Washington D.C. January 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of January 31.
January 31 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 71 °F 1916
Lowest temperature -2 °F 1905
Lowest daily high 22 °F 1936
Highest daily low 46 °F 1916
Most precipitation 1.18 inches 1878
Most snow 5.7 inches 1949
January 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 44.5 °F
Average low 29.0 °F
Chance precipitation 33.0%
Chance snow 11.4%
Washington D.C. January 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 44 37 0.00 0.0
2023 48 36 0.17 0.0
2022 39 25 0.00 0.0
2021 34 30 0.39 2.3
2020 47 33 0.01 0.0
2019 25 10 0.00 0.0
2018 41 21 0.00 0.0
2017 56 28 0.00 0.0
2016 57 36 0.00 0.0
2015 36 20 0.00 0.0
2014 51 25 0.00 0.0
2013 66 32 0.28 0.0
2012 66 39 0.00 0.0
2011 37 29 0.00 0.0
2010 33 16 0.00 0.0
2009 36 22 0.00 0.0
2008 45 28 0.00 0.0
2007 34 22 0.00 0.0
2006 50 40 0.41 0.0
2005 38 25 0.00 0.0
2004 27 14 0.00 0.0
2003 36 33 0.11 0.0
2002 53 44 0.00 0.0
2001 57 39 0.00 0.0
2000 39 24 0.00 0.0
1999 35 26 0.00 0.0
1998 46 34 0.00 0.0
1997 46 34 0.01 0.0
1996 42 22 0.00 0.0
1995 48 30 0.00 0.0
1994 40 29 0.00 0.0
1993 63 35 0.00 0.0
1992 47 35 0.00 0.0
1991 55 28 0.00 0.0
1990 57 32 0.00 0.0
1989 58 38 0.00 0.0
1988 65 38 0.00 0.0
1987 42 33 0.00 0.0
1986 41 23 0.00 0.0
1985 34 31 0.49 2.3
1984 38 24 0.00 0.0
1983 55 31 0.00 0.0
1982 61 43 0.06 0.0
1981 41 20 0.00 0.0
1980 30 22 0.11 1.7
1979 36 28 0.00 0.0
1978 35 19 0.00 0.0
1977 35 15 0.00 0.0
1976 40 33 0.00 0.0
1975 45 37 0.17 0.0
1974 68 38 0.00 0.0
1973 46 22 0.00 0.0
1972 38 23 0.00 0.0
1971 36 17 0.00 0.0
1970 47 23 0.00 0.0
1969 58 39 0.00 0.0
1968 46 39 0.00 0.0
1967 48 24 0.00 0.0
1966 34 9 0.00 0.0
1965 26 9 0.00 0.0
1964 40 26 0.00 0.0
1963 33 24 0.07 0.6
1962 31 12 0.00 0.0
1961 33 16 0.00 0.0
1960 44 35 0.00 0.0
1959 43 32 0.00 0.0
1958 44 33 0.08 0.0
1957 38 32 0.25 1.4
1956 37 28 0.00 0.0
1955 33 13 0.00 0.0
1954 38 26 0.00 0.0
1953 58 41 0.01 0.0
1952 41 18 0.00 0.0
1951 29 21 0.39 0.5
1950 43 32 0.16 0.0
1949 34 23 0.78 5.7
1948 24 6 0.00 0.0
1947 70 40 0.00 0.0
1946 53 37 0.14 0.0
1945 28 14 0.00 0.0
1944 47 28 0.00 0.0
1943 34 30 0.00 0.0
1942 54 34 0.40 0.0
1941 41 31 0.00 0.0
1940 37 13 0.00 0.0
1939 40 31 0.01 0.0
1938 55 31 0.14 0.0
1937 43 37 0.46 0.0
1936 22 9 0.00 0.2
1935 24 12 0.00 0.0
1934 35 10 0.00 0.0
1933 52 32 0.00 0.0
1932 37 25 0.00 0.0
1931 52 32 0.00 0.0
1930 38 6 0.00 0.0
1929 28 20 0.00 0.0
1928 34 21 0.01 0.1
1927 50 36 0.00 0.0
1926 42 36 0.92 0.0
1925 48 23 0.00 0.0
1924 48 32 0.00 0.0
1923 41 28 0.17 0.0
1922 45 14 0.00 0.0
1921 40 32 0.03 0.0
1920 40 13 0.00 0.0
1919 54 37 0.00 0.0
1918 32 21 0.00 0.0
1917 48 29 0.00 0.0
1916 71 46 0.08 0.0
1915 30 24 0.40 0.5
1914 69 42 0.88 0.0
1913 64 40 0.04 0.0
1912 32 26 0.00 0.0
