Washington D.C. December 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of December 20.
December 20 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 66 °F 1889
Lowest temperature 5 °F 1942
Lowest daily high 16 °F 1884
Highest daily low 52 °F 1895
Most precipitation 1.6 inches 1957
Most snow 5.0 inches 1892
December 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 47.4 °F
Average low 33.3 °F
Chance precipitation 32.0%
Chance snow 3.9%
Washington D.C. December 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2022 43 28 0.00 0.0
2021 41 28 0.00 0.0
2020 44 35 0.00 0.0
2019 43 24 0.00 0.0
2018 62 36 0.36 0.0
2017 56 38 0.00 0.0
2016 37 26 0.00 0.0
2015 46 32 0.00 0.0
2014 39 30 0.00 0.0
2013 60 44 0.00 0.0
2012 53 41 0.56 0.0
2011 57 45 0.00 0.0
2010 38 25 0.00 0.0
2009 36 27 0.00 0.0
2008 41 31 0.00 0.0
2007 49 31 0.00 0.0
2006 48 32 0.00 0.0
2005 39 24 0.00 0.0
2004 24 11 0.00 0.0
2003 40 28 0.00 0.0
2002 61 37 0.97 0.0
2001 49 40 0.00 0.0
2000 29 18 0.00 0.0
1999 49 40 0.10 0.0
1998 55 43 0.00 0.0
1997 62 34 0.00 0.0
1996 31 21 0.00 0.0
1995 31 24 0.01 0.1
1994 47 33 0.00 0.0
1993 47 32 0.17 0.0
1992 55 38 0.20 0.0
1991 42 22 0.00 0.0
1990 46 36 0.00 0.0
1989 31 19 0.00 0.0
1988 65 34 0.00 0.0
1987 60 39 0.25 0.0
1986 44 31 0.00 0.0
1985 29 21 0.06 0.7
1984 53 42 0.00 0.0
1983 30 23 0.00 0.0
1982 44 33 0.00 0.0
1981 33 18 0.00 0.0
1980 26 17 0.00 0.0
1979 36 32 0.00 0.0
1978 47 35 0.35 0.0
1977 45 37 0.18 0.0
1976 53 40 0.18 0.0
1975 46 27 0.00 0.0
1974 48 35 0.00 0.0
1973 50 31 0.80 0.0
1972 61 43 0.06 0.0
1971 56 40 0.30 0.0
1970 52 37 0.00 0.0
1969 40 28 0.00 0.0
1968 56 32 0.00 0.0
1967 57 32 0.00 0.0
1966 37 30 0.30 0.6
1965 36 24 0.00 0.0
1964 38 27 0.23 0.5
1963 27 12 0.00 0.0
1962 44 31 0.00 0.0
1961 48 34 0.00 0.0
1960 32 18 0.00 0.0
1959 38 27 0.00 0.0
1958 45 23 0.00 0.0
1957 63 51 1.56 0.0
1956 58 37 0.05 0.0
1955 28 20 0.00 0.0
1954 32 22 0.00 0.0
1953 56 30 0.00 0.0
1952 42 32 0.01 0.0
1951 37 23 1.24 0.0
1950 32 20 0.00 0.0
1949 55 41 0.00 0.0
1948 35 30 0.00 0.0
1947 37 23 0.00 0.0
1946 36 28 0.96 0.0
1945 29 21 0.00 0.0
1944 42 21 0.00 0.0
1943 42 26 0.00 0.0
1942 21 5 0.22 3.7
1941 49 31 0.00 0.0
1940 54 37 0.00 0.0
1939 56 39 0.75 0.0
1938 42 27 0.00 0.0
1937 46 33 0.00 0.0
1936 52 36 0.04 0.0
1935 36 18 0.01 0.1
1934 44 31 0.00 0.0
1933 43 39 1.00 0.0
1932 42 20 0.00 0.0
1931 63 40 0.00 0.0
1930 43 30 0.00 0.0
1929 38 24 0.00 0.0
1928 46 36 0.00 0.0
1927 36 26 0.00 0.0
1926 41 25 0.00 0.0
1925 42 35 0.04 0.0
1924 48 19 0.00 0.0
1923 59 41 0.00 0.0
1922 35 17 0.00 0.0
1921 49 31 0.00 0.0
1920 36 24 0.00 0.0
1919 29 14 0.00 0.0
1918 47 27 0.00 0.0
1917 42 32 0.00 0.0
1916 39 17 0.14 0.0
1915 36 28 0.00 0.0
1914 41 32 0.00 0.0
1913 46 26 0.00 0.0
1912 52 27 0.00 0.0
1911 38 22 0.00 0.0
1910 35 21 0.00 0.0
1909 29 15 0.00 0.0
1908 47 29 0.00 0.0
1907 42 19 0.00 0.0
1906 39 29 0.57 0.0
1905 42 28 0.65 0.0
1904 40 26 0.00 0.0
1903 49 32 1.19 0.3
1902 49 36 0.00 0.0
1901 24 12 0.00 0.0
1900 51 28 0.00 0.0
1899 46 31 0.00 0.0
1898 42 35 0.38 0.0
1897 34 25 0.36 0.0
1896 38 26 0.00 0.0
1895 64 52 0.00 0.0
1894 52 27 0.00 0.0
1893 34 26 0.00 0.0
1892 35 27 0.65 5.0
1891 46 28 0.00 0.0
1890 39 20 0.00 0.0
1889 66 42 0.00 0.0
1888 34 22 0.00 0.0
1887 39 30 0.51 n/a
1886 37 26 0.00 n/a
1885 39 30 0.00 0.0
1884 16 8 0.02 0.4
1883 34 28 0.00 n/a
1882 35 20 0.08 n/a
1881 49 32 0.00 n/a
1880 32 27 0.51 n/a
1879 44 36 0.03 n/a
1878 33 20 0.00 n/a
1877 66 38 0.00 n/a
1876 26 10 0.00 n/a
1875 38 14 0.00 n/a
1874 38 34 0.86 n/a
1873 43 35 0.00 n/a
1872 44 31 0.00 n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 66 °F 1889
1 66 °F 1877
3 65 °F 1988
4 64 °F 1895
5 63 °F 1931
5 63 °F 1957
7 62 °F 1997
7 62 °F 2018
9 61 °F 2002
9 61 °F 1972
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 5 °F 1942
2 8 °F 1884
3 10 °F 1876
4 11 °F 2004
5 12 °F 1963
5 12 °F 1901
7 14 °F 1875
7 14 °F 1919
9 15 °F 1909
10 17 °F 1922
10 17 °F 1916
10 17 °F 1980
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 16 °F 1884
2 21 °F 1942
3 24 °F 2004
3 24 °F 1901
5 26 °F 1980
5 26 °F 1876
7 27 °F 1963
8 28 °F 1955
9 29 °F 1985
9 29 °F 2000
9 29 °F 1945
9 29 °F 1919
9 29 °F 1909
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on December 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.6 inches 1957
2 1.2 inches 1951
3 1.2 inches 1903
4 1.0 inches 1933
5 1.0 inches 2002
6 1.0 inches 1946
7 0.9 inches 1874
8 0.8 inches 1973
9 0.8 inches 1939
10 0.7 inches 1905
10 0.7 inches 1892
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on December 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.0 inches 1892
2 3.7 inches 1942
3 0.7 inches 1985
4 0.6 inches 1966
5 0.5 inches 1964
6 0.4 inches 1884
7 0.3 inches 1903
8 0.1 inches 1995
8 0.1 inches 1935
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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