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Days with a maximum at or below 0 C (32 F) in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. has had days with a maximum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 82 years, most in 1958 with 20. Days per year, season span, streaks and every date.

Key Facts for Washington, D.C.

  • Washington, D.C. has had days with a maximum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 82 years, 732 days in all.
  • The most in one year was 20 days in 1958.
  • In 2026, the latest year on file, there were 10 such days.
  • The earliest first date in a year was 1 January 1963.
  • The latest last date in a year was 30 December 1944.
  • The longest run inside a single year was 10 days in 1989.
  • 2 years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of these rankings.

Days per Year

82 years, 732 days
Days with a maximum at or below 0 C (32 F) per year in Washington, D.C. Days per year in Washington, D.C. with a maximum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F). The line is the decade average. The most was 20 in 1958. Grey bars are years with under 90 percent of days observed, left out of rankings. 051015201942: 101943: 141944: 91945: 181946: 71947: 61948: 191949: 11950: 71951: 101952: 31953: 21954: 111955: 111956: 51957: 81958: 201959: 91960: 181961: 131962: 181963: 171964: 51965: 71966: 91967: 51968: 141969: 51970: 111971: 111972: 41973: 71975: 31976: 71977: 181978: 61979: 151980: 111981: 111982: 131983: 81984: 101985: 151986: 111987: 71988: 161989: 151990: 21991: 31992: 11993: 111994: 121995: 111996: 151997: 51998: 31999: 112000: 142001: 22002: 22003: 112004: 172005: 112006: 12007: 82008: 32009: 102010: 112011: 32012: 12013: 42014: 102015: 122016: 112017: 72018: 82019: 42021: 32022: 42024: 42025: 72026: 10194219521962197219831993200320132025
Days per year in Washington, D.C. with a maximum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F). The line is the decade average. The most was 20 in 1958. Grey bars are years with under 90 percent of days observed, left out of rankings.
Days with a maximum at or below 0 C (32 F) per year in Washington, D.C.
YearDaysDecade average
19421010.5
19431410.5
1944910.5
19451810.5
1946710.5
1947610.5
19481910.5
1949110.5
195078.6
1951108.6
195238.6
195328.6
1954118.6
1955118.6
195658.6
195788.6
1958208.6
195998.6
19601811.1
19611311.1
19621811.1
19631711.1
1964511.1
1965711.1
1966911.1
1967511.1
19681411.1
1969511.1
1970119.1
1971119.1
197249.1
197379.1
197539.1
197679.1
1977189.1
197869.1
1979159.1
19801111.7
19811111.7
19821311.7
1983811.7
19841011.7
19851511.7
19861111.7
1987711.7
19881611.7
19891511.7
199027.4
199137.4
199217.4
1993117.4
1994127.4
1995117.4
1996157.4
199757.4
199837.4
1999117.4
2000147.9
200127.9
200227.9
2003117.9
2004177.9
2005117.9
200617.9
200787.9
200837.9
2009107.9
2010117.1
201137.1
201217.1
201347.1
2014107.1
2015127.1
2016117.1
201777.1
201887.1
201947.1
202135.6
202245.6
202445.6
202575.6
2026105.6

