Washington D.C. January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of January 3.
January 3 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 69 °F 2023
Lowest temperature -3 °F 1877
Lowest daily high 10 °F 1879
Highest daily low 52 °F 2000
Most precipitation 1.9 inches 1914
Most snow 6.9 inches 2022
January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 46.1 °F
Average low 31.6 °F
Chance precipitation 32.4%
Chance snow 5.5%
Washington D.C. January 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 69 49 0.00 0.0
2022 46 25 0.99 6.9
2021 44 37 0.28 0.0
2020 53 46 0.25 0.0
2019 51 40 0.00 0.0
2018 35 13 0.00 0.0
2017 46 43 0.86 0.0
2016 54 32 0.00 0.0
2015 42 34 0.50 0.0
2014 33 18 0.00 0.0
2013 38 30 0.00 0.0
2012 34 21 0.00 0.0
2011 41 28 0.00 0.0
2010 28 16 0.00 0.0
2009 47 31 0.00 0.0
2008 34 22 0.00 0.0
2007 56 32 0.00 0.0
2006 44 40 0.11 0.0
2005 64 42 0.02 0.0
2004 68 43 0.00 0.0
2003 41 34 0.39 0.0
2002 36 30 0.00 0.0
2001 35 20 0.00 0.0
2000 68 52 0.00 0.0
1999 55 25 1.14 0.0
1998 63 38 0.00 0.0
1997 66 48 0.00 0.0
1996 43 27 0.03 0.0
1995 35 25 0.00 0.0
1994 41 33 0.04 0.0
1993 44 31 0.00 0.0
1992 55 44 0.06 0.0
1991 49 32 0.00 0.0
1990 52 29 0.00 0.0
1989 45 32 0.13 1.0
1988 32 23 0.30 2.4
1987 44 31 0.00 0.0
1986 58 38 0.02 0.0
1985 41 33 0.42 0.0
1984 45 30 0.00 0.0
1983 45 34 0.00 0.0
1982 39 29 0.21 0.0
1981 40 25 0.00 0.0
1980 45 33 0.00 0.0
1979 30 10 0.00 0.0
1978 36 24 0.00 0.0
1977 33 23 0.00 0.0
1976 48 37 0.35 0.0
1975 45 30 0.01 0.0
1974 38 33 0.29 0.0
1973 40 29 0.18 0.0
1972 49 30 0.00 0.0
1971 42 20 0.00 0.0
1970 39 26 0.04 0.0
1969 37 24 0.00 0.0
1968 35 24 0.16 0.0
1967 47 34 0.00 0.0
1966 52 40 0.00 0.0
1965 43 33 0.00 0.0
1964 63 34 0.00 0.0
1963 36 29 0.00 0.0
1962 39 26 0.00 0.0
1961 41 31 0.00 0.0
1960 54 37 0.91 0.0
1959 47 29 0.00 0.0
1958 34 19 0.00 0.0
1957 36 21 0.00 0.0
1956 44 35 0.00 0.0
1955 56 41 0.00 0.0
1954 50 39 0.01 0.0
1953 43 35 0.02 0.0
1952 45 35 0.01 0.0
1951 62 42 0.00 0.0
1950 60 48 0.16 0.0
1949 48 25 0.02 0.0
1948 42 31 0.00 0.0
1947 50 37 0.09 0.0
1946 41 24 0.00 0.0
1945 45 20 0.00 0.0
1944 46 33 1.64 0.0
1943 40 35 0.00 0.0
1942 40 29 0.12 0.0
1941 45 38 0.17 0.0
1940 27 16 0.00 0.0
1939 57 37 0.00 0.0
1938 41 30 0.00 0.0
1937 52 39 0.44 0.0
1936 48 35 1.54 0.0
1935 58 34 0.00 0.0
1934 33 29 0.00 0.0
1933 54 26 0.00 0.0
1932 45 42 0.00 0.0
1931 54 28 0.00 0.0
1930 58 38 0.11 0.0
1929 36 22 0.00 0.0
1928 23 12 0.00 0.0
1927 40 30 0.00 0.2
1926 51 29 0.00 0.0
1925 35 30 0.00 0.0
1924 45 33 0.51 0.0
1923 39 34 0.16 0.0
1922 39 20 0.00 0.0
1921 49 37 0.00 0.0
1920 19 9 0.00 0.0
1919 35 21 0.46 0.5
1918 15 4 0.00 0.0
1917 45 32 0.44 0.0
1916 51 32 0.00 0.0
1915 31 22 0.00 0.0
1914 49 33 1.87 0.0
1913 60 35 0.58 0.0
1912 36 31 0.06 1.8
1911 52 31 0.73 0.0
1910 55 37 0.00 0.0
1909 49 34 0.00 0.0
1908 41 28 0.00 0.0
1907 48 41 0.00 0.0
1906 45 34 1.25 0.0
1905 48 19 0.78 1.5
1904 20 8 0.08 0.4
1903 44 33 0.74 0.0
1902 45 22 0.00 0.0
1901 30 18 0.00 0.0
1900 33 23 0.00 0.0
1899 49 18 0.00 0.0
1898 37 22 0.00 0.0
1897 57 40 0.00 0.0
1896 47 n/a 0.00 0.0
1895 30 25 0.06 0.6
1894 49 25 0.00 0.0
1893 33 20 0.00 0.0
1892 n/a 20 0.00 0.0
1891 n/a 29 0.00 0.0
1890 53 n/a 0.00 0.0
1889 50 28 0.00 0.0
1888 42 27 0.00 0.0
1887 19 6 0.00 n/a
1886 53 35 0.00 0.0
1885 26 14 0.00 0.0
1884 35 21 0.00 0.0
1883 40 26 0.00 n/a
1882 34 17 0.00 n/a
1881 30 3 0.00 n/a
1880 56 38 0.00 n/a
1879 10 0 0.00 n/a
1878 30 17 0.00 n/a
1877 18 -3 0.00 n/a
1876 56 36 0.00 n/a
1875 44 29 0.00 n/a
1874 64 40 0.00 n/a
1873 51 36 0.40 n/a
1872 44 32 0.03 n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 69 °F 2023
2 68 °F 2004
2 68 °F 2000
4 66 °F 1997
5 64 °F 1874
5 64 °F 2005
7 63 °F 1998
7 63 °F 1964
9 62 °F 1951
10 60 °F 1913
10 60 °F 1950
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -3 °F 1877
2 0 °F 1879
3 3 °F 1881
4 4 °F 1918
5 6 °F 1887
6 8 °F 1904
7 9 °F 1920
8 10 °F 1979
9 12 °F 1928
10 13 °F 2018
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 10 °F 1879
2 15 °F 1918
3 18 °F 1877
4 19 °F 1887
4 19 °F 1920
6 20 °F 1904
7 23 °F 1928
8 26 °F 1885
9 27 °F 1940
10 28 °F 2010
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.9 inches 1914
2 1.6 inches 1944
3 1.5 inches 1936
4 1.3 inches 1906
5 1.1 inches 1999
6 1.0 inches 2022
7 0.9 inches 1960
8 0.9 inches 2017
9 0.8 inches 1905
10 0.7 inches 1903
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.9 inches 2022
2 2.4 inches 1988
3 1.8 inches 1912
4 1.5 inches 1905
5 1.0 inches 1989
6 0.6 inches 1895
7 0.5 inches 1919
8 0.4 inches 1904
9 0.2 inches 1927
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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