1911 35 26 0.06 0.3
1910 37 28 0.00 0.0
1909 31 21 0.00 0.0
1908 26 11 0.20 0.0
1907 39 20 0.21 0.3
1906 52 36 0.00 0.0
1905 25 -2 0.00 0.0
1904 31 22 0.00 0.0
1903 48 32 0.00 0.0
1902 28 21 0.09 0.6
1901 32 19 0.00 0.0
1900 33 8 0.00 0.0
1899 31 19 0.25 2.4
1898 34 24 0.39 4.5
1897 36 10 0.00 0.0
1896 44 33 0.01 0.0
1895 31 19 0.00 0.0
1894 56 26 0.00 0.0
1893 44 32 0.00 0.0
1892 41 34 0.00 0.0
1891 42 36 0.55 0.0
1890 55 32 0.00 0.0
1889 50 30 0.05 0.0
1888 38 27 0.15 0.0
1887 53 36 0.00 n/a
1886 40 25 0.00 0.0
1885 45 34 0.00 0.0
1884 48 42 0.17 0.0
1883 51 38 0.08 n/a
1882 33 26 0.70 n/a
1881 40 27 0.00 n/a
1880 52 40 0.09 n/a
1879 46 28 0.00 n/a
1878 39 26 1.18 n/a
1877 53 28 0.00 n/a
1876 38 19 0.00 n/a
1875 37 32 0.04 n/a
1874 40 21 0.00 n/a
1873 41 5 0.00 n/a
1872 31 3 0.00 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.81 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 0.00 n/a
1858 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 0.86 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 0.00 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 1/31?
For the date of Jan 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 71 °F which happened in 1916.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 71 °F 1916
2 70 °F 1947
3 69 °F 1914
4 68 °F 1974
5 66 °F 2012
5 66 °F 2013
7 65 °F 1988
8 64 °F 1913
9 63 °F 1993
10 61 °F 1982
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 1/31?
For the date of Jan 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is -2 °F which happened in 1905.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -2 °F 1905
2 3 °F 1872
3 5 °F 1873
4 6 °F 1930
4 6 °F 1948
6 8 °F 1900
7 9 °F 1966
7 9 °F 1936
7 9 °F 1965
10 10 °F 1897
10 10 °F 2019
10 10 °F 1934
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 22 °F 1936
2 24 °F 1935
2 24 °F 1948
4 25 °F 1905
4 25 °F 2019
6 26 °F 1908
6 26 °F 1965
8 27 °F 2004
9 28 °F 1929
9 28 °F 1945
9 28 °F 1902
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 1/31?
For the date of Jan 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.18 inches which happened in 1878.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on January 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.18 inches 1878
2 0.92 inches 1926
3 0.88 inches 1914
4 0.86 inches 1857
5 0.81 inches 1871
6 0.78 inches 1949
7 0.70 inches 1882
8 0.55 inches 1891
9 0.49 inches 1985
10 0.46 inches 1937
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on January 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.7 inches 1949
2 4.5 inches 1898
3 2.4 inches 1899
4 2.3 inches 2021
4 2.3 inches 1985
6 1.7 inches 1980
7 1.4 inches 1957
8 0.6 inches 1902
8 0.6 inches 1963
10 0.5 inches 1915
10 0.5 inches 1951
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location