Washington D.C. December 23 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of December 23.
December 23 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 71 °F 1990
Lowest temperature 7 °F 1989
Lowest daily high 22 °F 1989
Highest daily low 57 °F 1990
Most precipitation 1.67 inches 2015
Most snow 5.6 inches 1963
December 23 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 47.2 °F
Average low 32.9 °F
Chance precipitation 32.8%
Chance snow 4.4%
Washington D.C. December 23 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 49 37 0.00 0.0
2022 55 12 0.11 0.0
2021 42 28 0.00 0.0
2020 48 32 0.00 0.0
2019 53 30 0.00 0.0
2018 49 37 0.02 0.0
2017 65 45 0.18 0.0
2016 48 31 0.00 0.0
2015 66 54 1.67 0.0
2014 48 39 0.05 0.0
2013 64 41 0.85 0.0
2012 47 29 0.00 0.0
2011 53 44 0.29 0.0
2010 44 32 0.00 0.0
2009 39 29 0.00 0.0
2008 35 17 0.00 0.0
2007 64 44 0.26 0.0
2006 62 44 0.06 0.0
2005 52 26 0.00 0.0
2004 60 34 0.89 0.0
2003 62 43 0.08 0.0
2002 54 36 0.00 0.0
2001 52 34 0.13 0.0
2000 28 14 0.00 0.0
1999 46 27 0.00 0.0
1998 28 20 0.15 0.4
1997 55 35 0.00 0.0
1996 54 36 0.00 0.0
1995 37 28 0.00 0.0
1994 59 39 0.00 0.0
1993 43 32 0.00 0.0
1992 52 39 0.22 0.0
1991 45 32 0.25 0.0
1990 71 57 0.25 0.0
1989 22 7 0.00 0.0
1988 42 34 0.18 0.0
1987 53 34 0.00 0.0
1986 42 25 0.00 0.0
1985 50 33 0.00 0.0
1984 50 35 0.00 0.0
1983 37 27 0.00 0.0
1982 50 37 0.00 0.0
1981 66 41 0.00 0.0
1980 42 31 0.15 0.0
1979 54 42 0.00 0.0
1978 53 31 0.00 0.0
1977 49 31 0.00 0.0
1976 47 26 0.00 0.0
1975 42 27 0.00 0.0
1974 56 30 0.00 0.0
1973 48 31 0.00 0.0
1972 48 43 0.06 0.0
1971 43 26 0.00 0.0
1970 43 38 0.04 0.0
1969 32 24 0.00 0.0
1968 46 34 0.00 0.0
1967 36 25 0.11 1.6
1966 38 28 0.02 0.5
1965 50 32 0.00 0.0
1964 43 29 0.00 0.0
1963 33 23 0.64 5.6
1962 44 25 0.00 0.0
1961 42 27 0.26 0.0
1960 26 10 0.00 0.0
1959 29 18 0.00 0.0
1958 59 31 0.00 0.0
1957 64 39 0.00 0.0
1956 52 42 0.78 0.0
1955 36 29 0.00 0.0
1954 53 24 0.00 0.0
1953 51 30 0.00 0.0
1952 42 38 0.00 0.0
1951 45 26 0.00 0.0
1950 45 26 0.00 0.0
1949 61 33 0.50 0.0
1948 39 33 0.00 0.0
1947 42 33 0.00 0.0
1946 50 29 0.00 0.0
1945 26 16 0.00 0.0
1944 38 26 0.00 0.0
1943 26 18 0.00 0.0
1942 48 30 0.01 0.0
1941 61 38 0.05 0.0
1940 50 35 0.00 0.0
1939 41 31 0.00 0.0
1938 38 30 0.02 0.0
1937 49 38 0.00 0.0
1936 40 22 0.00 0.0
1935 26 13 0.04 0.9
1934 46 30 0.00 0.0
1933 63 38 0.00 0.0
1932 52 24 0.00 0.0
1931 60 49 0.00 0.0
1930 37 27 0.00 0.0
1929 32 27 0.59 1.5
1928 40 22 0.00 0.0
1927 38 27 0.00 0.0
1926 37 31 0.00 0.0
1925 34 27 0.00 0.0
1924 35 15 0.00 0.0
1923 57 49 0.37 0.0
1922 43 31 0.00 0.0
1921 37 23 0.42 0.5
1920 55 39 0.00 0.0
1919 42 20 0.00 0.0
1918 58 42 0.00 0.0
1917 40 16 0.00 0.0
1916 44 27 0.00 0.0
1915 50 26 0.00 0.0
1914 38 19 0.00 0.0
1913 49 36 0.61 0.0
