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Nights at or below -10 C (14 F) in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. has had nights with a minimum temperature at or below -10 C (14 F) in 61 years, most in 1963 with 12. 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 -10 C (14 F) in 61 years, 297 days in all.
  • The most in one year was 12 days in 1963.
  • In 2026, the latest year on file, there were 7 such days.
  • The earliest first date in a year was 1 January 1963.
  • The latest last date in a year was 31 December 1962.
  • The longest run inside a single year was 7 days in 1942.
  • 2 years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of these rankings.

Days per Year

61 years, 297 days
Nights at or below -10 C (14 F) per year in Washington, D.C. Days per year in Washington, D.C. with a minimum temperature at or below -10 C (14 F). The line is the decade average. The most was 12 in 1963. Grey bars are years with under 90 percent of days observed, left out of rankings. 0510151942: 101943: 51945: 31946: 21947: 61948: 91951: 51954: 11955: 51957: 51958: 41959: 61960: 41961: 81962: 71963: 121964: 31965: 51966: 61967: 31968: 121969: 11970: 71971: 41972: 41973: 31976: 51977: 121978: 21979: 101980: 31981: 41982: 111983: 41984: 41985: 41986: 31987: 51988: 91989: 71990: 11992: 11993: 11994: 71995: 41996: 41997: 32000: 22003: 42004: 52005: 42006: 12007: 22009: 32014: 82015: 62016: 12018: 62019: 22022: 22026: 71942195819681980199020052026
Days per year in Washington, D.C. with a minimum temperature at or below -10 C (14 F). The line is the decade average. The most was 12 in 1963. Grey bars are years with under 90 percent of days observed, left out of rankings.
Nights at or below -10 C (14 F) per year in Washington, D.C.
YearDaysDecade average
1942105.8
194355.8
194535.8
194625.8
194765.8
194895.8
195154.3
195414.3
195554.3
195754.3
195844.3
195964.3
196046.1
196186.1
196276.1
1963126.1
196436.1
196556.1
196666.1
196736.1
1968126.1
196916.1
197075.9
197145.9
197245.9
197335.9
197655.9
1977125.9
197825.9
1979105.9
198035.4
198145.4
1982115.4
198345.4
198445.4
198545.4
198635.4
198755.4
198895.4
198975.4
199013
199213
199313
199473
199543
199643
199733
200023
200343
200453
200543
200613
200723
200933
201484.6
201564.6
201614.6
201864.6
201924.6
202224.5
202674.5

Season Span

earliest 1 January, latest 31 December
First to last qualifying date each year in Washington, D.C. For each year, a bar from the first to the last day in Washington, D.C. meeting -10 C (14 F). Long bars mean a long season. 1942: 6 January 1942 to 21 December 19421943: 14 February 1943 to 16 December 19431945: 25 January 1945 to 24 December 19451946: 23 January 1946 to 28 January 19461947: 22 January 1947 to 9 February 19471948: 15 January 1948 to 27 December 19481951: 3 February 1951 to 17 December 19511954: 23 January 1954 to 23 January 19541955: 28 January 1955 to 12 February 19551957: 15 January 1957 to 12 December 19571958: 9 February 1958 to 18 February 19581959: 5 January 1959 to 20 February 19591960: 12 December 1960 to 24 December 19601961: 22 January 1961 to 6 February 19611962: 10 January 1962 to 31 December 19621963: 1 January 1963 to 31 December 19631964: 14 January 1964 to 16 January 19641965: 15 January 1965 to 1 February 19651966: 28 January 1966 to 6 February 19661967: 8 February 1967 to 25 February 19671968: 1 January 1968 to 11 December 19681969: 5 January 1969 to 5 January 19691970: 8 January 1970 to 26 February 19701971: 28 January 1971 to 2 February 19711972: 15 January 1972 to 8 February 19721973: 12 February 1973 to 18 February 19731976: 9 January 1976 to 30 December 19761977: 6 January 1977 to 7 February 19771978: 9 January 1978 to 10 January 19781979: 3 January 1979 to 20 February 19791980: 1 March 1980 to 26 December 19801981: 4 January 1981 to 13 January 19811982: 9 January 1982 to 27 January 19821983: 24 December 1983 to 31 December 19831984: 12 January 1984 to 22 January 19841985: 20 January 1985 to 26 December 19851986: 28 January 1986 to 8 March 19861987: 23 January 1987 to 28 January 19871988: 5 January 1988 to 13 December 19881989: 17 December 1989 to 27 December 19891990: 26 February 1990 to 26 February 19901992: 19 January 1992 to 19 January 19921993: 19 February 1993 to 19 February 19931994: 15 January 1994 to 22 January 19941995: 5 February 1995 to 12 February 19951996: 11 January 1996 to 6 February 19961997: 17 January 1997 to 19 January 19972000: 22 January 2000 to 23 December 20002003: 18 January 2003 to 27 January 20032004: 10 January 2004 to 20 December 20042005: 18 January 2005 to 28 January 20052006: 19 February 2006 to 19 February 20062007: 5 February 2007 to 6 February 20072009: 16 January 2009 to 3 March 20092014: 6 January 2014 to 29 January 20142015: 8 January 2015 to 20 February 20152016: 14 February 2016 to 14 February 20162018: 1 January 2018 to 7 January 20182019: 30 January 2019 to 31 January 20192022: 23 December 2022 to 24 December 20222026: 24 January 2026 to 8 February 202619421955196419721982199020032016JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
For each year, a bar from the first to the last day in Washington, D.C. meeting -10 C (14 F). Long bars mean a long season.
First to last qualifying date each year in Washington, D.C.
YearFirst dateLast date
19421942-01-061942-12-21
19431943-02-141943-12-16
19451945-01-251945-12-24
19461946-01-231946-01-28
19471947-01-221947-02-09
19481948-01-151948-12-27
19511951-02-031951-12-17
19541954-01-231954-01-23
19551955-01-281955-02-12
19571957-01-151957-12-12
19581958-02-091958-02-18
19591959-01-051959-02-20
19601960-12-121960-12-24
19611961-01-221961-02-06
19621962-01-101962-12-31
19631963-01-011963-12-31
19641964-01-141964-01-16
19651965-01-151965-02-01
19661966-01-281966-02-06
19671967-02-081967-02-25
19681968-01-011968-12-11
19691969-01-051969-01-05
19701970-01-081970-02-26
19711971-01-281971-02-02
19721972-01-151972-02-08
19731973-02-121973-02-18
19761976-01-091976-12-30
19771977-01-061977-02-07
19781978-01-091978-01-10
19791979-01-031979-02-20
19801980-03-011980-12-26
19811981-01-041981-01-13
19821982-01-091982-01-27
19831983-12-241983-12-31
19841984-01-121984-01-22
19851985-01-201985-12-26
19861986-01-281986-03-08
19871987-01-231987-01-28
19881988-01-051988-12-13
19891989-12-171989-12-27
19901990-02-261990-02-26
19921992-01-191992-01-19
19931993-02-191993-02-19
19941994-01-151994-01-22
19951995-02-051995-02-12
19961996-01-111996-02-06
19971997-01-171997-01-19
20002000-01-222000-12-23
20032003-01-182003-01-27
20042004-01-102004-12-20
20052005-01-182005-01-28
20062006-02-192006-02-19
20072007-02-052007-02-06
20092009-01-162009-03-03
20142014-01-062014-01-29
20152015-01-082015-02-20
20162016-02-142016-02-14
20182018-01-012018-01-07
20192019-01-302019-01-31
20222022-12-232022-12-24
20262026-01-242026-02-08

