Washington D.C. January 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of January 21.
January 21 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 70 °F 1959
Lowest temperature -4 °F 1985
Lowest daily high 17 °F 1985
Highest daily low 47 °F 2017
Most precipitation 1.41 inches 1902
Most snow 3.8 inches 2014
January 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 44.3 °F
Average low 29.3 °F
Chance precipitation 33.7%
Chance snow 10.1%
Washington D.C. January 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 34 21 0.00 0.0
2023 44 34 0.00 0.0
2022 27 19 0.00 0.0
2021 55 27 0.00 0.0
2020 38 23 0.00 0.0
2019 24 15 0.00 0.0
2018 61 32 0.00 0.0
2017 50 47 0.00 0.0
2016 34 24 0.00 0.0
2015 39 34 0.08 0.4
2014 41 17 0.18 3.8
2013 47 32 0.00 0.0
2012 34 28 0.23 0.6
2011 39 20 0.01 0.1
2010 44 31 0.08 0.0
2009 34 18 0.00 0.0
2008 32 18 0.00 0.0
2007 30 24 0.33 1.2
2006 65 40 0.00 0.0
2005 30 17 0.00 0.0
2004 31 19 0.00 0.0
2003 31 20 0.02 0.7
2002 47 32 0.02 0.0
2001 33 24 0.06 1.1
2000 25 16 0.00 0.0
1999 47 34 0.46 0.0
1998 41 29 0.00 0.0
1997 47 32 0.00 0.0
1996 34 22 0.00 0.0
1995 46 34 0.00 0.0
1994 25 3 0.00 0.0
1993 43 27 0.42 0.0
1992 54 24 0.00 0.0
1991 48 24 0.01 0.0
1990 60 41 0.00 0.0
1989 34 24 0.00 0.0
1988 52 36 0.00 0.0
1987 42 34 0.00 0.0
1986 53 35 0.00 0.0
1985 17 -4 0.00 0.0
1984 20 8 0.00 0.0
1983 44 23 0.00 0.0
1982 35 25 0.25 3.5
1981 43 33 0.11 0.0
1980 48 32 0.00 0.0
1979 47 35 0.74 0.0
1978 36 31 0.00 0.0
1977 33 20 0.00 0.0
1976 36 31 0.01 0.1
1975 32 20 0.00 0.0
1974 53 39 0.54 0.0
1973 48 23 0.00 0.0
1972 47 41 0.06 0.0
1971 47 19 0.00 0.0
1970 21 9 0.00 0.0
1969 42 36 0.63 0.0
1968 57 30 0.00 0.0
1967 53 30 0.00 0.0
1966 45 28 0.00 0.0
1965 42 27 0.00 0.0
1964 59 40 0.00 0.0
1963 43 18 0.00 0.0
1962 41 28 0.00 0.0
1961 23 18 0.00 0.0
1960 32 21 0.00 0.0
1959 70 42 0.27 0.0
1958 55 31 0.34 0.0
1957 46 34 0.22 0.0
1956 37 25 0.00 0.0
1955 33 22 0.00 0.0
1954 58 35 0.01 0.0
1953 45 40 0.33 0.0
1952 44 31 0.00 0.0
1951 61 28 0.00 0.0
1950 43 28 0.00 0.0
1949 41 30 1.00 0.0
1948 42 31 0.34 0.0
1947 50 18 0.01 0.0
1946 35 24 0.10 0.0
1945 39 22 0.00 0.0
1944 48 29 0.00 0.0
1943 39 23 0.00 0.0
1942 41 31 0.00 0.0
1941 39 21 0.00 0.0
1940 32 16 0.00 0.0
1939 44 30 0.00 0.0
1938 39 30 0.42 0.0
1937 51 37 0.01 0.0
1936 35 17 0.00 0.0
1935 59 34 0.05 0.0
1934 54 25 0.00 0.0
1933 51 38 0.31 0.0
1932 55 40 0.00 0.0
1931 36 23 0.00 0.0
1930 32 27 0.01 0.0
1929 47 31 0.00 0.0
1928 25 18 0.00 0.0
1927 48 41 0.01 0.0
1926 46 36 0.31 0.0
1925 43 29 0.00 0.0
1924 24 9 0.00 0.0
1923 65 40 0.00 0.0
1922 43 33 0.21 0.0
1921 64 34 0.00 0.0
1920 39 26 0.35 0.0
1919 60 32 0.00 0.0
1918 26 9 0.00 0.0
1917 36 31 0.46 0.8
1916 67 39 0.00 0.0
1915 33 26 0.00 0.0
1914 49 33 0.00 0.0
1913 64 31 0.06 0.0
1912 43 18 0.00 0.0