Season Span

earliest 1 January, latest 30 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 0 C (32 F). Long bars mean a long season. 1942: 6 January 1942 to 21 December 19421943: 20 January 1943 to 29 December 19431944: 8 January 1944 to 30 December 19441945: 2 January 1945 to 23 December 19451946: 2 January 1946 to 2 December 19461947: 22 January 1947 to 22 February 19471948: 15 January 1948 to 26 December 19481949: 30 January 1949 to 30 January 19491950: 26 February 1950 to 28 December 19501951: 8 January 1951 to 19 December 19511952: 29 January 1952 to 28 December 19521953: 17 December 1953 to 18 December 19531954: 11 January 1954 to 22 December 19541955: 28 January 1955 to 28 December 19551956: 8 January 1956 to 30 December 19561957: 2 January 1957 to 12 December 19571958: 2 January 1958 to 21 December 19581959: 5 January 1959 to 23 December 19591960: 21 January 1960 to 28 December 19601961: 20 January 1961 to 29 December 19611962: 10 January 1962 to 31 December 19621963: 1 January 1963 to 31 December 19631964: 12 January 1964 to 11 February 19641965: 15 January 1965 to 3 February 19651966: 25 January 1966 to 24 December 19661967: 19 January 1967 to 25 February 19671968: 2 January 1968 to 26 December 19681969: 4 January 1969 to 25 December 19691970: 8 January 1970 to 26 February 19701971: 7 January 1971 to 3 February 19711972: 16 January 1972 to 17 December 19721973: 7 January 1973 to 18 December 19731975: 14 January 1975 to 19 December 19751976: 5 January 1976 to 3 December 19761977: 1 January 1977 to 28 December 19771978: 10 January 1978 to 7 February 19781979: 3 January 1979 to 18 February 19791980: 5 January 1980 to 26 December 19801981: 4 January 1981 to 19 December 19811982: 10 January 1982 to 27 January 19821983: 18 January 1983 to 31 December 19831984: 11 January 1984 to 7 December 19841985: 9 January 1985 to 26 December 19851986: 7 January 1986 to 14 February 19861987: 24 January 1987 to 16 February 19871988: 3 January 1988 to 16 December 19881989: 9 February 1989 to 27 December 19891990: 25 February 1990 to 26 February 19901991: 22 January 1991 to 16 February 19911992: 19 January 1992 to 19 January 19921993: 10 January 1993 to 30 December 19931994: 9 January 1994 to 27 February 19941995: 5 January 1995 to 20 December 19951996: 6 January 1996 to 20 December 19961997: 12 January 1997 to 19 January 19971998: 23 December 1998 to 31 December 19981999: 1 January 1999 to 25 December 19992000: 14 January 2000 to 29 December 20002001: 22 February 2001 to 30 December 20012002: 4 December 2002 to 5 December 20022003: 16 January 2003 to 27 February 20032004: 7 January 2004 to 27 December 20042005: 17 January 2005 to 14 December 20052006: 19 February 2006 to 19 February 20062007: 21 January 2007 to 7 March 20072008: 21 January 2008 to 22 December 20082009: 15 January 2009 to 19 December 20092010: 2 January 2010 to 16 December 20102011: 22 January 2011 to 24 January 20112012: 22 January 2012 to 22 January 20122013: 22 January 2013 to 25 January 20132014: 7 January 2014 to 17 March 20142015: 6 January 2015 to 6 March 20152016: 13 January 2016 to 16 December 20162017: 7 January 2017 to 31 December 20172018: 1 January 2018 to 15 January 20182019: 13 January 2019 to 1 February 20192021: 12 February 2021 to 18 February 20212022: 11 January 2022 to 24 December 20222024: 15 January 2024 to 20 January 20242025: 20 January 2025 to 15 December 20252026: 24 January 2026 to 8 February 202619421953196419761987199820092021JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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.
YearFirst dateLast date
19421942-01-061942-12-21
19431943-01-201943-12-29
19441944-01-081944-12-30
19451945-01-021945-12-23
19461946-01-021946-12-02
19471947-01-221947-02-22
19481948-01-151948-12-26
19491949-01-301949-01-30
19501950-02-261950-12-28
19511951-01-081951-12-19
19521952-01-291952-12-28
19531953-12-171953-12-18
19541954-01-111954-12-22
19551955-01-281955-12-28
19561956-01-081956-12-30
19571957-01-021957-12-12
19581958-01-021958-12-21
19591959-01-051959-12-23
19601960-01-211960-12-28
19611961-01-201961-12-29
19621962-01-101962-12-31
19631963-01-011963-12-31
19641964-01-121964-02-11
19651965-01-151965-02-03
19661966-01-251966-12-24
19671967-01-191967-02-25
19681968-01-021968-12-26
19691969-01-041969-12-25
19701970-01-081970-02-26
19711971-01-071971-02-03
19721972-01-161972-12-17
19731973-01-071973-12-18
19751975-01-141975-12-19
19761976-01-051976-12-03
19771977-01-011977-12-28
19781978-01-101978-02-07
19791979-01-031979-02-18
19801980-01-051980-12-26
19811981-01-041981-12-19
19821982-01-101982-01-27
19831983-01-181983-12-31
19841984-01-111984-12-07
19851985-01-091985-12-26
19861986-01-071986-02-14
19871987-01-241987-02-16
19881988-01-031988-12-16
19891989-02-091989-12-27
19901990-02-251990-02-26
19911991-01-221991-02-16
19921992-01-191992-01-19
19931993-01-101993-12-30
19941994-01-091994-02-27
19951995-01-051995-12-20
19961996-01-061996-12-20
19971997-01-121997-01-19
19981998-12-231998-12-31
19991999-01-011999-12-25
20002000-01-142000-12-29
20012001-02-222001-12-30
20022002-12-042002-12-05
20032003-01-162003-02-27
20042004-01-072004-12-27
20052005-01-172005-12-14
20062006-02-192006-02-19
20072007-01-212007-03-07
20082008-01-212008-12-22
20092009-01-152009-12-19
20102010-01-022010-12-16
20112011-01-222011-01-24
20122012-01-222012-01-22
20132013-01-222013-01-25
20142014-01-072014-03-17
20152015-01-062015-03-06
20162016-01-132016-12-16
20172017-01-072017-12-31
20182018-01-012018-01-15
20192019-01-132019-02-01
20212021-02-122021-02-18
20222022-01-112022-12-24
20242024-01-152024-01-20
20252025-01-202025-12-15
20262026-01-242026-02-08

