Washington D.C. December 24 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of December 24 (Christmas Eve).
December 24 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 71 °F 2015
Lowest temperature 5 °F 1983
Lowest daily high 22 °F 2022
Highest daily low 60 °F 2015
Most precipitation 2.4 inches 1986
Most snow 6.5 inches 1966
December 24 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 47.1 °F
Average low 32.8 °F
Chance precipitation 32.1%
Chance snow 4.3%
Washington D.C. December 24 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2022 22 9 0.00 0.0
2021 54 39 0.00 0.0
2020 62 42 1.30 0.0
2019 54 33 0.00 0.0
2018 48 40 0.00 0.0
2017 46 39 0.00 0.0
2016 48 36 0.54 0.0
2015 71 60 0.20 0.0
2014 59 46 0.88 0.0
2013 43 26 0.00 0.0
2012 41 31 0.14 0.0
2011 46 36 0.00 0.0
2010 41 31 0.00 0.0
2009 39 25 0.00 0.0
2008 57 34 0.00 0.0
2007 53 35 0.00 0.0
2006 54 37 0.00 0.0
2005 58 33 0.00 0.0
2004 34 26 0.00 0.0
2003 56 35 0.50 0.0
2002 43 31 0.20 0.8
2001 48 33 0.20 0.0
2000 40 22 0.00 0.0
1999 32 24 0.00 0.0
1998 30 24 0.01 0.0
1997 47 39 0.27 0.0
1996 62 40 0.19 0.0
1995 37 29 0.00 0.0
1994 51 44 0.10 0.0
1993 37 27 0.00 0.0
1992 46 24 0.00 0.0
1991 44 30 0.01 0.0
1990 65 26 0.67 0.0
1989 23 10 0.00 0.0
1988 60 35 0.57 0.0
1987 54 35 0.00 0.0
1986 49 36 2.36 0.0
1985 58 31 0.08 0.0
1984 54 32 0.02 0.0
1983 31 5 0.00 0.0
1982 66 35 0.00 0.0
1981 53 33 0.00 0.0
1980 40 27 0.14 0.0
1979 63 44 0.09 0.0
1978 48 34 0.93 0.0
1977 57 34 0.00 0.0
1976 33 18 0.00 0.0
1975 35 23 0.00 0.0
1974 60 41 0.00 0.0
1973 42 36 0.00 0.0
1972 46 39 0.00 0.0
1971 58 38 0.00 0.0
1970 43 30 0.01 0.0
1969 35 25 0.00 0.0
1968 36 26 0.00 0.0
1967 38 22 0.00 0.0
1966 31 24 0.65 6.5
1965 57 41 0.00 0.0
1964 50 39 0.00 0.0
1963 38 21 0.00 0.0
1962 34 23 0.00 0.0
1961 35 31 0.13 0.5
1960 27 14 0.00 0.0
1959 34 22 0.01 0.0
1958 49 32 0.00 0.0
1957 58 40 0.00 0.0
1956 49 42 0.12 0.0
1955 47 32 0.00 0.0
1954 49 38 0.00 0.0
1953 36 20 0.00 0.0
1952 56 41 0.00 0.0
1951 52 31 0.00 0.0
1950 59 35 0.00 0.0
1949 46 28 0.00 0.0
1948 35 29 0.00 0.0
1947 39 25 0.00 0.0
1946 61 39 0.00 0.0
1945 36 14 0.00 0.0
1944 39 33 0.00 0.0
1943 30 14 0.00 0.0
1942 48 32 0.00 0.0
1941 62 48 0.16 0.0
1940 52 27 0.00 0.0
1939 34 24 0.00 0.0
1938 43 35 0.01 0.0
1937 38 32 0.13 0.0
1936 51 26 0.00 0.0
1935 31 23 0.00 0.4
1934 47 35 0.00 0.0
1933 69 44 0.00 0.0
1932 51 42 0.02 0.0
1931 62 46 0.01 0.0
1930 37 25 0.00 0.0
1929 32 23 0.00 0.0
1928 47 21 0.00 0.0
1927 37 28 0.00 0.0
1926 43 31 0.00 0.0
1925 41 31 0.00 0.0
1924 36 31 0.64 0.0
1923 51 33 0.00 0.0
1922 53 27 0.00 0.0
1921 60 37 0.01 0.0
1920 39 30 0.00 0.0
1919 40 24 0.00 0.0
1918 44 41 0.40 0.0
1917 48 35 0.02 0.0
1916 38 25 0.00 0.0
1915 50 31 0.00 0.0
1914 29 25 0.26 3.0
1913 46 34 0.00 0.0
1912 35 27 0.20 6.5
1911 45 36 0.23 0.1
1910 45 30 0.73 0.0
1909 38 26 0.00 0.0
1908 34 18 0.00 0.0
1907 48 32 0.00 0.0
1906 24 14 0.00 0.0
1905 39 31 0.00 0.0
1904 50 31 0.68 0.0
1903 45 36 0.03 0.0
1902 30 19 0.00 0.0
1901 51 29 0.01 0.0
1900 62 42 0.01 0.0
1899 53 33 0.78 0.0
1898 42 26 0.00 0.0
1897 26 15 0.00 0.0
1896 25 14 0.00 0.0
1895 65 48 0.00 0.0
1894 42 21 0.00 0.0
1893 62 35 0.00 0.0
1892 24 15 0.00 0.0
1891 66 n/a 0.97 0.0
1890 36 28 0.00 0.0
1889 58 29 0.00 0.0
1888 48 23 0.00 0.0
1887 38 27 0.00 n/a
1886 54 33 0.31 n/a
1885 55 38 0.00 0.0
1884 31 22 0.10 0.8
1883 35 15 0.44 n/a
1882 44 34 0.00 n/a
1881 43 31 0.00 n/a
1880 31 24 0.08 n/a
1879 55 35 0.23 n/a
1878 25 16 0.00 n/a
1877 46 42 0.03 n/a
1876 26 20 0.00 n/a
1875 56 40 0.37 n/a
1874 46 32 0.00 n/a
1873 44 25 0.00 n/a
1872 27 6 0.00 n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 24
Rank Temperature Year
1 71 °F 2015
2 69 °F 1933
3 66 °F 1891
3 66 °F 1982
5 65 °F 1990
5 65 °F 1895
7 63 °F 1979
8 62 °F 1900
8 62 °F 1931
8 62 °F 1893
8 62 °F 2020
8 62 °F 1941
8 62 °F 1996
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 24
Rank Temperature Year
1 5 °F 1983
2 6 °F 1872
3 9 °F 2022
4 10 °F 1989
5 14 °F 1960
5 14 °F 1896
5 14 °F 1945
5 14 °F 1906
5 14 °F 1943
10 15 °F 1897
10 15 °F 1883
10 15 °F 1892
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 24
Rank Temperature Year
1 22 °F 2022
2 23 °F 1989
3 24 °F 1906
3 24 °F 1892
5 25 °F 1878
5 25 °F 1896
7 26 °F 1876
7 26 °F 1897
9 27 °F 1872
9 27 °F 1960
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on December 24
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.4 inches 1986
2 1.3 inches 2020
3 1.0 inches 1891
4 0.9 inches 1978
5 0.9 inches 2014
6 0.8 inches 1899
7 0.7 inches 1910
8 0.7 inches 1904
9 0.7 inches 1990
10 0.7 inches 1966
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on December 24
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.5 inches 1966
1 6.5 inches 1912
3 3.0 inches 1914
4 0.8 inches 2002
4 0.8 inches 1884
6 0.5 inches 1961
7 0.4 inches 1935
8 0.1 inches 1911
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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