Records for Washington Area, District of Columbia (DCAthr) on 01-16
  Record Highs
  
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      1:  73°F (1953)
    
 
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      2:  68°F (1943)
    
 
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      3:  66°F (1901)
    
 
  
 
  Record Lows
  
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      1:  2°F (1893)
    
 
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      2:  3°F (1977)
    
 
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      3:  3°F (1972)
    
 
  
 
  Lowest Highs
  
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      1:  44°F (1995)
    
 
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      2:  44°F (1943)
    
 
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      3:  44°F (1882)
    
 
  
 
  Highest Lows
  
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      1:  15°F (1893)
    
 
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      2:  18°F (2009)
    
 
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      3:  18°F (1972)
    
 
  
 
  Highest January temperature:
  
  79°F on 01-26-1950.
  Lowest January temperature:
  
  -14°F on 01-01-1881.
  Average temperature is 37.1°F
  Average high is 44.4°F
  Average low is 29.8°F
 
  Temperature data from 1872 to 2022.
  Record Precipitation
  
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      1:  1.00" (1909)
    
 
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      2:  0.94" (1941)
    
 
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      3:  0.90" (2022)
    
 
  
 
  Precipitation data from 1871 to 2022.