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Washington D.C. January Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of January in Washington D.C. from 1854–2024.

Rainiest January in Washington D.C. History

The rainiest January in Washington D.C. history happened in 1937, with 7.83 inches of total precipitation.

Driest January in Washington D.C. History

The driest January in Washington D.C. history happened in 1955, with just 0.31 inches of total precipitation.

Washington D.C. Average January Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2024	5.88
2023	1.65
2022	3.68
2021	1.93
2020	2.79
2019	3.30
2018	0.94
2017	2.75
2016	2.68
2015	3.73
2014	2.58
2013	2.53
2012	2.19
2011	2.25
2010	1.56
2009	2.68
2008	1.37
2007	2.46
2006	3.25
2005	3.31
2004	1.35
2003	2.41
2002	1.32
2001	2.22
2000	3.66
1999	5.42
1998	5.43
1997	2.55
1996	5.01
1995	3.22
1994	4.28
1993	2.90
1992	2.78
1991	2.90
1990	2.95
1989	2.49
1988	3.14
1987	4.90
1986	2.38
1985	2.11
1984	1.71
1983	1.69
1982	2.27
1981	0.38
1980	2.85
1979	6.64
1978	7.11
1977	1.50
1976	3.56
1975	3.09
1974	2.66
1973	2.26
1972	2.45
1971	1.86
1970	1.24
1969	1.69
1968	1.97
1967	1.35
1966	3.95
1965	2.73
1964	3.98
1963	1.86
1962	1.59
1961	3.12
1960	2.66
1959	2.21
1958	2.51
1957	2.61
1956	1.99
1955	0.31
1954	2.30
1953	4.13
1952	4.48
1951	2.18
1950	1.91
1949	5.08
1948	4.57
1947	3.81
1946	1.88
1945	2.89
1944	2.96
1943	2.87
1942	2.47
1941	3.04
1940	2.12
1939	3.41
1938	2.64
1937	7.83
1936	5.87
1935	5.27
1934	1.97
1933	3.25
1932	4.82
1931	1.56
1930	2.85
1929	2.16
1928	2.63
1927	1.20
1926	3.60
1925	4.44
1924	3.21
1923	4.24
1922	5.56
1921	2.30
1920	2.30
1919	3.47
1918	4.29
1917	2.57
1916	1.57
1915	6.34
1914	4.60
1913	2.85
1912	2.84
1911	2.92
1910	4.39
1909	2.84
1908	3.45
1907	2.54
1906	3.11
1905	3.59
1904	2.62
1903	4.26
1902	3.61
1901	2.92
1900	1.92
1899	4.12
1898	3.54
1897	1.98
1896	2.27
1895	4.42
1894	2.14
1893	1.85
1892	5.84
1891	6.14
1890	1.54
1889	4.05
1888	2.99
1887	2.39
1886	5.01
1885	4.46
1884	5.59
1883	3.15
1882	7.09
1881	5.14
1880	2.51
1879	3.13
1878	4.77
1877	3.73
1876	1.68
1875	1.86
1874	1.95
1873	3.73
1872	0.35
1871	1.46
1859	4.34
1858	1.65
1857	2.50
1856	4.00
1854	4.23

Its possible for precipitation totals to include both rain and melted snowfall
Months with more than 10% missing data are excluded