1911 58 36 0.00 0.0
1910 55 40 0.80 0.0
1909 46 25 0.00 0.0
1908 55 30 0.00 0.0
1907 33 22 0.00 0.0
1906 63 44 0.00 0.0
1905 47 29 0.00 0.0
1904 52 32 0.00 0.0
1903 49 34 0.65 0.0
1902 51 28 1.41 0.0
1901 56 34 0.00 0.0
1900 48 32 0.14 0.0
1899 48 29 0.00 0.0
1898 51 38 0.00 0.0
1897 48 33 0.91 0.0
1896 40 31 0.00 0.0
1895 52 29 0.02 0.0
1894 43 35 0.10 0.0
1893 33 2 0.00 0.0
1892 40 9 0.00 0.0
1891 50 33 0.00 0.0
1890 44 26 0.21 0.0
1889 38 27 0.46 0.0
1888 34 14 0.00 0.0
1887 54 42 0.01 n/a
1886 42 30 0.35 0.0
1885 42 20 0.00 0.0
1884 25 13 0.00 0.0
1883 44 24 0.08 n/a
1882 45 36 0.95 n/a
1881 40 32 1.03 n/a
1880 52 40 0.00 n/a
1879 34 18 0.00 n/a
1878 46 42 0.03 n/a
1877 42 30 0.00 n/a
1876 54 34 0.00 n/a
1875 39 22 0.00 n/a
1874 51 34 0.00 n/a
1873 46 34 0.02 n/a
1872 47 29 0.00 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.03 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 1.37 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 0.80 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 1/21?
For the date of Jan 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 70 °F which happened in 1959.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 70 °F 1959
2 67 °F 1916
3 65 °F 2006
3 65 °F 1923
5 64 °F 1913
5 64 °F 1921
7 63 °F 1906
8 61 °F 2018
8 61 °F 1951
10 60 °F 1919
10 60 °F 1990
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 1/21?
For the date of Jan 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is -4 °F which happened in 1985.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 -4 °F 1985
2 2 °F 1893
3 3 °F 1994
4 8 °F 1984
5 9 °F 1924
5 9 °F 1970
5 9 °F 1892
5 9 °F 1918
9 13 °F 1884
10 14 °F 1888
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 17 °F 1985
2 20 °F 1984
3 21 °F 1970
4 23 °F 1961
5 24 °F 1924
5 24 °F 2019
7 25 °F 1928
7 25 °F 1994
7 25 °F 1884
7 25 °F 2000
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 1/21?
For the date of Jan 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.41 inches which happened in 1902.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on January 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.41 inches 1902
2 1.37 inches 1859
3 1.03 inches 1881
4 1.00 inches 1949
5 0.95 inches 1882
6 0.91 inches 1897
7 0.80 inches 1910
7 0.80 inches 1854
9 0.74 inches 1979
10 0.65 inches 1903
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on January 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.8 inches 2014
2 3.5 inches 1982
3 1.2 inches 2007
4 1.1 inches 2001
5 0.8 inches 1917
6 0.7 inches 2003
7 0.6 inches 2012
8 0.4 inches 2015
9 0.1 inches 2011
9 0.1 inches 1976
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 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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