Washington D.C. January 26 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of January 26.
January 26 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 80 °F 2024
Lowest temperature 5 °F 1948
Lowest daily high 17 °F 1961
Highest daily low 56 °F 1950
Most precipitation 1.52 inches 2011
Most snow 6.9 inches 1966
January 26 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 44.7 °F
Average low 29.3 °F
Chance precipitation 32.3%
Chance snow 10.0%
Washington D.C. January 26 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 80 52 0.05 0.0
2023 50 40 0.00 0.0
2022 35 24 0.00 0.0
2021 38 32 0.07 0.0
2020 50 36 0.00 0.0
2019 42 26 0.00 0.0
2018 50 28 0.00 0.0
2017 61 43 0.00 0.0
2016 52 30 0.00 0.0
2015 46 29 0.21 0.5
2014 35 19 0.00 0.0
2013 37 24 0.00 0.0
2012 55 40 0.00 0.0
2011 37 33 1.52 5.0
2010 47 35 0.00 0.0
2009 31 25 0.00 0.0
2008 40 29 0.00 0.0
2007 33 15 0.00 0.0
2006 39 29 0.00 0.0
2005 48 31 0.00 0.0
2004 22 16 0.10 1.0
2003 42 22 0.00 0.1
2002 56 30 0.00 0.0
2001 39 23 0.00 0.0
2000 34 22 0.00 0.0
1999 49 36 0.00 0.0
1998 45 30 0.00 0.0
1997 37 28 0.00 0.0
1996 44 27 0.01 0.0
1995 39 27 0.00 0.0
1994 37 24 0.01 0.0
1993 37 27 0.00 0.0
1992 35 25 0.00 0.0
1991 42 20 0.00 0.0
1990 57 32 0.50 0.0
1989 53 38 0.07 0.0
1988 35 19 0.00 0.0
1987 27 17 0.46 4.2
1986 38 34 0.67 0.1
1985 30 18 0.02 0.2
1984 59 32 0.00 0.0
1983 44 34 0.00 0.0
1982 26 12 0.01 0.4
1981 63 38 0.00 0.0
1980 45 31 0.00 0.0
1979 44 32 0.00 0.0
1978 59 26 0.62 0.0
1977 40 25 0.00 0.0
1976 58 37 1.32 0.0
1975 52 37 0.00 0.0
1974 47 36 0.05 0.0
1973 62 34 0.00 0.0
1972 43 29 0.00 0.0
1971 53 26 0.00 0.0
1970 60 39 0.00 0.0
1969 33 20 0.00 0.0
1968 47 17 0.00 0.0
1967 70 45 0.00 0.0
1966 27 20 0.69 6.9
1965 60 30 0.00 0.0
1964 56 35 0.00 0.0
1963 35 25 0.46 1.4
1962 50 33 0.08 0.0
1961 17 11 0.58 5.9
1960 56 30 0.00 0.0
1959 48 29 0.00 0.0
1958 45 35 0.00 0.0
1957 46 29 0.00 0.0
1956 33 22 0.00 0.0
1955 46 27 0.00 0.0
1954 59 36 0.00 0.0
1953 40 28 0.00 0.0
1952 63 39 0.44 0.0
1951 35 24 0.00 0.0
1950 79 56 0.00 0.0
1949 45 37 0.34 0.0
1948 30 5 0.00 0.0
1947 51 40 0.00 0.0
1946 50 28 0.10 1.0
1945 26 16 0.05 1.0
1944 71 33 0.00 0.0
1943 57 30 0.14 0.0
1942 40 38 0.00 0.0
1941 34 29 0.21 1.7
1940 20 11 0.00 0.0
1939 28 17 0.00 0.2
1938 34 23 0.00 0.0
1937 50 38 0.00 0.0
1936 28 14 0.06 0.0
1935 30 20 0.07 1.5
1934 53 36 0.00 0.0
1933 50 37 0.41 0.0
1932 48 30 0.16 0.0
1931 55 32 0.00 0.0
1930 31 18 0.00 0.0
1929 34 24 0.00 0.0
1928 50 26 0.00 0.0
1927 35 14 0.00 0.0
1926 36 19 0.00 0.0
1925 51 32 0.03 0.0
1924 29 15 0.00 0.0
1923 43 27 0.00 0.0
1922 30 11 0.00 0.0
1921 32 15 0.00 0.0
1920 25 17 0.00 0.0
1919 55 41 0.00 0.0
1918 41 25 0.00 0.0
1917 41 23 0.00 0.0
1916 69 42 0.00 0.0
1915 39 27 0.00 0.0
1914 47 28 0.00 0.0
1913 60 33 0.00 0.0
