.0
1984 42 27 0.00 0.0
1983 42 29 0.00 0.0
1982 45 43 0.58 0.0
1981 53 31 0.00 0.0
1980 45 38 0.17 0.0
1979 42 36 0.01 0.1
1978 55 49 0.00 0.0
1977 52 46 0.10 0.0
1976 53 49 0.39 0.0
1975 42 35 0.10 0.0
1974 58 50 0.76 0.0
1973 52 45 0.20 0.0
1972 45 35 0.00 0.0
1971 50 38 0.82 0.0
1970 40 32 0.00 0.0
1969 39 33 0.35 3.6
1968 53 40 0.23 0.0
1967 50 42 0.24 0.0
1966 50 31 0.00 0.0
1965 44 40 0.00 0.0
1964 52 38 0.54 0.0
1963 42 37 0.05 0.0
1962 41 31 0.00 0.0
1961 54 46 0.88 0.0
1960 38 34 0.11 0.0
1959 45 40 0.10 0.0
1958 57 47 0.16 0.0
1957 37 30 0.00 0.0
1956 50 40 0.89 0.0
1955 44 35 0.32 0.0
1954 36 23 0.06 3.3
1953 51 41 0.49 0.0
1952 44 32 0.00 0.0
1951 48 32 0.47 0.3
1950 21 15 0.02 1.6
1949 46 28 0.00 0.0
1948 34 31 0.00 0.0
1947 36 21 0.00 0.0
1946 43 35 0.00 0.0
1945 50 43 0.01 0.0
1944 53 45 0.13 0.0
1943 50 34 0.02 0.0
1942 48 38 0.00 0.0
1941 49 41 0.50 0.0
1940 47 38 0.00 0.0
1939 49 39 0.04 0.0
1938 51 41 0.00 0.0
1937 40 30 0.27 0.0
1936 50 40 0.50 0.0
1935 37 31 0.16 0.0
1934 45 34 0.21 0.0
1933 38 33 0.00 0.0
1932 35 31 0.11 0.0
1931 49 39 0.12 0.0
1930 28 22 0.04 0.0
1929 44 37 0.00 0.0
1928 38 28 0.00 0.0
1927 48 41 0.11 0.0
1926 48 42 0.04 0.0
1925 39 31 0.00 0.0
1924 46 41 0.04 0.0
1923 50 42 0.71 0.0
1922 38 27 0.00 0.0
1921 41 31 0.07 0.0
1920 49 45 0.00 0.0
1919 47 38 0.32 0.0
1918 48 43 0.20 0.0
1917 42 28 0.00 0.0
1916 32 23 0.00 0.0
1915 43 34 0.02 0.0
1914 46 40 0.26 0.0
1913 44 35 0.04 0.0
1912 49 43 0.00 0.0
1911 35 21 0.01 0.0
1910 40 35 0.00 0.0
1909 49 36 0.41 0.5
1908 45 35 0.00 0.0
1907 28 11 0.00 0.0
1906 48 36 0.15 0.0
1905 48 39 0.02 0.0
1904 44 39 0.01 0.0
1903 42 31 0.00 0.0
1902 43 34 0.00 0.0
1901 45 39 0.02 0.0
1900 44 32 0.11 0.0
1899 49 39 1.00 0.0
1898 46 39 0.05 0.0
1897 35 29 0.02 0.0
1896 n/a 27 0.00 0.0
1895 46 37 0.00 0.0
1894 47 40 0.66 0.0
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 1/15?
For the date of Jan 15, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 64 °F which happened in 2018.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on January 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 64 °F 2018
2 58 °F 1974
3 57 °F 1958
4 55 °F 1978
5 54 °F 1961
5 54 °F 2021
7 53 °F 1996
7 53 °F 1944
7 53 °F 1981
7 53 °F 1976
7 53 °F 1968
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 1/15?
For the date of Jan 15, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 11 °F which happened in 1907.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on January 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 11 °F 1907
2 15 °F 1950
3 21 °F 1911
3 21 °F 1947
3 21 °F 2024
6 22 °F 1930
7 23 °F 2007
7 23 °F 1954
7 23 °F 1997
7 23 °F 1916
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on January 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 21 °F 1950
2 28 °F 1907
2 28 °F 1930
4 32 °F 1916
5 34 °F 2012
5 34 °F 1948
7 35 °F 2007
7 35 °F 1932
7 35 °F 1911
7 35 °F 1897
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 1/15?
For the date of Jan 15, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 1.68 inches which happened in 1996.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on January 15
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.68 inches 1996
2 1.00 inches 1899
3 0.89 inches 1956
4 0.88 inches 1961
5 0.82 inches 1971
6 0.76 inches 1974
7 0.71 inches 1923
8 0.66 inches 1894
9 0.58 inches 1982
10 0.54 inches 1964
All-Time Most Snow in Seattle on January 15
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.6 inches 1969
2 3.3 inches 1954
3 2.4 inches 2012
4 1.6 inches 1950
5 0.5 inches 1909
6 0.3 inches 1951
7 0.1 inches 1979
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Seattle Tacoma International Airport location
1894–1947 University of Washington location