Washington D.C. January 2 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of January 2.
January 2 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 71 °F 1876
Lowest temperature -1 °F 1899
Lowest daily high 15 °F 1918
Highest daily low 52 °F 1876
Most precipitation 1.4 inches 1979
Most snow 4.5 inches 1925
January 2 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 46.2 °F
Average low 31.7 °F
Chance precipitation 31.8%
Chance snow 5.2%
Washington D.C. January 2 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 64 39 0.00 0.0
2022 63 46 0.13 0.0
2021 58 37 0.00 0.0
2020 54 32 0.00 0.0
2019 48 42 0.00 0.0
2018 26 13 0.00 0.0
2017 46 41 0.35 0.0
2016 48 32 0.00 0.0
2015 49 35 0.00 0.0
2014 39 33 0.34 1.9
2013 40 30 0.00 0.0
2012 49 32 0.00 0.0
2011 59 34 0.06 0.0
2010 30 20 0.00 0.0
2009 43 30 0.00 0.0
2008 38 25 0.00 0.0
2007 51 35 0.00 0.0
2006 44 33 0.35 0.0
2005 47 39 0.00 0.0
2004 50 42 0.15 0.0
2003 43 39 0.05 0.0
2002 37 21 0.00 0.0
2001 33 23 0.00 0.0
2000 68 44 0.00 0.0
1999 25 20 0.02 0.0
1998 60 33 0.00 0.0
1997 53 37 0.00 0.0
1996 40 37 1.15 0.0
1995 49 28 0.02 0.0
1994 49 32 0.00 0.0
1993 41 28 0.00 0.0
1992 47 39 0.01 0.0
1991 51 26 0.00 0.0
1990 46 28 0.00 0.0
1989 42 35 0.00 0.0
1988 37 25 0.00 0.0
1987 44 32 0.15 0.0
1986 52 27 0.00 0.0
1985 61 40 0.23 0.0
1984 35 26 0.00 0.0
1983 48 35 0.00 0.0
1982 45 30 0.00 0.0
1981 40 27 0.00 0.0
1980 43 31 0.00 0.0
1979 60 30 1.44 0.0
1978 41 29 0.00 0.0
1977 36 19 0.00 0.0
1976 39 30 0.00 0.0
1975 47 33 0.00 0.0
1974 42 29 0.00 0.0
1973 48 32 0.00 0.0
1972 46 37 0.34 0.0
1971 41 20 0.00 0.0
1970 41 24 0.00 0.0
1969 36 19 0.00 0.0
1968 25 8 0.00 0.0
1967 45 30 0.00 0.0
1966 48 43 0.32 0.0
1965 48 33 0.07 0.0
1964 48 29 0.00 0.0
1963 33 21 0.00 0.0
1962 38 25 0.00 0.0
1961 41 28 0.00 0.0
1960 38 27 0.04 0.0
1959 47 34 0.00 0.0
1958 30 23 0.00 0.0
1957 31 17 0.00 0.0
1956 40 23 0.00 0.0
1955 63 44 0.01 0.0
1954 56 28 0.00 0.0
1953 50 30 0.13 0.0
1952 54 42 0.32 0.0
1951 45 26 0.00 0.0
1950 56 42 0.00 0.0
1949 41 28 0.00 0.0
1948 39 33 0.29 0.9
1947 37 31 0.02 0.0
1946 32 22 0.00 0.0
1945 27 18 0.00 0.0
1944 39 24 0.00 0.1
1943 47 35 0.00 0.0
1942 57 33 0.00 0.0
1941 44 38 0.48 0.0
1940 28 17 0.00 0.0
1939 62 39 0.00 0.0
1938 51 36 0.00 0.0
1937 44 36 0.75 0.0
1936 36 27 0.96 0.0
1935 45 23 0.00 0.0
1934 46 29 0.00 0.0
1933 45 24 0.00 0.0
1932 51 40 0.03 0.0
1931 44 17 0.00 0.0
1930 67 48 0.03 0.0
1929 42 27 0.00 0.0
1928 21 10 0.00 0.0
1927 36 23 0.01 0.0
1926 52 31 0.00 0.0
1925 34 24 1.28 4.5
1924 33 28 0.60 0.5
1923 43 25 0.00 0.0
1922 27 18 0.00 0.0
1921 64 38 0.00 0.0
1920 29 14 0.00 0.0
1919 61 35 1.34 0.0
1918 15 10 0.09 1.8
1917 53 28 0.00 0.0
1916 70 45 0.00 0.0
1915 43 25 0.00 0.0
1914 39 25 0.00 0.0
1913 53 29 0.09 0.0
1912 42 22 0.16 0.0
1911 54 36 0.03 0.0
1910 53 40 0.00 0.0
1909 42 19 0.00 0.0
1908 50 30 0.00 0.0
1907 49 32 0.00 0.0
1906 42 26 0.01 0.0
1905 55 33 0.00 0.0
1904 39 16 0.35 0.6
1903 40 27 1.12 0.0
1902 42 23 0.00 0.0
1901 35 27 0.00 0.0
1900 30 11 0.00 0.0
1899 26 -1 0.00 0.0
1898 27 18 0.00 0.0
1897 53 30 0.00 0.0
1896 49 20 0.00 0.0
1895 32 13 0.00 0.0
1894 44 24 0.00 0.0
1893 42 33 0.00 0.0
1892 58 n/a 0.74 0.0
1891 54 n/a 0.24 0.0
1890 60 40 0.02 0.0
1889 48 27 0.00 0.0
1888 46 29 0.00 0.0
1887 24 11 0.00 n/a
1886 50 30 0.00 0.0
1885 28 17 0.00 0.0
1884 37 26 0.38 0.0
1883 40 29 0.00 n/a
1882 30 19 0.00 n/a
1881 27 14 0.16 n/a
1880 55 36 0.00 n/a
1879 36 6 0.10 n/a
1878 43 16 0.00 n/a
1877 25 12 0.01 n/a
1876 71 52 0.07 n/a
1875 42 30 0.29 n/a
1874 58 44 0.26 n/a
1873 40 30 0.06 n/a
1872 41 29 0.00 n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 71 °F 1876
2 70 °F 1916
3 68 °F 2000
4 67 °F 1930
5 64 °F 1921
5 64 °F 2023
7 63 °F 2022
7 63 °F 1955
9 62 °F 1939
10 61 °F 1919
10 61 °F 1985
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 -1 °F 1899
2 6 °F 1879
3 8 °F 1968
4 10 °F 1928
4 10 °F 1918
6 11 °F 1900
6 11 °F 1887
8 12 °F 1877
9 13 °F 2018
9 13 °F 1895
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 15 °F 1918
2 21 °F 1928
3 24 °F 1887
4 25 °F 1999
4 25 °F 1877
4 25 °F 1968
7 26 °F 2018
7 26 °F 1899
9 27 °F 1898
9 27 °F 1881
9 27 °F 1945
9 27 °F 1922
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on January 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.4 inches 1979
2 1.3 inches 1919
3 1.3 inches 1925
4 1.2 inches 1996
5 1.1 inches 1903
6 1.0 inches 1936
7 0.8 inches 1937
8 0.7 inches 1892
9 0.6 inches 1924
10 0.5 inches 1941
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on January 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.5 inches 1925
2 1.9 inches 2014
3 1.8 inches 1918
4 0.9 inches 1948
5 0.6 inches 1904
6 0.5 inches 1924
7 0.1 inches 1944
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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