Record Low Temperature in Olympia, WA

The coldest temperature ever recorded in Olympia, WA is −8°F, on January 1, 1979, at Olympia Regional Airport, 4 miles south of the town center.

  • Records since 1941
  • 86 years with enough readings
  • A typical year's coldest morning: 10°F

Every year's coldest morning at Olympia Regional Airport

Each point is one year's coldest reading at Olympia Regional Airport, 1941 to 2026.

The five coldest days on record

DateLow
January 1, 1979−8°F
January 27, 1972−7°F
December 23, 1983−7°F
December 31, 1978−5°F
January 28, 1972−4°F

Last winter

The coldest morning of last winter (July 2025 to June 2026) was 18°F, on January 24, 2026.

About these records

These are the daily low temperatures NOAA keeps for each station in its Global Historical Climatology Network. Readings NOAA flagged as suspect are left out, and nothing else is removed. A year counts once it has at least 100 days of readings. Temperatures are whole degrees Fahrenheit.

NOAA station record: OLYMPIA AIRPORT, WA US

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