Records for Washington Area, District of Columbia (DCAthr) on 01-17
  Record Highs
  
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      1:  74°F (1943)
    
 
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      2:  68°F (1913)
    
 
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      3:  66°F (1990)
    
 
  
 
  Record Lows
  
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      1:  -5°F (1982)
    
 
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      2:  2°F (1977)
    
 
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      3:  4°F (1892)
    
 
  
 
  Lowest Highs
  
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      1:  48°F (1913)
    
 
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      2:  44°F (1949)
    
 
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      3:  44°F (1932)
    
 
  
 
  Highest Lows
  
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      1:  10°F (1982)
    
 
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      2:  18°F (1977)
    
 
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      3:  18°F (1965)
    
 
  
 
  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 29.7°F
 
  Temperature data from 1872 to 2022.
  Record Precipitation
  
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      1:  1.09" (1994)
    
 
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      2:  1.03" (1978)
    
 
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      3:  0.75" (2008)
    
 
  
 
  Precipitation data from 1871 to 2022.