Washington D.C. December 15 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of December 15.
December 15 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 71 °F 1971
Lowest temperature 6 °F 1904
Lowest daily high 20 °F 1914
Highest daily low 48 °F 2018
Most precipitation 2.55 inches 2018
Most snow 4.5 inches 1905
December 15 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 48.4 °F
Average low 34.1 °F
Chance precipitation 33.2%
Chance snow 4.3%
Washington D.C. December 15 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 61 33 0.00 0.0
2022 48 34 1.88 0.0
2021 59 35 0.00 0.0
2020 43 32 0.00 0.0
2019 57 38 0.00 0.0
2018 55 48 2.55 0.0
2017 31 25 0.01 0.2
2016 40 18 0.00 0.0
2015 67 47 0.00 0.0
2014 58 39 0.00 0.0
2013 51 33 0.00 0.0
2012 54 37 0.00 0.0
2011 63 43 0.01 0.0
2010 34 21 0.00 0.0
2009 58 42 0.00 0.0
2008 67 42 0.07 0.0
2007 40 34 0.15 0.0
2006 59 39 0.00 0.0
2005 44 26 0.93 0.2
2004 38 25 0.00 0.0
2003 43 34 0.00 0.0
2002 51 38 0.00 0.0
2001 60 42 0.00 0.0
2000 42 31 0.00 0.0
1999 48 38 0.00 0.0
1998 49 29 0.00 0.0
1997 45 27 0.00 0.0
1996 52 37 0.00 0.0
1995 63 33 0.02 0.0
1994 48 36 0.00 0.0
1993 47 42 0.63 0.0
1992 38 36 0.00 0.0
1991 44 31 0.00 0.0
1990 47 35 0.70 0.0
1989 38 23 0.04 0.6
1988 52 30 0.00 0.0
1987 45 38 0.58 0.0
1986 55 26 0.00 0.0
1985 42 20 0.00 0.0
1984 56 45 0.00 0.0
1983 56 43 0.00 0.0
1982 53 32 0.00 0.0
1981 41 36 0.79 1.2
1980 38 30 0.00 0.0
1979 46 31 0.00 0.0
1978 59 32 0.00 0.0
1977 57 37 0.00 0.0
1976 44 34 0.00 0.0
1975 68 47 0.00 0.0
1974 45 33 0.03 0.0
1973 42 33 0.00 0.0
1972 45 38 0.67 0.0
1971 71 46 0.00 0.0
1970 46 33 0.00 0.0
1969 46 35 0.00 0.0
1968 33 21 0.00 0.0
1967 44 31 0.00 0.0
1966 40 30 0.00 0.0
1965 51 38 0.00 0.0
1964 40 23 0.00 0.0
1963 33 18 0.00 0.0
1962 33 17 0.00 0.0
1961 38 24 0.00 0.0
1960 34 20 0.00 0.0
1959 52 31 0.00 0.0
1958 27 21 0.00 0.0
1957 50 37 0.00 0.0
1956 41 37 0.82 0.0
1955 44 19 0.00 0.0
1954 45 37 0.00 0.0
1953 46 34 0.00 0.0
1952 34 24 0.00 0.0
1951 46 21 0.07 0.0
1950 48 35 0.07 0.0
1949 37 28 0.00 0.0
1948 46 33 0.94 0.0
1947 37 23 0.55 0.0
1946 42 33 0.00 0.0
1945 34 24 0.00 0.0
1944 41 24 0.00 0.0
1943 25 14 0.00 0.0
1942 45 31 0.00 0.0
1941 45 27 0.00 0.0
1940 43 36 0.00 0.0
1939 40 30 0.00 0.0
1938 42 27 0.00 0.0
1937 34 21 0.00 0.0
1936 52 30 0.00 0.0
1935 43 39 0.10 0.0
1934 45 28 0.00 0.0
1933 44 31 0.01 0.0
1932 36 18 0.00 0.0
1931 45 31 0.00 0.0
1930 38 24 0.00 0.0
1929 70 40 0.00 0.0
1928 51 37 0.00 0.0
1927 45 41 0.01 0.0
1926 33 23 0.10 1.0
1925 35 27 0.03 0.0
1924 38 28 0.00 0.0
1923 37 22 0.00 0.0
1922 46 34 0.07 0.0
1921 36 25 0.00 0.0
1920 49 39 0.00 0.0
1919 34 20 0.00 0.0
1918 58 44 0.01 0.0
1917 24 10 0.00 0.0
1916 32 24 0.22 2.5