1912 26 20 0.43 6.1
1911 50 34 0.02 0.0
1910 38 25 0.00 0.0
1909 48 35 0.00 0.0
1908 52 26 0.01 0.0
1907 49 17 0.34 1.0
1906 34 29 0.00 0.0
1905 18 5 0.00 0.0
1904 35 22 0.37 0.0
1903 31 24 0.00 0.0
1902 39 33 0.42 0.8
1901 34 26 0.00 0.0
1900 36 19 0.00 0.0
1899 55 30 0.00 0.0
1898 46 32 0.02 0.0
1897 24 8 0.00 0.0
1896 46 40 0.00 0.0
1895 42 26 1.25 0.0
1894 28 20 0.01 0.3
1893 54 23 0.00 0.0
1892 28 19 0.00 0.0
1891 49 25 0.00 0.0
1890 61 40 0.00 0.0
1889 48 36 0.04 0.0
1888 34 21 0.00 0.0
1887 50 29 0.00 n/a
1886 44 27 0.00 0.0
1885 40 24 0.00 0.0
1884 31 15 0.00 0.0
1883 28 22 0.04 n/a
1882 48 30 1.00 n/a
1881 38 19 0.00 n/a
1880 47 25 0.00 n/a
1879 39 26 0.00 n/a
1878 60 40 0.00 n/a
1877 43 14 0.00 n/a
1876 39 28 0.00 n/a
1875 30 20 0.00 n/a
1874 37 15 0.00 n/a
1873 38 21 0.26 n/a
1872 38 12 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 0.04 n/a
1858 n/a n/a 0.10 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 0.89 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 1/26?
For the date of Jan 26, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 80 °F which happened in 2024.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 80 °F 2024
2 79 °F 1950
3 71 °F 1944
4 70 °F 1967
5 69 °F 1916
6 63 °F 1981
6 63 °F 1952
8 62 °F 1973
9 61 °F 2017
9 61 °F 1890
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 1/26?
For the date of Jan 26, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 5 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1948.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 5 °F 1948
1 5 °F 1905
3 8 °F 1897
4 11 °F 1961
4 11 °F 1922
4 11 °F 1940
7 12 °F 1872
7 12 °F 1982
9 14 °F 1936
9 14 °F 1927
9 14 °F 1877
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 17 °F 1961
2 18 °F 1905
3 20 °F 1940
4 22 °F 2004
5 24 °F 1897
6 25 °F 1920
7 26 °F 1912
7 26 °F 1982
7 26 °F 1945
10 27 °F 1966
10 27 °F 1987
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 1/26?
For the date of Jan 26, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.52 inches which happened in 2011.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on January 26
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.52 inches 2011
2 1.32 inches 1976
3 1.25 inches 1895
4 1.00 inches 1882
5 0.89 inches 1854
6 0.69 inches 1966
7 0.67 inches 1986
8 0.62 inches 1978
9 0.58 inches 1961
10 0.50 inches 1990
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on January 26
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.9 inches 1966
2 6.1 inches 1912
3 5.9 inches 1961
4 5.0 inches 2011
5 4.2 inches 1987
6 1.7 inches 1941
7 1.5 inches 1935
8 1.4 inches 1963
9 1.0 inches 2004
9 1.0 inches 1945
9 1.0 inches 1946
9 1.0 inches 1907
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location