Washington D.C. January 4 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of January 4.
January 4 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 73 °F 1997
Lowest temperature -3 °F 1877
Lowest daily high 16 °F 1879
Highest daily low 60 °F 1950
Most precipitation 2.28 inches 1886
Most snow 2.1 inches 1980
January 4 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 46.0 °F
Average low 31.5 °F
Chance precipitation 32.8%
Chance snow 5.7%
Washington D.C. January 4 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 47 32 0.00 0.0
2023 65 52 0.00 0.0
2022 34 23 0.00 0.0
2021 47 34 0.00 0.0
2020 59 46 0.31 0.0
2019 50 36 0.04 0.0
2018 27 16 0.10 0.8
2017 57 35 0.00 0.0
2016 38 21 0.00 0.0
2015 67 42 0.20 0.0
2014 34 17 0.00 0.0
2013 46 27 0.00 0.0
2012 35 17 0.00 0.0
2011 43 25 0.00 0.0
2010 34 23 0.00 0.0
2009 45 27 0.00 0.0
2008 41 21 0.00 0.0
2007 62 42 0.00 0.0
2006 42 38 0.00 0.0
2005 67 48 0.00 0.0
2004 72 46 0.00 0.0
2003 41 31 0.00 0.0
2002 41 27 0.00 0.0
2001 38 23 0.00 0.0
2000 71 48 1.22 0.0
1999 32 21 0.00 0.0
1998 67 37 0.00 0.0
1997 73 50 0.00 0.0
1996 35 23 0.00 0.0
1995 37 21 0.00 0.0
1994 36 31 0.49 0.5
1993 65 41 0.00 0.0
1992 50 46 1.84 0.0
1991 42 29 0.00 0.0
1990 55 29 0.06 0.0
1989 33 20 0.01 0.1
1988 39 27 0.11 0.9
1987 44 27 0.00 0.0
1986 45 34 0.00 0.0
1985 34 32 0.26 0.0
1984 50 25 0.00 0.0
1983 41 27 0.00 0.0
1982 51 39 0.61 0.0
1981 25 13 0.00 0.0
1980 38 30 0.16 2.1
1979 36 15 0.00 0.0
1978 37 18 0.00 0.0
1977 44 30 0.00 0.0
1976 38 22 0.00 0.0
1975 48 36 0.00 0.0
1974 43 34 0.15 0.0
1973 49 35 0.29 0.0
1972 43 36 0.56 0.0
1971 39 31 0.71 0.0
1970 33 20 0.00 0.0
1969 32 17 0.00 0.0
1968 41 21 0.12 0.0
1967 46 36 0.00 0.0
1966 48 32 0.00 0.0
1965 46 30 0.00 0.0
1964 50 35 0.00 0.0
1963 38 29 0.00 0.0
1962 62 31 0.00 0.0
1961 35 27 0.00 0.0
1960 45 33 0.00 0.0
1959 48 24 0.00 0.0
1958 27 18 0.00 0.0
1957 54 33 0.00 0.0
1956 44 30 0.00 0.0
1955 59 40 0.00 0.0
1954 43 30 0.00 0.0
1953 41 28 0.00 0.0
1952 40 31 0.72 1.4
1951 65 39 0.24 0.0
1950 71 60 0.00 0.0
1949 43 35 0.01 0.0
1948 36 30 0.01 0.1
1947 46 31 0.00 0.0
1946 45 30 0.00 0.0
1945 53 36 0.00 0.0
1944 45 37 0.25 0.0
1943 44 28 0.02 0.0
1942 39 31 0.38 0.5
1941 46 24 0.00 0.0
1940 31 14 0.00 0.0
1939 45 36 0.00 0.0
1938 46 30 0.00 0.0
1937 43 33 0.00 0.0
1936 47 31 0.13 0.0
1935 39 24 0.00 0.0
1934 41 31 0.12 0.0
1933 60 39 0.00 0.0
1932 44 40 0.00 0.0
1931 57 31 0.00 0.0
1930 38 31 0.00 0.0
1929 43 28 0.00 0.0
1928 30 12 0.00 0.0
1927 47 36 0.07 0.0
1926 44 37 0.35 0.0
1925 46 30 0.00 0.0
1924 35 27 0.00 0.0
1923 39 33 0.00 0.0
1922 45 36 0.06 0.0
1921 60 31 0.00 0.0
1920 21 11 0.00 0.0
1919 21 13 0.00 0.0
1918 20 2 0.00 0.0
1917 42 27 0.02 0.0
1916 46 28 0.00 0.0
1915 35 24 0.00 0.0
1914 42 33 0.54 0.0
