Nights at or below 0 C (32 F) in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. has had nights with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 85 years, most in 1943 with 92. Days per year, season span, streaks and every date.

Key Facts for Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. has had nights with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 85 years, 5,609 days in all.
The most in one year was 92 days in 1943.
In 2026, the latest year on file, there were 42 such days.
The earliest first date in a year was 1 January 1943.
The latest last date in a year was 31 December 1944.
The longest run inside a single year was 48 days in 1976.
2 years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of these rankings.

Days per Year

85 years, 5,609 days

Days per year in Washington, D.C. with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F). The line is the decade average. The most was 92 in 1943. Grey bars are years with under 90 percent of days observed, left out of rankings.

Nights at or below 0 C (32 F) per year in Washington, D.C.
Year	Days	Decade average
1942	74	75.1
1943	92	75.1
1944	87	75.1
1945	76	75.1
1946	58	75.1
1947	90	75.1
1948	71	75.1
1949	53	75.1
1950	76	70.7
1951	76	70.7
1952	59	70.7
1953	53	70.7
1954	81	70.7
1955	83	70.7
1956	71	70.7
1957	59	70.7
1958	76	70.7
1959	73	70.7
1960	91	83.1
1961	69	83.1
1962	83	83.1
1963	89	83.1
1964	78	83.1
1965	89	83.1
1966	80	83.1
1967	77	83.1
1968	85	83.1
1969	90	83.1
1970	84	66.1
1971	72	66.1
1972	64	66.1
1973	56	66.1
1974	46	66.1
1975	53	66.1
1976	77	66.1
1977	75	66.1
1978	76	66.1
1979	58	66.1
1980	60	66.9
1981	61	66.9
1982	67	66.9
1983	52	66.9
1984	62	66.9
1985	77	66.9
1986	71	66.9
1987	64	66.9
1988	74	66.9
1989	81	66.9
1990	45	61.3
1991	60	61.3
1992	69	61.3
1993	72	61.3
1994	68	61.3
1995	85	61.3
1996	69	61.3
1997	52	61.3
1998	36	61.3
1999	57	61.3
2000	74	65.5
2001	54	65.5
2002	61	65.5
2003	78	65.5
2004	68	65.5
2005	74	65.5
2006	48	65.5
2007	66	65.5
2008	57	65.5
2009	75	65.5
2010	72	54.3
2011	56	54.3
2012	30	54.3
2013	58	54.3
2014	67	54.3
2015	56	54.3
2016	57	54.3
2017	49	54.3
2018	51	54.3
2019	47	54.3
2020	42	47
2021	52	47
2022	70	47
2023	24	47
2024	37	47
2025	62	47
2026	42	47

Season Span

earliest 1 January, latest 31 December

For each year, a bar from the first to the last day in Washington, D.C. meeting 0 C (32 F). Long bars mean a long season.

