Seattle Weather in 1897

Historical record of Seattle, Washington weather for the year 1897 based on NOAA data.
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1897 Seattle Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 90 °F May 28
Lowest temperature 20 °F March 12
Highest daily low 63 °F August 16
Lowest daily high 32 °F March 11
Most daily precipitation 2.9 inches December 13
Most daily snow 4.0 inches January 25
Total annual precipitation 41.5 inches -
Total annual snow 11.2 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Seattle in 1897
Rank Temperature Date
1 90 °F May 28
2 89 °F Aug 16
2 89 °F Aug 15
4 88 °F Aug 14
5 86 °F Aug 7
6 85 °F Aug 6
6 85 °F Aug 3
6 85 °F Jul 10
6 85 °F Apr 16
10 84 °F Aug 22
10 84 °F Aug 18
10 84 °F Aug 5
10 84 °F Aug 4
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle in 1897
Rank Temperature Date
1 20 °F March 12
2 22 °F January 26
3 25 °F March 11
4 26 °F January 25
5 27 °F January 27
6 29 °F December 3
6 29 °F November 28
6 29 °F March 30
6 29 °F March 13
6 29 °F January 15
January 1897 Seattle Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
43 39 0.02 0.0
44 39 0.00 0.0
46 36 0.00 0.0
44 39 0.35 0.0
51 44 0.37 0.0
59 50 0.10 0.0
52 44 0.04 0.0
45 38 0.03 0.0
43 34 0.00 0.0
40 32 0.00 0.0
38 33 0.00 0.0
38 33 0.23 0.2
41 34 0.01 0.0
41 30 0.00 0.0
35 29 0.02 0.0
40 33 0.01 0.0
40 35 0.00 0.0
47 34 0.21 0.0
45 40 0.39 0.0
53 43 0.05 0.0
44 40 0.28 0.0
46 41 0.02 0.0
44 41 0.00 0.0
43 33 0.60 0.3
33 26 0.31 4.0
34 22 0.00 0.0
43 27 0.00 0.0
38 32 0.23 1.6
46 36 0.31 0.0
50 40 0.01 0.0
54 41 0.15 0.0
February 1897 Seattle Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
52 44 0.02 0.0
50 45 0.13 0.0
47 42 0.04 0.0
48 43 0.46 0.0
50 38 0.20 0.0
48 40 0.07 0.0
50 42 0.11 0.0
48 40 0.00 0.0
46 39 0.27 0.0
50 43 0.09 0.0
43 38 0.66 0.0
42 33 0.02 0.0
39 32 0.01 0.0
45 34 0.06 0.0
50 40 0.20 0.0
47 37 0.04 0.0
47 35 0.00 0.0
44 36 0.01 0.0
44 33 0.00 0.0
40 33 0.13 0.2
40 34 0.06 0.0
44 34 0.05 0.0
47 39 0.00 0.0
46 40 0.00 0.0
49 35 0.00 0.0
52 35 0.00 0.0
47 41 0.20 0.0
46 37 0.16 0.0
March 1897 Seattle Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
48 39 0.00 0.0
52 33 0.00 0.0
52 33 0.00 0.0
45 36 0.01 0.0
42 34 0.19 0.0
42 33 0.00 0.0
44 34 0.00 0.0
47 36 0.00 0.0
42 33 0.18 0.1
43 31 0.00 0.0
32 25 0.16 1.5
36 20 0.00 0.0
38 29 0.26 2.0
45 35 0.05 0.0
46 38 0.01 0.0
49 40 0.03 0.0
44 39 0.19 0.0
47 36 0.02 0.0
43 35 0.01 0.0
43 33 0.00 0.0
46 31 0.08 0.8
46 35 0.07 0.0
54 39 0.15 0.0
51 45 0.28 0.0
55 40 0.44 0.0
