Washington D.C. December 4 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of December 4.
December 4 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 76 °F 1998
Lowest temperature 15 °F 1896
Lowest daily high 27 °F 1886
Highest daily low 57 °F 1982
Most precipitation 1.7 inches 1900
Most snow 11.1 inches 1957
December 4 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 51.5 °F
Average low 36.7 °F
Chance precipitation 32.3%
Chance snow 2.8%
Washington D.C. December 4 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2022 48 34 0.00 0.0
2021 60 41 0.00 0.0
2020 53 47 0.42 0.0
2019 50 36 0.01 0.0
2018 48 35 0.00 0.0
2017 56 36 0.00 0.0
2016 47 38 0.05 0.0
2015 53 36 0.00 0.0
2014 47 37 0.00 0.0
2013 57 40 0.00 0.0
2012 72 49 0.00 0.0
2011 55 37 0.00 0.0
2010 43 31 0.00 0.0
2009 50 41 0.00 0.0
2008 53 39 0.04 0.0
2007 42 31 0.00 0.0
2006 41 29 0.00 0.0
2005 51 35 0.21 0.0
2004 49 30 0.00 0.0
2003 39 29 0.08 0.9
2002 32 19 0.00 0.0
2001 70 40 0.00 0.0
2000 47 22 0.00 0.0
1999 68 45 0.00 0.0
1998 76 54 0.00 0.0
1997 61 46 0.06 0.0
1996 50 37 0.00 0.0
1995 57 38 0.00 0.0
1994 60 44 0.32 0.0
1993 54 48 1.00 0.0
1992 45 31 0.05 0.0
1991 45 26 0.00 0.0
1990 65 33 0.32 0.0
1989 35 21 0.00 0.0
1988 57 38 0.00 0.0
1987 43 35 0.30 0.0
1986 50 34 0.00 0.0
1985 39 29 0.00 0.0
1984 43 34 0.00 0.0
1983 48 38 1.17 0.0
1982 75 57 0.00 0.0
1981 52 41 0.04 0.0
1980 46 33 0.00 0.0
1979 57 32 0.00 0.0
1978 73 50 0.74 0.0
1977 50 42 0.00 0.0
1976 43 21 0.00 0.0
1975 47 29 0.00 0.0
1974 47 33 0.00 0.0
1973 69 37 0.00 0.0
1972 61 44 0.00 0.0
1971 47 25 0.00 0.0
1970 62 39 0.04 0.0
1969 38 26 0.00 0.0
1968 56 44 0.49 0.0
1967 50 32 0.00 0.0
1966 31 16 0.00 0.0
1965 53 37 0.00 0.0
1964 62 43 0.05 0.0
1963 43 29 0.00 0.0
1962 55 37 0.00 0.0
1961 55 34 0.00 0.0
1960 58 27 0.00 0.0
1959 58 38 0.00 0.0
1958 44 37 0.13 0.0
1957 33 29 1.10 11.1
1956 65 34 0.00 0.0
1955 62 49 0.03 0.0
1954 42 27 0.00 0.0
1953 62 45 0.06 0.0
1952 44 39 0.02 0.0
1951 63 48 0.48 0.0
1950 60 34 1.55 0.0
1949 52 27 0.01 0.0
1948 62 42 0.87 0.0
1947 54 41 0.00 0.0
1946 49 23 0.00 0.0
1945 44 36 0.04 0.0
1944 43 26 0.00 0.0
1943 57 44 0.00 0.0
1942 41 23 0.00 0.0
1941 58 44 0.19 0.0
1940 35 16 0.00 0.0
1939 46 36 0.00 0.0
1938 46 40 0.06 0.0
1937 47 25 0.00 0.0
1936 51 34 0.00 0.0
1935 35 23 0.00 0.0
1934 54 41 0.07 0.0
1933 58 45 0.02 0.0
1932 64 43 0.00 0.0
1931 55 43 0.09 0.0
1930 49 25 0.00 0.0
1929 32 20 0.00 0.0
1928 58 40 0.00 0.0
1927 35 26 1.35 2.5
1926 47 24 0.00 0.0
1925 54 45 0.02 0.0
1924 44 38 0.00 0.0
1923 51 33 0.26 0.0
1922 52 31 0.40 0.0
1921 37 30 0.43 4.5
1920 58 40 0.00 0.0
1919 34 16 0.00 0.0
1918 46 35 0.00 0.0
1917 41 36 0.00 0.0
1916 62 37 0.02 0.0
1915 38 28 0.00 0.0
1914 52 42 0.00 0.0
1913 57 40 0.00 0.0
1912 48 36 0.24 0.0
1911 37 29 0.00 0.0
1910 35 27 0.01 0.1
1909 58 31 0.00 0.0
1908 43 29 0.12 0.0
1907 31 25 0.00 0.0
1906 37 20 0.00 0.0
1905 38 27 0.00 0.0
1904 34 28 0.00 0.0
1903 46 26 0.00 0.0
1902 49 35 0.02 0.0
1901 35 25 0.00 0.0
1900 54 43 1.73 0.0
1899 49 31 0.08 0.0
1898 51 39 0.77 0.0
1897 41 33 0.35 0.0
1896 36 15 0.00 0.0
1895 35 15 0.00 0.0
1894 49 29 0.00 0.0
1893 35 28 0.21 0.0
1892 49 33 0.00 0.0
1891 64 47 0.43 0.0
1890 38 30 0.02 0.0
1889 33 27 0.00 0.0
1888 45 30 0.00 0.0
1887 59 40 0.00 n/a
1886 27 16 0.09 n/a
1885 45 30 0.00 0.0
1884 54 29 0.00 0.0
1883 48 28 0.01 n/a
1882 37 20 0.00 n/a
1881 49 37 0.00 n/a
1880 48 23 0.00 n/a
1879 64 53 0.01 n/a
1878 51 40 0.01 n/a
1877 46 29 0.16 n/a
1876 36 23 0.00 n/a
1875 41 30 0.16 n/a
1874 54 34 0.05 n/a
1873 73 50 0.01 n/a
1872 40 29 0.00 n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 76 °F 1998
2 75 °F 1982
3 73 °F 1978
3 73 °F 1873
5 72 °F 2012
6 70 °F 2001
7 69 °F 1973
8 68 °F 1999
9 65 °F 1990
9 65 °F 1956
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 15 °F 1895
1 15 °F 1896
3 16 °F 1940
3 16 °F 1919
3 16 °F 1966
3 16 °F 1886
7 19 °F 2002
8 20 °F 1882
8 20 °F 1906
8 20 °F 1929
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 27 °F 1886
2 31 °F 1966
2 31 °F 1907
4 32 °F 2002
4 32 °F 1929
6 33 °F 1889
6 33 °F 1957
8 34 °F 1919
8 34 °F 1904
10 35 °F 1910
10 35 °F 1893
10 35 °F 1927
10 35 °F 1901
10 35 °F 1895
10 35 °F 1935
10 35 °F 1940
10 35 °F 1989
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on December 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.7 inches 1900
2 1.6 inches 1950
3 1.4 inches 1927
4 1.2 inches 1983
5 1.1 inches 1957
6 1.0 inches 1993
7 0.9 inches 1948
8 0.8 inches 1898
9 0.7 inches 1978
10 0.5 inches 1968
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on December 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 11.1 inches 1957
2 4.5 inches 1921
3 2.5 inches 1927
4 0.9 inches 2003
5 0.1 inches 1910
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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