Washington D.C. December 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of December 12.
December 12 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 71 °F 1873
Lowest temperature 13 °F 1988
Lowest daily high 23 °F 1988
Highest daily low 54 °F 1873
Most precipitation 1.36 inches 1959
Most snow 6.6 inches 1982
December 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 49.2 °F
Average low 34.8 °F
Chance precipitation 33.1%
Chance snow 4.1%
Washington D.C. December 12 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 47 31 0.00 0.0
2022 46 37 0.00 0.0
2021 51 37 0.00 0.0
2020 63 40 0.00 0.0
2019 41 29 0.00 0.0
2018 47 30 0.00 0.0
2017 49 25 0.00 0.0
2016 56 41 0.16 0.0
2015 68 45 0.00 0.0
2014 47 36 0.00 0.0
2013 35 27 0.00 0.0
2012 47 39 0.00 0.0
2011 46 29 0.00 0.0
2010 45 38 0.77 0.0
2009 44 27 0.00 0.0
2008 44 32 0.05 0.0
2007 64 47 0.00 0.0
2006 56 34 0.00 0.0
2005 40 28 0.00 0.0
2004 50 41 0.00 0.0
2003 45 31 0.00 0.0
2002 48 35 0.00 0.0
2001 51 42 0.00 0.0
2000 52 29 0.00 0.0
1999 53 33 0.00 0.0
1998 47 35 0.01 0.0
1997 49 35 0.00 0.0
1996 51 41 0.00 0.0
1995 32 24 0.00 0.0
1994 38 29 0.00 0.0
1993 37 23 0.00 0.0
1992 45 38 0.01 0.0
1991 55 41 0.00 0.0
1990 56 31 0.00 0.0
1989 35 33 0.25 2.4
1988 23 13 0.00 0.0
1987 60 37 0.00 0.0
1986 41 36 0.00 0.0
1985 65 47 0.00 0.0
1984 50 33 0.00 0.0
1983 54 48 0.73 0.0
1982 40 26 0.33 6.6
1981 47 31 0.00 0.0
1980 50 35 0.00 0.0
1979 69 48 0.00 0.0
1978 48 29 0.00 0.0
1977 40 18 0.00 0.0
1976 54 41 0.00 0.0
1975 52 32 0.00 0.0
1974 56 42 0.00 0.0
1973 44 27 0.00 0.0
1972 40 35 0.08 0.0
1971 58 39 0.00 0.0
1970 42 39 0.32 0.0
1969 48 33 0.00 0.0
1968 46 20 0.00 0.0
1967 60 39 0.12 0.0
1966 44 33 0.00 0.0
1965 50 45 0.00 0.0
1964 57 42 0.90 0.0
1963 39 33 0.20 0.0
1962 23 15 0.00 0.0
1961 45 41 0.43 0.0
1960 26 14 0.38 1.7
1959 60 47 1.36 0.0
1958 33 16 0.00 0.0
1957 27 13 0.00 0.0
1956 53 44 0.15 0.0
1955 39 25 0.00 0.0
1954 39 25 0.02 0.0
1953 45 41 0.73 0.0
1952 49 30 0.00 0.0
1951 40 32 0.00 0.0
1950 38 30 0.00 0.0
1949 57 40 0.20 0.0
1948 53 35 0.01 0.0
1947 40 30 0.00 0.0
1946 66 44 0.02 0.0
1945 31 21 0.00 0.0
1944 38 28 0.03 0.4
1943 51 25 0.00 0.0
1942 49 36 0.00 0.0
1941 35 30 0.10 0.0
1940 51 38 0.05 0.0
1939 46 27 0.00 0.0
1938 54 39 0.01 0.0
1937 29 17 0.00 0.0
1936 44 37 0.16 0.0
1935 43 31 0.00 0.0
1934 33 17 0.00 0.0
1933 28 18 0.00 0.0
1932 40 30 0.01 0.0
1931 63 48 0.10 0.0
1930 50 35 0.00 0.0
1929 32 25 0.01 0.0
1928 56 26 0.00 0.0
1927 62 52 0.04 0.0
1926 48 33 0.17 0.0
1925 56 41 0.00 0.0
1924 51 29 0.00 0.0
1923 58 30 0.00 0.0
1922 48 32 0.00 0.0
1921 50 38 0.01 0.0
1920 50 28 0.00 0.0
1919 50 30 0.04 0.0
1918 54 39 0.00 0.0
1917 25 18 0.07 0.8
1916 39 31 0.76 1.5
1915 35 27 0.00 0.0
1914 36 28 0.00 0.0
1913 58 27 0.00 0.0
1912 44 23 0.00 0.0
1911 63 49 0.00 0.0
1910 34 26 0.00 0.0
1909 38 33 0.01 0.0
1908 42 30 0.00 0.0
1907 36 26 0.00 0.0
1906 37 21 0.00 0.0
1905 59 27 0.00 0.0
1904 28 14 0.00 0.0
1903 46 19 0.00 0.0
1902 43 32 0.24 0.0
1901 51 29 0.00 0.0
1900 40 24 0.00 0.0
1899 67 46 0.46 0.0
1898 38 26 0.16 1.6
1897 56 36 0.19 0.0
1896 51 30 0.00 0.0
1895 26 23 0.11 1.2
1894 51 41 1.19 0.0
1893 63 33 0.00 0.0
1892 38 22 0.00 0.0
1891 52 35 0.00 0.0
1890 39 28 0.00 0.0