Every Year

Days with a maximum at or below 0 C (32 F) per year in Washington, D.C.
YearDaysFirst dateLast dateLongest streak in yearCoverage
20261024 January 20268 February 20269 daysIncomplete, not ranked
2025720 January 202515 December 20254 daysComplete
2024415 January 202420 January 20243 daysComplete
2022411 January 202224 December 20221 daysComplete
2021312 February 202118 February 20212 daysComplete
2019413 January 20191 February 20192 daysComplete
201881 January 201815 January 20184 daysComplete
201777 January 201731 December 20173 daysComplete
20161113 January 201616 December 20165 daysComplete
2015126 January 20156 March 20153 daysComplete
2014107 January 201417 March 20143 daysComplete
2013422 January 201325 January 20134 daysComplete
2012122 January 201222 January 20121 daysComplete
2011322 January 201124 January 20113 daysComplete
2010112 January 201016 December 20102 daysComplete
20091015 January 200919 December 20093 daysComplete
2008321 January 200822 December 20081 daysComplete
2007821 January 20077 March 20074 daysComplete
2006119 February 200619 February 20061 daysComplete
20051117 January 200514 December 20054 daysComplete
2004177 January 200427 December 20046 daysComplete
20031116 January 200327 February 20033 daysComplete
200224 December 20025 December 20022 daysComplete
2001222 February 200130 December 20011 daysComplete
20001414 January 200029 December 20003 daysComplete
1999111 January 199925 December 19992 daysComplete
1998323 December 199831 December 19983 daysComplete
1997512 January 199719 January 19973 daysComplete
1996156 January 199620 December 19965 daysComplete
1995115 January 199520 December 19955 daysComplete
1994129 January 199427 February 19943 daysComplete
19931110 January 199330 December 19935 daysComplete
1992119 January 199219 January 19921 daysComplete
1991322 January 199116 February 19911 daysComplete
1990225 February 199026 February 19902 daysComplete
1989159 February 198927 December 198910 daysComplete
1988163 January 198816 December 19886 daysComplete
1987724 January 198716 February 19875 daysComplete
1986117 January 198614 February 19863 daysComplete
1985159 January 198526 December 19853 daysComplete
19841011 January 19847 December 19845 daysComplete
1983818 January 198331 December 19833 daysComplete
19821310 January 198227 January 19826 daysComplete
1981114 January 198119 December 19816 daysComplete
1980115 January 198026 December 19803 daysComplete
1979153 January 197918 February 19797 daysComplete
1978610 January 19787 February 19782 daysComplete
1977181 January 197728 December 19773 daysComplete
197675 January 19763 December 19762 daysComplete
1975314 January 197519 December 19751 daysComplete
197377 January 197318 December 19733 daysComplete
1972416 January 197217 December 19721 daysComplete
1971117 January 19713 February 19714 daysComplete
1970118 January 197026 February 19704 daysComplete
196954 January 196925 December 19692 daysComplete
1968142 January 196826 December 19682 daysComplete
1967519 January 196725 February 19672 daysComplete
1966925 January 196624 December 19663 daysComplete
1965715 January 19653 February 19653 daysComplete
1964512 January 196411 February 19644 daysComplete
1963171 January 196331 December 19634 daysComplete
19621810 January 196231 December 19624 daysComplete
19611320 January 196129 December 19616 daysComplete
19601821 January 196028 December 19603 daysComplete
195995 January 195923 December 19592 daysComplete
1958202 January 195821 December 19586 daysComplete
195782 January 195712 December 19575 daysComplete
195658 January 195630 December 19562 daysComplete
19551128 January 195528 December 19553 daysComplete
19541111 January 195422 December 19544 daysComplete
1953217 December 195318 December 19532 daysComplete
1952329 January 195228 December 19522 daysComplete
1951108 January 195119 December 19512 daysComplete
1950726 February 195028 December 19502 daysComplete
1949130 January 194930 January 19491 daysComplete
19481915 January 194826 December 19486 daysComplete
1947622 January 194722 February 19472 daysComplete
194672 January 19462 December 19461 daysComplete
1945182 January 194523 December 19455 daysComplete
194498 January 194430 December 19442 daysComplete
19431420 January 194329 December 19433 daysComplete
1942106 January 194221 December 19425 daysComplete
Decade averages for Days with a maximum at or below 0 C (32 F) in Washington, D.C.
DecadeAverage days per yearYears counted
1940s10.58
1950s8.610
1960s11.110
1970s9.19
1980s11.710
1990s7.410
2000s7.910
2010s7.110
2020s4.54

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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).