Washington D.C. January 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of January 5.
January 5 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 71 °F 1997
Lowest temperature -3 °F 1877
Lowest daily high 18 °F 1896
Highest daily low 56 °F 1950
Most precipitation 1.44 inches 1949
Most snow 4.8 inches 1980
January 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 45.8 °F
Average low 31.3 °F
Chance precipitation 32.9%
Chance snow 6.0%
Washington D.C. January 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 41 27 0.00 0.0
2023 65 49 0.00 0.0
2022 41 27 0.00 0.0
2021 43 39 0.03 0.0
2020 46 36 0.00 0.0
2019 54 46 0.04 0.0
2018 21 13 0.00 0.0
2017 37 30 0.00 0.0
2016 34 16 0.00 0.0
2015 52 29 0.00 0.0
2014 42 31 0.11 0.0
2013 46 31 0.01 0.0
2012 50 30 0.00 0.0
2011 43 31 0.00 0.0
2010 37 27 0.00 0.0
2009 51 37 0.00 0.0
2008 43 28 0.00 0.0
2007 63 52 0.19 0.0
2006 54 40 0.00 0.0
2005 49 40 0.16 0.0
2004 49 41 0.31 0.0
2003 33 28 0.20 3.0
2002 51 26 0.00 0.0
2001 33 22 0.05 1.0
2000 48 35 0.00 0.0
1999 27 17 0.00 0.0
1998 65 37 0.00 0.0
1997 71 49 0.01 0.0
1996 36 25 0.00 0.0
1995 27 15 0.00 0.0
1994 39 28 0.00 0.0
1993 65 41 1.01 0.0
1992 53 40 0.00 0.0
1991 45 26 0.00 0.0
1990 51 40 0.00 0.0
1989 36 19 0.00 0.0
1988 27 14 0.00 0.0
1987 41 27 0.00 0.0
1986 45 28 0.00 0.0
1985 41 32 0.19 0.9
1984 50 35 0.00 0.0
1983 42 29 0.18 0.0
1982 49 36 0.00 0.0
1981 29 14 0.00 0.0
1980 32 30 0.39 4.8
1979 37 27 0.02 0.3
1978 45 28 0.00 0.0
1977 31 23 0.18 2.3
1976 32 18 0.00 0.0
1975 47 30 0.00 0.0
1974 40 31 0.00 0.0
1973 47 38 0.00 0.0
1972 44 29 0.31 0.0
1971 46 35 0.11 0.0
1970 45 18 0.00 0.0
1969 30 13 0.00 0.0
1968 24 11 0.00 0.0
1967 39 30 0.00 0.0
1966 47 25 0.32 0.0
1965 50 24 0.00 0.0
1964 54 27 0.00 0.0
1963 38 21 0.00 0.0
1962 39 35 0.00 0.0
1961 40 27 0.00 0.0
1960 43 34 0.00 0.0
1959 24 12 0.00 0.0
1958 32 19 0.00 0.0
1957 42 30 0.05 0.4
1956 47 32 0.00 0.0
1955 40 32 0.01 0.0
1954 48 29 0.02 0.0
1953 35 25 0.00 0.0
1952 44 34 0.23 0.0
1951 49 33 0.00 0.0
1950 69 56 0.00 0.0
1949 52 39 1.44 0.0
1948 42 32 0.01 0.1
1947 39 31 0.31 0.0
1946 57 38 0.00 0.0
1945 42 29 0.00 0.0
1944 41 37 0.33 0.0
1943 33 24 0.00 0.0
1942 36 21 0.00 0.0
1941 28 21 0.00 0.0
1940 37 15 0.00 0.0
1939 58 36 0.10 0.0
1938 54 29 0.00 0.0
1937 39 30 0.00 0.0
1936 48 37 0.01 0.0
1935 38 22 0.00 0.0
1934 43 37 0.87 0.0
1933 53 34 0.00 0.0
1932 46 40 0.00 0.0
1931 45 38 0.81 0.0
1930 41 26 0.00 0.0
1929 57 28 0.48 0.0
1928 41 13 0.00 0.0
1927 45 38 0.00 0.0
1926 49 39 0.05 0.0
1925 47 23 0.00 0.0
1924 32 9 0.00 0.0
1923 49 32 0.00 0.0
1922 62 39 0.01 0.0
1921 59 40 0.00 0.0
1920 25 10 0.00 0.0
1919 25 11 0.00 0.0
1918 26 15 0.00 0.0
1917 50 38 0.05 0.0
1916 64 42 0.00 0.0
1915 43 18 0.00 0.0
1914 43 34 0.05 0.0
1913 44 34 0.00 0.0
1912 28 6 0.00 0.0
1911 34 19 0.00 0.0
1910 26 16 0.12 0.0
1909 57 48 0.57 0.0
1908 41 23 0.00 0.0
1907 54 31 0.00 0.0
1906 49 32 0.00 0.0
1905 33 13 0.00 0.0
1904 20 3 0.00 0.0
1903 44 35 0.00 0.0
1902 37 14 0.00 0.0
1901 39 22 0.00 0.0
1900 50 15 0.00 0.0
1899 60 39 0.23 0.0
1898 50 27 0.00 0.0
1897 56 33 0.20 0.0
1896 18 9 0.00 0.0
1895 27 11 0.00 0.0
1894 57 42 0.12 0.0
1893 27 18 0.12 1.1
1892 37 21 0.00 0.0
1891 32 22 0.00 0.0
1890 60 38 0.09 0.0
1889 47 40 1.26 0.0
1888 44 35 0.00 0.0
1887 29 14 0.16 n/a
1886 54 33 0.00 0.0
1885 36 27 0.32 0.0
1884 28 7 0.01 0.0
1883 28 23 0.13 n/a
1882 25 18 0.22 n/a
1881 34 32 0.66 n/a
1880 60 41 0.02 n/a
1879 20 6 0.00 n/a
1878 33 15 0.00 n/a
1877 28 -3 0.00 n/a
1876 48 26 0.00 n/a
1875 32 23 0.00 n/a
1874 62 35 0.08 n/a
1873 41 32 1.21 n/a
1872 44 32 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 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 0.00 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 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 71 °F which happened in 1997.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 71 °F 1997
2 69 °F 1950
3 65 °F 1993
3 65 °F 1998
3 65 °F 2023
6 64 °F 1916
7 63 °F 2007
8 62 °F 1922
8 62 °F 1874
10 60 °F 1899
10 60 °F 1890
10 60 °F 1880
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, 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 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -3 °F 1877
2 3 °F 1904
3 6 °F 1912
3 6 °F 1879
5 7 °F 1884
6 9 °F 1924
6 9 °F 1896
8 10 °F 1920
9 11 °F 1919
9 11 °F 1968
9 11 °F 1895
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 18 °F 1896
2 20 °F 1879
2 20 °F 1904
4 21 °F 2018
5 24 °F 1959
5 24 °F 1968
7 25 °F 1919
7 25 °F 1920
7 25 °F 1882
10 26 °F 1910
10 26 °F 1918
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.44 inches which happened in 1949.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.44 inches 1949
2 1.26 inches 1889
3 1.21 inches 1873
4 1.01 inches 1993
5 0.87 inches 1934
6 0.81 inches 1931
7 0.66 inches 1881
8 0.57 inches 1909
9 0.48 inches 1929
10 0.39 inches 1980
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.8 inches 1980
2 3.0 inches 2003
3 2.3 inches 1977
4 1.1 inches 1893
5 1.0 inches 2001
6 0.9 inches 1985
7 0.4 inches 1957
8 0.3 inches 1979
9 0.1 inches 1948
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location