Washington D.C. January 6 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of January 6.
January 6 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 73 °F 2007
Lowest temperature 2 °F 1884
Lowest daily high 14 °F 1884
Highest daily low 56 °F 2007
Most precipitation 1.35 inches 1905
Most snow 9.0 inches 1892
January 6 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 45.6 °F
Average low 31.1 °F
Chance precipitation 33.0%
Chance snow 6.6%
Washington D.C. January 6 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 40 33 1.02 0.0
2023 54 44 0.00 0.0
2022 44 36 0.00 0.0
2021 44 37 0.00 0.0
2020 56 35 0.00 0.0
2019 57 39 0.00 0.0
2018 21 11 0.00 0.0
2017 35 27 0.00 0.0
2016 40 20 0.00 0.0
2015 32 24 0.20 2.4
2014 49 11 0.13 0.0
2013 52 34 0.00 0.0
2012 63 33 0.00 0.0
2011 41 28 0.00 0.0
2010 39 29 0.00 0.0
2009 41 32 0.52 0.0
2008 55 38 0.20 0.0
2007 73 56 0.02 0.0
2006 43 30 0.00 0.0
2005 46 38 0.00 0.0
2004 42 24 0.00 0.0
2003 37 32 0.01 0.2
2002 39 29 0.60 0.0
2001 42 28 0.00 0.0
2000 47 30 0.00 0.0
1999 35 16 0.00 0.0
1998 62 50 0.00 0.0
1997 60 43 0.00 0.0
1996 27 18 0.11 2.4
1995 39 20 1.00 0.0
1994 42 28 0.00 0.0
1993 51 39 0.00 0.0
1992 48 32 0.00 0.0
1991 47 39 0.08 0.0
1990 49 32 0.04 0.0
1989 36 31 0.63 0.8
1988 20 11 0.00 0.0
1987 43 25 0.00 0.0
1986 48 25 0.00 0.0
1985 47 30 0.00 0.0
1984 49 38 0.00 0.0
1983 52 33 0.00 0.0
1982 51 36 0.00 0.0
1981 42 18 0.00 0.0
1980 35 21 0.00 0.0
1979 40 33 0.07 0.2
1978 48 37 0.00 0.0
1977 33 13 0.04 0.4
1976 38 19 0.00 0.0
1975 47 30 0.33 2.5
1974 40 36 0.00 0.0
1973 38 25 0.00 0.0
1972 36 25 0.00 0.0
1971 36 28 0.00 0.0
1970 38 30 0.15 0.7
1969 35 19 0.01 0.1
1968 35 18 0.14 1.2
1967 40 27 0.00 0.0
1966 48 41 0.66 0.0
1965 49 30 0.00 0.0
1964 53 30 0.16 0.0
1963 40 29 0.00 0.0
1962 54 35 0.95 0.0
1961 53 27 0.00 0.0
1960 40 33 0.00 0.0
1959 28 11 0.00 0.0
1958 45 21 0.00 0.0
1957 38 27 0.12 2.2
1956 45 28 0.00 0.0
1955 54 37 0.01 0.0
1954 40 32 0.00 0.0
1953 39 29 0.06 1.3
1952 38 30 0.00 0.0
1951 56 35 0.00 0.0
1950 72 54 0.00 0.0
1949 55 33 0.07 0.0
1948 35 28 0.03 0.4
1947 36 27 0.00 0.0
1946 65 54 0.00 0.0
1945 35 26 0.00 0.0
1944 41 33 0.00 0.0
1943 34 23 0.00 0.0
1942 24 12 0.00 0.0
1941 38 23 0.00 0.0
1940 30 15 0.00 0.0
1939 56 43 0.00 0.0
1938 54 28 0.28 0.0
1937 39 32 0.05 0.0
1936 39 31 0.24 0.6
1935 50 33 0.00 0.0
1934 46 42 0.02 0.0
1933 59 29 0.00 0.0
1932 60 43 0.90 0.0
1931 44 38 0.05 0.0
1930 53 31 0.00 0.0
1929 63 29 0.11 0.0
1928 52 24 0.00 0.0
1927 40 31 0.00 0.0
1926 53 38 0.00 0.0
1925 43 26 0.00 0.0
1924 23 9 0.00 0.0
1923 46 32 0.00 0.0
1922 42 32 0.00 0.0
1921 43 33 0.00 0.0
1920 35 12 0.00 0.0
1919 30 17 0.00 0.0
