Weather of Olympia, Washington

Seasonal weather conditions for Olympia, Washington

Average high and low temperatures for each month

January: Hi 44.5 Lo 31.6

February: Hi 49.2 Lo 32.4

March: Hi 53.4 Lo 33.8

April: Hi 59.0 Lo 36.5

May: Hi 65.8 Lo 41.6

June: Hi 71.0 Lo 46.6

July: Hi 77.1 Lo 49.5

August: Hi 77.1 Lo 49.4

September: Hi 71.5 Lo 45.2

October: Hi 60.5 Lo 39.7

November: Hi 50.4 Lo 35.5

December: Hi 44.8 Lo 32.8

Average precipitation for each month

January: 8.03"

February: 5.77

March: 5.12

April: 3.32

May: 2.01

June: 1.57

July: 0.73

August: 1.15

September: 2.02

October: 4.70

November: 8.21

December: 8.27

Entire Year: 50.90"

Other averages for entire year

Average number of rainy days: 162

Average number of cloudy days: 229

Average number of partly sunny days: 84

Average number of sunny days: 52

Average number of days below 32 degrees: 85

Average number of days with fog: 225

Average number of heating degree days: 5655

Average first and last frost and freeze dates of the year

First average 36 degree temperature: September 23

First average 32 degree temperature: October 6

First average 28 degree temperature: October 27

Last average 28 degree temperature: April 15

Last average 32 degree temperature: May 5

Last average 36 degree temperature: May 27

Record high and low temperatures for each month

January: Hi 74 (1-2-1923) Lo -8 (1-1-1979)

February: Hi 73 (2-27-1986) Lo -1 (2-1-1950)

March: Hi 79 (3-29-2004) Lo 9 (3-3-1989)

April: Hi 90 (4-12-1904) Lo 21 (4-2-1921)

May: Hi 96 (5-28-1983) Lo 25 (5-1-1954)

June: Hi 101 (6-26-1925) Lo 30 (6-3-1976)

July: Hi 104 (7-3-1906, 7-15-1941, 7-16-1941) Lo 32 (7-27-1919, 7-31-1919)

August: Hi 104 (8-9-1981) Lo 33 (8-18-1973)

September: Hi 98 (9-2-1988) Lo 25 (9-27-1972)

October: Hi 90 (10-1-1987) Lo 14 (10-31-2002)

November: Hi 74 (10-4-1949) Lo -1 (11-15-1955)

December: Hi 70 (12-8-1906) Lo -7 (12-23-1983)

Olympia, WA Weather Extremes

Highest recorded temperature: 104 degrees on 7-3-1906, 7-15-1941, 7-16-1941, 8-9-1981

Lowest recorded temperature: -8 degrees on 1-1-1979

Highest recorded windspeed: 78 MPH on 10-12-1962 during the Columbus Day Storm

Most rain recorded in one day: 4.49 inches on 1-22-1935

Most rain recorded in one month: 27.12 inches in December 1933

Most rain recorded in one year: 72.59 inches in 1933

Least rain recorded in one year: 26.5 inches in 1944

Most snow recorded in one day: 14.2 inches on 1-24-1972

Most snow recorded in one month: 58.7 inches in January 1969

Most snow recorded in one year: 60.1 inches in 1969

Highest recorded snow depth: 24 inches on 12-30-1969, 12-31-1969

Earliest recorded snowfall: 0.1 inches on 9-6-1919

Latest recorded snowfall: 0.1 inches on 4-23-1955

Latest/earliest freeze: 32 degrees on 7/31/1919

For more information on Olympia, WA weather averages and records go to:

http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=29727&refer=&units=us

http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa6114

http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa6109

http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20supp1/states/WA.pdf

http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/clilcd.pl?wa24227