Washington D.C. January 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of January 8.
January 8 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 73 °F 2008
Lowest temperature 0 °F 1878
Lowest daily high 16 °F 1942
Highest daily low 57 °F 1998
Most precipitation 2.21 inches 1884
Most snow 6.3 inches 1988
January 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 44.9 °F
Average low 30.5 °F
Chance precipitation 32.3%
Chance snow 7.4%
Washington D.C. January 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 51 37 0.00 0.0
2023 44 32 0.01 0.0
2022 33 22 0.00 0.0
2021 39 33 0.00 0.0
2020 47 30 0.00 0.0
2019 60 39 0.24 0.0
2018 39 19 0.06 0.0
2017 25 15 0.00 0.0
2016 45 40 0.00 0.0
2015 26 12 0.00 0.0
2014 31 13 0.00 0.0
2013 53 30 0.00 0.0
2012 52 37 0.00 0.0
2011 35 24 0.02 0.4
2010 32 23 0.03 1.0
2009 42 30 0.00 0.0
2008 73 48 0.00 0.0
2007 56 36 0.50 0.0
2006 48 30 0.00 0.0
2005 54 38 0.15 0.0
2004 35 20 0.00 0.0
2003 54 35 0.00 0.0
2002 40 28 0.00 0.0
2001 37 30 0.20 0.0
2000 45 30 0.00 0.0
1999 31 22 0.37 2.2
1998 69 57 0.12 0.0
1997 41 26 0.00 0.0
1996 30 20 0.16 1.7
1995 43 32 0.00 0.0
1994 39 20 0.21 0.0
1993 44 39 0.73 0.0
1992 48 32 0.00 0.0
1991 33 22 0.07 0.0
1990 38 32 0.52 0.2
1989 50 35 0.12 0.0
1988 28 18 0.44 6.3
1987 44 33 0.00 0.0
1986 31 18 0.00 0.0
1985 44 26 0.00 0.0
1984 44 23 0.00 0.0
1983 47 34 0.00 0.0
1982 37 26 0.00 0.0
1981 27 17 0.00 0.0
1980 43 35 0.00 0.0
1979 52 27 0.40 0.0
1978 62 41 0.83 0.0
1977 29 16 0.00 0.0
1976 40 20 0.09 0.0
1975 52 32 0.21 0.0
1974 38 29 0.00 0.0
1973 24 20 0.00 0.0
1972 44 32 0.00 0.0
1971 27 18 0.00 0.0
1970 17 8 0.00 0.0
1969 36 22 0.00 0.0
1968 20 8 0.00 0.0
1967 53 43 0.18 0.0
1966 44 21 0.00 0.0
1965 59 39 0.39 0.0
1964 41 25 0.00 0.0
1963 40 29 0.00 0.0
1962 49 30 0.02 0.0
1961 49 29 0.00 0.0
1960 50 33 0.00 0.0
1959 36 26 0.00 0.0
1958 33 23 0.00 0.0
1957 39 31 0.00 0.0
1956 32 21 0.00 0.0
1955 47 31 0.00 0.0
1954 42 29 0.00 0.0
1953 38 32 0.51 0.0
1952 36 27 0.00 0.0
1951 31 20 0.00 0.0
1950 39 29 0.00 0.0
1949 63 37 0.00 0.0
1948 40 22 0.00 0.0
1947 51 39 0.00 0.0
1946 58 47 0.00 0.0
1945 35 27 0.03 0.0
1944 30 25 0.00 0.0
1943 34 32 0.01 0.2
1942 16 7 0.01 0.3
1941 41 21 0.00 0.0
1940 29 23 0.23 5.2
1939 59 35 0.00 0.0
1938 38 29 0.00 0.0
1937 69 46 0.00 0.0
1936 38 33 0.14 0.2
1935 52 44 0.00 0.0
1934 55 40 0.00 0.0
1933 50 37 0.00 0.0
1932 45 38 0.80 0.0
1931 35 25 0.00 0.0
1930 68 50 0.00 0.0
1929 27 14 0.00 0.0
1928 59 39 0.00 0.0
1927 26 19 0.00 0.0
1926 29 24 0.40 0.3
1925 46 32 0.00 0.0
1924 45 20 0.00 0.0
1923 46 32 0.51 0.0
1922 31 22 0.36 1.5
1921 48 40 0.00 0.0
1920 44 38 0.35 0.0
1919 45 30 0.03 0.0
1918 31 23 0.00 0.0
1917 52 33 0.00 0.0