First to last qualifying date each year in Washington, D.C.
Year	First date	Last date
1942	1942-01-03	1942-12-31
1943	1943-01-01	1943-12-31
1944	1944-01-01	1944-12-31
1945	1945-01-01	1945-12-30
1946	1946-01-01	1946-12-31
1947	1947-01-01	1947-12-31
1948	1948-01-03	1948-12-28
1949	1949-01-02	1949-12-31
1950	1950-01-08	1950-12-31
1951	1951-01-01	1951-12-28
1952	1952-01-04	1952-12-30
1953	1953-01-01	1953-12-31
1954	1954-01-01	1954-12-31
1955	1955-01-05	1955-12-31
1956	1956-01-01	1956-12-31
1957	1957-01-01	1957-12-31
1958	1958-01-01	1958-12-31
1959	1959-01-01	1959-12-31
1960	1960-01-01	1960-12-31
1961	1961-01-02	1961-12-31
1962	1962-01-01	1962-12-31
1963	1963-01-01	1963-12-31
1964	1964-01-01	1964-12-23
1965	1965-01-01	1965-12-30
1966	1966-01-04	1966-12-31
1967	1967-01-01	1967-12-31
1968	1968-01-01	1968-12-31
1969	1969-01-01	1969-12-29
1970	1970-01-01	1970-12-31
1971	1971-01-01	1971-12-29
1972	1972-01-01	1972-12-29
1973	1973-01-02	1973-12-23
1974	1974-01-02	1974-12-23
1975	1975-01-03	1975-12-25
1976	1976-01-01	1976-12-31
1977	1977-01-01	1977-12-30
1978	1978-01-01	1978-12-30
1979	1979-01-02	1979-12-31
1980	1980-01-01	1980-12-31
1981	1981-01-01	1981-12-31
1982	1982-01-02	1982-12-19
1983	1983-01-04	1983-12-31
1984	1984-01-01	1984-12-26
1985	1985-01-04	1985-12-31
1986	1986-01-01	1986-12-30
1987	1987-01-01	1987-12-31
1988	1988-01-02	1988-12-31
1989	1989-01-03	1989-12-30
1990	1990-01-02	1990-12-31
1991	1991-01-01	1991-12-31
1992	1992-01-01	1992-12-28
1993	1993-01-01	1993-12-31
1994	1994-01-01	1994-12-31
1995	1995-01-02	1995-12-31
1996	1996-01-03	1996-12-26
1997	1997-01-01	1997-12-31
1998	1998-01-01	1998-12-31
1999	1999-01-01	1999-12-29
2000	2000-01-06	2000-12-31
2001	2001-01-01	2001-12-31
2002	2002-01-01	2002-12-30
2003	2003-01-04	2003-12-31
2004	2004-01-06	2004-12-30
2005	2005-01-15	2005-12-25
2006	2006-01-06	2006-12-28
2007	2007-01-03	2007-12-20
2008	2008-01-02	2008-12-31
2009	2009-01-01	2009-12-31
2010	2010-01-01	2010-12-31
2011	2011-01-03	2011-12-29
2012	2012-01-02	2012-12-31
2013	2013-01-02	2013-12-31
2014	2014-01-01	2014-12-31
2015	2015-01-01	2015-12-20
2016	2016-01-02	2016-12-31
2017	2017-01-05	2017-12-31
2018	2018-01-01	2018-12-26
2019	2019-01-10	2019-12-26
2020	2020-01-02	2020-12-30
2021	2021-01-09	2021-12-23
2022	2022-01-03	2022-12-30
2023	2023-01-08	2023-12-21
2024	2024-01-04	2024-12-24
2025	2025-01-03	2025-12-31
2026	2026-01-01	2026-03-18