1889 59 42 0.00 0.0
1888 39 34 0.00 0.0
1887 51 37 0.00 n/a
1886 43 32 0.04 n/a
1885 38 24 0.00 0.0
1884 47 38 0.39 0.0
1883 48 32 0.00 n/a
1882 42 28 0.00 n/a
1881 44 33 0.40 n/a
1880 46 20 0.16 n/a
1879 41 29 0.00 n/a
1878 44 33 0.00 n/a
1877 58 36 0.00 n/a
1876 44 24 0.02 n/a
1875 42 32 0.00 n/a
1874 40 28 0.00 n/a
1873 71 54 0.00 n/a
1872 30 21 0.00 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1870 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1869 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1868 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1867 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1866 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1865 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1864 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1863 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1862 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1861 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1860 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1859 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1858 n/a n/a 0.10 n/a
1857 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1856 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1855 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1854 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1853 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1852 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1851 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 12/12?
For the date of Dec 12, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 71 °F which happened in 1873.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 71 °F 1873
2 69 °F 1979
3 68 °F 2015
4 67 °F 1899
5 66 °F 1946
6 65 °F 1985
7 64 °F 2007
8 63 °F 1911
8 63 °F 2020
8 63 °F 1893
8 63 °F 1931
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 12/12?
For the date of Dec 12, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 13 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1988.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 13 °F 1988
1 13 °F 1957
3 14 °F 1904
3 14 °F 1960
5 15 °F 1962
6 16 °F 1958
7 17 °F 1934
7 17 °F 1937
9 18 °F 1977
9 18 °F 1933
9 18 °F 1917
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 23 °F 1988
1 23 °F 1962
3 25 °F 1917
4 26 °F 1960
4 26 °F 1895
6 27 °F 1957
7 28 °F 1904
7 28 °F 1933
9 29 °F 1937
10 30 °F 1872
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 12/12?
For the date of Dec 12, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.36 inches which happened in 1959.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on December 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.36 inches 1959
2 1.19 inches 1894
3 0.90 inches 1964
4 0.77 inches 2010
5 0.76 inches 1916
6 0.73 inches 1983
6 0.73 inches 1953
8 0.46 inches 1899
9 0.43 inches 1961
10 0.40 inches 1881
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on December 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.6 inches 1982
2 2.4 inches 1989
3 1.7 inches 1960
4 1.6 inches 1898
5 1.5 inches 1916
6 1.2 inches 1895
7 0.8 inches 1917
8 0.4 inches 1944
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location