Washington D.C. January 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of January 20.
January 20 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 70 °F 1951
Lowest temperature -2 °F 1985
Lowest daily high 18 °F 1994
Highest daily low 47 °F 1900
Most precipitation 1.8 inches 1937
Most snow 3.8 inches 1975
January 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 44.3 °F
Average low 29.3 °F
Chance precipitation 33.1%
Chance snow 10.0%
Washington D.C. January 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 52 41 0.00 0.0
2022 46 27 0.28 0.0
2021 46 31 0.00 0.0
2020 36 24 0.00 0.0
2019 56 18 0.19 0.0
2018 63 28 0.00 0.0
2017 49 39 0.01 0.0
2016 31 19 0.03 0.7
2015 50 31 0.00 0.0
2014 59 38 0.00 0.0
2013 62 38 0.00 0.0
2012 40 28 0.05 0.5
2011 44 35 0.00 0.0
2010 44 35 0.03 0.0
2009 30 19 0.00 0.0
2008 37 19 0.00 0.0
2007 37 27 0.00 0.0
2006 60 39 0.00 0.0
2005 37 26 0.00 0.0
2004 31 22 0.00 0.0
2003 41 26 0.00 0.0
2002 40 30 0.00 0.0
2001 39 33 0.33 0.3
2000 35 25 0.20 3.6
1999 51 37 0.01 0.0
1998 41 32 0.00 0.0
1997 45 21 0.00 0.0
1996 33 17 0.00 0.0
1995 49 42 0.99 0.0
1994 18 8 0.09 1.9
1993 44 22 0.00 0.0
1992 42 18 0.00 0.0
1991 57 40 0.00 0.0
1990 46 36 0.11 0.0
1989 52 34 0.00 0.0
1988 42 36 1.00 0.0
1987 42 37 0.00 0.0
1986 49 37 0.03 0.0
1985 27 -2 0.07 0.8
1984 25 9 0.00 0.0
1983 35 16 0.00 0.0
1982 43 23 0.00 0.0
1981 56 38 0.00 0.0
1980 49 34 0.00 0.0
1979 36 29 1.09 0.2
1978 37 30 0.48 1.1
1977 33 20 0.00 0.0
1976 33 26 0.02 0.0
1975 43 21 0.41 3.8
1974 46 39 0.00 0.0
1973 46 31 0.00 0.0
1972 46 32 0.02 0.0
1971 33 18 0.00 0.0
1970 26 17 0.10 1.0
1969 39 33 0.27 0.0
1968 56 29 0.00 0.0
1967 43 17 0.00 0.0
1966 47 31 0.00 0.0
1965 46 25 0.00 0.0
1964 44 34 0.30 0.0
1963 59 37 0.11 0.0
1962 40 26 0.00 0.1
1961 26 19 0.09 0.7
1960 37 25 0.00 0.0
1959 45 36 0.27 0.0
1958 44 24 0.00 0.0
1957 43 20 0.00 0.0
1956 39 29 0.02 0.2
1955 37 26 0.00 0.0
1954 60 39 0.08 0.0
1953 54 40 0.00 0.0
1952 60 42 0.01 0.0
1951 70 44 0.00 0.0
1950 35 22 0.00 0.0
1949 42 31 0.00 0.0
1948 39 17 0.21 1.7
1947 54 41 0.57 0.0
1946 29 19 0.11 1.0
1945 36 27 0.11 1.2
1944 42 30 0.00 0.0
1943 30 15 0.00 0.0
1942 44 38 0.00 0.0
1941 33 24 0.00 0.0
1940 23 8 0.00 0.0
1939 32 18 0.02 0.3
1938 39 20 0.00 0.1
1937 41 33 1.77 0.0
1936 31 21 0.00 0.0
1935 35 27 0.75 3.0
1934 51 25 0.00 0.0
1933 58 39 0.00 0.0
1932 59 33 0.00 0.0
1931 46 36 0.00 0.0
1930 29 9 0.00 0.0
1929 59 35 0.00 0.0
1928 46 23 0.00 0.0
1927 60 46 0.04 0.0
1926 62 34 0.00 0.0
1925 41 30 0.46 0.5
1924 48 24 0.00 0.0
1923 42 28 0.05 0.0
1922 52 38 0.00 0.0
1921 42 21 0.00 0.0
1920 28 18 0.00 0.0
1919 51 29 0.00 0.0
1918 22 12 0.02 0.5
1917 44 22 0.00 0.0
1916 48 32 0.03 0.0
1915 38 31 0.21 1.5
1914 55 37 0.00 0.0
1913 60 38 0.00 0.0
1912 30 21 0.00 0.0
1911 46 31 0.00 0.0
1910 54 28 0.00 0.0
1909 46 27 0.00 0.0
1908 53 25 0.00 0.0
1907 64 33 0.00 0.0
1906 57 39 0.00 0.0
1905 47 30 0.00 0.0
1904 38 16 0.00 0.0
1903 42 16 0.13 0.0
1902 38 19 0.00 0.0
1901 36 14 0.00 0.0
1900 62 47 0.30 0.0
1899 45 14 0.00 0.0
1898 48 34 0.34 0.0
1897 38 21 0.13 0.2
1896 36 32 0.00 0.0
1895 39 21 0.00 0.0
1894 40 25 0.00 0.0
1893 26 14 0.00 0.0
1892 n/a 13 0.25 2.0
1891 46 30 0.00 0.0
1890 64 45 0.16 0.0
1889 35 23 0.46 3.0
1888 36 13 0.00 0.0
1887 48 28 0.00 n/a
1886 40 29 0.00 0.0
1885 36 20 0.00 0.0
1884 36 17 0.02 0.0
1883 36 31 0.57 n/a
1882 39 30 0.00 n/a
1881 33 22 0.16 n/a
1880 64 46 0.14 n/a
1879 23 16 0.00 n/a
1878 47 40 0.24 n/a
1877 61 36 0.28 n/a
1876 46 34 0.00 n/a
1875 28 10 0.00 n/a
1874 44 35 0.00 n/a
1873 40 23 0.00 n/a
1872 51 31 0.02 n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 70 °F 1951
2 64 °F 1890
2 64 °F 1880
2 64 °F 1907
5 63 °F 2018
6 62 °F 2013
6 62 °F 1926
6 62 °F 1900
9 61 °F 1877
10 60 °F 2006
10 60 °F 1952
10 60 °F 1913
10 60 °F 1927
10 60 °F 1954
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 -2 °F 1985
2 8 °F 1940
2 8 °F 1994
4 9 °F 1930
4 9 °F 1984
6 10 °F 1875
7 12 °F 1918
8 13 °F 1888
8 13 °F 1892
10 14 °F 1901
10 14 °F 1899
10 14 °F 1893
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 18 °F 1994
2 22 °F 1918
3 23 °F 1940
3 23 °F 1879
5 25 °F 1984
6 26 °F 1970
6 26 °F 1961
6 26 °F 1893
9 27 °F 1985
10 28 °F 1875
10 28 °F 1920
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on January 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.8 inches 1937
2 1.1 inches 1979
3 1.0 inches 1988
4 1.0 inches 1995
5 0.8 inches 1935
6 0.6 inches 1947
6 0.6 inches 1883
8 0.5 inches 1978
9 0.5 inches 1925
9 0.5 inches 1889
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on January 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.8 inches 1975
2 3.6 inches 2000
3 3.0 inches 1935
3 3.0 inches 1889
5 2.0 inches 1892
6 1.9 inches 1994
7 1.7 inches 1948
8 1.5 inches 1915
9 1.2 inches 1945
10 1.1 inches 1978
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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