Seattle January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of January 3.
January 3 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 62 °F 2020
Lowest temperature 6 °F 1950
Lowest daily high 25 °F 1959
Highest daily low 52 °F 1903
Most precipitation 1.79 inches 1915
Most snow 9.0 inches 1895
January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 46.0 °F
Average low 36.4 °F
Chance precipitation 60.8%
Chance snow 4.8%
Seattle January 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 50 41 0.10 0.0
2023 49 37 0.00 0.0
2022 41 33 0.49 0.0
2021 48 38 0.44 0.0
2020 62 46 0.39 0.0
2019 56 43 0.78 0.0
2018 49 33 0.00 0.0
2017 33 21 0.00 0.0
2016 40 31 0.02 0.0
2015 41 35 0.00 0.0
2014 48 37 0.06 0.0
2013 44 29 0.16 0.0
2012 53 45 0.03 0.0
2011 42 27 0.00 0.0
2010 48 39 0.03 0.0
2009 40 32 0.00 0.0
2008 49 40 0.19 n/a
2007 48 40 1.01 n/a
2006 47 38 0.15 n/a
2005 40 28 0.00 n/a
2004 36 23 0.02 n/a
2003 55 45 0.02 n/a
2002 50 38 0.00 n/a
2001 49 40 0.36 n/a
2000 47 36 0.28 n/a
1999 44 30 0.00 n/a
1998 41 32 0.11 n/a
1997 44 39 0.02 n/a
1996 49 42 0.02 0.0
1995 54 37 0.00 0.0
1994 54 46 0.22 0.0
1993 40 32 0.11 0.2
1992 49 37 0.09 0.0
1991 44 31 0.00 0.0
1990 45 40 0.15 0.0
1989 53 45 0.13 0.0
1988 43 28 0.00 0.0
1987 49 43 0.26 0.0
1986 46 36 0.05 0.0
1985 36 27 0.00 0.0
1984 58 47 0.61 0.0
1983 45 40 0.41 0.0
1982 37 30 0.20 1.8
1981 40 32 0.00 0.0
1980 46 33 0.00 0.0
1979 40 23 0.00 0.0
1978 47 33 1.01 0.0
1977 38 30 0.05 0.0
1976 42 34 0.32 0.0
1975 45 39 0.31 0.0
1974 35 23 0.00 0.0
1973 38 28 0.02 0.0
1972 37 27 0.00 0.0
1971 32 24 0.00 0.0
1970 41 33 0.00 0.0
1969 43 37 0.35 0.0
1968 41 30 0.00 0.0
1967 46 41 0.14 0.0
1966 39 32 0.35 1.7
1965 36 30 0.08 0.8
1964 46 38 0.07 0.0
1963 50 41 0.01 0.0
1962 49 42 0.23 0.0
1961 39 25 0.00 0.0
1960 35 25 0.00 0.0
1959 25 14 0.00 0.0
1958 51 40 0.00 0.0
1957 42 36 0.01 0.0
1956 43 39 0.95 0.0
1955 44 29 0.00 0.0
1954 44 37 0.48 0.0
1953 52 36 0.00 0.0
1952 31 17 0.24 2.6
1951 42 36 0.10 0.0
1950 26 6 0.10 1.5
1949 40 17 0.00 0.0
1948 45 35 0.42 0.0
1947 45 31 0.00 0.0
1946 49 45 0.30 0.0
1945 49 41 0.00 0.0
1944 45 34 0.00 0.0
1943 48 39 0.00 0.0
1942 41 31 0.00 0.0
1941 49 38 0.07 0.0
1940 50 43 0.11 0.0
1939 48 41 0.32 0.0
1938 41 33 0.00 0.0
1937 41 29 0.00 0.0
1936 47 40 0.72 0.0
1935 50 40 0.07 0.0
1934 53 48 0.08 0.0
1933 43 37 0.09 0.0
1932 42 35 0.05 0.0
1931 48 42 0.01 0.0
1930 44 38 0.47 0.0
1929 46 40 0.00 0.0
1928 48 40 1.09 0.0
1927 47 43 0.19 0.0
1926 44 36 0.09 0.0
1925 45 36 0.42 0.0
1924 35 27 0.00 0.3
1923 50 42 0.00 0.0
1922 37 29 0.00 0.0
1921 47 37 0.04 0.0
1920 35 30 0.00 0.0
1919 40 29 0.00 0.0
1918 55 44 0.31 0.0
1917 44 38 0.01 0.0
1916 31 28 0.70 7.5
1915 43 36 1.79 0.0
1914 46 40 0.98 0.0
1913 40 31 0.49 0.5
1912 39 31 0.00 0.0
1911 47 39 0.03 0.0
1910 34 25 0.00 0.0
1909 49 39 0.48 0.0
1908 50 39 0.14 0.0
1907 47 35 0.96 0.0
1906 48 40 0.00 0.0
1905 49 38 0.36 0.0
1904 46 40 0.19 0.0
1903 56 52 0.32 0.0
1902 53 48 0.65 0.0
1901 39 34 0.14 1.2
1900 45 40 0.10 0.0
1899 28 22 0.00 0.0
1898 45 37 0.14 0.0
1897 46 36 0.00 0.0
1896 36 29 0.14 1.2
1895 37 30 1.12 9.0
1894 38 30 0.04 0.0
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 62 °F which happened in 2020.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 62 °F 2020
2 58 °F 1984
3 56 °F 2019
3 56 °F 1903
5 55 °F 1918
5 55 °F 2003
7 54 °F 1994
7 54 °F 1995
9 53 °F 1934
9 53 °F 1902
9 53 °F 2012
9 53 °F 1989
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 6 °F which happened in 1950.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 6 °F 1950
2 14 °F 1959
3 17 °F 1952
3 17 °F 1949
5 21 °F 2017
6 22 °F 1899
7 23 °F 1974
7 23 °F 2004
7 23 °F 1979
10 24 °F 1971
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 25 °F 1959
2 26 °F 1950
3 28 °F 1899
4 31 °F 1952
4 31 °F 1916
6 32 °F 1971
7 33 °F 2017
8 34 °F 1910
9 35 °F 1920
9 35 °F 1960
9 35 °F 1924
9 35 °F 1974
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 1.79 inches which happened in 1915.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.79 inches 1915
2 1.12 inches 1895
3 1.09 inches 1928
4 1.01 inches 2007
4 1.01 inches 1978
6 0.98 inches 1914
7 0.96 inches 1907
8 0.95 inches 1956
9 0.78 inches 2019
10 0.72 inches 1936
All-Time Most Snow in Seattle on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 9.0 inches 1895
2 7.5 inches 1916
3 2.6 inches 1952
4 1.8 inches 1982
5 1.7 inches 1966
6 1.5 inches 1950
7 1.2 inches 1901
7 1.2 inches 1896
9 0.8 inches 1965
10 0.5 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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