47 37 0.00 0.0
51 40 0.10 0.0
42 34 0.75 0.0
41 32 0.07 0.0
50 29 0.00 0.0
53 44 0.00 0.0
April 1897 Seattle Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
56 41 0.00 0.0
54 42 0.17 0.0
53 40 0.00 0.0
56 44 0.03 0.0
57 41 0.00 0.0
52 41 0.47 0.0
54 41 0.00 0.0
64 46 0.00 0.0
65 45 0.00 0.0
59 45 0.02 0.0
59 41 0.00 0.0
64 40 0.00 0.0
70 42 0.00 0.0
70 47 0.00 0.0
72 46 0.00 0.0
85 47 0.00 0.0
77 50 0.00 0.0
69 49 0.00 0.0
53 48 0.26 0.0
58 46 0.11 0.0
51 43 0.33 0.0
56 38 0.00 0.0
57 39 0.00 0.0
66 44 0.00 0.0
75 46 0.00 0.0
60 43 0.09 0.0
56 38 0.05 0.0
57 41 0.00 0.0
57 46 0.00 0.0
63 44 0.00 0.0
May 1897 Seattle Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
56 44 0.12 0.0
69 42 0.00 0.0
62 48 0.00 0.0
62 48 0.00 0.0
64 46 0.00 0.0
56 46 0.52 0.0
54 43 0.00 0.0
56 45 0.00 0.0
57 47 0.13 0.0
65 43 0.00 0.0
72 47 0.00 0.0
79 50 0.00 0.0
83 54 0.00 0.0
68 52 0.00 0.0
75 48 0.00 0.0
77 50 0.00 0.0
66 53 0.22 0.0
70 52 0.00 0.0
80 52 0.00 0.0
66 53 0.00 0.0
66 48 0.00 0.0
69 46 0.00 0.0
72 49 0.00 0.0
63 50 0.00 0.0
60 45 0.03 0.0
69 45 0.00 0.0
80 48 0.00 0.0
90 56 0.00 0.0
73 60 0.00 0.0
66 54 0.27 0.0
63 51 0.01 0.0
June 1897 Seattle Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
66 50 0.00 0.0
67 49 0.00 0.0
67 51 0.00 0.0
72 47 0.00 0.0
77 55 0.00 0.0
78 58 0.00 0.0
69 56 0.00 0.0
56 48 0.01 0.0
64 47 0.00 0.0
73 46 0.00 0.0
65 55 0.25 0.0
66 54 0.08 0.0
68 49 0.01 0.0
64 50 0.00 0.0
61 53 0.21 0.0
58 50 0.09 0.0
59 47 0.04 0.0
66 46 0.00 0.0
63 49 0.00 0.0
75 52 0.01 0.0
72 56 0.00 0.0
66 54 0.93 0.0
69 52 0.00 0.0
73 56 0.00 0.0
79 56 0.00 0.0
67 56 0.00 0.0
64 54 0.00 0.0
71 56 0.00 0.0
72 57 0.00 0.0
74 59 0.04 0.0
July 1897 Seattle Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
68 60 0.36 0.0
66 54 0.16 0.0
63 51 0.00 0.0
67 54 0.02 0.0
64 50 0.98 0.0
63 51 0.33 0.0
61 53 0.00 0.0
68 55 0.00 0.0
79 53 0.00 0.0
85 56 0.00 0.0
80 58 0.00 0.0
73 55 0.00 0.0
78 53 0.00 0.0
74 54 0.00 0.0
71 56 0.00 0.0
66 55 0.06 0.0
68 52 0.41 0.0
75 50 0.00 0.0
79 54 0.00 0.0
72 57 0.00 0.0
74 54 0.00 0.0
79 52 0.00 0.0
70 55 0.01 0.0
69 56 0.00 0.0
70 51 0.00 0.0
75 51 0.00 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
73 51 0.00 0.0
81 51 0.00 0.0
68 56 0.03 0.0
67 54 0.00 0.0
August 1897 Seattle Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
72 51 0.00 0.0
77 53 0.00 0.0
85 58 0.00 0.0
84 59 0.00 0.0
84 59 0.00 0.0
85 58 0.00 0.0
86 59 0.00 0.0
74 58 0.00 0.0
77 59 0.00 0.0
74 58 0.00 0.0
74 60 0.00 0.0
71 59 0.00 0.0
75 54 0.00 0.0
88 59 0.00 0.0
