Washington D.C. January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 69 °F 2005
Lowest temperature -14 °F 1881
Lowest daily high 17 °F 1918
Highest daily low 53 °F 2022
Most precipitation 1.52 inches 2003
Most snow 4.5 inches 1899
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 46.3 °F
Average low 31.9 °F
Chance precipitation 31.6%
Chance snow 5.1%
Washington D.C. January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 43 38 0.00 0.0
2023 62 42 0.00 0.0
2022 66 53 0.44 0.0
2021 41 36 0.81 0.0
2020 51 35 0.00 0.0
2019 64 44 0.00 0.0
2018 26 13 0.00 0.0
2017 56 37 0.00 0.0
2016 47 36 0.00 0.0
2015 47 27 0.00 0.0
2014 48 30 0.00 0.0
2013 45 38 0.00 0.0
2012 60 38 0.00 0.0
2011 58 34 0.01 0.0
2010 44 29 0.00 0.0
2009 34 23 0.00 0.0
2008 54 36 0.00 0.0
2007 53 44 1.03 0.0
2006 49 38 0.00 0.0
2005 69 38 0.00 0.0
2004 55 35 0.00 0.0
2003 54 42 1.52 0.0
2002 34 20 0.00 0.0
2001 37 23 0.00 0.0
2000 56 33 0.00 0.0
1999 32 19 0.00 0.0
1998 35 18 0.00 0.0
1997 38 32 0.00 0.0
1996 41 37 0.03 0.0
1995 52 36 0.06 0.0
1994 41 22 0.07 0.0
1993 62 32 0.00 0.0
1992 43 28 0.00 0.0
1991 42 27 0.00 0.0
1990 46 35 0.20 0.0
1989 42 33 0.26 1.0
1988 55 37 0.00 0.0
1987 39 31 0.56 0.0
1986 42 28 0.00 0.0
1985 60 43 0.01 0.0
1984 41 19 0.00 0.0
1983 48 34 0.00 0.0
1982 50 34 0.10 0.0
1981 34 27 0.14 2.7
1980 47 30 0.00 0.0
1979 63 43 0.26 0.0
1978 38 31 0.02 0.0
1977 29 15 0.00 0.0
1976 45 32 0.45 0.0
1975 60 37 0.01 0.0
1974 50 35 0.04 0.0
1973 64 46 0.00 0.0
1972 43 30 0.01 0.0
1971 38 27 0.45 4.4
1970 35 24 0.00 0.0
1969 39 18 0.00 0.0
1968 37 12 0.00 0.0
1967 38 31 0.00 0.0
1966 68 47 0.11 0.0
1965 40 32 0.00 0.0
1964 37 24 0.64 0.4
1963 27 12 0.00 0.0
1962 39 32 0.00 0.0
1961 43 34 0.60 0.0
1960 42 28 0.00 0.0
1959 44 30 0.88 0.0
1958 46 30 0.00 0.0
1957 43 20 0.00 0.0
1956 41 23 0.00 0.0
1955 51 33 0.03 0.0
1954 60 29 0.00 0.0
1953 46 32 0.00 0.0
1952 61 47 0.00 0.0
1951 39 26 0.00 0.0
1950 49 34 0.00 0.0
1949 45 35 0.00 0.0
1948 42 37 1.40 0.0
1947 33 27 0.97 3.8
1946 35 25 0.00 0.0
1945 55 26 0.89 0.0
1944 41 28 0.00 0.0
1943 41 32 0.02 0.0
1942 50 39 0.07 0.0
1941 50 40 0.00 0.0
1940 25 17 0.00 0.0
1939 56 35 0.00 0.0
1938 50 42 0.34 0.0
1937 50 39 0.00 0.0
1936 40 23 0.00 0.0
1935 43 25 0.28 1.0
1934 61 46 0.00 0.0
1933 33 20 0.00 0.0
1932 49 36 1.29 0.0
1931 36 22 0.00 0.0
1930 58 38 0.00 0.0
1929 48 36 0.30 0.0
1928 37 14 0.00 0.0
1927 39 25 0.00 0.0
1926 47 21 0.00 0.0
1925 30 26 0.11 3.0
1924 58 30 0.00 0.0
1923 54 34 1.09 0.0
1922 39 20 0.00 0.0
1921 47 31 0.01 0.0
1920 48 29 0.02 0.0
1919 64 47 0.50 0.0
1918 17 1 0.00 0.0
1917 42 24 0.00 0.0
