Washington D.C. January 15 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of January 15.
January 15 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 77 °F 1932
Lowest temperature 4 °F 1886
Lowest daily high 18 °F 1994
Highest daily low 56 °F 1995
Most precipitation 1.18 inches 1885
Most snow 8.5 inches 1892
January 15 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 44.4 °F
Average low 29.7 °F
Chance precipitation 32.8%
Chance snow 9.1%
Washington D.C. January 15 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 31 25 0.31 3.4
2023 47 29 0.00 0.0
2022 34 20 0.00 0.0
2021 53 33 0.17 0.0
2020 58 45 0.00 0.0
2019 39 25 0.00 0.0
2018 32 18 0.00 0.0
2017 49 36 0.00 0.0
2016 50 34 0.32 0.0
2015 42 32 0.00 0.0
2014 50 39 0.00 0.0
2013 42 37 0.79 0.0
2012 36 27 0.00 0.0
2011 46 28 0.00 0.0
2010 57 28 0.00 0.0
2009 29 17 0.00 0.0
2008 40 30 0.00 0.0
2007 68 52 0.00 0.0
2006 40 27 0.00 0.0
2005 37 30 0.00 0.0
2004 36 20 0.00 0.0
2003 33 20 0.00 0.0
2002 54 36 0.00 0.0
2001 43 37 0.01 0.0
2000 36 22 0.00 0.0
1999 39 28 0.75 0.0
1998 41 31 0.73 0.0
1997 42 22 0.00 0.0
1996 48 26 0.00 0.0
1995 65 56 0.41 0.0
1994 18 6 0.00 0.0
1993 43 36 0.00 0.0
1992 35 24 0.00 0.0
1991 59 34 0.00 0.0
1990 53 35 0.02 0.0
1989 45 34 0.53 0.0
1988 26 14 0.00 0.0
1987 60 45 0.03 0.0
1986 29 17 0.00 0.0
1985 38 21 0.00 0.0
1984 33 23 0.00 0.0
1983 44 36 0.00 0.0
1982 29 16 0.00 0.0
1981 39 30 0.08 0.9
1980 55 39 0.00 0.0
1979 35 22 0.00 0.0
1978 33 24 0.01 0.0
1977 38 27 0.00 0.0
1976 44 29 0.00 0.0
1975 36 19 0.00 0.0
1974 52 27 0.00 0.0
1973 46 31 0.01 0.0
1972 33 9 0.00 0.0
1971 43 27 0.00 0.0
1970 38 21 0.00 0.0
1969 41 26 0.00 0.0
1968 40 30 0.10 1.3
1967 52 40 0.00 0.0
1966 39 23 0.00 0.0
1965 24 14 0.00 0.0
1964 30 7 0.00 0.0
1963 38 22 0.00 0.0
1962 56 35 0.38 0.0
1961 49 34 0.78 0.0
1960 53 40 0.62 0.0
1959 67 37 0.02 0.0
1958 43 37 0.00 0.0
1957 21 14 0.19 2.1
1956 48 32 0.00 0.0
1955 49 29 0.00 0.0
1954 37 32 0.24 0.0
1953 62 38 0.00 0.0
1952 74 46 0.02 0.0
1951 50 38 0.24 0.0
1950 48 37 0.00 0.0
1949 44 31 0.00 0.0
1948 25 13 0.00 0.0
1947 50 39 0.61 0.0
1946 43 25 0.00 0.0
1945 34 31 0.21 0.0
1944 38 30 0.48 2.0
1943 53 35 0.00 0.0
1942 52 38 0.00 0.0
1941 31 28 0.03 0.0
1940 44 33 0.00 0.0
1939 38 21 0.00 0.0
1938 36 26 0.00 0.0
1937 69 46 0.75 0.0
1936 40 34 0.61 0.0
1935 39 26 0.00 0.0
1934 47 37 0.00 0.0
1933 44 33 0.00 0.0
1932 77 55 0.00 0.0
1931 29 20 0.00 0.0
1930 53 42 0.05 0.0
1929 47 26 0.00 0.0
1928 69 41 0.00 0.0
1927 30 13 0.01 0.1
1926 46 24 0.00 0.0
1925 41 18 0.00 0.0
1924 41 20 0.00 0.0
1923 50 39 0.00 0.0
1922 54 31 0.00 0.0
1921 40 34 0.00 0.0
1920 33 19 0.00 0.0
1919 44 34 0.01 0.0
1918 39 26 0.53 0.0
1917 23 17 0.02 0.5
1916 28 15 0.00 0.0
