Washington D.C. December 18 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of December 18.
December 18 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 74 °F 2006
Lowest temperature 10 °F 1926
Lowest daily high 16 °F 1919
Highest daily low 50 °F 2021
Most precipitation 2.8 inches 1977
Most snow 3.0 inches 1945
December 18 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 47.8 °F
Average low 33.6 °F
Chance precipitation 32.4%
Chance snow 4.4%
Washington D.C. December 18 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2022 45 32 0.00 0.0
2021 56 50 0.00 0.0
2020 39 29 0.00 0.0
2019 44 27 0.00 0.0
2018 47 34 0.00 0.0
2017 56 39 0.00 0.0
2016 67 36 0.01 0.0
2015 52 35 0.00 0.0
2014 43 37 0.00 0.0
2013 44 32 0.00 0.0
2012 62 43 0.00 0.0
2011 44 32 0.00 0.0
2010 36 23 0.00 0.0
2009 35 27 0.11 1.4
2008 43 38 0.00 0.0
2007 41 27 0.00 0.0
2006 74 44 0.00 0.0
2005 46 32 0.00 0.0
2004 50 29 0.00 0.0
2003 38 32 0.00 0.0
2002 39 30 0.00 0.0
2001 58 41 0.03 0.0
2000 37 26 0.00 0.0
1999 51 34 0.00 0.0
1998 45 35 0.00 0.0
1997 50 30 0.00 0.0
1996 54 44 0.09 0.0
1995 38 29 0.28 0.0
1994 53 40 0.00 0.0
1993 46 33 0.02 0.0
1992 48 35 0.00 0.0
1991 44 27 0.00 0.0
1990 69 43 0.20 0.0
1989 29 16 0.00 0.0
1988 33 22 0.00 0.0
1987 41 30 0.00 0.0
1986 47 39 0.58 0.0
1985 39 17 0.00 0.0
1984 72 49 0.00 0.0
1983 42 29 0.00 0.0
1982 38 25 0.00 0.0
1981 40 25 0.00 0.0
1980 51 28 0.00 0.0
1979 33 21 0.00 0.0
1978 56 36 0.00 0.0
1977 45 40 2.81 0.0
1976 48 32 0.00 0.0
1975 42 20 0.00 0.0
1974 42 33 0.00 0.0
1973 32 20 0.00 0.0
1972 42 19 0.00 0.0
1971 43 25 0.01 0.1
1970 51 37 0.00 0.0
1969 40 23 0.00 0.0
1968 41 23 0.00 0.0
1967 52 38 0.03 0.0
1966 57 40 0.00 0.0
1965 44 29 0.00 0.0
1964 52 22 0.00 0.0
1963 31 21 0.05 0.8
1962 49 29 0.00 0.0
1961 43 36 0.61 0.0
1960 35 19 0.00 0.0
1959 49 42 0.62 0.0
1958 42 29 0.00 0.0
1957 49 36 0.00 0.0
1956 53 35 0.00 0.0
1955 36 28 0.03 0.3
1954 50 38 0.37 0.0
1953 31 17 0.00 0.0
1952 58 33 0.00 0.0
1951 38 26 0.78 1.4
1950 31 20 0.00 0.0
1949 46 34 0.43 0.0
1948 40 34 0.00 0.0
1947 56 31 0.00 0.0
1946 41 31 0.09 1.0
1945 33 17 0.30 3.0
1944 47 27 0.00 0.0
1943 45 17 0.00 0.0
1942 43 33 0.00 0.0
1941 58 31 0.00 0.0
1940 45 30 0.00 0.0
1939 62 35 0.00 0.0
1938 42 37 0.00 0.0
1937 72 42 0.00 0.0
1936 40 30 0.00 0.0
1935 45 36 0.00 0.0
1934 43 27 0.00 0.0
1933 59 36 0.00 0.0
1932 33 16 0.00 0.5
1931 57 35 0.00 0.0
1930 41 24 0.00 0.0
1929 56 47 0.52 0.0
1928 60 30 0.07 0.0
1927 37 28 0.00 0.0
1926 27 10 0.00 0.0
1925 42 30 0.00 0.0
1924 59 46 0.00 0.0
1923 45 32 0.00 0.0
1922 37 26 0.00 0.0
1921 61 41 0.14 0.0
1920 36 30 0.00 0.0
1919 16 10 0.05 0.3
1918 49 32 0.00 0.0
1917 31 21 0.00 0.0
1916 27 18 0.25 3.0
1915 60 36 0.67 0.0
1914 36 13 0.00 0.0
1913 50 34 0.00 0.0
1912 54 44 0.25 0.0
1911 40 33 0.00 0.0
1910 37 14 0.06 0.0
1909 37 22 0.00 0.0
1908 52 34 0.07 0.0
1907 41 33 0.00 0.0
1906 36 21 0.00 0.0
1905 43 19 0.00 0.0
1904 38 21 0.11 1.1
1903 36 20 0.00 0.0
1902 45 25 0.00 0.0
1901 26 17 0.00 0.0
1900 47 29 0.00 0.0
1899 56 26 0.00 0.0
1898 54 25 0.00 0.0
1897 53 29 0.00 0.0
1896 44 29 0.00 0.0
1895 54 31 0.00 0.0
1894 42 31 0.00 0.0
1893 40 28 0.00 0.0
1892 42 32 0.00 0.0
1891 35 15 0.00 0.0
1890 42 34 0.08 0.0
1889 52 45 0.03 0.0
1888 n/a 35 0.30 0.0
1887 39 30 0.00 n/a
1886 40 33 0.51 n/a
1885 53 32 0.00 0.0
1884 33 11 0.05 0.7
1883 47 26 0.00 n/a
1882 37 24 0.00 n/a
1881 58 27 0.00 n/a
1880 38 31 0.04 n/a
1879 39 29 0.00 n/a
1878 37 24 0.00 n/a
1877 56 38 0.00 n/a
1876 30 16 0.38 n/a
1875 22 12 0.00 n/a
1874 46 30 0.00 n/a
1873 56 34 0.00 n/a
1872 40 30 0.33 n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 74 °F 2006
2 72 °F 1937
2 72 °F 1984
4 69 °F 1990
5 67 °F 2016
6 62 °F 1939
6 62 °F 2012
8 61 °F 1921
9 60 °F 1915
9 60 °F 1928
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 10 °F 1926
1 10 °F 1919
3 11 °F 1884
4 12 °F 1875
5 13 °F 1914
6 14 °F 1910
7 15 °F 1891
8 16 °F 1932
8 16 °F 1989
8 16 °F 1876
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 16 °F 1919
2 22 °F 1875
3 26 °F 1901
4 27 °F 1916
4 27 °F 1926
6 29 °F 1989
7 30 °F 1876
8 31 °F 1963
8 31 °F 1950
8 31 °F 1953
8 31 °F 1917
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on December 18
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.8 inches 1977
2 0.8 inches 1951
3 0.7 inches 1915
4 0.6 inches 1959
5 0.6 inches 1961
6 0.6 inches 1986
7 0.5 inches 1929
8 0.5 inches 1886
9 0.4 inches 1949
10 0.4 inches 1876
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on December 18
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.0 inches 1916
1 3.0 inches 1945
3 1.4 inches 1951
3 1.4 inches 2009
5 1.1 inches 1904
6 1.0 inches 1946
7 0.8 inches 1963
8 0.7 inches 1884
9 0.5 inches 1932
10 0.3 inches 1955
10 0.3 inches 1919
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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