1916 26 14 0.00 0.0
1915 47 31 0.00 0.0
1914 47 31 0.00 0.0
1913 68 31 0.10 0.0
1912 25 11 0.35 2.3
1911 50 34 0.00 0.0
1910 34 16 0.00 0.0
1909 26 16 0.00 0.0
1908 44 33 0.01 0.0
1907 59 54 0.27 0.0
1906 39 22 0.24 0.8
1905 34 24 0.00 0.0
1904 42 25 0.03 0.5
1903 34 22 0.01 0.0
1902 44 31 0.00 0.0
1901 44 25 0.00 0.0
1900 50 31 0.00 0.0
1899 41 20 0.00 0.0
1898 62 35 0.00 0.0
1897 38 20 0.00 0.0
1896 35 24 0.00 0.0
1895 48 32 0.28 0.0
1894 39 29 0.00 0.0
1893 27 16 0.00 0.0
1892 38 20 0.00 0.0
1891 40 25 0.00 0.0
1890 55 42 0.13 0.0
1889 50 33 0.00 0.0
1888 53 41 0.00 0.0
1887 27 11 0.00 n/a
1886 28 19 0.25 2.5
1885 54 34 0.00 0.0
1884 52 16 2.21 0.0
1883 35 28 0.00 n/a
1882 40 33 0.02 n/a
1881 29 18 0.00 n/a
1880 45 37 0.00 n/a
1879 47 26 0.38 n/a
1878 28 0 0.00 n/a
1877 40 21 0.00 n/a
1876 53 27 0.00 n/a
1875 36 26 0.00 n/a
1874 60 38 0.03 n/a
1873 36 20 0.00 n/a
1872 30 26 0.06 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 1/8?
For the date of Jan 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 73 °F which happened in 2008.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 73 °F 2008
2 69 °F 1937
2 69 °F 1998
4 68 °F 1913
4 68 °F 1930
6 63 °F 1949
7 62 °F 1978
7 62 °F 1898
9 60 °F 2019
9 60 °F 1874
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 1/8?
For the date of Jan 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 0 °F which happened in 1878.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 0 °F 1878
2 7 °F 1942
3 8 °F 1968
3 8 °F 1970
5 11 °F 1912
5 11 °F 1887
7 12 °F 2015
8 13 °F 2014
9 14 °F 1916
9 14 °F 1929
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on January 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 16 °F 1942
2 17 °F 1970
3 20 °F 1968
4 24 °F 1973
5 25 °F 1912
5 25 °F 2017
7 26 °F 2015
7 26 °F 1916
7 26 °F 1927
7 26 °F 1909
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 1/8?
For the date of Jan 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 2.21 inches which happened in 1884.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on January 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.21 inches 1884
2 0.83 inches 1978
3 0.80 inches 1932
4 0.73 inches 1993
5 0.52 inches 1990
6 0.51 inches 1953
6 0.51 inches 1923
8 0.50 inches 2007
9 0.44 inches 1988
10 0.40 inches 1979
10 0.40 inches 1926
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on January 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.3 inches 1988
2 5.2 inches 1940
3 2.5 inches 1886
4 2.3 inches 1912
5 2.2 inches 1999
6 1.7 inches 1996
7 1.5 inches 1922
8 1.0 inches 2010
9 0.8 inches 1906
10 0.5 inches 1904
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location