1916 47 34 0.05 0.0
1915 34 22 0.00 0.0
1914 40 30 0.00 0.0
1913 53 30 0.00 0.0
1912 49 29 0.00 0.0
1911 37 29 0.62 0.0
1910 40 11 0.00 0.0
1909 35 26 0.00 0.0
1908 42 31 0.00 0.0
1907 60 36 0.00 0.0
1906 45 26 0.00 0.0
1905 65 38 0.00 0.0
1904 52 21 0.00 0.0
1903 46 20 0.00 0.0
1902 39 25 0.00 0.0
1901 46 31 0.00 0.0
1900 24 14 0.09 1.2
1899 19 10 0.45 4.5
1898 31 19 0.00 0.0
1897 46 32 0.00 0.0
1896 36 29 0.00 0.0
1895 32 16 0.00 0.0
1894 43 30 0.00 0.0
1893 52 30 0.90 0.0
1892 52 30 0.00 0.0
1891 42 31 0.19 0.0
1890 41 33 0.10 0.0
1889 48 36 0.00 0.0
1888 45 31 0.85 0.0
1887 36 23 0.16 n/a
1886 53 34 0.00 0.0
1885 60 27 0.08 0.1
1884 40 36 0.28 0.0
1883 41 26 0.02 n/a
1882 31 22 0.00 n/a
1881 19 -14 0.00 n/a
1880 47 32 0.00 n/a
1879 32 25 0.23 n/a
1878 39 22 0.00 n/a
1877 20 14 0.38 n/a
1876 62 51 0.03 n/a
1875 34 13 0.05 n/a
1874 48 35 0.06 n/a
1873 38 31 0.02 n/a
1872 52 34 0.04 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.00 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 0.75 0.7
1856 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1855 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1854 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1853 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1852 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 69 °F which happened in 2005.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 69 °F 2005
2 68 °F 1966
3 66 °F 2022
4 65 °F 1905
5 64 °F 1919
5 64 °F 2019
5 64 °F 1973
8 63 °F 1979
9 62 °F 1876
9 62 °F 1993
9 62 °F 2023
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is -14 °F which happened in 1881.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -14 °F 1881
2 1 °F 1918
3 10 °F 1899
4 11 °F 1910
5 12 °F 1963
5 12 °F 1968
7 13 °F 2018
7 13 °F 1875
9 14 °F 1900
9 14 °F 1877
9 14 °F 1928
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 17 °F 1918
2 19 °F 1881
2 19 °F 1899
4 20 °F 1877
5 24 °F 1900
6 25 °F 1940
7 26 °F 2018
8 27 °F 1963
9 29 °F 1977
10 30 °F 1925
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.52 inches which happened in 2003.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.52 inches 2003
2 1.40 inches 1948
3 1.29 inches 1932
4 1.09 inches 1923
5 1.03 inches 2007
6 0.97 inches 1947
7 0.90 inches 1893
8 0.89 inches 1945
9 0.88 inches 1959
10 0.85 inches 1888
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.5 inches 1899
2 4.4 inches 1971
3 3.8 inches 1947
4 3.0 inches 1925
5 2.7 inches 1981
6 1.2 inches 1900
7 1.0 inches 1935
7 1.0 inches 1989
9 0.7 inches 1857
10 0.4 inches 1964
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location