First snow · District of Columbia
When is the first snow in Washington, DC?
Washington, DC right now
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Fine. Whatever. Go out. Stay in. Don't care.
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Snow in the next 5 days?
No. There’s no snow in the Washington, DC forecast for the next 5 days.
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Washington, DC’s first measurable snow usually lands around December 19.
Washington’s first snow lands just before the holidays, and the whole city reacts like an inch is a national event.
Snow’s coming. Heads-up or surprise?
Tomorrow’s roast for Washington, DCFree, no account, and you pick how rude I get.Cities on the same snow schedule
Washington, DC is number 74 of 76 for the earliest first snow. Is your city earlier?
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: around December 18
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: around December 16
- Baltimore, Maryland: around December 11
The fastest way back here when the snow gets close.
In 8 winters out of 10 it arrives between December 1 and January 21. A typical Washington, DC winter adds up to about 14 inches of snow.
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How much snow Washington, DC gets in a year
Source: NOAA daily snowfall records for the Washington, DC area, winters 1991 to 2020 (30 with complete records), via the Applied Climate Information System. First snow here means the first day with at least a tenth of an inch.