Coldest Januarys in Washington since 1895
compiled a ranking of the coldest Januarys in Washington since 1895 using data from the . Rankings are based on the lowest average temperature in each month. For each of the coldest months listed below, we've included the average state temperature, state-wide highs and lows for the month, and the total precipitation.
#10. January 1929
- Average temperature: 19.8掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 26.3掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 13.4掳F
- Total precipitation: 3.21"
#9. January 1969
- Average temperature: 19.7掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 25.5掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 13.9掳F
- Total precipitation: 7.57"
#8. January 1907
- Average temperature: 19.3掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 25.6掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 12.9掳F
- Total precipitation: 5.44"
#7. January 1979
- Average temperature: 18.8掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 26掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 11.6掳F
- Total precipitation: 2.23"
#6. January 1957
- Average temperature: 18.4掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 25.3掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 11.4掳F
- Total precipitation: 3.17"
#5. January 1916
- Average temperature: 16.3掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 23.4掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 9.3掳F
- Total precipitation: 4.41"
#4. January 1930
- Average temperature: 15掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 23.2掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 6.8掳F
- Total precipitation: 2.62"
#3. January 1949
- Average temperature: 14.8掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 24掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 5.7掳F
- Total precipitation: 1.35"
#2. January 1937
- Average temperature: 14.2掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 22.1掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 6.3掳F
- Total precipitation: 3.16"
#1. January 1950
- Average temperature: 12.7掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 20.6掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 4.9掳F
- Total precipitation: 7.37"
