Saturday, December 31, 2016

What's the Hottest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Washington, DC in January?

The coldest month of the year in Washington, DC is January which has an average daily temperature of just 30.6 degrees. But what is the hottest temperature ever recorded in Washington, DC in January the coldest month of the year in the city?



Weather temperatures have officially been kept in Washington, DC since 1872. So the hottest temperature record for January in Washington is from 1872 until the present day.

What's the Hottest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Washington, DC in January?

  • 79 degrees on January 26, 1950

That's right the hottest temperature ever recorded in Washington, DC in the month of January is a sweltering 79 degrees. That record hottest temperature for the month of January in Washington was set on January 26, 1950.

How unusual is a 70 degree weather temperature day in Washington, DC in January? Since 1872, there have only been about three dozen times when the temperature soared to 70 degrees or above in the month of January in Washington. 

When was the last time it was 70 degrees in Washington, DC in January? That was on January 8, 2008, when the temperature reached a delightful 73 degrees. 

Will the temperature rise to 80 degrees this January in Washington, DC and set a new record? It's certainly not impossible that it could happen. Washington DC has had two days in the month of February when the temperature was over 80 degrees and the record for January is 79. It's not likely to happen but it could.

A 70 degree weather temperature day this January in Washington DC is certainly not out of the question and what a delightful day that would be if it occurs this year.

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