Every Year

Nights at or below 0 C (32 F) per year in Washington, D.C.
Year	Days	First date	Last date	Longest streak in year	Coverage
2026	42	1 January 2026	18 March 2026	19 days	Incomplete, not ranked
2025	62	3 January 2025	31 December 2025	15 days	Complete
2024	37	4 January 2024	24 December 2024	10 days	Complete
2023	24	8 January 2023	21 December 2023	4 days	Complete
2022	70	3 January 2022	30 December 2022	16 days	Complete
2021	52	9 January 2021	23 December 2021	9 days	Complete
2020	42	2 January 2020	30 December 2020	7 days	Complete
2019	47	10 January 2019	26 December 2019	10 days	Complete
2018	51	1 January 2018	26 December 2018	9 days	Complete
2017	49	5 January 2017	31 December 2017	17 days	Complete
2016	57	2 January 2016	31 December 2016	14 days	Complete
2015	56	1 January 2015	20 December 2015	13 days	Complete
2014	67	1 January 2014	31 December 2014	12 days	Complete
2013	58	2 January 2013	31 December 2013	7 days	Complete
2012	30	2 January 2012	31 December 2012	6 days	Complete
2011	56	3 January 2011	29 December 2011	16 days	Complete
2010	72	1 January 2010	31 December 2010	22 days	Complete
2009	75	1 January 2009	31 December 2009	31 days	Complete
2008	57	2 January 2008	31 December 2008	8 days	Complete
2007	66	3 January 2007	20 December 2007	35 days	Complete
2006	48	6 January 2006	28 December 2006	9 days	Complete
2005	74	15 January 2005	25 December 2005	20 days	Complete
2004	68	6 January 2004	30 December 2004	35 days	Complete
2003	78	4 January 2003	31 December 2003	20 days	Complete
2002	61	1 January 2002	30 December 2002	11 days	Complete
2001	54	1 January 2001	31 December 2001	16 days	Complete
2000	74	6 January 2000	31 December 2000	29 days	Complete
1999	57	1 January 1999	29 December 1999	9 days	Complete
1998	36	1 January 1998	31 December 1998	14 days	Complete
1997	52	1 January 1997	31 December 1997	12 days	Complete
1996	69	3 January 1996	26 December 1996	15 days	Complete
1995	85	2 January 1995	31 December 1995	15 days	Complete
1994	68	1 January 1994	31 December 1994	25 days	Complete
1993	72	1 January 1993	31 December 1993	12 days	Complete
1992	69	1 January 1992	28 December 1992	14 days	Complete
1991	60	1 January 1991	31 December 1991	7 days	Complete
1990	45	2 January 1990	31 December 1990	6 days	Complete
1989	81	3 January 1989	30 December 1989	18 days	Complete
1988	74	2 January 1988	31 December 1988	16 days	Complete
1987	64	1 January 1987	31 December 1987	9 days	Complete
1986	71	1 January 1986	30 December 1986	13 days	Complete
1985	77	4 January 1985	31 December 1985	35 days	Complete
1984	62	1 January 1984	26 December 1984	17 days	Complete
1983	52	4 January 1983	31 December 1983	12 days	Complete
1982	67	2 January 1982	19 December 1982	23 days	Complete
1981	61	1 January 1981	31 December 1981	17 days	Complete
1980	60	1 January 1980	31 December 1980	19 days	Complete
1979	58	2 January 1979	31 December 1979	23 days	Complete
1978	76	1 January 1978	30 December 1978	22 days	Complete
1977	75	1 January 1977	30 December 1977	9 days	Complete
1976	77	1 January 1976	31 December 1976	48 days	Complete
1975	53	3 January 1975	25 December 1975	12 days	Complete
1974	46	2 January 1974	23 December 1974	5 days	Complete
1973	56	2 January 1973	23 December 1973	13 days	Complete
1972	64	1 January 1972	29 December 1972	9 days	Complete
1971	72	1 January 1971	29 December 1971	24 days	Complete
1970	84	1 January 1970	31 December 1970	25 days	Complete
1969	90	1 January 1969	29 December 1969	15 days	Complete
1968	85	1 January 1968	31 December 1968	20 days	Complete
1967	77	1 January 1967	31 December 1967	36 days	Complete
1966	80	4 January 1966	31 December 1966	17 days	Complete
1965	89	1 January 1965	30 December 1965	28 days	Complete
1964	78	1 January 1964	23 December 1964	11 days	Complete
1963	89	1 January 1963	31 December 1963	21 days	Complete
1962	83	1 January 1962	31 December 1962	34 days	Complete
1961	69	2 January 1961	31 December 1961	22 days	Complete
1960	91	1 January 1960	31 December 1960	24 days	Complete
1959	73	1 January 1959	31 December 1959	12 days	Complete
1958	76	1 January 1958	31 December 1958	22 days	Complete
1957	59	1 January 1957	31 December 1957	16 days	Complete
1956	71	1 January 1956	31 December 1956	15 days	Complete
1955	83	5 January 1955	31 December 1955	21 days	Complete
1954	81	1 January 1954	31 December 1954	12 days	Complete
1953	53	1 January 1953	31 December 1953	5 days	Complete
1952	59	4 January 1952	30 December 1952	5 days	Complete
1951	76	1 January 1951	28 December 1951	15 days	Complete
1950	76	8 January 1950	31 December 1950	10 days	Complete
1949	53	2 January 1949	31 December 1949	6 days	Complete
1948	71	3 January 1948	28 December 1948	35 days	Complete
1947	90	1 January 1947	31 December 1947	25 days	Complete
1946	58	1 January 1946	31 December 1946	16 days	Complete
1945	76	1 January 1945	30 December 1945	26 days	Complete
1944	87	1 January 1944	31 December 1944	18 days	Complete
1943	92	1 January 1943	31 December 1943	24 days	Complete
1942	74	3 January 1942	31 December 1942	12 days	Complete

Decade averages for Nights at or below 0 C (32 F) in Washington, D.C.
Decade	Average days per year	Years counted
1940s	75.1	8
1950s	70.7	10
1960s	83.1	10
1970s	66.1	10
1980s	66.9	10
1990s	61.3	10
2000s	65.5	10
2010s	54.3	10
2020s	47.8	6

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Download the Data

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site from the threaded city record.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).