Washington D.C. December 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of December 16.
December 16 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 74 °F 1971
Lowest temperature 10 °F 1917
Lowest daily high 21 °F 1951
Highest daily low 53 °F 1971
Most precipitation 1.2 inches 1902
Most snow 6.0 inches 1973
December 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 48.1 °F
Average low 33.9 °F
Chance precipitation 32.6%
Chance snow 4.4%
Washington D.C. December 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2022 53 41 0.00 0.0
2021 67 46 0.00 0.0
2020 37 32 1.11 0.0
2019 40 34 0.41 0.1
2018 50 43 0.60 0.0
2017 48 25 0.00 0.0
2016 30 17 0.00 0.0
2015 57 41 0.00 0.0
2014 50 39 0.40 0.0
2013 39 33 0.00 0.0
2012 52 46 0.09 0.0
2011 62 43 0.00 0.0
2010 27 21 0.17 1.5
2009 42 30 0.00 0.0
2008 55 34 0.47 0.0
2007 49 36 0.72 0.0
2006 54 38 0.00 0.0
2005 48 35 0.30 0.0
2004 46 24 0.00 0.0
2003 51 30 0.00 0.0
2002 48 32 0.00 0.0
2001 46 35 0.00 0.0
2000 41 33 0.25 0.0
1999 51 39 0.00 0.0
1998 55 37 0.00 0.0
1997 58 29 0.00 0.0
1996 46 43 0.00 0.0
1995 51 37 0.66 0.0
1994 48 36 0.04 0.0
1993 51 37 0.00 0.0
1992 48 35 0.02 0.0
1991 37 26 0.00 0.0
1990 51 39 0.00 0.0
1989 26 16 0.00 0.0
1988 32 24 0.00 0.0
1987 43 37 0.00 0.0
1986 51 30 0.00 0.0
1985 46 26 0.00 0.0
1984 48 43 0.00 0.0
1983 52 36 0.00 0.0
1982 62 43 0.69 0.0
1981 40 32 0.09 0.4
1980 45 36 0.03 0.0
1979 52 40 0.00 0.0
1978 59 35 0.00 0.0
1977 51 34 0.00 0.0
1976 48 39 0.02 0.0
1975 57 38 0.02 0.0
1974 54 43 0.97 0.0
1973 39 27 0.62 6.0
1972 41 22 0.00 0.0
1971 74 53 0.00 0.0
1970 49 30 1.00 0.0
1969 38 28 0.00 0.0
1968 35 23 0.00 0.0
1967 44 31 0.00 0.0
1966 45 26 0.00 0.0
1965 54 38 0.00 0.0
1964 40 21 0.00 0.0
1963 33 20 0.00 0.0
1962 40 32 0.01 0.1
1961 33 19 0.48 0.0
1960 42 26 0.00 0.0
1959 63 38 0.00 0.0
1958 33 15 0.00 0.0
1957 55 37 0.00 0.0
1956 47 39 0.02 0.0
1955 32 15 0.00 0.0
1954 43 34 0.00 0.0
1953 42 25 0.00 0.0
1952 51 29 0.00 0.0
1951 21 13 0.00 0.0
1950 38 28 0.00 0.0
1949 37 24 0.00 0.0
1948 42 36 0.33 0.0
1947 51 35 0.01 0.0
1946 42 32 0.00 0.0
1945 28 19 0.00 0.0
1944 45 34 0.00 0.0
1943 28 13 0.00 0.0
1942 45 24 0.00 0.0
1941 55 27 0.00 0.0
1940 51 40 0.45 0.0
1939 48 35 0.00 0.0
1938 38 24 0.00 0.0
1937 54 34 0.00 0.0
1936 45 31 0.39 0.0
1935 44 36 0.00 0.0
1934 54 39 0.00 0.0
1933 57 44 0.10 0.0
1932 22 14 0.00 0.0
1931 49 29 0.00 0.0
1930 28 15 0.00 0.0
1929 47 37 0.00 0.0
1928 56 37 0.00 0.0
1927 46 31 0.21 0.0
1926 30 17 0.00 0.0
1925 40 31 0.00 0.0
1924 48 31 0.00 0.0
1923 52 30 0.00 0.0
1922 39 31 0.02 0.0
1921 38 24 0.00 0.0
1920 40 32 0.00 0.0
1919 34 18 0.00 0.0
1918 44 40 0.04 0.0
1917 24 10 0.00 0.0
1916 24 13 0.00 0.0
1915 37 21 0.10 0.0
1914 27 11 0.00 0.0
1913 55 32 0.00 0.0
1912 53 33 0.00 0.0
1911 46 42 0.50 0.0
1910 26 17 0.00 0.0
1909 35 25 0.01 0.0
1908 56 44 0.00 0.0
1907 42 36 0.00 0.0
1906 54 40 0.16 0.0
1905 32 26 0.30 0.8
1904 38 17 0.04 0.4
1903 30 20 0.00 0.0
1902 42 33 1.19 0.0
1901 24 14 0.00 0.0
1900 28 20 0.00 0.0
1899 37 20 0.00 0.0
1898 49 15 0.00 0.0
1897 52 32 0.00 0.0
1896 42 28 0.06 0.0
1895 46 32 0.00 0.0
1894 60 30 0.00 0.0
1893 62 n/a 0.68 0.0
1892 42 34 0.10 0.0
1891 57 n/a 0.10 0.0
1890 40 26 0.00 0.0
1889 45 30 0.00 0.0
1888 50 30 0.00 0.0
1887 42 32 0.00 n/a
1886 26 14 0.00 n/a
1885 48 25 0.00 0.0
1884 46 33 0.00 0.0
1883 31 20 0.00 n/a
1882 28 19 0.00 n/a
1881 39 25 0.00 n/a
1880 46 31 0.00 n/a
1879 42 31 0.00 n/a
1878 36 28 0.00 n/a
1877 64 44 0.00 n/a
1876 41 12 0.00 n/a
1875 46 26 0.00 n/a
1874 46 19 0.04 n/a
1873 54 33 0.00 n/a
1872 44 30 0.02 n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 74 °F 1971
2 67 °F 2021
3 64 °F 1877
4 63 °F 1959
5 62 °F 1982
5 62 °F 1893
5 62 °F 2011
8 60 °F 1894
9 59 °F 1978
10 58 °F 1997
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 10 °F 1917
2 11 °F 1914
3 12 °F 1876
4 13 °F 1916
4 13 °F 1951
4 13 °F 1943
7 14 °F 1932
7 14 °F 1886
7 14 °F 1901
10 15 °F 1955
10 15 °F 1930
10 15 °F 1898
10 15 °F 1958
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 21 °F 1951
2 22 °F 1932
3 24 °F 1917
3 24 °F 1916
3 24 °F 1901
6 26 °F 1989
6 26 °F 1886
6 26 °F 1910
9 27 °F 2010
9 27 °F 1914
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on December 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.2 inches 1902
2 1.1 inches 2020
3 1.0 inches 1970
4 1.0 inches 1974
5 0.7 inches 2007
6 0.7 inches 1982
7 0.7 inches 1893
8 0.7 inches 1995
9 0.6 inches 1973
10 0.6 inches 2018
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on December 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.0 inches 1973
2 1.5 inches 2010
3 0.8 inches 1905
4 0.4 inches 1981
4 0.4 inches 1904
6 0.1 inches 2019
6 0.1 inches 1962
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2023 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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