1912 40 21 0.38 0.0
1911 52 40 0.00 0.0
1910 44 26 0.17 0.0
1909 40 26 0.00 0.0
1908 34 18 0.00 3.0
1907 65 40 1.30 0.0
1906 31 20 0.00 0.0
1905 54 39 0.03 0.0
1904 54 36 0.00 0.0
1903 47 25 0.00 0.0
1902 44 26 0.00 0.0
1901 39 31 0.08 0.1
1900 50 34 0.06 0.0
1899 48 23 0.00 0.0
1898 50 31 0.27 0.0
1897 35 22 0.00 0.0
1896 39 19 0.01 0.0
1895 66 39 0.00 0.0
1894 40 27 0.00 0.0
1893 64 32 0.00 0.0
1892 30 20 0.00 0.0
1891 67 52 0.01 0.0
1890 60 30 0.00 0.0
1889 52 37 0.00 0.0
1888 42 20 0.00 0.0
1887 37 22 0.00 n/a
1886 41 30 0.01 n/a
1885 58 42 0.00 0.0
1884 44 23 0.00 0.0
1883 27 15 0.35 n/a
1882 49 32 0.00 n/a
1881 56 36 0.01 n/a
1880 29 13 0.01 n/a
1879 38 34 0.43 n/a
1878 28 17 0.00 n/a
1877 50 43 0.00 n/a
1876 32 23 0.00 n/a
1875 71 43 0.00 n/a
1874 54 35 0.00 n/a
1873 34 27 0.16 n/a
1872 42 18 0.00 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.30 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 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1856 n/a n/a 0.00 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 12/23?
For the date of Dec 23, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 71 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1990.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 71 °F 1990
1 71 °F 1875
3 67 °F 1891
4 66 °F 1981
4 66 °F 2015
4 66 °F 1895
7 65 °F 2017
7 65 °F 1907
9 64 °F 1893
9 64 °F 2007
9 64 °F 2013
9 64 °F 1957
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 12/23?
For the date of Dec 23, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 7 °F which happened in 1989.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 7 °F 1989
2 10 °F 1960
3 12 °F 2022
4 13 °F 1880
4 13 °F 1935
6 14 °F 2000
7 15 °F 1883
7 15 °F 1924
9 16 °F 1917
9 16 °F 1945
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 22 °F 1989
2 26 °F 1960
2 26 °F 1943
2 26 °F 1945
2 26 °F 1935
6 27 °F 1883
7 28 °F 2000
7 28 °F 1878
7 28 °F 1998
10 29 °F 1959
10 29 °F 1880
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 12/23?
For the date of Dec 23, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.67 inches which happened in 2015.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on December 23
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.67 inches 2015
2 1.30 inches 1907
3 0.89 inches 2004
4 0.85 inches 2013
5 0.78 inches 1956
6 0.64 inches 1963
7 0.61 inches 1913
8 0.59 inches 1929
9 0.50 inches 1949
10 0.43 inches 1879
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on December 23
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.6 inches 1963
2 3.0 inches 1908
3 1.6 inches 1967
4 1.5 inches 1929
5 0.9 inches 1935
6 0.5 inches 1921
6 0.5 inches 1966
8 0.4 inches 1998
9 0.1 inches 1901
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location