Every Year

Nights at or below -10 C (14 F) per year in Washington, D.C.
YearDaysFirst dateLast dateLongest streak in yearCoverage
2026724 January 20268 February 20264 daysIncomplete, not ranked
2022223 December 202224 December 20222 daysComplete
2019230 January 201931 January 20192 daysComplete
201861 January 20187 January 20183 daysComplete
2016114 February 201614 February 20161 daysComplete
201568 January 201520 February 20153 daysComplete
201486 January 201429 January 20143 daysComplete
2009316 January 20093 March 20092 daysComplete
200725 February 20076 February 20072 daysComplete
2006119 February 200619 February 20061 daysComplete
2005418 January 200528 January 20052 daysComplete
2004510 January 200420 December 20042 daysComplete
2003418 January 200327 January 20032 daysComplete
2000222 January 200023 December 20001 daysComplete
1997317 January 199719 January 19973 daysComplete
1996411 January 19966 February 19963 daysComplete
199545 February 199512 February 19953 daysComplete
1994715 January 199422 January 19945 daysComplete
1993119 February 199319 February 19931 daysComplete
1992119 January 199219 January 19921 daysComplete
1990126 February 199026 February 19901 daysComplete
1989717 December 198927 December 19895 daysComplete
198895 January 198813 December 19883 daysComplete
1987523 January 198728 January 19873 daysComplete
1986328 January 19868 March 19862 daysComplete
1985420 January 198526 December 19853 daysComplete
1984412 January 198422 January 19843 daysComplete
1983424 December 198331 December 19833 daysComplete
1982119 January 198227 January 19824 daysComplete
198144 January 198113 January 19812 daysComplete
198031 March 198026 December 19802 daysComplete
1979103 January 197920 February 19794 daysComplete
197829 January 197810 January 19782 daysComplete
1977126 January 19777 February 19774 daysComplete
197659 January 197630 December 19762 daysComplete
1973312 February 197318 February 19732 daysComplete
1972415 January 19728 February 19723 daysComplete
1971428 January 19712 February 19712 daysComplete
197078 January 197026 February 19703 daysComplete
196915 January 19695 January 19691 daysComplete
1968121 January 196811 December 19683 daysComplete
196738 February 196725 February 19672 daysComplete
1966628 January 19666 February 19665 daysComplete
1965515 January 19651 February 19653 daysComplete
1964314 January 196416 January 19643 daysComplete
1963121 January 196331 December 19632 daysComplete
1962710 January 196231 December 19623 daysComplete
1961822 January 19616 February 19612 daysComplete
1960412 December 196024 December 19602 daysComplete
195965 January 195920 February 19593 daysComplete
195849 February 195818 February 19583 daysComplete
1957515 January 195712 December 19573 daysComplete
1955528 January 195512 February 19552 daysComplete
1954123 January 195423 January 19541 daysComplete
195153 February 195117 December 19512 daysComplete
1948915 January 194827 December 19483 daysComplete
1947622 January 19479 February 19473 daysComplete
1946223 January 194628 January 19461 daysComplete
1945325 January 194524 December 19451 daysComplete
1943514 February 194316 December 19433 daysComplete
1942106 January 194221 December 19427 daysComplete
Decade averages for Nights at or below -10 C (14 F) in Washington, D.C.
DecadeAverage days per yearYears counted
1940s5.86
1950s4.36
1960s6.110
1970s5.98
1980s5.410
1990s3.07
2000s3.07
2010s4.65
2020s2.01

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-17).