Washington D.C. December 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of December 31 (New Year's Eve).
December 31 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 70 °F 1965
Lowest temperature -13 °F 1880
Lowest daily high 12 °F 1917
Highest daily low 52 °F 1884
Most precipitation 1.68 inches 1975
Most snow 4.9 inches 1970
December 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 46.5 °F
Average low 32.0 °F
Chance precipitation 32.4%
Chance snow 5.1%
Washington D.C. December 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 51 40 0.00 0.0
2022 57 41 0.18 0.0
2021 59 50 0.03 0.0
2020 55 41 0.00 0.0
2019 54 43 0.00 0.0
2018 51 39 0.48 0.0
2017 23 16 0.00 0.0
2016 49 28 0.00 0.0
2015 57 44 0.00 0.0
2014 39 29 0.00 0.0
2013 49 31 0.00 0.0
2012 41 29 0.00 0.0
2011 62 46 0.00 0.0
2010 50 32 0.00 0.0
2009 36 31 0.43 0.0
2008 47 25 0.00 0.0
2007 50 34 0.01 0.0
2006 47 38 0.06 0.0
2005 48 38 0.01 0.0
2004 59 41 0.00 0.0
2003 49 29 0.00 0.0
2002 61 36 0.00 0.0
2001 36 22 0.00 0.0
2000 37 19 0.00 0.0
1999 57 41 0.00 0.0
1998 28 21 0.00 0.1
1997 39 24 0.00 0.0
1996 56 38 0.00 0.0
1995 48 31 0.04 0.0
1994 41 28 0.40 0.0
1993 34 15 0.00 0.0
1992 67 47 0.00 0.0
1991 41 29 0.00 0.0
1990 64 31 0.01 0.0
1989 46 33 1.23 0.0
1988 54 30 0.00 0.0
1987 48 27 0.00 0.0
1986 46 33 0.00 0.0
1985 44 29 0.02 0.0
1984 49 43 0.03 0.0
1983 32 12 0.00 0.0
1982 43 33 0.00 0.0
1981 43 21 0.38 0.0
1980 35 27 0.04 0.3
1979 49 32 0.00 0.0
1978 45 37 0.36 0.0
1977 49 35 0.03 0.0
1976 34 18 0.00 0.0
1975 46 40 1.68 0.0
1974 45 35 0.23 0.0
1973 43 36 0.48 0.0
1972 63 45 0.12 0.0
1971 64 36 0.00 0.0
1970 34 26 0.54 4.9
1969 46 34 0.10 0.0
1968 42 32 0.05 0.0
1967 36 28 0.34 4.2
1966 38 25 0.00 0.0
1965 70 37 0.00 0.0
1964 59 34 0.00 0.0
1963 27 10 0.00 0.0
1962 18 11 0.00 0.0
1961 40 20 0.00 0.0
1960 36 26 0.04 0.0
1959 41 31 0.04 0.0
1958 40 29 0.00 0.0
1957 49 30 0.00 0.0
1956 57 29 0.00 0.0
1955 36 23 0.00 0.0
1954 47 32 0.00 0.0
1953 43 30 0.00 0.0
1952 41 33 0.66 0.0
1951 53 44 0.01 0.0
1950 43 31 0.00 0.0
1949 44 27 0.00 0.0
1948 38 33 0.00 0.0
1947 53 27 0.00 0.0
1946 33 25 0.09 1.2
1945 45 35 0.41 0.0
1944 41 31 0.16 0.0
1943 39 24 0.00 0.0
1942 48 36 0.00 0.0
1941 43 31 0.00 0.0
1940 49 38 0.00 0.0
1939 33 23 0.00 0.0
1938 46 26 0.00 0.0
1937 47 37 0.00 0.0
1936 60 47 0.38 0.0
1935 32 21 0.00 0.0
1934 33 22 0.28 0.5
1933 57 25 0.00 0.0
1932 61 29 0.18 0.0
1931 41 36 0.03 0.0
1930 39 24 0.00 0.0
1929 57 40 0.00 0.0
1928 46 25 0.00 0.0
1927 63 37 0.19 0.0
1926 41 27 0.00 0.0
1925 36 21 0.00 0.0
1924 40 29 0.60 0.5
1923 58 40 0.39 0.0
1922 43 30 0.00 0.0
1921 50 26 0.00 0.0
1920 52 32 0.00 0.0
1919 44 27 0.00 0.0
1918 47 32 0.26 0.0
1917 12 2 0.00 0.0
1916 32 20 0.00 0.0
1915 38 30 0.00 0.0
1914 34 29 0.00 0.0
1913 37 28 0.00 0.0
1912 46 30 0.00 0.0
1911 50 35 0.57 0.0
1910 33 21 0.00 0.0
1909 28 14 0.00 0.0
1908 44 26 0.01 0.0
1907 45 34 0.00 0.0
1906 48 42 0.68 0.0
1905 40 27 0.06 0.1
1904 57 31 0.00 0.0
1903 37 13 0.00 0.0
1902 42 22 0.00 0.0
1901 50 32 0.00 0.0
1900 46 34 0.19 0.0
1899 23 3 0.00 0.0
1898 57 19 0.59 0.0
1897 51 31 0.08 0.0
1896 56 29 0.00 0.0
1895 43 30 0.44 0.0
1894 32 25 0.01 0.1
1893 42 33 0.03 0.0
1892 34 14 0.00 0.0
1891 45 32 0.00 0.0
1890 33 20 0.03 0.0
1889 37 26 0.00 0.0
1888 48 36 0.08 0.0
1887 32 21 0.42 n/a
1886 35 21 0.83 n/a
1885 52 38 0.65 0.0
1884 67 52 0.02 0.0
1883 46 38 0.04 n/a
1882 44 26 0.00 n/a
1881 33 21 0.00 n/a
1880 13 -13 0.00 n/a
1879 40 29 0.08 n/a
1878 37 18 0.00 n/a
1877 39 30 0.00 n/a
1876 25 18 0.00 n/a
1875 52 45 0.05 n/a
1874 28 19 0.00 n/a
1873 44 18 0.00 n/a
1872 45 34 0.06 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.05 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 0.68 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 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 70 °F which happened in 1965.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 70 °F 1965
2 67 °F 1884
2 67 °F 1992
4 64 °F 1971
4 64 °F 1990
6 63 °F 1972
6 63 °F 1927
8 62 °F 2011
9 61 °F 2002
9 61 °F 1932
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is -13 °F which happened in 1880.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -13 °F 1880
2 2 °F 1917
3 3 °F 1899
4 10 °F 1963
5 11 °F 1962
6 12 °F 1983
7 13 °F 1903
8 14 °F 1892
8 14 °F 1909
10 15 °F 1993
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 12 °F 1917
2 13 °F 1880
3 18 °F 1962
4 23 °F 1899
4 23 °F 2017
6 25 °F 1876
7 27 °F 1963
8 28 °F 1998
8 28 °F 1909
8 28 °F 1874
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.68 inches which happened in 1975.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.68 inches 1975
2 1.23 inches 1989
3 0.83 inches 1886
4 0.68 inches 1906
4 0.68 inches 1858
6 0.66 inches 1952
7 0.65 inches 1885
8 0.60 inches 1924
9 0.59 inches 1898
10 0.57 inches 1911
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.9 inches 1970
2 4.2 inches 1967
3 1.2 inches 1946
4 0.5 inches 1934
4 0.5 inches 1924
6 0.3 inches 1980
7 0.1 inches 1998
7 0.1 inches 1905
7 0.1 inches 1894
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location