Washington D.C. January 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of January 12.
January 12 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 76 °F 1890
Lowest temperature 3 °F 1886
Lowest daily high 15 °F 1886
Highest daily low 57 °F 2018
Most precipitation 2.8 inches 1915
Most snow 5.0 inches 1893
January 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 44.6 °F
Average low 30.1 °F
Chance precipitation 33.2%
Chance snow 8.2%
Washington D.C. January 12 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 56 40 0.15 0.0
2022 47 23 0.00 0.0
2021 49 29 0.00 0.0
2020 70 49 0.38 0.0
2019 37 30 0.13 1.9
2018 64 57 0.37 0.0
2017 72 51 0.02 0.0
2016 47 28 0.00 0.0
2015 43 35 0.75 0.0
2014 54 36 0.00 0.0
2013 51 43 0.00 0.0
2012 57 44 0.24 0.0
2011 36 27 0.00 0.0
2010 35 29 0.00 0.0
2009 40 27 0.00 0.0
2008 54 42 0.00 0.0
2007 49 39 0.02 0.0
2006 59 40 0.00 0.0
2005 53 42 0.00 0.0
2004 52 28 0.00 0.0
2003 34 23 0.00 0.0
2002 51 30 0.00 0.0
2001 45 28 0.00 0.0
2000 53 36 0.00 0.0
1999 57 31 0.00 0.0
1998 44 36 0.06 0.0
1997 31 21 0.00 0.0
1996 31 20 0.43 4.1
1995 63 36 0.01 0.0
1994 37 34 0.64 0.0
1993 43 35 0.07 0.0
1992 51 30 0.00 0.0
1991 42 35 0.08 0.0
1990 48 31 0.00 0.0
1989 47 37 0.37 0.0
1988 35 16 0.00 0.0
1987 47 31 0.00 0.0
1986 60 30 0.00 0.0
1985 33 22 0.00 0.0
1984 28 14 0.00 0.0
1983 44 29 0.00 0.0
1982 27 12 0.00 0.0
1981 22 11 0.00 0.0
1980 52 32 0.00 0.0
1979 29 21 0.16 0.7
1978 40 19 0.00 0.0
1977 28 11 0.00 0.0
1976 42 29 0.00 0.0
1975 61 39 0.01 0.0
1974 40 24 0.00 0.0
1973 34 19 0.00 0.0
1972 55 41 0.00 0.0
1971 47 28 0.00 0.0
1970 37 26 0.02 0.4
1969 33 19 0.00 0.0
1968 28 7 0.00 0.0
1967 46 24 0.00 0.0
1966 33 17 0.00 0.0
1965 41 28 0.00 0.0
1964 28 17 0.30 4.2
1963 48 40 0.49 0.0
1962 31 17 0.00 0.0
1961 51 26 0.00 0.0
1960 35 31 0.27 0.0
1959 43 28 0.00 0.0
1958 37 22 0.00 0.0
1957 41 27 0.00 0.0
1956 43 38 0.06 0.0
1955 36 26 0.00 0.0
1954 28 16 0.00 0.0
1953 42 30 0.00 0.0
1952 45 33 0.00 0.0
1951 45 29 0.00 0.0
1950 37 31 0.49 0.0
1949 41 32 0.11 1.7
1948 43 25 0.47 0.0
1947 53 35 0.00 0.0
1946 54 37 0.17 0.0
1945 42 23 0.04 0.0
1944 39 26 0.00 0.0
1943 40 26 0.00 0.0
1942 38 15 0.00 0.0
1941 48 30 0.00 0.0
1940 39 32 0.02 0.0
1939 45 38 0.00 0.0
1938 38 33 0.09 0.0
1937 54 37 0.00 0.0
1936 50 35 0.00 0.0
1935 41 34 0.00 0.0
1934 41 30 0.04 0.0
1933 54 28 0.00 0.0
1932 60 35 0.00 0.0
1931 40 33 0.24 0.0
1930 45 28 0.00 0.0
1929 39 23 0.00 0.0
1928 54 37 0.00 0.0
1927 36 20 0.00 0.0
1926 38 21 0.00 0.0
1925 29 22 0.08 0.5
1924 44 32 0.00 0.0
1923 49 34 0.00 0.0
1922 30 21 0.00 0.0
1921 38 24 0.08 0.0
1920 37 25 0.00 0.0
1919 32 17 0.00 0.0
1918 50 16 0.63 0.0
1917 27 14 0.00 0.0
1916 42 36 0.03 0.0
1915 44 34 2.77 0.0
1914 40 17 0.00 0.0
1913 65 33 0.12 0.0
1912 19 7 0.26 3.4
1911 56 44 0.02 0.0
1910 40 30 0.00 0.0
1909 43 29 0.00 0.0
1908 58 43 1.17 0.0
1907 53 39 0.14 0.0
1906 47 34 0.29 0.0
1905 43 28 0.46 0.0
1904 35 22 0.14 1.7
1903 37 14 0.00 0.0
1902 33 22 0.00 0.0
1901 43 34 0.54 0.0
1900 43 32 0.32 0.0
1899 27 21 0.15 0.5
1898 54 37 0.11 0.0
1897 34 22 0.00 0.0
1896 49 24 0.00 0.0
1895 48 n/a 0.00 0.0
1894 33 28 0.01 0.0
1893 25 17 0.44 5.0
1892 37 30 0.59 0.0
1891 44 36 0.07 0.0
1890 76 47 0.00 0.0
1889 49 29 0.00 0.0
1888 27 12 0.00 0.0
1887 47 21 0.00 n/a
1886 15 3 0.00 0.0
1885 63 40 0.67 0.0
1884 36 27 0.00 0.0
1883 29 11 0.00 n/a
1882 44 34 0.01 n/a
1881 34 19 0.00 n/a
1880 56 33 0.25 n/a
1879 32 26 0.18 n/a
1878 48 35 0.00 n/a
1877 37 30 0.06 n/a
1876 36 18 0.00 n/a
1875 28 21 0.22 n/a
1874 36 27 0.00 n/a
1873 37 22 0.00 n/a
1872 56 28 0.00 n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 76 °F 1890
2 72 °F 2017
3 70 °F 2020
4 65 °F 1913
5 64 °F 2018
6 63 °F 1885
6 63 °F 1995
8 61 °F 1975
9 60 °F 1932
9 60 °F 1986
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 3 °F 1886
2 7 °F 1912
2 7 °F 1968
4 11 °F 1981
4 11 °F 1883
4 11 °F 1977
7 12 °F 1982
7 12 °F 1888
9 14 °F 1984
9 14 °F 1903
9 14 °F 1917
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 15 °F 1886
2 19 °F 1912
3 22 °F 1981
4 25 °F 1893
5 27 °F 1899
5 27 °F 1982
5 27 °F 1888
5 27 °F 1917
9 28 °F 1968
9 28 °F 1977
9 28 °F 1984
9 28 °F 1875
9 28 °F 1964
9 28 °F 1954
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on January 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.8 inches 1915
2 1.2 inches 1908
3 0.8 inches 2015
4 0.7 inches 1885
5 0.6 inches 1994
6 0.6 inches 1918
7 0.6 inches 1892
8 0.5 inches 1901
9 0.5 inches 1963
9 0.5 inches 1950
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on January 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.0 inches 1893
2 4.2 inches 1964
3 4.1 inches 1996
4 3.4 inches 1912
5 1.9 inches 2019
6 1.7 inches 1904
6 1.7 inches 1949
8 0.7 inches 1979
9 0.5 inches 1925
9 0.5 inches 1899
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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