Washington D.C. December 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of December 8.
December 8 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 74 °F 1978
Lowest temperature 8 °F 1882
Lowest daily high 22 °F 1882
Highest daily low 58 °F 1951
Most precipitation 1.4 inches 1972
Most snow 3.6 inches 1989
December 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 50.3 °F
Average low 35.7 °F
Chance precipitation 32.5%
Chance snow 3.4%
Washington D.C. December 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2022 59 44 0.00 0.0
2021 45 37 0.00 0.0
2020 47 33 0.00 0.0
2019 48 31 0.00 0.0
2018 40 27 0.00 0.0
2017 42 37 0.00 0.0
2016 48 34 0.00 0.0
2015 56 38 0.00 0.0
2014 38 35 0.00 0.0
2013 34 29 0.82 0.6
2012 54 48 0.00 0.0
2011 45 35 0.00 0.0
2010 37 26 0.00 0.0
2009 45 35 0.30 0.0
2008 33 22 0.00 0.0
2007 48 37 0.13 0.0
2006 35 23 0.00 0.0
2005 33 23 0.00 0.0
2004 63 45 0.00 0.0
2003 42 27 0.00 0.0
2002 46 26 0.00 0.0
2001 53 43 0.57 0.0
2000 45 35 0.00 0.0
1999 49 33 0.00 0.0
1998 62 52 0.69 0.0
1997 49 37 0.00 0.0
1996 53 31 0.00 0.0
1995 41 26 0.00 0.0
1994 48 36 0.00 0.0
1993 51 35 0.00 0.0
1992 42 32 0.00 0.0
1991 65 38 0.00 0.0
1990 51 40 0.00 0.0
1989 33 24 0.32 3.6
1988 51 40 0.00 0.0
1987 51 34 0.00 0.0
1986 54 42 0.00 0.0
1985 51 32 0.00 0.0
1984 46 24 0.00 0.0
1983 45 31 0.00 0.0
1982 57 35 0.00 0.0
1981 56 40 0.00 0.0
1980 71 46 0.00 0.0
1979 53 35 0.00 0.0
1978 74 55 0.16 0.0
1977 37 21 0.00 0.0
1976 41 24 0.00 0.0
1975 40 32 0.10 0.4
1974 63 45 0.82 0.0
1973 44 39 0.20 0.0
1972 39 34 1.35 0.0
1971 49 45 0.00 0.0
1970 40 24 0.00 0.0
1969 46 39 0.00 0.0
1968 41 28 0.00 0.0
1967 62 36 0.00 0.0
1966 72 50 0.00 0.0
1965 48 26 0.00 0.0
1964 45 24 0.00 0.0
1963 53 32 0.50 0.0
1962 46 32 0.00 0.0
1961 39 30 0.00 0.0
1960 41 28 0.00 0.0
1959 51 32 0.00 0.0
1958 35 26 0.00 0.0
1957 53 42 0.20 0.0
1956 68 49 0.00 0.0
1955 48 32 0.00 0.0
1954 41 20 0.00 0.0
1953 61 32 0.00 0.0
1952 48 33 0.00 0.0
1951 64 58 0.19 0.0
1950 49 34 0.00 0.0
1949 43 32 0.00 0.0
1948 54 40 0.00 0.0
1947 61 41 0.11 0.0
1946 57 34 0.00 0.0
1945 57 35 0.00 0.0
1944 52 41 0.93 0.0
1943 56 39 0.00 0.0
1942 42 30 0.00 0.0
1941 54 32 0.00 0.0
1940 50 34 0.00 0.0
1939 51 40 0.00 0.0
1938 51 35 0.00 0.0
1937 42 24 0.00 0.0
1936 35 21 0.00 0.0
1935 52 38 0.31 0.0
1934 31 24 0.00 0.0
1933 54 30 0.00 0.0
1932 50 31 0.00 0.0
1931 34 24 0.00 0.0
1930 46 39 0.00 0.0
1929 58 36 0.00 0.0
1928 39 30 0.00 0.0
1927 63 24 0.06 0.0
1926 50 34 0.00 0.0
1925 59 34 0.00 0.0
1924 68 50 0.82 0.0
1923 67 40 0.00 0.0
1922 61 37 0.20 0.0
1921 40 34 0.02 0.0
1920 38 32 0.00 0.0
1919 45 37 0.15 0.0
1918 64 42 0.00 0.0
1917 45 28 0.73 2.0
1916 63 40 0.00 0.0
1915 43 32 0.04 0.0
1914 42 35 0.01 0.0
1913 37 25 0.00 0.0
1912 49 33 0.00 0.0
1911 63 31 0.00 0.0
1910 37 13 0.00 0.0
1909 42 30 0.00 0.0
1908 38 24 0.00 0.0
1907 61 29 0.00 0.0
1906 35 21 0.00 0.0
1905 59 29 0.00 0.0
1904 48 31 0.00 0.0
1903 48 22 0.00 0.0
1902 36 22 0.00 0.0
1901 47 29 0.00 0.0
1900 44 35 0.31 0.0
1899 52 27 0.00 0.0
1898 34 24 0.00 0.0
1897 51 29 0.00 0.0
1896 57 42 0.00 0.0
1895 47 36 0.28 0.0
1894 47 40 0.49 0.0
1893 41 22 0.00 0.0
1892 67 n/a 0.04 0.0
1891 45 30 0.00 0.0
1890 n/a 20 0.26 3.0
1889 57 34 0.02 0.0
1888 56 32 0.00 0.0
1887 54 38 0.01 n/a
1886 45 15 0.00 n/a
1885 35 14 0.00 0.0
1884 55 41 0.00 0.0
1883 57 46 0.20 n/a
1882 22 8 0.00 n/a
1881 44 32 0.00 n/a
1880 35 16 0.00 n/a
1879 55 41 0.00 n/a
1878 38 29 0.01 n/a
1877 50 31 0.00 n/a
1876 43 33 0.00 n/a
1875 45 38 0.13 n/a
1874 39 30 0.00 n/a
1873 44 32 0.01 n/a
1872 48 30 0.00 n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 74 °F 1978
2 72 °F 1966
3 71 °F 1980
4 68 °F 1924
4 68 °F 1956
6 67 °F 1892
6 67 °F 1923
8 65 °F 1991
9 64 °F 1918
9 64 °F 1951
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 8 °F 1882
2 13 °F 1910
3 14 °F 1885
4 15 °F 1886
5 16 °F 1880
6 20 °F 1890
6 20 °F 1954
8 21 °F 1906
8 21 °F 1977
8 21 °F 1936
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 22 °F 1882
2 31 °F 1934
3 33 °F 2008
3 33 °F 1989
3 33 °F 2005
6 34 °F 2013
6 34 °F 1931
6 34 °F 1898
9 35 °F 2006
9 35 °F 1958
9 35 °F 1936
9 35 °F 1906
9 35 °F 1880
9 35 °F 1885
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on December 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.4 inches 1972
2 0.9 inches 1944
3 0.8 inches 2013
3 0.8 inches 1974
3 0.8 inches 1924
6 0.7 inches 1917
7 0.7 inches 1998
8 0.6 inches 2001
9 0.5 inches 1963
10 0.5 inches 1894
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on December 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.6 inches 1989
2 3.0 inches 1890
3 2.0 inches 1917
4 0.6 inches 2013
5 0.4 inches 1975
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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