Seattle January 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of January 20.
January 20 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 64 °F 1981
Lowest temperature 14 °F 1935
Lowest daily high 26 °F 1935
Highest daily low 50 °F 1968
Most precipitation 1.66 inches 1972
Most snow 2.8 inches 1943
January 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 47.4 °F
Average low 37.4 °F
Chance precipitation 60.3%
Chance snow 4.4%
Seattle January 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 51 35 0.26 0.0
2023 47 35 0.00 0.0
2022 52 40 0.16 0.0
2021 47 34 0.00 0.0
2020 53 44 0.00 0.0
2019 47 38 0.00 0.0
2018 49 39 0.08 0.0
2017 52 37 0.00 0.0
2016 50 40 0.27 0.0
2015 50 38 0.00 0.0
2014 50 37 0.00 0.0
2013 38 31 0.00 0.0
2012 45 30 0.53 0.0
2011 44 33 0.05 0.0
2010 57 42 0.00 0.0
2009 39 30 0.00 0.0
2008 41 33 0.07 n/a
2007 45 37 0.00 n/a
2006 46 39 0.23 n/a
2005 54 49 0.15 n/a
2004 45 36 0.00 n/a
2003 46 38 0.00 n/a
2002 45 39 0.24 n/a
2001 48 37 0.01 n/a
2000 47 35 0.14 n/a
1999 52 42 0.18 n/a
1998 46 39 0.07 n/a
1997 48 41 0.68 n/a
1996 44 37 0.78 0.4
1995 57 49 0.00 0.0
1994 42 34 0.00 0.0
1993 51 38 0.80 0.0
1992 50 33 0.02 0.0
1991 46 31 0.00 0.0
1990 49 32 0.00 0.0
1989 46 33 0.05 0.0
1988 49 37 0.10 0.0
1987 46 30 0.00 0.0
1986 46 37 0.09 0.0
1985 46 39 0.05 0.0
1984 40 28 0.00 0.0
1983 46 41 0.03 0.0
1982 47 38 0.00 0.0
1981 64 45 0.13 0.0
1980 40 30 0.00 0.0
1979 53 43 0.62 0.0
1978 52 46 0.05 0.0
1977 46 37 0.00 0.0
1976 46 29 0.00 0.0
1975 48 34 0.14 0.0
1974 42 32 0.03 0.0
1973 44 37 0.16 0.0
1972 53 48 1.66 0.0
1971 41 36 0.05 0.0
1970 55 45 0.10 0.0
1969 36 25 0.04 0.7
1968 59 50 0.84 0.0
1967 46 39 0.39 0.0
1966 39 30 0.00 0.0
1965 48 43 0.05 0.0
1964 42 32 0.34 0.5
1963 40 26 0.00 0.0
1962 28 16 0.00 0.0
1961 58 35 0.00 0.0
1960 45 34 0.00 0.0
1959 41 34 0.00 0.0
1958 43 34 0.24 0.0
1957 35 20 0.12 1.2
1956 47 41 0.11 0.0
1955 41 36 0.04 0.0
1954 28 16 0.02 0.5
1953 50 42 0.02 0.0
1952 38 33 0.19 0.0
1951 42 32 0.56 1.5
1950 48 37 1.46 0.0
1949 30 20 0.00 0.3
1948 36 29 0.00 0.0
1947 49 41 0.00 0.0
1946 50 42 0.02 0.0
1945 39 32 0.00 0.0
1944 49 40 0.00 0.0
1943 37 25 0.52 2.8
1942 63 44 0.00 0.0
1941 46 38 0.00 0.0
1940 52 40 0.00 0.0
1939 50 40 0.01 0.0
1938 48 38 0.36 0.0
1937 29 16 0.00 0.0
1936 48 44 0.03 0.0
1935 26 14 0.78 0.9
1934 47 41 0.15 0.0
1933 37 32 0.21 0.1
1932 46 39 0.00 0.0
1931 55 37 0.00 0.0
1930 34 23 0.00 0.0
1929 35 24 0.00 0.0
1928 42 36 0.05 0.0
1927 32 25 0.00 0.0
1926 45 41 0.20 0.0
1925 49 43 0.49 0.0
1924 42 34 0.00 0.0
1923 40 36 0.00 0.0
1922 35 31 0.01 0.0
1921 40 36 0.00 0.0
1920 39 27 0.00 0.0
1919 44 38 0.01 0.0
1918 40 33 0.00 0.0
1917 39 34 0.20 0.0
1916 39 35 0.21 0.0
1915 38 33 0.00 0.0
1914 47 38 0.22 0.0
1913 38 27 0.23 0.0
1912 52 42 0.22 0.0
1911 42 36 0.00 0.0
1910 50 37 0.01 0.0
1909 48 37 0.52 0.0
1908 44 38 0.01 0.0
1907 48 42 1.06 0.0
1906 40 32 0.02 0.3
1905 47 37 0.00 0.0
1904 41 29 0.09 0.9
1903 54 42 0.22 0.0
1902 44 34 0.00 0.0
1901 47 43 0.07 0.0
1900 45 31 0.00 0.0
1899 54 46 0.10 0.0
1898 44 38 0.05 0.0
1897 53 43 0.05 0.0
1896 51 40 0.80 0.0
1895 45 34 0.00 0.0
1894 38 32 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 64 °F which happened in 1981.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 64 °F 1981
2 63 °F 1942
3 59 °F 1968
4 58 °F 1961
5 57 °F 2010
5 57 °F 1995
7 55 °F 1931
7 55 °F 1970
9 54 °F 1903
9 54 °F 1899
9 54 °F 2005
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 14 °F which happened in 1935.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 14 °F 1935
2 16 °F 1937
2 16 °F 1962
2 16 °F 1954
5 20 °F 1957
5 20 °F 1949
7 23 °F 1930
8 24 °F 1929
9 25 °F 1969
9 25 °F 1943
9 25 °F 1927
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 26 °F 1935
2 28 °F 1962
2 28 °F 1954
4 29 °F 1937
5 30 °F 1949
6 32 °F 1927
7 34 °F 1930
8 35 °F 1929
8 35 °F 1922
8 35 °F 1957
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 1.66 inches which happened in 1972.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on January 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.66 inches 1972
2 1.46 inches 1950
3 1.06 inches 1907
4 0.84 inches 1968
5 0.80 inches 1993
5 0.80 inches 1896
7 0.78 inches 1996
7 0.78 inches 1935
9 0.68 inches 1997
10 0.62 inches 1979
All-Time Most Snow in Seattle on January 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.8 inches 1943
2 1.5 inches 1951
3 1.2 inches 1957
4 0.9 inches 1935
4 0.9 inches 1904
6 0.7 inches 1969
7 0.5 inches 1954
7 0.5 inches 1964
9 0.4 inches 1996
10 0.3 inches 1949
10 0.3 inches 1906
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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