Seattle January 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of January 5.
January 5 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 59 °F 2023
Lowest temperature 15 °F 1982
Lowest daily high 25 °F 1909
Highest daily low 49 °F 2015
Most precipitation 1.33 inches 2006
Most snow 3.0 inches 1907
January 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 46.1 °F
Average low 36.5 °F
Chance precipitation 60.6%
Chance snow 4.8%
Seattle January 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 47 40 0.23 0.0
2023 59 48 0.00 0.0
2022 39 34 0.33 0.0
2021 47 42 0.66 0.0
2020 48 42 0.14 0.0
2019 51 41 0.04 0.0
2018 51 45 0.51 0.0
2017 35 21 0.00 0.0
2016 46 36 0.11 0.0
2015 54 49 0.32 0.0
2014 47 31 0.00 0.0
2013 44 40 0.12 0.0
2012 48 37 0.05 0.0
2011 45 35 0.12 0.0
2010 50 44 0.14 0.0
2009 46 34 0.04 0.0
2008 46 37 0.14 n/a
2007 43 31 0.77 n/a
2006 55 48 1.33 n/a
2005 39 24 0.00 n/a
2004 26 20 0.00 n/a
2003 51 40 0.00 n/a
2002 50 42 0.19 n/a
2001 52 40 0.21 n/a
2000 44 37 0.00 n/a
1999 50 35 0.00 n/a
1998 43 39 0.95 n/a
1997 42 34 0.00 n/a
1996 42 36 0.13 0.0
1995 44 31 0.00 0.0
1994 48 39 0.11 0.0
1993 33 24 0.00 0.0
1992 40 35 0.01 0.0
1991 37 26 0.00 0.0
1990 54 45 0.85 0.0
1989 40 33 0.49 0.0
1988 46 37 0.00 0.0
1987 44 29 0.00 0.0
1986 49 41 0.51 0.0
1985 46 35 0.01 0.0
1984 51 47 0.02 0.0
1983 52 42 1.19 0.0
1982 29 15 0.05 1.0
1981 48 37 0.00 0.0
1980 39 30 0.12 0.1
1979 43 27 0.00 0.0
1978 50 39 0.08 0.0
1977 39 28 0.00 0.0
1976 43 37 0.10 0.0
1975 48 39 0.50 0.0
1974 34 22 0.00 0.0
1973 32 20 0.09 0.9
1972 45 39 0.04 0.0
1971 35 24 0.00 0.0
1970 41 30 0.00 0.0
1969 51 42 0.61 0.0
1968 41 32 0.05 0.0
1967 37 32 0.00 0.0
1966 49 34 1.23 0.0
1965 44 32 0.12 0.2
1964 43 37 0.40 0.0
1963 38 32 0.00 0.0
1962 46 36 0.33 0.0
1961 52 42 0.91 0.0
1960 40 34 0.09 0.0
1959 35 25 0.14 2.0
1958 49 33 0.00 0.0
1957 39 25 0.00 0.0
1956 52 37 0.34 0.0
1955 41 32 0.00 0.0
1954 53 37 1.27 0.0
1953 47 31 0.00 0.0
1952 37 32 0.17 0.0
1951 43 31 0.03 0.0
1950 38 22 0.08 0.5
1949 41 28 0.00 0.0
1948 45 32 0.17 0.0
1947 43 34 0.13 0.0
1946 51 39 0.18 0.0
1945 50 46 0.03 0.0
1944 45 37 0.00 0.0
1943 46 38 0.00 0.0
1942 38 27 0.00 0.0
1941 43 35 0.19 0.0
1940 49 41 0.00 0.0
1939 47 42 0.04 0.0
1938 46 31 0.00 0.0
1937 34 25 0.00 1.1
1936 48 42 0.00 0.0
1935 46 41 0.48 0.0
1934 50 41 0.01 0.0
1933 51 44 0.69 0.0
1932 47 43 0.01 0.0
1931 48 41 0.50 0.0
1930 39 30 0.67 0.7
1929 42 34 0.00 0.0
1928 52 41 0.16 0.0
1927 41 39 0.18 0.0
1926 53 45 1.05 0.0
1925 48 37 0.07 0.0
1924 38 30 0.05 0.0
1923 52 n/a 0.23 0.0
1922 43 35 0.18 0.0
1921 42 36 0.00 0.0
1920 39 36 0.15 0.0
1919 39 32 0.00 0.0
1918 53 47 0.00 0.0
1917 49 42 0.16 0.0
1916 32 23 0.00 0.0
1915 47 38 0.03 0.0
1914 59 49 0.91 0.0
1913 31 22 0.00 0.0
1912 42 34 0.00 0.0
1911 46 44 0.00 0.0
1910 36 25 0.00 0.0
1909 25 18 0.00 0.0
1908 52 42 0.56 0.0
1907 32 26 0.00 3.0
1906 42 37 0.51 0.0
1905 47 33 0.00 0.0
1904 42 35 0.00 0.0
1903 50 43 0.00 0.0
1902 51 42 0.72 0.0
1901 47 35 0.01 0.0
1900 50 39 0.27 0.0
1899 34 24 0.18 2.0
1898 48 42 0.00 0.0
1897 51 44 0.37 0.0
1896 53 48 0.50 0.0
1895 39 36 0.22 0.0
1894 37 22 0.01 0.1
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 59 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2023.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 2023
1 59 °F 1914
3 55 °F 2006
4 54 °F 1990
4 54 °F 2015
6 53 °F 1926
6 53 °F 1918
6 53 °F 1954
6 53 °F 1896
10 52 °F 1961
10 52 °F 1928
10 52 °F 1923
10 52 °F 1983
10 52 °F 1956
10 52 °F 1908
10 52 °F 2001
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 15 °F which happened in 1982.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 15 °F 1982
2 18 °F 1909
3 20 °F 1973
3 20 °F 2004
5 21 °F 2017
6 22 °F 1913
6 22 °F 1894
6 22 °F 1974
6 22 °F 1950
10 23 °F 1916
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 25 °F 1909
2 26 °F 2004
3 29 °F 1982
4 31 °F 1913
5 32 °F 1916
5 32 °F 1973
5 32 °F 1907
8 33 °F 1993
9 34 °F 1974
9 34 °F 1899
9 34 °F 1937
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 1.33 inches which happened in 2006.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.33 inches 2006
2 1.27 inches 1954
3 1.23 inches 1966
4 1.19 inches 1983
5 1.05 inches 1926
6 0.95 inches 1998
7 0.91 inches 1914
7 0.91 inches 1961
9 0.85 inches 1990
10 0.77 inches 2007
All-Time Most Snow in Seattle on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.0 inches 1907
2 2.0 inches 1899
2 2.0 inches 1959
4 1.1 inches 1937
5 1.0 inches 1982
6 0.9 inches 1973
7 0.7 inches 1930
8 0.5 inches 1950
9 0.2 inches 1965
10 0.1 inches 1980
10 0.1 inches 1894
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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