Washington D.C. December 22 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of December 22.
December 22 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 72 °F 2013
Lowest temperature 3 °F 1872
Lowest daily high 17 °F 1989
Highest daily low 57 °F 2013
Most precipitation 1.7 inches 1881
Most snow 8.5 inches 1908
December 22 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 47.2 °F
Average low 33.0 °F
Chance precipitation 32.2%
Chance snow 4.1%
Washington D.C. December 22 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2022 56 33 1.16 0.0
2021 51 33 0.02 0.0
2020 51 39 0.01 0.0
2019 47 27 0.00 0.0
2018 53 42 0.00 0.0
2017 57 36 0.00 0.0
2016 60 35 0.00 0.0
2015 62 51 0.14 0.0
2014 40 33 0.24 0.0
2013 72 57 0.24 0.0
2012 45 35 0.00 0.0
2011 62 46 0.53 0.0
2010 45 34 0.00 0.0
2009 40 26 0.00 0.0
2008 28 16 0.00 0.0
2007 47 41 0.00 0.0
2006 57 46 0.70 0.0
2005 41 27 0.00 0.0
2004 60 30 0.00 0.0
2003 57 34 0.00 0.0
2002 57 38 0.00 0.0
2001 46 29 0.00 0.0
2000 34 15 0.00 0.0
1999 41 30 0.03 0.0
1998 67 24 0.02 0.0
1997 38 34 0.32 0.0
1996 43 27 0.00 0.0
1995 36 25 0.00 0.0
1994 53 32 0.00 0.0
1993 40 29 0.00 0.0
1992 50 34 0.00 0.0
1991 54 31 0.00 0.0
1990 64 47 0.01 0.0
1989 17 5 0.00 0.0
1988 45 32 0.00 0.0
1987 48 31 0.03 0.0
1986 43 26 0.00 0.0
1985 36 15 0.00 0.0
1984 64 42 0.01 0.0
1983 44 33 1.16 0.0
1982 45 33 0.00 0.0
1981 45 33 0.08 0.0
1980 34 18 0.00 0.0
1979 47 36 0.00 0.0
1978 49 32 0.00 0.0
1977 45 32 0.00 0.0
1976 34 19 0.00 0.0
1975 38 27 0.00 0.0
1974 47 32 0.00 0.0
1973 35 25 0.00 0.0
1972 48 42 0.81 0.0
1971 43 31 0.00 0.0
1970 43 35 0.82 0.0
1969 39 28 1.61 1.1
1968 39 32 0.55 0.0
1967 62 33 0.78 0.2
1966 44 29 0.00 0.0
1965 46 24 0.00 0.0
1964 41 29 0.00 0.0
1963 34 16 0.00 0.0
1962 38 24 0.03 0.0
1961 40 28 0.00 0.0
1960 23 15 0.00 0.0
1959 33 25 0.00 0.0
1958 37 25 0.00 0.0
1957 56 37 0.00 0.0
1956 55 48 0.15 0.0
1955 33 19 0.00 0.0
1954 31 19 0.00 0.0
1953 56 44 0.00 0.0
1952 43 40 0.01 0.0
1951 43 27 0.00 0.0
1950 34 27 0.06 0.6
1949 66 48 0.00 0.0
1948 52 34 0.00 0.0
1947 43 26 0.00 0.0
1946 44 33 0.00 0.0
1945 32 20 0.00 0.0
1944 28 16 0.00 0.0
1943 46 25 0.00 0.0
1942 36 17 0.53 0.0
1941 44 25 0.00 0.0
1940 60 31 0.00 0.0
1939 40 33 0.00 0.0
1938 40 31 0.00 0.0
1937 57 32 0.00 0.0
1936 38 29 0.00 0.0
1935 24 13 0.21 1.2
1934 48 31 0.00 0.0
1933 62 34 0.00 0.0
1932 52 30 0.00 0.0
1931 55 47 0.50 0.0
1930 36 24 0.00 0.0
1929 34 27 0.00 0.0
1928 33 20 0.00 0.0
1927 44 30 0.00 0.0
1926 40 35 0.17 0.0
1925 48 33 0.15 0.0
1924 23 14 0.00 0.0
1923 57 49 0.17 0.0
1922 44 25 0.00 0.0
1921 27 12 0.00 0.0
1920 43 34 0.70 0.0
1919 37 17 0.00 0.0
1918 60 46 1.12 0.0
1917 44 23 0.00 0.0
1916 43 31 1.23 0.0
1915 43 25 0.00 0.0
1914 38 28 0.00 0.0
1913 44 34 0.00 0.0
1912 41 29 0.00 0.0
1911 43 34 0.89 0.0
1910 33 19 0.00 0.0
1909 30 19 0.00 0.0
1908 39 28 1.15 8.5
1907 48 22 0.00 0.0
1906 40 31 0.00 0.0
1905 58 42 0.00 0.0
1904 40 14 0.00 0.0
1903 43 33 0.00 0.0
1902 54 40 0.03 0.0
1901 31 7 0.00 0.0
1900 36 22 0.00 0.0
1899 56 23 0.00 0.0
1898 44 37 0.57 0.0
1897 38 33 0.10 1.0
1896 38 24 0.08 1.0
1895 54 41 0.00 0.0
1894 54 36 0.00 0.0
1893 53 34 0.00 0.0
1892 28 22 0.00 0.0
1891 54 36 0.00 0.0
1890 54 36 0.00 0.0
1889 72 38 0.00 0.0
1888 33 16 0.00 0.0
1887 38 27 0.00 n/a
1886 47 29 0.00 n/a
1885 64 47 0.00 0.0
1884 44 33 0.08 0.0
1883 35 24 0.00 n/a
1882 41 38 0.42 n/a
1881 59 43 1.68 n/a
1880 35 24 0.00 n/a
1879 36 24 0.32 n/a
1878 39 28 0.00 n/a
1877 49 42 0.00 n/a
1876 32 18 0.10 n/a
1875 66 44 0.00 n/a
1874 52 30 0.01 n/a
1873 40 20 0.00 n/a
1872 40 3 0.00 n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 22
Rank Temperature Year
1 72 °F 1889
1 72 °F 2013
3 67 °F 1998
4 66 °F 1875
4 66 °F 1949
6 64 °F 1885
6 64 °F 1984
6 64 °F 1990
9 62 °F 2015
9 62 °F 1933
9 62 °F 1967
9 62 °F 2011
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 22
Rank Temperature Year
1 3 °F 1872
2 5 °F 1989
3 7 °F 1901
4 12 °F 1921
5 13 °F 1935
6 14 °F 1924
6 14 °F 1904
8 15 °F 2000
8 15 °F 1960
8 15 °F 1985
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 22
Rank Temperature Year
1 17 °F 1989
2 23 °F 1924
2 23 °F 1960
4 24 °F 1935
5 27 °F 1921
6 28 °F 1892
6 28 °F 1944
6 28 °F 2008
9 30 °F 1909
10 31 °F 1901
10 31 °F 1954
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on December 22
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.7 inches 1881
2 1.6 inches 1969
3 1.2 inches 1916
4 1.2 inches 1983
4 1.2 inches 2022
6 1.2 inches 1908
7 1.1 inches 1918
8 0.9 inches 1911
9 0.8 inches 1970
10 0.8 inches 1972
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on December 22
Rank Precipitation Year
1 8.5 inches 1908
2 1.2 inches 1935
3 1.1 inches 1969
4 1.0 inches 1896
4 1.0 inches 1897
6 0.6 inches 1950
7 0.2 inches 1967
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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