89 61 0.00 0.0
89 63 0.00 0.0
74 61 0.00 0.0
84 57 0.00 0.0
80 62 0.00 0.0
82 62 0.00 0.0
83 59 0.00 0.0
84 58 0.00 0.0
78 57 0.00 0.0
70 56 0.00 0.0
70 54 0.00 0.0
76 52 0.00 0.0
78 54 0.00 0.0
74 54 0.00 0.0
77 54 0.00 0.0
62 56 0.00 0.0
67 57 0.24 0.0
September 1897 Seattle Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
65 51 0.00 0.0
58 52 0.19 0.0
62 52 0.93 0.0
60 52 0.17 0.0
64 51 0.02 0.0
65 49 0.07 0.0
60 48 0.10 0.0
62 51 0.20 0.0
66 47 0.00 0.0
64 46 0.00 0.0
63 48 0.00 0.0
68 51 0.00 0.0
62 55 0.05 0.0
60 52 0.00 0.0
64 45 0.00 0.0
69 46 0.00 0.0
72 52 0.00 0.0
76 51 0.00 0.0
77 52 0.00 0.0
68 52 0.00 0.0
57 52 0.00 0.0
61 53 0.00 0.0
66 50 0.00 0.0
69 49 0.00 0.0
75 50 0.00 0.0
60 53 0.00 0.0
56 51 0.23 0.0
60 47 0.00 0.0
55 43 0.07 0.0
53 48 0.01 0.0
October 1897 Seattle Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
62 47 0.00 0.0
65 50 0.00 0.0
63 47 0.00 0.0
67 48 0.00 0.0
62 51 0.00 0.0
68 50 0.00 0.0
54 46 0.00 0.0
55 50 0.00 0.0
57 49 0.00 0.0
57 45 0.00 0.0
59 48 0.13 0.0
52 42 0.94 0.0
54 41 0.02 0.0
54 37 0.00 0.0
56 38 0.00 0.0
59 40 0.00 0.0
56 43 0.00 0.0
64 41 0.00 0.0
59 49 0.11 0.0
56 45 0.35 0.0
56 49 0.19 0.0
54 42 0.00 0.0
55 45 0.18 0.0
48 42 0.00 0.0
51 45 0.00 0.0
55 40 0.00 0.0
57 41 0.00 0.0
52 41 0.00 0.0
59 43 0.00 0.0
53 42 0.00 0.0
64 41 0.00 0.0
November 1897 Seattle Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
56 50 0.00 0.0
50 44 0.00 0.0
53 36 0.00 0.0
49 43 0.05 0.0
48 43 0.27 0.0
47 43 0.27 0.0
47 39 0.05 0.0
49 38 0.02 0.0
55 45 0.12 0.0
49 45 0.22 0.0
56 45 0.20 0.0
48 45 0.26 0.0
48 38 0.03 0.0
42 35 0.16 0.0
45 35 0.06 0.0
45 39 0.25 0.0
56 43 1.30 0.0
61 40 2.32 0.0
40 34 0.98 0.0
45 32 0.00 0.0
41 38 0.51 0.0
43 38 0.00 0.0
44 34 0.63 0.3
45 35 0.12 0.2
46 35 0.00 0.0
47 43 0.00 0.0
43 34 0.22 0.0
37 29 0.00 0.0
49 34 0.84 0.0
51 46 0.01 0.0
December 1897 Seattle Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
45 41 0.04 0.0
44 35 0.00 0.0
44 29 0.00 0.0
50 39 0.89 0.0
54 46 0.40 0.0
54 44 0.80 0.0
51 45 0.74 0.0
50 44 0.23 0.0
46 40 0.31 0.0
48 44 0.53 0.0
50 43 0.54 0.0
46 44 0.00 0.0
52 42 2.89 0.0
46 40 0.18 0.0
40 31 0.00 0.0
40 32 0.04 0.0
39 36 0.10 0.0
37 30 0.00 0.0
37 33 0.00 0.0
40 36 0.00 0.0
41 37 0.00 0.0
41 35 0.00 0.0
41 30 0.05 0.0
48 40 0.62 0.0
50 45 0.45 0.0
49 40 0.33 0.0
54 46 1.53 0.0
54 50 1.09 0.0
49 n/a 0.04 0.0
n/a 32 0.00 0.0
46 38 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Seattle Tacoma International Airport location
1894–1947 University of Washington location