Seattle January 23 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of January 23.
January 23 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 56 °F 2005
Lowest temperature 16 °F 1949
Lowest daily high 29 °F 1969
Highest daily low 49 °F 2020
Most precipitation 1.36 inches 1959
Most snow 3.0 inches 1952
January 23 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 47.7 °F
Average low 37.5 °F
Chance precipitation 59.0%
Chance snow 4.6%
Seattle January 23 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 52 43 0.01 0.0
2023 46 35 0.00 0.0
2022 38 35 0.00 0.0
2021 43 29 0.00 0.0
2020 55 49 0.99 0.0
2019 51 46 0.37 0.0
2018 48 40 0.88 0.0
2017 48 34 0.00 0.0
2016 46 43 0.77 0.0
2015 54 47 0.23 0.0
2014 50 37 0.00 0.0
2013 45 36 0.20 0.0
2012 47 34 0.00 0.0
2011 46 41 0.04 0.0
2010 49 40 0.09 0.0
2009 41 31 0.00 0.0
2008 44 26 0.00 n/a
2007 52 43 0.00 n/a
2006 55 45 0.01 n/a
2005 56 45 0.00 n/a
2004 47 41 0.65 n/a
2003 54 47 0.77 n/a
2002 44 35 0.05 n/a
2001 56 47 0.00 n/a
2000 46 33 0.00 n/a
1999 43 32 0.18 n/a
1998 52 44 0.88 n/a
1997 44 37 0.02 n/a
1996 41 33 0.10 0.0
1995 55 43 0.00 0.0
1994 52 46 0.33 0.0
1993 37 31 0.12 0.5
1992 52 46 1.04 0.0
1991 40 34 0.00 0.0
1990 48 37 0.00 0.0
1989 39 25 0.00 0.0
1988 46 35 0.00 0.0
1987 47 38 0.17 0.0
1986 47 40 0.03 0.0
1985 41 31 0.00 0.0
1984 50 44 0.01 0.0
1983 53 44 0.09 0.0
1982 54 42 1.09 0.0
1981 48 43 0.39 0.0
1980 43 31 0.00 0.0
1979 46 34 0.24 0.0
1978 44 35 0.00 0.0
1977 40 33 0.00 0.0
1976 45 36 0.00 0.0
1975 53 42 0.38 0.0
1974 48 46 0.14 0.0
1973 52 34 0.05 0.0
1972 43 34 0.99 1.2
1971 44 43 0.00 0.0
1970 52 45 0.02 0.0
1969 29 17 0.00 0.0
1968 55 41 0.00 0.0
1967 42 35 0.31 0.0
1966 42 32 0.00 0.0
1965 42 33 0.78 1.4
1964 41 31 0.00 0.0
1963 45 27 0.00 0.0
1962 37 23 0.00 0.0
1961 42 28 0.12 0.0
1960 42 35 0.91 0.0
1959 48 45 1.36 0.0
1958 51 43 0.68 0.0
1957 33 20 0.02 0.2
1956 44 33 0.29 0.0
1955 48 45 0.44 0.0
1954 36 32 0.04 0.4
1953 54 46 0.23 0.0
1952 37 30 0.70 3.0
1951 41 36 0.19 0.0
1950 36 25 0.04 0.4
1949 30 16 0.00 0.0
1948 47 43 0.00 0.0
1947 55 49 0.56 0.0
1946 49 40 1.29 0.0
1945 47 34 0.00 0.0
1944 51 41 0.15 0.0
1943 32 22 0.00 0.0
1942 53 44 0.13 0.0
1941 52 37 0.02 0.0
1940 50 42 0.00 0.0
1939 50 41 0.06 0.0
1938 44 36 0.00 0.0
1937 37 32 0.16 0.3
1936 50 41 0.00 0.0
1935 55 44 0.31 0.0
1934 51 38 0.07 0.0
1933 41 35 0.05 0.0
1932 43 28 0.00 0.0
1931 55 44 0.38 0.0
1930 43 28 0.00 0.0
1929 29 19 0.00 0.2
1928 44 37 0.00 0.0
1927 40 30 0.01 0.0
1926 48 42 0.09 0.0
1925 46 35 0.05 0.0
1924 45 43 0.04 0.0
1923 45 38 0.00 0.0
1922 38 27 0.00 0.0
1921 47 38 0.00 0.0
1920 36 24 0.00 0.0
1919 53 37 0.33 0.0
1918 50 43 0.00 0.0
1917 44 39 0.05 0.0
1916 51 27 0.43 2.5
1915 43 33 0.00 0.0
1914 42 35 0.00 0.0
1913 39 34 0.08 0.0
1912 52 35 0.16 0.0
1911 42 36 0.01 0.0
1910 55 48 0.99 0.0
1909 37 32 0.04 0.1
1908 54 40 0.00 0.0
1907 38 32 0.00 0.0
1906 55 48 0.64 0.0
1905 51 44 0.80 0.0
1904 48 38 0.22 0.0
1903 48 42 0.26 0.0
1902 43 29 0.00 0.0
1901 44 35 0.00 0.0
1900 49 36 0.35 0.0
1899 48 38 0.05 0.0
1898 36 28 0.04 0.4
1897 44 41 0.00 0.0
1896 40 33 0.51 0.2
1895 40 36 0.02 0.0
1894 36 31 0.02 0.5
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 1/23?
For the date of Jan 23, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 56 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2005.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on January 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 2001
1 56 °F 2005
3 55 °F 1931
3 55 °F 1947
3 55 °F 1935
3 55 °F 2020
3 55 °F 1968
3 55 °F 1906
3 55 °F 1995
3 55 °F 1910
3 55 °F 2006
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 1/23?
For the date of Jan 23, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 16 °F which happened in 1949.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on January 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 16 °F 1949
2 17 °F 1969
3 19 °F 1929
4 20 °F 1957
5 22 °F 1943
6 23 °F 1962
7 24 °F 1920
8 25 °F 1989
8 25 °F 1950
10 26 °F 2008
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on January 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 29 °F 1929
1 29 °F 1969
3 30 °F 1949
4 32 °F 1943
5 33 °F 1957
6 36 °F 1898
6 36 °F 1894
6 36 °F 1954
6 36 °F 1950
6 36 °F 1920
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 1/23?
For the date of Jan 23, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 1.36 inches which happened in 1959.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on January 23
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.36 inches 1959
2 1.29 inches 1946
3 1.09 inches 1982
4 1.04 inches 1992
5 0.99 inches 1910
5 0.99 inches 1972
5 0.99 inches 2020
8 0.91 inches 1960
9 0.88 inches 1998
9 0.88 inches 2018
All-Time Most Snow in Seattle on January 23
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.0 inches 1952
2 2.5 inches 1916
3 1.4 inches 1965
4 1.2 inches 1972
5 0.5 inches 1993
5 0.5 inches 1894
7 0.4 inches 1950
7 0.4 inches 1898
7 0.4 inches 1954
10 0.3 inches 1937
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Seattle Tacoma International Airport location
1894–1947 University of Washington location