- 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
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