Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever in Washington DC on January 25

On January 25th in Washington D.C., records show that the hottest temperature ever recorded was 75.0°F in 1950, while the coldest temperature reached 8.1°F in 1961. The average temperature for this date is 36.72°F, with an average high of 44.09°F and an average low of 29.35°F. In 1950, when the temperature soared to new heights, an interesting news item reported that influential diplomat George F. Kennan proposed the concept of containment as a strategy to confront Soviet expansionism during the early stages of the Cold War.