Washington D.C. December 2 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of December 2.
December 2 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 73 °F 1970
Lowest temperature 15 °F 1886
Lowest daily high 25 °F 1896
Highest daily low 53 °F 1982
Most precipitation 1.34 inches 1927
Most snow 1.8 inches 1952
December 2 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 52.0 °F
Average low 37.1 °F
Chance precipitation 31.7%
Chance snow 2.6%
Washington D.C. December 2 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 54 45 0.03 0.0
2022 50 30 0.00 0.0
2021 65 44 0.00 0.0
2020 50 36 0.00 0.0
2019 44 40 0.01 0.0
2018 58 45 0.11 0.0
2017 53 36 0.00 0.0
2016 55 44 0.00 0.0
2015 59 48 0.22 0.0
2014 46 37 0.57 0.0
2013 50 41 0.00 0.0
2012 57 37 0.02 0.0
2011 55 34 0.00 0.0
2010 43 32 0.00 0.0
2009 59 41 0.48 0.0
2008 46 33 0.00 0.0
2007 46 36 0.28 0.0
2006 49 39 0.00 0.0
2005 42 29 0.00 0.0
2004 52 33 0.00 0.0
2003 43 31 0.00 0.0
2002 49 27 0.00 0.0
2001 56 43 0.00 0.0
2000 41 29 0.00 0.0
1999 50 29 0.00 0.0
1998 65 38 0.00 0.0
1997 51 34 0.00 0.0
1996 59 37 0.43 0.0
1995 57 38 0.00 0.0
1994 58 33 0.00 0.0
1993 53 40 0.00 0.0
1992 45 31 0.00 0.0
1991 58 44 0.76 0.0
1990 58 40 0.00 0.0
1989 54 28 0.00 0.0
1988 48 34 0.00 0.0
1987 45 32 0.00 0.0
1986 55 39 1.05 0.0
1985 57 28 0.00 0.0
1984 52 34 0.06 0.0
1983 44 29 0.02 0.0
1982 58 53 0.00 0.0
1981 56 44 0.04 0.0
1980 69 46 0.04 0.0
1979 44 33 0.00 0.0
1978 57 35 0.00 0.0
1977 55 42 0.00 0.0
1976 52 23 0.00 0.0
1975 48 33 0.00 0.0
1974 48 40 0.21 0.0
1973 49 32 0.00 0.0
1972 59 36 0.00 0.0
1971 37 24 0.00 0.0
1970 73 43 0.00 0.0
1969 40 25 0.00 0.0
1968 48 40 0.13 0.0
1967 38 16 0.04 0.0
1966 45 26 0.00 0.0
1965 58 27 0.00 0.0
1964 42 26 0.00 0.0
1963 44 29 0.00 0.0
1962 62 33 0.00 0.0
1961 49 34 0.00 0.0
1960 42 27 0.00 0.0
1959 55 32 0.00 0.0
1958 44 29 0.00 0.0
1957 58 37 0.00 0.0
1956 42 30 0.00 0.0
1955 40 31 0.08 0.2
1954 40 30 0.00 0.0
1953 50 33 0.00 0.0
1952 35 29 0.19 1.8
1951 64 33 0.00 0.0
1950 52 35 0.00 0.0
1949 48 35 0.01 0.0
1948 50 32 0.00 0.0
1947 55 23 0.00 0.0
1946 32 22 0.00 0.0
1945 48 30 0.00 0.0
1944 35 26 0.00 0.0
1943 60 35 0.00 0.0
1942 50 23 0.08 0.0
1941 55 40 0.00 0.0
1940 45 31 0.00 0.0
1939 51 45 0.45 0.0
1938 34 28 0.00 0.0
1937 41 33 0.00 0.0
1936 40 28 0.85 1.0
1935 37 29 0.00 0.0
1934 52 38 0.00 0.0
1933 53 29 0.00 0.0
1932 62 31 0.00 0.0
1931 44 31 0.00 0.0
1930 28 17 0.00 0.0
1929 33 26 0.75 0.0
1928 52 30 0.00 0.0
1927 40 34 1.34 0.0
1926 35 26 0.00 0.0
1925 48 40 0.45 0.0
1924 37 25 0.00 0.0
1923 52 30 0.00 0.0
1922 58 43 0.00 0.0
1921 61 49 0.31 0.0
1920 51 41 0.00 0.0
1919 55 30 0.00 0.0
1918 46 32 0.00 0.0
1917 44 32 0.00 0.0
1916 52 33 0.00 0.0
1915 46 33 0.00 0.0
1914 64 47 0.00 0.0
1913 54 44 0.00 0.0
1912 59 39 0.11 0.0
1911 48 34 0.00 0.0
1910 38 29 0.00 0.0
1909 50 28 0.00 0.0
1908 46 25 0.00 0.0
1907 37 28 0.00 0.0
1906 43 30 0.00 0.0
1905 40 27 0.07 0.0
1904 44 31 0.00 0.0
1903 36 26 0.00 0.0
1902 50 32 0.56 0.0
1901 65 39 0.00 0.0
1900 53 28 0.00 0.0
1899 54 42 0.05 0.0
1898 46 25 0.00 0.0
1897 42 30 0.00 0.0
1896 25 23 0.00 0.0
1895 58 33 0.16 0.0
1894 50 39 0.02 0.0
1893 36 19 0.00 0.0
1892 55 34 0.00 0.0
1891 52 25 0.00 0.0
1890 37 24 0.00 0.0
1889 54 27 0.00 0.0
1888 45 29 0.00 0.0
1887 45 23 0.00 n/a
1886 36 15 0.00 n/a
1885 45 34 0.00 0.0
1884 43 31 0.00 0.0
1883 50 37 0.00 n/a
1882 54 28 0.00 n/a
1881 48 27 0.00 n/a
1880 46 36 0.00 n/a
1879 55 30 0.00 n/a
1878 60 44 0.51 n/a
1877 37 25 0.00 n/a
1876 31 20 0.00 n/a
1875 32 23 0.00 n/a
1874 62 34 0.00 n/a
1873 41 32 0.06 n/a
1872 56 40 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 0.49 n/a
1857 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1856 n/a n/a 0.25 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 12/2?
For the date of Dec 2, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 73 °F which happened in 1970.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 73 °F 1970
2 69 °F 1980
3 65 °F 1901
3 65 °F 1998
3 65 °F 2021
6 64 °F 1951
6 64 °F 1914
8 62 °F 1962
8 62 °F 1932
8 62 °F 1874
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 12/2?
For the date of Dec 2, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 15 °F which happened in 1886.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 15 °F 1886
2 16 °F 1967
3 17 °F 1930
4 19 °F 1893
5 20 °F 1876
6 22 °F 1946
7 23 °F 1947
7 23 °F 1875
7 23 °F 1942
7 23 °F 1896
7 23 °F 1976
7 23 °F 1887
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 25 °F 1896
2 28 °F 1930
3 31 °F 1876
4 32 °F 1946
4 32 °F 1875
6 33 °F 1929
7 34 °F 1938
8 35 °F 1944
8 35 °F 1926
8 35 °F 1952
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 12/2?
For the date of Dec 2, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.34 inches which happened in 1927.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on December 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.34 inches 1927
2 1.05 inches 1986
3 0.85 inches 1936
4 0.76 inches 1991
5 0.75 inches 1929
6 0.57 inches 2014
7 0.56 inches 1902
8 0.51 inches 1878
9 0.49 inches 1858
10 0.48 inches 2009
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on December 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.8 inches 1952
2 1.0 inches 1936
3 0.2 inches 1955
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location