1915 32 23 0.00 0.0
1914 20 11 0.00 0.0
1913 53 33 0.00 0.0
1912 54 26 0.00 0.0
1911 44 39 0.42 0.0
1910 49 26 0.00 0.0
1909 44 28 0.00 0.0
1908 54 38 0.00 0.0
1907 37 33 0.01 0.0
1906 69 41 0.00 0.0
1905 32 23 0.54 4.5
1904 25 6 0.01 0.1
1903 33 22 0.00 0.0
1902 34 22 0.04 0.0
1901 64 17 1.38 0.0
1900 30 16 0.00 0.0
1899 48 28 0.00 0.0
1898 39 14 0.00 0.0
1897 51 42 0.32 0.0
1896 40 29 0.12 0.0
1895 49 18 0.00 0.0
1894 57 29 0.00 0.0
1893 63 31 0.01 0.0
1892 47 33 0.00 0.0
1891 64 38 0.00 0.0
1890 45 33 0.00 0.0
1889 40 32 0.00 0.0
1888 39 20 0.00 0.0
1887 45 40 0.92 n/a
1886 41 17 0.50 n/a
1885 39 26 0.00 0.0
1884 51 36 0.21 0.0
1883 40 24 0.00 n/a
1882 38 24 0.00 n/a
1881 43 31 0.54 n/a
1880 49 34 0.00 n/a
1879 52 36 0.00 n/a
1878 44 35 0.60 n/a
1877 55 28 0.00 n/a
1876 47 23 0.00 n/a
1875 34 21 0.00 n/a
1874 27 16 0.00 n/a
1873 54 36 0.00 n/a
1872 52 35 0.01 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 0.37 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 1.05 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 12/15?
For the date of Dec 15, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 71 °F which happened in 1971.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 71 °F 1971
2 70 °F 1929
3 69 °F 1906
4 68 °F 1975
5 67 °F 2015
5 67 °F 2008
7 64 °F 1901
7 64 °F 1891
9 63 °F 2011
9 63 °F 1995
9 63 °F 1893
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 12/15?
For the date of Dec 15, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 6 °F which happened in 1904.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 6 °F 1904
2 10 °F 1917
3 11 °F 1914
4 14 °F 1943
4 14 °F 1898
6 16 °F 1874
6 16 °F 1900
8 17 °F 1886
8 17 °F 1962
8 17 °F 1901
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 20 °F 1914
2 24 °F 1917
3 25 °F 1904
3 25 °F 1943
5 27 °F 1958
5 27 °F 1874
7 30 °F 1900
8 31 °F 2017
9 32 °F 1915
9 32 °F 1916
9 32 °F 1905
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 12/15?
For the date of Dec 15, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 2.55 inches which happened in 2018.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on December 15
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.55 inches 2018
2 1.88 inches 2022
3 1.38 inches 1901
4 1.05 inches 1855
5 0.94 inches 1948
6 0.93 inches 2005
7 0.92 inches 1887
8 0.82 inches 1956
9 0.79 inches 1981
10 0.70 inches 1990
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on December 15
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.5 inches 1905
2 2.5 inches 1916
3 1.2 inches 1981
4 1.0 inches 1926
5 0.6 inches 1989
6 0.2 inches 2005
6 0.2 inches 2017
8 0.1 inches 1904
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location