As the D.C. region breaks out of the recent icebox, those yearning for warmer weather may have something to celebrate on New Year’s Day.
When reviewing the past 32 years on Jan. 1 in D.C., 28% of those days saw rain. In recent years,聽 the warmest day in January occurred on New Year鈥檚 Day.
D.C. will ring in 2023 on a warm, wet note, so there鈥檚 no defying the recent climate trends.
In 2022 and 2019, the warmest day in January was New Year鈥檚 Day with highs in the 60s. Digging back through the records, New Year鈥檚 Day was the coldest day in January two decades ago in 1998 and 2002.
Snow has been scarce in the nation鈥檚 capital on New Year鈥檚 Day. The last instance was 28 years ago; it snowed one inch in D.C. on New Year’s Day in 1994. The most snowpack on the ground on Jan. 1 was in 1971 with eight inches measured at Reagan National Airport.
The warmest New Year鈥檚 Day in D.C. wasn鈥檛 too long ago. The mercury hit 69 degrees in 2005. However,聽the coldest New Year鈥檚 in D.C. was in 1968 with a low temperature of 12 degrees.
Occasional showers are also expected on Jan. 1. The District is already 1.7 inches below average for seasonal snowfall. The crux of the region鈥檚 winter occurs the next two months with an average of 4.9 inches of snow in January and 5.0 inches of snow in February.
Stay with 海角社区app and the weather on the eight鈥檚 to get the latest updates on the New Year鈥檚 weekend forecast.
