Washington D.C. December 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of December 17.
December 17 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 65 °F 2021
Lowest temperature 10 °F 1876
Lowest daily high 20 °F 1876
Highest daily low 54 °F 2021
Most precipitation 2.43 inches 1888
Most snow 11.5 inches 1932
December 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 48.0 °F
Average low 33.8 °F
Chance precipitation 32.5%
Chance snow 4.5%
Washington D.C. December 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 56 42 1.92 0.0
2022 50 36 0.00 0.0
2021 65 54 0.00 0.0
2020 41 28 0.01 0.0
2019 42 37 0.13 0.0
2018 58 42 0.00 0.0
2017 50 30 0.00 0.0
2016 50 28 0.26 0.0
2015 54 47 0.42 0.0
2014 58 40 0.00 0.0
2013 40 35 0.02 0.0
2012 55 48 0.07 0.0
2011 43 33 0.00 0.0
2010 39 22 0.00 0.0
2009 38 27 0.00 0.0
2008 47 34 0.12 0.0
2007 41 30 0.00 0.0
2006 61 36 0.00 0.0
2005 46 31 0.00 0.0
2004 50 32 0.00 0.0
2003 50 33 0.75 0.0
2002 39 27 0.00 0.0
2001 58 42 0.09 0.0
2000 60 29 0.90 0.0
1999 50 32 0.00 0.0
1998 50 37 0.00 0.0
1997 58 32 0.00 0.0
1996 52 44 0.04 0.0
1995 43 32 0.00 0.0
1994 48 40 0.12 0.0
1993 43 31 0.00 0.0
1992 59 41 0.28 0.0
1991 49 29 0.00 0.0
1990 45 37 0.09 0.0
1989 24 14 0.00 0.0
1988 33 24 0.00 0.0
1987 42 34 0.00 0.0
1986 50 36 0.00 0.0
1985 45 33 0.00 0.0
1984 64 48 0.00 0.0
1983 46 33 0.00 0.0
1982 45 30 0.00 0.0
1981 45 29 0.00 0.0
1980 39 27 0.00 0.0
1979 51 23 0.00 0.0
1978 52 39 0.00 0.0
1977 46 36 0.08 0.0
1976 51 38 0.00 0.0
1975 53 32 0.00 0.0
1974 51 37 0.00 0.0
1973 29 25 0.45 4.2
1972 32 20 0.00 0.0
1971 57 41 0.01 0.0
1970 55 42 0.02 0.0
1969 39 26 0.00 0.0
1968 44 25 0.00 0.0
1967 49 28 0.00 0.0
1966 54 29 0.00 0.0
1965 54 34 0.00 0.0
1964 53 35 0.00 0.0
1963 33 18 0.00 0.0
1962 42 29 0.00 0.0
1961 37 30 0.27 0.0
1960 38 19 0.00 0.0
1959 55 44 0.02 0.0
1958 46 25 0.00 0.0
1957 49 38 0.00 0.0
1956 51 41 0.00 0.0
1955 38 22 0.00 0.0
1954 40 32 0.00 0.0
1953 29 20 0.00 0.0
1952 54 31 0.00 0.0
1951 29 13 0.00 0.0
1950 36 25 0.00 0.0
1949 45 21 0.00 0.0
1948 52 37 0.00 0.0
1947 44 30 0.00 0.0
1946 59 39 0.01 0.0
1945 34 16 0.00 0.0
1944 46 27 0.00 0.0
1943 35 18 0.00 0.0
1942 34 20 0.02 0.3
1941 48 33 0.00 0.0
1940 51 35 0.00 0.0
1939 64 43 0.00 0.0
1938 43 35 0.00 0.0
1937 53 41 0.03 0.0
1936 52 40 0.00 0.0
1935 39 32 0.00 0.0
1934 49 34 0.00 0.0
1933 52 45 0.01 0.0
1932 22 17 1.28 11.5
1931 55 30 0.00 0.0
1930 28 15 0.22 2.0
1929 53 37 0.00 0.0
1928 62 45 0.11 0.0
1927 39 27 0.00 0.0
1926 39 16 0.00 0.0
1925 38 31 0.00 0.0
1924 63 38 0.00 0.0
1923 47 33 0.00 0.0
1922 40 33 0.70 0.0
1921 59 36 0.02 0.0
1920 41 31 0.00 0.0
1919 34 13 0.00 0.0
1918 48 37 0.00 0.0
1917 30 21 0.01 0.2
1916 40 14 0.00 0.0
1915 40 30 0.18 0.0
1914 28 14 0.00 0.0
1913 56 36 0.00 0.0
1912 53 30 0.00 0.0
1911 47 35 0.00 0.0
1910 34 12 0.00 0.0
1909 46 21 0.00 0.0
1908 47 34 0.13 0.0
1907 42 36 0.00 0.0
1906 41 36 0.93 0.0
1905 40 24 0.00 0.0
1904 32 16 0.30 4.0
1903 31 19 0.00 0.0
1902 39 31 0.00 0.0
1901 30 16 0.00 0.0
1900 37 15 0.00 0.0
1899 47 22 0.00 0.0
1898 40 28 0.20 0.0
1897 52 36 0.01 0.0
1896 45 29 0.00 0.0
1895 47 19 0.00 0.0
1894 52 38 0.08 0.0
1893 51 32 0.00 0.0
1892 41 35 0.23 0.0
1891 44 27 0.00 0.0
1890 44 34 1.73 0.0
1889 56 39 0.00 0.0
1888 55 43 2.43 0.0
1887 36 28 0.64 n/a
1886 33 11 0.00 n/a
1885 48 29 0.00 0.0
1884 45 32 0.00 0.0
1883 34 25 0.03 n/a
1882 34 22 0.00 n/a
1881 47 27 0.00 n/a
1880 36 28 0.00 n/a
1879 53 37 0.00 n/a
1878 34 22 0.00 n/a
1877 61 38 0.01 n/a
1876 20 10 0.00 n/a
1875 40 16 0.00 n/a
1874 49 38 0.01 n/a
1873 56 28 0.00 n/a
1872 46 32 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 1.33 n/a
1858 n/a n/a 0.00 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 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 65 °F which happened in 2021.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 65 °F 2021
2 64 °F 1984
2 64 °F 1939
4 63 °F 1924
5 62 °F 1928
6 61 °F 2006
6 61 °F 1877
8 60 °F 2000
9 59 °F 1992
9 59 °F 1946
9 59 °F 1921
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 10 °F which happened in 1876.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 10 °F 1876
2 11 °F 1886
3 12 °F 1910
4 13 °F 1919
4 13 °F 1951
6 14 °F 1916
6 14 °F 1989
6 14 °F 1914
9 15 °F 1900
9 15 °F 1930
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 20 °F 1876
2 22 °F 1932
3 24 °F 1989
4 28 °F 1914
4 28 °F 1930
6 29 °F 1973
6 29 °F 1951
6 29 °F 1953
9 30 °F 1901
9 30 °F 1917
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 2.43 inches which happened in 1888.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on December 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.43 inches 1888
2 1.92 inches 2023
3 1.73 inches 1890
4 1.33 inches 1859
5 1.28 inches 1932
6 0.93 inches 1906
7 0.90 inches 2000
8 0.75 inches 2003
9 0.70 inches 1922
10 0.64 inches 1887
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on December 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 11.5 inches 1932
2 4.2 inches 1973
3 4.0 inches 1904
4 2.0 inches 1930
5 0.3 inches 1942
6 0.2 inches 1917
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 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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