Washington D.C. January 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of January 17.
January 17 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 74 °F 1943
Lowest temperature -5 °F 1982
Lowest daily high 10 °F 1982
Highest daily low 48 °F 1913
Most precipitation 1.1 inches 1994
Most snow 5.5 inches 1935
January 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 44.3 °F
Average low 29.5 °F
Chance precipitation 32.4%
Chance snow 9.5%
Washington D.C. January 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 46 38 0.05 0.0
2022 42 34 0.02 0.0
2021 49 33 0.00 0.0
2020 40 29 0.00 0.0
2019 40 34 0.09 0.9
2018 37 20 0.03 0.4
2017 53 41 0.21 0.0
2016 38 32 0.05 0.3
2015 40 28 0.00 0.0
2014 49 31 0.00 0.0
2013 46 40 0.01 0.0
2012 60 40 0.26 0.0
2011 33 29 0.24 0.2
2010 45 37 0.68 0.0
2009 27 8 0.00 0.0
2008 39 34 0.75 1.3
2007 34 23 0.00 0.0
2006 60 32 0.00 0.0
2005 30 17 0.00 0.1
2004 36 21 0.08 0.2
2003 32 18 0.00 0.0
2002 51 39 0.00 0.0
2001 45 33 0.00 0.0
2000 31 20 0.00 0.0
1999 58 31 0.00 0.0
1998 46 38 0.09 0.0
1997 23 13 0.00 0.0
1996 50 32 0.00 0.0
1995 50 40 0.00 0.0
1994 35 16 1.09 0.7
1993 49 31 0.00 0.0
1992 45 16 0.00 0.0
1991 49 37 0.00 0.0
1990 66 37 0.00 0.0
1989 53 29 0.00 0.0
1988 46 29 0.08 0.0
1987 39 28 0.00 0.0
1986 53 27 0.00 0.0
1985 38 25 0.27 3.9
1984 37 27 0.00 0.0
1983 38 22 0.00 0.0
1982 10 -5 0.00 0.0
1981 33 21 0.00 0.0
1980 45 37 0.00 0.0
1979 43 32 0.03 0.0
1978 38 31 1.03 0.9
1977 18 2 0.00 0.0
1976 44 18 0.00 0.0
1975 40 28 0.00 0.0
1974 61 37 0.00 0.0
1973 59 28 0.00 0.0
1972 40 9 0.00 0.0
1971 31 22 0.00 0.0
1970 50 26 0.51 0.0
1969 46 33 0.00 0.0
1968 38 21 0.00 0.0
1967 54 27 0.00 0.0
1966 38 23 0.00 0.0
1965 18 10 0.03 0.3
1964 40 17 0.00 0.0
1963 52 27 0.00 0.0
1962 43 24 0.00 0.0
1961 51 32 0.00 0.0
1960 43 32 0.00 0.0
1959 26 11 0.00 0.0
1958 38 32 0.00 0.0
1957 20 10 0.00 0.0
1956 37 30 0.03 0.3
1955 44 28 0.00 0.0
1954 40 20 0.00 0.0
1953 39 29 0.00 0.0
1952 47 34 0.34 0.0
1951 57 28 0.00 0.0
1950 43 29 0.00 0.0
1949 60 44 0.00 0.0
1948 38 29 0.00 0.0
1947 45 37 0.00 0.0
1946 39 24 0.00 0.0
1945 39 27 0.00 0.0
1944 39 23 0.00 0.0
1943 74 42 0.00 0.0
1942 43 20 0.00 0.0
1941 46 34 0.01 0.0
1940 28 17 0.00 0.1
1939 42 33 0.00 0.0
1938 39 35 0.00 0.0
1937 39 32 0.53 0.0
1936 39 32 0.00 0.0
1935 47 28 0.33 5.5
1934 38 26 0.00 0.0
1933 57 36 0.00 0.0
1932 56 44 0.00 0.0
1931 53 32 0.00 0.0
1930 31 24 0.00 0.0
1929 40 33 0.01 0.0
1928 60 36 0.04 0.0
1927 42 21 0.00 0.0
1926 48 29 0.35 0.0
1925 49 38 0.00 0.0
1924 52 39 0.00 0.0
1923 28 19 0.00 0.0
1922 33 26 0.00 0.0
1921 43 22 0.00 0.0
1920 33 18 0.00 0.0
1919 48 39 0.01 0.0
1918 39 27 0.00 0.0
1917 40 18 0.00 0.0
1916 33 11 0.00 0.5
1915 46 36 0.41 0.0
1914 47 31 0.00 0.0
1913 68 48 0.00 0.0
1912 38 8 0.00 0.0
1911 27 21 0.00 0.0
1910 42 23 0.32 0.0
1909 38 22 0.17 1.7
1908 39 23 0.00 0.0
1907 29 24 0.23 0.8
1906 45 35 0.00 0.0
1905 42 22 0.00 0.0
1904 36 18 0.00 0.0
1903 54 31 0.00 0.0
1902 35 23 0.00 0.0
1901 49 30 0.08 0.8
1900 41 35 0.03 0.0
1899 51 34 0.06 0.0
1898 35 28 0.00 0.0
1897 44 32 0.04 0.0
1896 44 26 0.00 0.0
1895 44 29 0.00 0.0
1894 n/a 35 0.00 0.0
1893 19 9 0.00 0.0
1892 34 4 0.00 0.0
1891 34 32 0.44 0.0
1890 38 25 0.00 0.0
1889 66 41 0.34 0.0
1888 32 18 0.26 0.9
1887 47 30 0.07 n/a
1886 42 25 0.00 0.0
1885 66 21 0.12 0.0
1884 34 16 0.00 0.0
1883 35 24 0.46 n/a
1882 49 27 0.22 n/a
1881 39 20 0.00 n/a
1880 46 26 0.00 n/a
1879 35 22 0.00 n/a
1878 42 26 0.00 n/a
1877 40 31 0.52 n/a
1876 52 40 0.31 n/a
1875 26 19 0.00 n/a
1874 30 11 0.00 n/a
1873 61 32 0.44 n/a
1872 36 22 0.00 n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 74 °F 1943
2 68 °F 1913
3 66 °F 1889
3 66 °F 1885
3 66 °F 1990
6 61 °F 1873
6 61 °F 1974
8 60 °F 1949
8 60 °F 2006
8 60 °F 2012
8 60 °F 1928
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -5 °F 1982
2 2 °F 1977
3 4 °F 1892
4 8 °F 2009
4 8 °F 1912
6 9 °F 1893
6 9 °F 1972
8 10 °F 1957
8 10 °F 1965
10 11 °F 1874
10 11 °F 1916
10 11 °F 1959
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 10 °F 1982
2 18 °F 1977
2 18 °F 1965
4 19 °F 1893
5 20 °F 1957
6 23 °F 1997
7 26 °F 1959
7 26 °F 1875
9 27 °F 2009
9 27 °F 1911
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.1 inches 1994
2 1.0 inches 1978
3 0.8 inches 2008
4 0.7 inches 2010
5 0.5 inches 1937
6 0.5 inches 1877
7 0.5 inches 1970
8 0.5 inches 1883
9 0.4 inches 1891
9 0.4 inches 1873
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.5 inches 1935
2 3.9 inches 1985
3 1.7 inches 1909
4 1.3 inches 2008
5 0.9 inches 2019
5 0.9 inches 1978
5 0.9 inches 1888
8 0.8 inches 1907
8 0.8 inches 1901
10 0.7 inches 1994
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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