Washington D.C. January 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of January 16.
January 16 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 73 °F 1953
Lowest temperature 2 °F 1893
Lowest daily high 15 °F 1893
Highest daily low 44 °F 1995
Most precipitation 1.00 inches 1909
Most snow 10.0 inches 1909
January 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 44.3 °F
Average low 29.6 °F
Chance precipitation 33.0%
Chance snow 9.7%
Washington D.C. January 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 32 20 0.04 0.7
2023 56 29 0.00 0.0
2022 40 17 0.90 2.6
2021 49 34 0.00 0.0
2020 57 36 0.00 0.0
2019 44 24 0.00 0.0
2018 43 30 0.00 0.0
2017 46 38 0.01 0.0
2016 53 38 0.01 0.0
2015 48 27 0.00 0.0
2014 42 34 0.00 0.0
2013 43 37 0.29 0.0
2012 42 25 0.03 0.0
2011 42 31 0.00 0.0
2010 52 31 0.00 0.0
2009 18 11 0.00 0.0
2008 44 32 0.00 0.0
2007 64 31 0.00 0.0
2006 43 32 0.00 0.0
2005 38 29 0.00 0.0
2004 30 15 0.00 0.0
2003 30 20 0.03 0.5
2002 43 33 0.00 0.0
2001 49 34 0.00 0.0
2000 62 31 0.00 0.0
1999 54 26 0.00 0.0
1998 44 37 0.00 0.0
1997 50 23 0.44 0.0
1996 37 21 0.00 0.0
1995 58 44 0.00 0.0
1994 19 4 0.00 0.0
1993 40 36 0.00 0.0
1992 33 16 0.02 0.2
1991 53 42 0.54 0.0
1990 63 33 0.00 0.0
1989 47 34 0.00 0.0
1988 38 15 0.00 0.0
1987 53 39 0.00 0.0
1986 46 20 0.00 0.0
1985 30 18 0.00 0.0
1984 30 21 0.09 1.8
1983 38 28 0.00 0.0
1982 42 10 0.02 0.6
1981 42 27 0.00 0.0
1980 57 37 0.00 0.0
1979 47 32 0.00 0.0
1978 34 19 0.00 0.1
1977 33 3 0.00 0.0
1976 46 35 0.00 0.0
1975 41 27 0.00 0.0
1974 64 36 0.00 0.0
1973 53 28 0.00 0.0
1972 18 3 0.00 0.0
1971 32 23 0.00 0.0
1970 46 20 0.00 0.0
1969 39 21 0.00 0.0
1968 33 22 0.00 0.0
1967 40 29 0.00 0.0
1966 36 21 0.00 0.0
1965 24 17 0.21 2.2
1964 41 11 0.00 0.0
1963 41 22 0.00 0.0
1962 42 28 0.00 0.0
1961 36 33 0.02 0.0
1960 45 33 0.00 0.0
1959 57 12 0.34 2.2
1958 37 33 0.01 0.1
1957 31 17 0.00 0.0
1956 41 31 0.13 1.3
1955 42 31 0.00 0.0
1954 43 33 0.20 0.0
1953 73 39 0.00 0.0
1952 57 38 0.00 0.0
1951 40 31 0.00 0.0
1950 53 38 0.05 0.0
1949 64 34 0.00 0.0
1948 43 21 0.00 0.0
1947 56 43 0.03 0.0
1946 27 18 0.00 0.0
1945 35 30 0.81 0.5
1944 38 28 0.21 2.0
1943 68 44 0.00 0.0
1942 43 26 0.00 0.0
1941 36 28 0.94 0.0
1940 37 28 0.00 0.0
1939 38 28 0.02 0.1
1938 37 26 0.00 0.0
1937 46 35 0.00 0.0
1936 42 34 0.00 0.0
1935 38 27 0.31 0.6
1934 51 37 0.00 0.0
1933 53 27 0.00 0.0
1932 55 43 0.00 0.0
1931 38 16 0.00 0.0
1930 42 29 0.00 0.0
1929 37 24 0.00 0.0
1928 41 33 0.02 0.0
1927 28 11 0.00 0.0
1926 42 23 0.00 0.0
1925 39 29 0.24 0.0
1924 58 35 0.88 0.0
1923 40 26 0.00 0.0
1922 39 26 0.00 0.0
1921 42 28 0.00 0.0
1920 26 17 0.14 1.7
1919 49 29 0.00 0.0
1918 35 21 0.00 0.0
1917 29 20 0.00 0.0
1916 38 27 0.06 0.0
1915 45 29 0.00 0.0
1914 48 28 0.00 0.0
1913 56 42 0.26 0.0
1912 19 7 0.00 0.0
1911 34 21 0.00 0.0
1910 43 23 0.00 0.0
1909 37 20 1.00 10.0
1908 45 28 0.00 0.0
1907 36 24 0.47 1.5
1906 58 38 0.00 0.0
1905 35 14 0.00 0.0
1904 42 18 0.05 0.0
1903 53 30 0.00 0.0
1902 45 30 0.00 0.0
1901 66 35 0.00 0.0
1900 61 30 0.00 0.0
1899 49 32 0.10 0.0
1898 52 33 0.01 0.0
1897 38 25 0.00 0.0
1896 41 20 0.00 0.0
1895 38 35 0.81 0.0
1894 56 41 0.00 0.0
1893 15 2 0.00 0.0
1892 28 14 0.00 0.0
1891 46 29 0.00 0.0
1890 47 32 0.12 0.0
1889 45 33 0.13 0.0
1888 37 20 0.00 0.0
1887 45 27 0.00 n/a
1886 32 20 0.17 0.0
1885 61 37 0.00 0.0
1884 28 15 0.00 0.0
1883 30 20 0.01 n/a
1882 57 44 0.06 n/a
1881 27 17 0.00 n/a
1880 43 26 0.00 n/a
1879 44 23 0.06 n/a
1878 39 30 0.00 n/a
1877 54 35 0.12 n/a
1876 49 38 0.14 n/a
1875 34 18 0.00 n/a
1874 22 11 0.00 n/a
1873 64 37 0.29 n/a
1872 34 28 0.00 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.25 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 0.76 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 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 73 °F which happened in 1953.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 73 °F 1953
2 68 °F 1943
3 66 °F 1901
4 64 °F 1949
4 64 °F 2007
4 64 °F 1873
4 64 °F 1974
8 63 °F 1990
9 62 °F 2000
10 61 °F 1885
10 61 °F 1900
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 2 °F which happened in 1893.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 2 °F 1893
2 3 °F 1972
2 3 °F 1977
4 4 °F 1994
5 7 °F 1912
6 10 °F 1982
7 11 °F 1927
7 11 °F 1964
7 11 °F 1874
7 11 °F 2009
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 15 °F 1893
2 18 °F 1972
2 18 °F 2009
4 19 °F 1994
4 19 °F 1912
6 22 °F 1874
7 24 °F 1965
8 26 °F 1920
9 27 °F 1881
9 27 °F 1946
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.00 inches which happened in 1909.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on January 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.00 inches 1909
2 0.94 inches 1941
3 0.90 inches 2022
4 0.88 inches 1924
5 0.81 inches 1895
5 0.81 inches 1945
7 0.76 inches 1858
8 0.54 inches 1991
9 0.47 inches 1907
10 0.44 inches 1997
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on January 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 10.0 inches 1909
2 2.6 inches 2022
3 2.2 inches 1959
3 2.2 inches 1965
5 2.0 inches 1944
6 1.8 inches 1984
7 1.7 inches 1920
8 1.5 inches 1907
9 1.3 inches 1956
10 0.7 inches 2024
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location