1915 52 34 0.01 0.0
1914 40 23 0.00 0.0
1913 51 24 0.00 0.0
1912 27 11 0.00 0.0
1911 56 34 0.03 0.0
1910 37 24 0.00 0.1
1909 42 34 0.02 0.0
1908 44 26 0.00 0.0
1907 48 36 0.07 0.0
1906 39 35 0.00 0.0
1905 28 9 0.00 0.0
1904 34 18 0.00 0.0
1903 44 26 0.00 0.0
1902 49 24 0.00 0.0
1901 59 37 0.00 0.0
1900 52 38 0.00 0.0
1899 55 38 0.00 0.0
1898 50 39 1.02 0.0
1897 33 28 0.05 0.4
1896 35 23 0.00 0.0
1895 45 24 0.00 0.0
1894 50 34 0.03 0.0
1893 25 8 0.01 0.2
1892 40 27 0.87 8.5
1891 43 28 0.00 0.0
1890 54 36 0.26 0.0
1889 40 29 0.00 0.0
1888 51 34 0.05 0.0
1887 41 28 0.00 n/a
1886 33 4 0.00 0.0
1885 41 32 1.18 0.0
1884 41 27 0.62 0.0
1883 29 12 0.00 n/a
1882 48 27 0.02 n/a
1881 20 8 0.00 n/a
1880 41 26 0.00 n/a
1879 35 26 0.00 n/a
1878 44 36 0.00 n/a
1877 36 30 0.30 n/a
1876 44 17 0.00 n/a
1875 28 12 0.00 n/a
1874 28 12 0.00 n/a
1873 43 37 0.01 n/a
1872 37 13 0.00 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 0.00 n/a
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 1/15?
For the date of Jan 15, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 77 °F which happened in 1932.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 77 °F 1932
2 74 °F 1952
3 69 °F 1937
3 69 °F 1928
5 68 °F 2007
6 67 °F 1959
7 65 °F 1995
8 62 °F 1953
9 60 °F 1987
10 59 °F 1991
10 59 °F 1901
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 1/15?
For the date of Jan 15, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 4 °F which happened in 1886.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 4 °F 1886
2 6 °F 1994
3 7 °F 1964
4 8 °F 1881
4 8 °F 1893
6 9 °F 1905
6 9 °F 1972
8 11 °F 1912
9 12 °F 1883
9 12 °F 1875
9 12 °F 1874
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 18 °F 1994
2 20 °F 1881
3 21 °F 1957
4 23 °F 1917
5 24 °F 1965
6 25 °F 1948
6 25 °F 1893
8 26 °F 1988
9 27 °F 1912
10 28 °F 1916
10 28 °F 1874
10 28 °F 1875
10 28 °F 1905
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 1/15?
For the date of Jan 15, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.18 inches which happened in 1885.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on January 15
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.18 inches 1885
2 1.02 inches 1898
3 0.87 inches 1892
4 0.79 inches 2013
5 0.78 inches 1961
6 0.75 inches 1999
6 0.75 inches 1937
8 0.73 inches 1998
9 0.62 inches 1884
9 0.62 inches 1960
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on January 15
Rank Precipitation Year
1 8.5 inches 1892
2 3.4 inches 2024
3 2.1 inches 1957
4 2.0 inches 1944
5 1.3 inches 1968
6 0.9 inches 1981
7 0.5 inches 1917
8 0.4 inches 1897
9 0.2 inches 1893
10 0.1 inches 1910
10 0.1 inches 1927
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location