Washington D.C. December 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of December 21.
December 21 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 72 °F 2013
Lowest temperature 4 °F 1942
Lowest daily high 24 °F 1935
Highest daily low 51 °F 2013
Most precipitation 1.4 inches 1905
Most snow 5.3 inches 1962
December 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 47.4 °F
Average low 33.2 °F
Chance precipitation 31.8%
Chance snow 3.9%
Washington D.C. December 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2022 47 27 0.00 0.0
2021 43 30 0.07 0.0
2020 46 40 0.03 0.0
2019 39 28 0.00 0.0
2018 67 47 0.17 0.0
2017 46 32 0.00 0.0
2016 48 27 0.00 0.0
2015 58 38 0.00 0.0
2014 45 34 0.00 0.0
2013 72 51 0.00 0.0
2012 59 39 0.26 0.0
2011 61 47 0.12 0.0
2010 41 29 0.00 0.0
2009 41 24 0.00 0.0
2008 44 27 0.10 0.0
2007 46 36 0.00 0.0
2006 48 39 0.00 0.0
2005 38 25 0.00 0.0
2004 43 21 0.00 0.0
2003 44 25 0.00 0.0
2002 55 36 0.00 0.0
2001 45 34 0.00 0.0
2000 34 20 0.00 0.0
1999 46 37 0.03 0.0
1998 59 46 0.00 0.0
1997 46 34 0.00 0.0
1996 34 20 0.00 0.0
1995 36 23 0.00 0.0
1994 53 31 0.00 0.0
1993 47 34 0.48 0.0
1992 43 30 0.00 0.0
1991 52 38 0.00 0.0
1990 49 43 0.45 0.0
1989 28 11 0.00 0.0
1988 53 42 0.24 0.0
1987 55 36 0.00 0.0
1986 43 29 0.00 0.0
1985 28 19 0.00 0.0
1984 45 38 0.15 0.0
1983 33 21 0.02 0.0
1982 46 33 0.00 0.0
1981 36 16 0.00 0.0
1980 31 16 0.00 0.0
1979 42 30 0.00 0.0
1978 55 39 0.06 0.0
1977 47 36 0.26 0.0
1976 40 22 0.00 0.0
1975 38 32 0.00 0.0
1974 45 38 0.00 0.0
1973 47 27 0.77 0.8
1972 48 43 0.52 0.0
1971 60 41 0.00 0.0
1970 41 33 0.44 0.0
1969 42 20 0.00 0.0
1968 45 33 0.00 0.0
1967 54 36 0.00 0.0
1966 42 30 0.00 0.0
1965 36 26 0.01 0.2
1964 37 26 0.00 0.0
1963 28 15 0.00 0.0
1962 32 22 0.66 5.3
1961 41 33 0.00 0.0
1960 36 21 0.32 0.0
1959 40 32 0.04 0.0
1958 32 21 0.00 0.0
1957 59 42 0.00 0.0
1956 62 45 0.00 0.0
1955 27 19 0.00 0.0
1954 30 18 0.00 0.0
1953 50 35 0.01 0.0
1952 43 38 0.45 0.0
1951 61 35 0.61 0.0
1950 36 22 0.00 0.0
1949 61 39 0.00 0.0
1948 52 32 0.00 0.0
1947 44 24 0.00 0.0
1946 39 32 0.40 0.0
1945 27 19 0.00 0.0
1944 47 28 0.08 0.7
1943 57 25 0.00 0.0
1942 26 4 0.00 0.0
1941 39 25 0.00 0.0
1940 52 35 0.00 0.0
1939 40 34 0.00 0.0
1938 46 34 0.00 0.0
1937 42 36 0.00 0.0
1936 44 32 0.00 0.0
1935 24 14 0.00 0.0
1934 45 29 0.00 0.0
1933 49 39 0.00 0.0
1932 40 18 0.00 0.0
1931 49 38 0.02 0.0
1930 47 27 0.00 0.0
1929 34 21 0.00 0.0
1928 36 24 0.00 0.0
1927 40 33 0.00 0.0
1926 50 38 0.11 0.0
1925 46 40 0.05 0.0
1924 25 16 0.00 0.0
1923 68 49 0.01 0.0
1922 47 28 0.00 0.0
1921 51 18 0.00 0.0
1920 39 22 0.00 0.0
1919 33 8 0.00 0.0
1918 53 36 0.00 0.0
1917 50 29 0.00 0.0
1916 43 33 0.20 0.0
1915 34 23 0.00 0.0
1914 43 30 0.76 0.0
1913 43 30 0.06 0.0
1912 49 32 0.00 0.0
1911 37 32 0.03 0.0
1910 28 18 0.00 0.0
1909 36 13 0.00 0.0
1908 47 28 0.00 0.0
1907 42 27 0.00 0.0
1906 40 35 0.10 0.0
1905 54 39 1.38 0.0
1904 40 25 0.00 0.0
1903 42 35 0.00 0.0
1902 60 42 0.80 0.0
1901 24 10 0.00 0.0
1900 37 25 0.02 0.2
1899 52 24 0.00 0.0
1898 46 38 0.01 0.0
1897 42 33 0.02 0.0
1896 38 24 0.00 0.0
1895 61 51 0.36 0.0
1894 55 26 0.00 0.0
1893 48 23 0.00 0.0
1892 38 18 0.00 0.0
1891 50 27 0.00 0.0
1890 49 35 0.00 0.0
1889 57 42 0.00 0.0
1888 29 20 0.00 0.0
1887 45 34 0.00 n/a
1886 44 22 0.00 n/a
1885 62 30 0.00 0.0
1884 34 14 1.16 2.0
1883 39 29 0.15 n/a
1882 45 34 1.03 n/a
1881 44 38 0.57 n/a
1880 36 29 0.42 n/a
1879 42 24 0.02 n/a
1878 34 28 1.37 n/a
1877 53 42 0.00 n/a
1876 30 14 0.03 n/a
1875 54 23 0.00 n/a
1874 40 31 0.00 n/a
1873 36 27 0.00 n/a
1872 42 24 0.00 n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 72 °F 2013
2 68 °F 1923
3 67 °F 2018
4 62 °F 1956
4 62 °F 1885
6 61 °F 1895
6 61 °F 1951
6 61 °F 2011
6 61 °F 1949
10 60 °F 1971
10 60 °F 1902
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 4 °F 1942
2 8 °F 1919
3 10 °F 1901
4 11 °F 1989
5 13 °F 1909
6 14 °F 1876
6 14 °F 1884
6 14 °F 1935
9 15 °F 1963
10 16 °F 1980
10 16 °F 1981
10 16 °F 1924
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 24 °F 1935
1 24 °F 1901
3 25 °F 1924
4 26 °F 1942
5 27 °F 1945
5 27 °F 1955
7 28 °F 1910
7 28 °F 1985
7 28 °F 1989
7 28 °F 1963
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on December 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.4 inches 1905
2 1.4 inches 1878
3 1.2 inches 1884
4 1.0 inches 1882
5 0.8 inches 1902
6 0.8 inches 1973
7 0.8 inches 1914
8 0.7 inches 1962
9 0.6 inches 1951
10 0.6 inches 1881
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on December 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.3 inches 1962
2 2.0 inches 1884
3 0.8 inches 1973
4 0.7 inches 1944
5 0.2 inches 1965
5 0.2 inches 1900
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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