1918 32 14 0.02 0.0
1917 47 36 0.00 0.0
1916 62 33 0.01 0.0
1915 58 31 0.89 0.0
1914 43 30 0.00 0.0
1913 56 33 0.05 0.0
1912 16 6 0.00 0.0
1911 47 26 0.00 0.0
1910 40 26 0.56 0.0
1909 55 30 0.00 0.0
1908 41 21 0.00 0.0
1907 63 30 0.00 0.0
1906 43 32 0.00 0.0
1905 52 32 1.35 0.0
1904 33 5 0.00 0.0
1903 39 27 0.19 0.0
1902 40 15 0.00 0.0
1901 39 15 0.00 0.0
1900 50 30 0.00 0.0
1899 39 33 1.07 0.0
1898 42 22 0.02 0.0
1897 33 22 0.00 0.0
1896 22 8 0.00 0.0
1895 46 25 0.12 0.0
1894 46 37 0.01 0.0
1893 28 17 0.04 1.0
1892 35 29 0.85 9.0
1891 36 22 0.00 0.0
1890 63 51 0.00 0.0
1889 50 41 0.26 0.0
1888 41 31 0.00 0.0
1887 33 20 0.00 n/a
1886 35 24 0.00 0.0
1885 56 35 0.77 0.0
1884 14 2 0.00 0.0
1883 34 25 0.12 n/a
1882 34 22 0.06 n/a
1881 36 33 0.34 n/a
1880 45 37 0.09 n/a
1879 23 13 0.00 n/a
1878 28 5 0.00 n/a
1877 37 14 0.66 n/a
1876 48 36 0.00 n/a
1875 29 17 0.01 n/a
1874 56 34 0.80 n/a
1873 47 26 0.00 n/a
1872 47 29 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 1/6?
For the date of Jan 6, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 73 °F which happened in 2007.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 73 °F 2007
2 72 °F 1950
3 65 °F 1946
4 63 °F 1929
4 63 °F 1907
4 63 °F 1890
4 63 °F 2012
8 62 °F 1998
8 62 °F 1916
10 60 °F 1932
10 60 °F 1997
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 1/6?
For the date of Jan 6, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 2 °F which happened in 1884.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 2 °F 1884
2 5 °F 1878
2 5 °F 1904
4 6 °F 1912
5 8 °F 1896
6 9 °F 1924
7 11 °F 2018
7 11 °F 1988
7 11 °F 2014
7 11 °F 1959
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 14 °F 1884
2 16 °F 1912
3 20 °F 1988
4 21 °F 2018
5 22 °F 1896
6 23 °F 1924
6 23 °F 1879
8 24 °F 1942
9 27 °F 1996
10 28 °F 1878
10 28 °F 1959
10 28 °F 1893
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 1/6?
For the date of Jan 6, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.35 inches which happened in 1905.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on January 6
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.35 inches 1905
2 1.07 inches 1899
3 1.02 inches 2024
4 1.00 inches 1995
5 0.95 inches 1962
6 0.90 inches 1932
7 0.89 inches 1915
8 0.85 inches 1892
9 0.80 inches 1874
10 0.77 inches 1885
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on January 6
Rank Precipitation Year
1 9.0 inches 1892
2 2.5 inches 1975
3 2.4 inches 2015
3 2.4 inches 1996
5 2.2 inches 1957
6 1.3 inches 1953
7 1.2 inches 1968
8 1.0 inches 1893
9 0.8 inches 1989
10 0.7 inches 1970
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location