1913 50 32 0.00 0.0
1912 36 25 0.00 0.0
1911 31 22 0.06 0.1
1910 37 17 0.00 0.0
1909 52 36 0.00 0.0
1908 41 29 0.10 0.0
1907 61 40 0.25 0.0
1906 62 40 0.12 0.0
1905 23 13 0.11 2.0
1904 19 10 0.00 0.0
1903 39 35 0.05 0.0
1902 28 17 0.00 0.0
1901 39 13 0.00 0.0
1900 35 10 0.00 0.0
1899 57 39 0.00 0.0
1898 46 17 0.00 0.0
1897 64 52 0.00 0.0
1896 26 11 0.00 0.0
1895 33 24 0.00 0.0
1894 54 38 0.00 0.0
1893 25 16 0.05 0.6
1892 29 19 0.08 1.0
1891 28 21 0.00 0.0
1890 44 36 0.00 0.0
1889 51 29 0.00 0.0
1888 48 29 0.00 0.0
1887 25 8 0.00 n/a
1886 60 50 2.28 0.0
1885 34 22 0.12 0.0
1884 35 23 0.00 0.0
1883 39 28 0.14 n/a
1882 30 18 0.13 n/a
1881 33 18 0.64 n/a
1880 60 33 0.00 n/a
1879 16 4 0.00 n/a
1878 36 22 0.67 n/a
1877 20 -3 0.00 n/a
1876 48 32 0.00 n/a
1875 44 29 0.02 n/a
1874 66 58 0.00 n/a
1873 50 30 0.00 n/a
1872 43 37 0.00 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.00 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 2.0
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 0.00 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 1/4?
For the date of Jan 4, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 73 °F which happened in 1997.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 73 °F 1997
2 72 °F 2004
3 71 °F 2000
3 71 °F 1950
5 67 °F 1998
5 67 °F 2005
5 67 °F 2015
8 66 °F 1874
9 65 °F 1993
9 65 °F 1951
9 65 °F 2023
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 1/4?
For the date of Jan 4, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is -3 °F which happened in 1877.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 -3 °F 1877
2 2 °F 1918
3 4 °F 1879
4 8 °F 1887
5 10 °F 1904
5 10 °F 1900
7 11 °F 1896
7 11 °F 1920
9 12 °F 1928
10 13 °F 1905
10 13 °F 1901
10 13 °F 1981
10 13 °F 1919
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 16 °F 1879
2 19 °F 1904
3 20 °F 1877
3 20 °F 1918
5 21 °F 1920
5 21 °F 1919
7 23 °F 1905
8 25 °F 1893
8 25 °F 1887
8 25 °F 1981
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 1/4?
For the date of Jan 4, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 2.28 inches which happened in 1886.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on January 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.28 inches 1886
2 1.84 inches 1992
3 1.22 inches 2000
4 0.72 inches 1952
5 0.71 inches 1971
6 0.67 inches 1878
7 0.64 inches 1881
8 0.61 inches 1982
9 0.56 inches 1972
10 0.54 inches 1914
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on January 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.1 inches 1980
2 2.0 inches 1905
2 2.0 inches 1859
4 1.4 inches 1952
5 1.0 inches 1892
6 0.9 inches 1988
7 0.8 inches 2018
8 0.6 inches 1893
9 0.5 inches 1994
9 0.5 inches 1942
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location